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1 In the British Army which is more senior, a Major or a Colonel?
A Colonel
2 According to a song, to where in Ireland is it a long way?
A Tipperary
3 What is tintinnabulation?
A The ringing or sound of bells (the word was invented by Edgar Allan Poe)
4 Here in the West, what do we commonly call the pocketsize edition of Quotations from Chairman Mao?
A The Little Red Book
5 Who, in ancient myth, removed a thorn from a lion’s paw?
A Androcles – ancient myth of Androcles and the Lion
6 What is the pan-European emergency telephone number?
A 112
7 What is the more usual name for the timpani in an orchestra?
A Kettledrums
8 What is the name of the hooked staff of office carried by high-ranking members of the clergy?
A Crosier
9 Which major sporting event of 1967 was BBC2’s first colour transmission?
A Wimbledon (David Attenborough, then controller of BBC2, oversaw the new colour service, which was the first in Europe. Because of colour TV, in 1972 the ITF introduced yellow tennis balls into the rules of tennis, officially called “optic yellow”)
10 In the Royal Air Force, which rank comes between Squadron Leader and Group Captain?
A Wing Commander