General 119054

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1   Divide 30 by 1/2 and add 10 What is the answer?
A   70 30/(1/2)+10 = 30*2+10= 70

2   What type of professional would belong to RIBA?
A   An architect – Royal Institute of British Architects

3   What type of aircraft was first called a Jumbo Jet?
A   Boeing 747

4   Who or what was Puffing Billy?
A   The world’s oldest surviving steam locomotive.

5   What is the study of fossils called?
A   Palaeontology – Fossils are the remains of plants, animals, fungi, bacteria, and single-celled living things that have been replaced by rock material or impressions of organisms preserved in rock

6   What was the fiercest carnivorous dinosaur?
A   Tyrannosaurus Rex or T Rex – the strongest bite force of any land animal known

7   From what sort of wood is the cross used in Christ’s crucifixion traditionally held to have been made?
A   In the Eastern Orthodox Church, tradition holds that the Cross was made of cedar, pine, and cypress – pine wood

8   What is the name of the stone at the top of an arch?
A   The keystone (or capstone) – the wedge-shaped stone at the apex of a masonry arch, or typically a round-shaped one at the apex of a vault

9   Where are the English Crown Jewels displayed?
A   The Tower of London

10   Who’s official residence is number 12 Downing Street? – the person’s political title, not name
A   Chief Whip