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- Q: Which French oceanographer, filmmaker and author co-invented the first successful self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA)?
A: Jacques Cousteau. Remembered for The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau, a documentary television series, and The Cousteau Odyssey. - Q: Which New Zealander climbed Mount Everest in 1953?
A: Sir Edmund Hillary. Alongside Nepali-Indian Sherpa climber Tenzing Norgay. They were the first people confirmed to reach the world’s highest peak. Mount Everest is commonly pronounced MAOWNT EV-uh-ruhst (with the stress on “Ev” and a soft, nearly silent middle “er”). However, its namesake, Sir George Everest, pronounced his own family name as EVE-rist (rhyming with sleeve). - Q: Who is the better-known satirical persona of comedy writer Jonathan Harvey?
A: Count Binface. He is an “intergalactic space warrior” from the planet Sigma IX who campaigns in UK political elections wearing a silver cape and a large, inverted recycling bin on his head. - Q: Who in 1996 did The Spice Girls name as their “Girl Power” role model?
A: Margaret Thatcher. Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice) called her “the first Spice Girl”. - Q: What is the given first name of former leader of the Liberal Democrats Paddy Ashdown?
A: Jeremy. Schoolmates gave him the nickname “Paddy” when he moved to England to attend Bedford School. The name was a nod to the Northern Irish accent he had acquired while growing up in County Down. - Q: Who is the cello-playing brother of Andrew Lloyd Webber?
A: Julian Lloyd Webber, a renowned British solo cellist, conductor, and broadcaster. - Q: Which English Judge acquired the nickname “The Hanging Judge”?
A: George Jeffreys. A 17th-century judge who earned this grim moniker for his severe political bias. - Q: Which British Prime Minister was also the longest-serving MP at almost 62 years?
A: Winston Churchill. First Elected: October 1, 1900 (as MP for Oldham). Final Departure: September 25, 1964 (stepping down ahead of the 1964 general election). - Q: Whose expedition first reached the geographic South Pole in 1911?
A: Roald Amundsen. He and his four team members arrived at the pole on December 14, 1911, beating a competing British expedition led by Robert Falcon Scott. - Q: Who during the Second World War was referred to as “The Forces Sweetheart”?
A: Vera Lynn. Dame Vera Margaret Lewis (née Welch; 20 March 1917 – 18 June 2020).