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1 Which bird is traditionally associated with the Tower of London?
A Raven
2 Which Essex town gained city status in 2012?
A Chelmsford (granted as part of the Queen’s diamond Jubilee celebrations)
3 The brand name ‘Flymo’, is an abbreviation of what?
A Flying Mower
4 What object can be Bracket, Carriage, Wall, or Mystery?
A Clock. The term mystery clock means a clock in which one of its basic functions is not apparent to view. Typically, this is the movement of the hands, which seem to circle the dial without a movement driving them.
5 Introduced in 1966, what was the first British credit card?
A Barclaycard (American Express was in 1963, but that was a charge card and not British)
6 Which motorway links the M4 to central Bristol?
A M32
7 (** important ** – read the following postcode as individual letters, so that it doesn’t sound like ‘ho ho ho’!!!) In Canada, whose personal postcode is HOH OHO?
A Father Christmas / Santa Claus
8 In radio transmitting terminology, what does DAB mean?
A Digital Audio Broadcasting
9 If travelling in a car at 40mph, what is the typical overall stopping distance when jamming on the brakes?
A 120ft or 36metres or 9 car lengths
10 What collective name is given to those members of the House of Lords who are not Lords Temporal?
A Lords Spiritual (they are bishops in the Church of England who also sit in the House)