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Question 3 was clarified to refer to the 'first Mersey road tunnel'
(instead of the 'Mersey Tunnel') since there are two road tunnels and a rail
tunnel under the river Mersey, at the last count... thanks C White - 14 Oct
2008.
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As at 2008 which corporation owns the brands Duracell, Braun
and Gillette? Procter & Gamble
Who was the first artist to appear at the new Wembley Stadium?
George Michael (9 June 2007)
In which year did the first Mersey road tunnel open?
1934 (Liverpool to Birkenhead)
In which country was Imry Nagy twice Prime Minister, executed
for treason in 1958 and reburied as a hero in 1989? Hungary (In Hungary
his name would be Nagy Imre - he was executed after his country's failed 1956
uprising against the Soviets and reburied as a hero over 30 years later when
Hungary became free of Soviet rule.)
Which English artist and engraver is famed for his paintings of
horses? George Stubbs (1724-1806)
American jazz musician Art Tatum excelled on which instrument?
Piano
What is the technical term for a solid figure with five plane
(flat) faces? Pentahedron
A boomslang is what type of creature? Snake
What is grandpa's name in the TV show The Munsters? Sam
Dracula (fully Sam Dracula, Count of Transylvania)
In which country was Greenpeace founded? Canada (in
1971)
Who succeeded James Callaghan as leader of Britain's Labour
Party? Michael Foot (leader from 1980-83)
Which student of Socrates, and teacher of Aristole, wrote
Republic? Plato
What is the name of the assembly of cardinals for the election
of a pope? Conclave
Chiromancy is the technical name for what pseudoscience
(claimed but not proven to be scientific)? Palmistry (or palm-reading -
'chiro' derives from Greek 'kheir' meaning hand.)
The Karnak Temple complex, dating back to the ancient city of
Thebes, is in which country? Egypt
As at 2008 what is the most popularly attended concert venue in
the world (highest audience numbers per year)? The O2, London (or 02
Arena, formerly the Millennium Dome, in Greenwich, London. The O2 corporation
owns the name rights to the venue. They have also renamed Dublin's Point
Theatre the same (O2), and perhaps others besides in the future, hence 'O2
London' is the most accurate answer.)
Nanga Parbat, meaning 'naked mountain', the 9th highest in the
world, is part of which mountain range? Himalayas
In which year was the United Nations founded? 1945
(October 24th)
Which American singer's real name was Eunice Wayman? Nina
Simone
The ghost of great Dane dog Kabur, said to haunt Los Angeles
Pet Cemetery, belonged to which 1920s screen idol? Rudolph Valentino
(fully Rodolpho Alphonso Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguolia, 1895-1926)
Who wrote Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance? Robert
Pirsig (fully Robert M Pirsig, born 1928 - and the book's full title is Zen
and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values. It was published
in 1974.)
What country hosts the World Wife-Carrying Championships?
Finland (traditionally in the town of Sonkajärvi, the race is run
over a 253.5m track including various surfaces and obstacles, carrying a woman
weighing or handicapped to weigh no less than 49 kgs, which also is the weight
in beer of the prize for winning.)
What country temporarily renamed its currency Bolivar Fuerte
(meaning strong Bolivar) while phasing out the use of the previous Bolivar
alongside it? Venezuela (1BsF = 1000Bs. The Bolivar takes its name from
Simon Bolivar, the of South American independence leader.)
What vital mechanism did Elisha Otis invent in 1852? The
elevator brake (specifically a safety brake which stops the elevator from
falling in event of cable failure, which dramatically increased confidence and
installation of elevators in buildings.)
What is Earl's band called in the TV series My Name is Earl?
Van Hickey
Which British MP claims responsibility for introducing speed
bumps ('sleeping policemen') to UK roads? Kenneth Clarke (apparently he
also claims jokingly to have influenced the Russian linesman to award Geoff
Hurst's crucial second goal in the 1966 World Cup Final by shouting from his
seat nearby in the crowd.)
Who holds the record for the longest televised successful golf
putt (as at 2008)? Terry Wogan (33 yards, at Gleaneagles, in a 1981 BBC
pro-celebrity golf event.)
Harrisburg is the capital of which US state?
Pennsylvania
What are the Italian cheese balls whose name translates as
'small mouthfuls? Bocconcini
What did Colonel Thomas Blood attempt to steal in 1671? The
Crown Jewels (from the Tower of London - Blood was captured while making
his getaway, but then, puzzlingly, completely pardoned by the King.)
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