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1 What does the acronym NIMBY stand for?
A Not In My Back Yard, a term used to describe opposition to potentially undesirable developments, like businesses or infrastructure, being located near someone’s residence or community.
2 Of whom did Mohamed Al Fayed unveil a statue, outside Craven Cottage football stadium on 3rd April 2011?
A Michael Jackson
3 How long a period is a trimester?
A 3 Months – roughly 13 weeks, or about three months, and there are three trimesters in a full-term pregnancy.
4 A comic featuring Superman’s debut fetched $2.16m (£1.4m) at auction. What did it originally cost?
A (US) 10 cents (published in 1938)
5 In which year was the wearing of front seat belts in cars made compulsory in the UK?
A 1983 (31st January)
6 Name three of the five countries that share a land border with Myanmar (officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar)?
A Bangladesh, China, India, Laos, and Thailand
7 What was the name of the BP oil drilling rig which exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010?
A Deepwater Horizon. On April 20, 2010, 11 workers died.
8 In the Christmas song “The 12 Days of Christmas”, what did the truelove give on the 10th day?
A Ten Lords a-leaping
9 Where was the specific location of the nuclear accident in the USA in 1979?
A Three Mile Island, located on the Susquehanna River, near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
10 Who was the Ancient Greek goddess of divine retribution?
A Nemesis, often depicted as balancing the scales of fate, or as a beautiful maiden with wings for swift travel.