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1 The ‘boob tube’ here in the UK is an item of clothing: but to what did boob tube refer when first coined in the USA?
A Television
2 In which North African country did the ‘Arab Spring’ anti-government protests of the 2010s begin?
A It began in Tunisia in response to corruption and economic stagnation.
3 Whose last journal entry had the date 1st August 1944?
A Anne Frank
4 In the nursery rhyme, where did Dr Foster step into a puddle right up to his middle?
A Gloucester
5 Which prominent British politician has children named Lara Lettice, Milo Arthur, Cassia Peaches, and Theodore Apollo?
A Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson
6 What is the name of the body responsible for the regulation of banks and building societies in the UK?
A Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA)
7 At which former WWII code-breaking establishment did the National Museum of Computing open in 2007?
A Bletchley Park
8 The International Airlines Group was formed in January 2011 by the merger of British Airways and which other airline?
A Iberia
9 Which borrowed French word describes a group of people who accompany a VIP to cater for their every need?
A Entourage. Borrowed from French entourage, from entourer (“to surround”).
10 What is the name of the Hong Kong stock exchange?
A Hang Seng Index