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1 What is the collective noun for a group of rhinoceros?
A A Crash – Their other collective nouns include squad, colony and scurry.
2 From which Language do the words ‘armadillo’ and ‘guerrilla’ originate?
A Spanish
3 What was, or is, an Annie Oakley?
A A free ticket to a circus or theatre – It wasn’t long until her audience noticed that the shot-out card looked like a ticket that had been punched by a train conductor. By 1910, the name “Annie Oakley” was not only synonymous with sharp-shooting but with the ticket-playing card connection, and complimentary tickets have been “Annie Oakleys” ever since.
4 What is a ‘Lent lily’ better known as?
A Daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus) – very often it blooms around Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Lent
5 ‘Rule by the people as a whole’ is called what?
A Democracy
6 From which Language do the words ‘duet’, ‘piano’ and ‘soprano’ originate?
A Italian
7 In which century was tea first brought to England?
A 17th century – Dutch traders started bringing it to Europe in large quantities in early 1600s
8 Captain James Cook was killed in 1779 in what were the called the Sandwich Islands By what name are these islands known today?
A Hawaiian Islands – On 14 February 1779
9 Which tax on the profits from disposal of an asset was introduced in 1965?
A Capital gains tax
10 What kind of farming is arable farming?
A Crop farming