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1 In wall construction, a brick laid lengthways is called a stretcher; what is a crossways laid brick called?
A A header
2 In which month is the City of London Lord Mayor’s Show?
A November
3 Who split up with Ken Carson between 2004 and 2006, during which time she dated Blaine, an Australian surfer?
A Barbie (the doll)
4 Which Japanese traditional style of bedding consists of a padded mattress and quilt pliable enough to fold and store away when not in use?
A Futon
5 What word means to censor or obscure part of a document’s text for legal or security purposes prior to publication?
A Redact
6 Which of the Disney’s Seven Dwarfs has the longest name?
A Bashful (Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, Bashful, Sneezy, and Dopey)
7 What is name the given to the wreckage of a ship or its cargo found floating on or washed up by the sea?
A Flotsam
8 What are the seven deadly sins?
A Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Envy, Pride
9 To date, no full member of the E.U. has ever left, but which autonomous country within the E.C. (European Communities, forerunner to E.U.) voted to leave in 1982, leaving in 1985?
A Greenland (the UK left 31 January 2020 at 11:00 pm GMT)
10 In architecture, what is the given name for a floor positioned between the ground floor and the floor above?
A Mezzanine (entresol)