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1 In which month does the City of London’s Lord Mayor’s Show traditionally take place?
A November (for almost 800 years)
2 In the tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, what phrase did the thieves call out to open the mouth of their cave?
A Open Sesame (in Arabic: iftah ya simsim) (Sesame is the name of the donkey)
3 In which month does the London Marathon normally take place?
A April
4 What colour is the Victoria Line on a London Underground map?
A Light blue (Pantone 299)
5 In which year did Margaret Thatcher open the final section of the M25?
A 1986 (the 29th October)
6 What does a tassologist interpret when they tell fortunes?
A Patterns in tea leaves (coffee grounds, or wine sediments) (also known as tasseomancy or tasseography)
7 Which car manufacturer makes a model named ‘Zafira’?
A Vauxhall (in the UK, Opel in Europe)
8 What is the name of a straight line joining any two points on the circumference of a circle?
A A chord (diameter is the line crossing the circle, passing through the centre)
9 What is ninth in the list of the ten biblical Commandments?
A Thou shalt not bear false witness (lie, tell an untruth)
10 Someone who suffers from gallophobia, has a dislike or hatred of people from which country?
A France/the French (also francophobia)