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1 Which trade union represents actors, stage managers and models in the UK?
A Equity advocates for better pay, terms, and conditions for its members, provides advice and support, and works to change the entertainment industry for the better.
2 Which daily newspaper was once called “The Daily Herald”?
A The Sun (it was re-formatted and re-named as The Sun in 1964; in 1969, Rupert Murdoch’s News International bought it)
3 According to figures from the United Nations, what did the Earth’s population reach on 31st October 2011?
A 7 billion. This date was based on data from the 2010 Revision of World Population Prospects, the official UN population projections.
4 Which car manufacturer produces the ‘Cube’ model?
A Nissan.
5 How old was the Queen Mother when she died in March 2002?
A 101
6 In computer terminology, what does OCR stand for?
A Optical Character Recognition, a technology that allows machines to recognise and extract text from images.
7 What is the name for a word that spells the same backwards as it does forward?
A Palindrome, a word, number, phrase, or other sequence of symbols that reads the same backwards as forwards, such as madam.
8 Which city does the M32 connect to the motorway network?
A Bristol (to the M4)
9 Name three of the six categories awarded Nobel Prizes.
A Physics, Chemistry, Physiology/Medicine, Literature, and Peace (the prizes were first awarded in 1901)
10 Which pleasure boat sank, drowning 51 people, after being run down by the dredger Bow Belle on the River Thames in 1989?
A The Marchioness