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1 Which is the only prime number between 90 and 100?
A 97. A prime number is a natural number greater than 1 that has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself.
2 Introduced by McVitie & Price in 1927, which of their products was the subject of a court case in 1991?
A Jaffa Cakes, regarding their classification as a cake or a biscuit for VAT purposes, with the court ultimately ruling in favor of McVitie’s, classifying them as cakes.
3 In a standard UK three-pin plug, what colour is the neutral wire?
A Blue
4 What name is given to a person who can speak many languages?
A Polyglot
5 What type of sofa shares its name with a Derbyshire town?
A Chesterfield. It is believed by many that the Chesterfield sofa was commissioned by the 4th Earl of Chesterfield, Phillip Stanhope, a man that was renowned for his sense of style. Others believe that the Chesterfield sofa was named after the small town in Derbyshire.
6 What is the German word for Thursday?
A Donnerstag
7 Which UK motorway links Southampton to Portsmouth?
A M27
8 HR is the international car registration for which country?
A Croatia, “HR” is short for “Hrvatska”, the Croatian name for Croatia.
9 Who is the Roman counterpart of the Greek love god Eros?
A Cupid, also known as Amor in Latin poetry.
10 Which white goods company is associated the slogan “The Appliance of Science”?
A Zanussi