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1 What palindrome describes a bladed machine used for breaking up soil?
A Rotavator
2 In Morse code, what letter does one dash represent?
A T
3 Which pre-decimal coin has the equivalent worth of 12½p in today’s money?
A Half-crown (2s 6d)
4 What is the highest denomination of Euro banknote currently in circulation?
A € 500 – There are seven different denominations of euro banknotes: €5, €10, €20, €50, €100, €200 and €500. All the notes are legal tender throughout the euro area.
5 Under what circumstances might you be given a barbiturate, a paralytic, and a potassium solution, in that order?
A Execution – Lethal injection
6 What does the S in Unesco stand for?
A Scientific (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)
7 What is the headwaiter or host at a French restaurant called?
A Maître d’ / Maître d’hôtel (Master of the hotel)
8 In printing, what colour is the K in CMYK?
A Key (Black)
9 What ‘N’ is a Tokyo Stock Exchange index?
A Nikkei
10 What is the meaning of the Latin phrase, caveat emptor?
A Let the buyer beware (from caveat, “may he beware”, the subjunctive of cavere, “to beware” + emptor, “buyer”)