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1 Which motorway crosses the Severn Bridge?
A M4
2 What was the name of the Space Station launched by the Soviet Union in 1986?
A Mir (Russian: Мир, IPA: [ˈmʲir]; lit. Peace or World) (the core module was launched in 1986 – it took ten years to complete its assembly – it fell to Earth in 2001)
3 On what day in November does the USA have its annual Thanksgiving Day celebration?
A Fourth Thursday
4 Which multinational company had as its corporate motto, Don’t Be Evil?
A Google Inc (Following Google’s corporate restructuring under the conglomerate Alphabet Inc. in October 2015, Alphabet took “Do the right thing” as its motto)
5 What is the name of water divining using a Y-shaped stick?
A Dowsing – While some people believe in the efficacy of dowsing, it is not scientifically proven and is often considered pseudoscience.
6 On a standard UK keyboard, what letter is bottom left?
A Z
7 What do we call what in American slang is a ‘hickey’?
A Love bite – a bruise made on the skin by sucking it, as in lovemaking.
8 The permanent members of the UN Security Council consist of the UK, USA, Russia, China, and which other country?
A France
9 Which international organisation has as its logo a lit candle spiralled with barbed wire?
A Amnesty International
10 Which Island group has the Penguin News as its weekly paper?
A Falkland Islands