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1 Which website, created to help people find and connect with old school friends, was founded by Steve and Julie Pankhurst in 1999?
A Friends Reunited. It was the first online social network to achieve prominence in Britain, and it weathered the dotcom bust. Shut down as of 26 February 2016.
2 What hunting dog is a cross between a collie and a greyhound?
A Lurcher, or more specifically, the Colliehound, a recognised term for a greyhound and collie cross.
3 Which global reaching company was founded in 1994 as Cadabra (as in abra cadabra) before changing to its current name a few months later?
A Amazon. Apparently, a lawyer reviewing the incorporation papers misheard Cadabra as “cadaver,” which was a negative and unsettling sound for a company name, so Bezos changed it.
4 What colour is a 13amp fuse that fits a UK plug?
A Brown. This colour-coding is a safety standard in the UK to help identify the correct fuse for your appliance.
5 What subject was added as a Nobel Prize in 1969?
A Economics (Economic Science) (now officially the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel).
6 While a composer crafts the music for an opera, which specific title identifies the person who pens the words?
A A librettist. Musicians refer to the words of an opera as the libretto. Specifically, this Italian term translates literally to “little book.” Furthermore, it represents the entire script, encompassing every piece of spoken dialogue and every sung lyric.
7 In which city did Marks and Spencer open their first “Penny Bazaar”?
A Leeds. In 1884, at Kirkgate Market.
8 What is the rank of a British Army officer who wears a crown and two pips on his epaulettes?
A Colonel. Lieutenant: One pip, Captain: Three pips, Major: A crown, Lieutenant-Colonel: A crown and one pip, Colonel: A crown and two pips, Brigadier: A crown and three pips.
9 How many acres, approximately, are in a hectare?
A 2.5 (actually 2.471)
10 In the Arthurian legend, who was King Arthur’s treacherous nephew?
A Mordred. He betrays Arthur, usurps his throne, and leads to the downfall of Camelot and Arthur’s own death.