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1 What did Don the sheepdog accidentally drive onto the M74 in South Lanarkshire in 2015?
A A tractor (Don accidentally leaned on the controls while sitting in owner Tom Hamilton’s mini-tractor)
2 Proverbially, what is the mother of invention?
A Necessity. The expression originated from Plato’s Republic, where he famously wrote, “our need will be the real creator”.
3 In Irish mythology, what spirit is supposed to wail nearby when someone is about to die?
A Banshee. The banshee’s name comes from the Old Irish ben síde, which means “woman of the fairy mound” or “fairy woman”.
4 What is the first letter of the Russian alphabet?
A A (the modern Russian alphabet consists of 33 letters)
5 In internet communications, what does ADSL stand for?
A Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line. It’s a type of broadband internet access that uses copper telephone lines to transmit data
6 In the USA, who is second in presidential line of succession after the vice president?
A Speaker of the House of Representatives (followed by President pro tempore of the Senate and way down at 17th is the Secretary of Homeland Security)
7 What is the female equivalent term for phallic symbol?
A Yonic (Yoni – the female sexual organs, not that commonly used, but my spellchecker recognised it)
8 Which trade union formed on 1st May 2007, by the merger of Amicus and the Transport and General Workers’ Union?
A Unite
9 How many volts is a standard car battery?
A Twelve, voltage can range anywhere from 12.6 to 14.4. With the engine off, the fully charged car battery voltage will measure 12.6 volts.
10 When the UK changed from pounds, shillings and pence to decimal currency in 1971, which coin replaced the shilling?
A The 5 pence piece