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1 What is the official language of Ecuador?
A Spanish
2 A Japanese yen equals 100 what? (like a hundred pennies make a pound)
A Sen
3 Apollo, Eros and Iris are all what?
A Greek gods
4 Saturday is named after which Roman god of culture and vegetation?
A Saturn. The Romans called Saturday “dies Saturni,” meaning “Saturn’s Day,” which is where the English word “Saturday” originates.
5 What does the Russian word ‘perestroika’ mean?
A Restructuring, referring to the restructuring of the political economy of the Soviet Union, in an attempt to end the Era of Stagnation.
6 What is the American English name for the boot of a car?
A Trunk
7 From which Language do the words ‘geisha’, ‘rickshaw’ and ‘kamikaze’ originate?
A Japanese
8 What is the Burrell collection in Glasgow?
A An art collection. A staggering 9,000 objects form The Burrell Collection. Highlights include one of the most significant holdings of Chinese art in the UK, medieval treasures including stained glass, arms and armour and over 200 tapestries which rank amongst the finest in the world, and paintings by renowned French artists including Manet, Cezanne and Degas.
9 What does the prefix ‘cardio-‘ mean?
A To do with the heart
10 What’s the gaffer in charge of on a film set?
A All the electrical equipment