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1 Which multinational consumer goods company owns the brands Ariel, Gillette, Duracell, and Oral-B, amongst others?
A Proctor and Gamble (P&G)
2 How many fluid ounces are there in an imperial pint?
A 20, in the U.S. customary system, a pint equals 16 fluid ounces.
3 Which Common Market founding member country was first to introduce VAT on goods?
A France (in 1954)
4 Which motorway would you take to travel to Weston-Super-Mare?
A M5
5 Which African dictator conferred upon himself the title ‘Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Sea’?
A Idi Amin (Last King of Scotland)
6 Which product manufacturer advertises with the slogan, ‘It does exactly what it says on the tin’?
A Ronseal (a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Sherwin-Williams Company)
7 What did the Bulgarian secret police use to deliver the lethal injection that killed dissident writer Georgi Markov in 1978?
A Umbrella (tip – the real-life stuff of James Bond)
8 Which clan’s tartan is the personal one to the Queen and is the dress of the Scots Guards?
A (Royal) Stewart (it is appropriate for all subjects of Elizabeth II to wear the Royal Stewart tartan)
9 On which London underground line are Tower Hill, Barbican, Notting Hill, and Baker Street stations?
A Circle
10 Which post in the shadow cabinet did David Cameron hold immediately prior to becoming the leader of the Tory party?
A Education