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1 What is the name given to the beam placed above a window or door?
A Lintel. In some regions or contexts, the term “header” might be used instead of “lintel”.
2 In what place do Hindu people worship?
A A temple
3 In ancient times, what was King Midas’s big problem?
A Everything he touched turned into gold.
4 To the ancient Romans, who was Venus?
A The goddess of love
5 Which day is the Jewish Sabbath?
A Saturday
6 What is an ‘idiot board’?
A A written prompt for an actor or TV presenter, usually on a large piece of card.
7 Who in the world would be called ‘Taffy’?
A A Welshman
8 Which word, beginning with ‘post-‘, means ‘those coming after’?
A Posterity
9 In the nursery rhyme, ‘I had a little nut tree’, it would only bear two things, what were they?
A A silver nutmeg and a golden pear
10 ‘Mother’s Ruin’ is a nickname for which drink?
A Gin, a spirit known for its association with the “Gin Craze” of 18th-century England.