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1 On what date of the year is the feast, St Sylvester’s Day?
A 31st December in Western Christianity, and on 2 January in Eastern Christianity.
2 Which radio station was rebranded as BBC Radio 4 in 1967?
A The Home Service
3 Which bird is the symbol of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)?
A Avocet. The Avocet, a black and white wader with a distinctive upturned bill, is a key species in the story of conservation, representing the amazing recovery of a bird once extinct in the UK.
4 Which Imperial measurement is the equivalent of 6.35kg?
A Stone
5 horses are measured in units of what?
A Hand, the equivalent of four inches, is commonly used in many English-speaking countries.
6 Which company manufactured a bicycle named the Chopper?
A Raleigh. The Chopper was first produced in 1968 and became a cultural icon, with 1.5 million units sold before production ceased in 1984.
7 How many senators are there in the US Senate?
A 100, two senators from each State
8 Which port handles the greatest amount of trade in the world?
A The Port of Shanghai. In 2023, the port handled 47.2 million TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units), a metric used to measure container volume.
9 What is the Paris Stock Exchange called?
A Euronext Paris, formerly known as the Paris Bourse (French: Bourse de Paris)
10 A sprig of oak leaf is the symbol of which UK charity?
A The National Trust