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The daft and careless answer to question 15 was corrected (from Maritime One, to Marine One) - many thanks S Green - 16 Jun 2010. Despite checking and double-checking, the brain sometimes plays tricks, is our only excuse... The question was also clarified to refer to the 'call-sign name' since any US Marine Corps aircraft (usually a helicopter) carrying the president has this name. The answer to question 3 was corrected to Moving Pictures Experts Group (was 'Motion' not 'Moving' wrongly) - thanks Gail - 15 Jul 2010. The supplementary information in the answer to question 24 was corrected to say 'Archimedes of Syracuse', instead of the typo 'Archimedes or Syracuse' - thanks J Porcella - 2 Aug 2010.
- Which famous 18th century English theologian and chemist pioneered the discovery of oxygen? Joseph Priestley (1733-1804)
- In 1958, Maria Teresa de Filippis was the first woman to compete in which sport? Formula One Grand Prix
- In video and audio data, what does MPEG stand for? Moving Pictures Experts Group
- What colour is the No 5 engine James, featured in the Thomas the Tank Engine stories? Red
- Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of which country in 1877: Canada; Rhodesia; India; or Australia? India
- Notaphily is the collecting of what? Banknotes (or paper money)
- Which Cornish castle is said to be the birth place of King Arthur? Tintagel
- Over which desert did France test its first atom bomb in 1960? Sahara
- The phrase 'eleven plus two' is an anagram of what phrase which also suggests a total of thirteen? Twelve plus one
- Translating as 'place of the way' what Japanese word describes a facility for teaching physical skills such as martial arts? Dojo
- What air traffic control centre (as at 2010) commands the largest airspace in Europe: Heathrow; Frankfurt; Paris; or Prestwick? Prestwick (near Glasgow)
- Kenneth Moore portrayed which famous 2nd World War fighter pilot in the 1956 film Reach for the Sky? Douglas Bader
- In botany, if a plant is monocarpic what does it do only once? Bear fruit
- Penalty shoot-outs were introduced to the FIFA World Cup in which tournament (state the year of the Finals)? 1978 (in Argentina)
- What is the call-sign name of the US presidential helicopter? Marine One
- Which English county is the setting for most of painter John Constable's works: Suffolk; Norfolk; Essex; or Cornwall? Suffolk
- What is the name of Long John Silver's parrot in the novel Treasure Island? Captain Flint
- Used in riot control, what is a lachrymator commonly known as? Tear gas
- The Blarney Stone is in which county of the Republic of Ireland? Cork (see why blarney means persuasiveness)
- What, in 1961, was the first animated cartoon TV show to be nominated for an Emmy? The Flintstones
- Provolone is what type of foodstuff? Cheese (an Italian, soft, smoked variety)
- What are the four smaller inner planets of the Solar System, also called the terrestrial planets? Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
- Actress Nancy Davis (born Anne Francis Robbins in 1921) became wife of which famous leader? Ronald Reagan (US President 1981-89)
- "A floating object displaces its own weight in fluid" is essentially what principle? The Archimedes Principle (after Greek scientist Archimedes of Syracuse, 287-212BC)
- Shah Jahan of India had what built as his wife's tomb? The Taj Mahal
- What did Irish Colonel Thomas Blood attempt to steal in May 1671? The Crown Jewels
- Which TV character worked for Gateman, Goodbury and Graves funeral parlour? Herman Munster
- A flittermouse is an old term for which type of creature? Bat
- Robert Hawke was the prime minister of which country? Australia (1983-91)
- Nyotaimori and Nantaimori refer to the rare Japanese practice of eating sushi or sashimi from what surface: Wood; Leaves; Newspaper; or a Naked Person? A naked person (Nyotaimori and Nantaimori are respectively female and male)
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