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1 Which astrological star sign follows Sagittarius?
A Capricorn
2 How many bytes are there in a kilobyte?
A 1024 (A kilobyte file is 1024 bytes in size. It is not 1000 bytes in size.)
3 The poison digitalis, is a commonly found in which garden flower?
A Foxglove
4 What colour packaging denotes the thinnest Rizla cigarette papers available?
A Silver
5 What is the informal name for London’s new Leadenhall Building?
A The Cheese grater
6 Which country has barred use of the word Hashtag in a bid to preserve the purity of its language?
A France (they banned the word “e-mail” in 2003, and in 2011 outlawed mention of
7 The calendar of which ancient civilisation erroneously predicted that the world would end on 21st December 2012?
A Mayan
8 At 306 metres, which building is currently the EU’s tallest?
A The Shard (London)
9 What name is given to a dining-room chair that has arms?
A Carver
10 In which country were six scientists convicted of manslaughter in 2012 for their failure to predict an earthquake?
A Italy (each defendant was sentenced to six years in prison