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1 Which company markets the aftershaves ‘Encounter’ and ‘Euphoria’?
A Calvin Klein
2 What is retailer Foyles of London famed for selling?
A Books (once listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s largest bookshop)
3 Which newly-weds waved to the crowd from the balcony of Buckingham Palace in 1986?
A Prince Andrew and Sarah Windsor (née Ferguson)
4 What was once advertised with the slogan “Don’t leave home without it”?
A American Express
5 A lot of stuff nowadays is made from or with PVC; what is PVC an abbreviation for?
A Polyvinyl chloride (uPVC is Unplasticized polyvinyl chloride used for construction)
6 The Metropolitan Police first introduced SOCOs in 1968; what does SOCO stand for?
A Scenes of Crime Officer
7 What is the correct name for a moulding that frames a door, window or other rectangular opening?
A Architrave
8 Which British idiom means to ostracise someone, usually by not talking to him or her?
A Send to Coventry
9 According to the well-known fairy tale, did Hansel or Gretel push the wicked witch into the oven?
A Gretel
10 Which were the final five cities in the running for the Olympic hosting in 2012?
A Madrid, Moscow, New York, Paris and of course London