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1 Where is a motor vehicle registered that carries the international registration letters ‘GBJ’?
A Jersey (Channel Islands)
2 What was the name of the famous wizard said to be present at the court of King Arthur?
A Merlin – (Welsh: Myrddin, Cornish: Marzhin, Breton: Merzhin)
3 What is Wednesday’s child?
A Full of woe (Monday’s child is fair of face, Tuesday’s child is full of grace Wednesday’s child is full of woe, Thursday’s child has far to go Friday’s child is loving and giving, Saturday’s child works hard for a living And the child born on the Sabbath day is bonny and blithe, good and gay)
4 Which country left the Common Market in 1985?
A Greenland – 1st January 1985
5 What goes up, a stalagmite or stalactite?
A Stalactites grow down from the cave ceiling, while stalagmites grow up from the cave floor.
6 Which ancient type of boat used in Wales was made from skins fixed to a wooden frame?
A Coracle
7 Who allegedly uttered “Dr Livingstone, I presume”?
A Henry Stanley – near Lake Tanganyika in October 1871 – Livingstone was in Africa to find the source of the NileRiver.
8 How many millimetres are there in 25 metres?
A 2500
9 From where did fireworks first originate?
A China – Many historians believe that fireworks originally were developed in the second century B.C. in ancient Liuyang, China.
10 What does an “Anemometer” measure?
A Wind speed