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1 Which pottery company produces the small porcelain animal figurines called ‘Whimsies’?
A Wade Ceramics – first created in the 1950s
2 What is the collective name for the first five books of the Tanakh the Jewish Bible?
A Torah (namely the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy)
3 In which country are the headquarters of Proton cars?
A Malaysia- Proton Cars was formed in 1983
4 What in the USA, do they call what we call a buggy or pushchair?
A Stroller
5 What is the motto of the United States of America, established in a 1956 law signed by President Dwight Eisenhower?
A In God We Trust – the phrase first appeared on U.S. coins in 1864
6 Which plant leaf is a traditional remedy for nettle stings?
A Dock. It contains antihistamine which counteracts and soothes nettle stings.
7 With a playing time of around 3 minutes per side, what was the diameter of most 78-rpm gramophone records?
A Ten inches
8 What building in the Strand was the former home to the Registrar General of Births, Marriages and Deaths?
A Somerset House (until 1970, when the Registry and its associated archives were moved to nearby St Catherine’s House at Aldwych)
9 Which building stands at 32 London Bridge Street, on the former site of the Southwark Towers office block?
A The Shard
10 What Imperial and U.S. unit is based on the Roman measure of 1000 paces?
A Mile