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1 Of what is the brand name SPAM a contraction?
A Spiced Ham
2 What is the county town of Kent?
A Maidstone
3 What is the common name for the thyroid cartilage projection in the neck?
A Adam’s apple (the laryngeal prominence)
4 The council for which London borough is based in Catford?
A Lewisham
5 What number do you dial on a home phone to hear the Speaking Clock?
A 123 (123 on a BT phone line; the number may vary on other networks. During the Cold War, the network was designed to be used in case of nuclear attack to broadcast messages from Strike Command)
6 Which organisation is the largest private landowner in Britain?
A The National Trust with 630,000 acres (The Forestry Commission with 2,571,270 acres is owned by the Government)
7 On the last Saturday of which month are celebrations held to mark Britain’s Armed Forces Day?
A June
8 What is the agricultural purpose of a Tedder machine?
A Haymaking (it turns the cut hay so it dries)
9 In 1961, Miss Rosemarie Frankland from Wales, became the first British winner of which global competition?
A Miss World
10 Shevat and Adar, are winter months of which calendar?
A Hebrew/Jewish