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1 Which shop in London was the first to install an escalator – Selfridges or Harrods?
A Harrods, in 1898
2 What is a collection of clouds near the ground surface that reduces visibility to less than 1 km called?
A Fog
3 What is the day before Ash Wednesday called?
A Shrove Tuesday (pancake day)
4 From which type of creature is eiderdown taken?
A Duck.
5 Which comedian had a famous Half Hour on radio and television?
A Tony Hancock
6 What type of weapons were the V1 and the V2?
A Flying bomb
7 What would an American call a pavement?
A the sidewalk – In the sense of a type of footpath, British pavement is US sidewalk. Pavement in the US refers solely to any paved surface. It can actually mean a street, so in that sense, it is the opposite of the UK.
8 Single and double-entry are methods of what?
A Book-keeping – Single-entry bookkeeping gives a one-sided picture of transactions recorded in the cash register. In double-entry, changes due to one transaction are reflected in at least two accounts.
9 What device is normally used to measure wind direction?
A Weather vane – (an anemometer is a device that measures wind speed AND direction)
10 What is the highest‑ranking naval officer?
A The First Sea Lord