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1 Which popular soft drink first came to market in 1929 under the name, “Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda”?
A 7 Up (it then contained lithium citrate, a mood-stabilizing drug and sold as a patent medicine – it has been re-formulated several times since and contains no fruit juice whatsoever, though its labelling states 100% natural ingredients)
2 Nowadays, operating manuals for computer equipment and software is in a PDF file; what does PDF stand for?
A Portable Document Format
3 Which 20th century conflict involving the UK was code-named Operation Corporate?
A The Falklands War
4 In which European city would you be if landing at Ciampino International Airport?
A Rome
5 For what commodity is Keukenhof Park in Holland famous?
A Tulips (seven million bulbs are planted annually in the park, which covers an area of 32 hectares)
6 What kind of apparatus might have flippers, bumpers, Kickers, and slingshots?
A Pinball machine
7 The car maker Auto Union was formed in 1932; by what name is it now known?
A Audi
8 General Nathan Forrest was the original Grand Wizard of which supremacist movement in America?
A The Ku Klux Klan (back in the 19th century)
9 On what subject does Andrew Robson write a daily column for The Times newspaper?
A Bridge (a tedious card game)
10 In what capacity did Arnold Dorsey represent the UK in 2012?
A As Eurovision Song Contest singer, he is otherwise known as Engelbert Humperdinck