The

BIG

Youth Team Quiz 2007

Round 1

GeneralKnowledge

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Round 5

History of the 20th Century

Round 9

Round the World

Round 2

Sport & Leisure

Round 3

Entertainment

Round 4

Geography

Round 6

Saints

Round 7

Weather & Climate

Round 8

News & Current Affairs

Round 10

Catchphrases

Round 11

Music

Round 12

GeneralKnowledge

II

Round One

General Knowledge I

LettuceAnswer

Question No:1

• Arctic King, Saladin and Tom Thumb are which type of vegetable?

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Spaghetti Junction

Question No:2

• By what name is the ‘Gravelly Hill Inter-Change’ better known?

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JeffersonAnswer

Question No:3

• What is former President Bill Clinton’s middle name?

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New ZealandAnswer

Question No:4

• In which country are the Sutherland Falls?

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HarvardAnswer

Question No:5

• What is the oldest University in the United States?

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Angela MerkalAnswer

Question No:6

• Who became Germany's first female chancellor?

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Edith NesbitAnswer

Question No:7

• Who wrote ‘The Railway Children’?

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The River PoAnswer

Question No:8

• Turin lies on which river?

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ArgentinaAnswer

Question No:9

• Which country has the International car registration ‘RA’?

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EightAnswer

Question No:10

• A Methuselah of wine holds the equivalent of how many bottles?

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Round Two

Sport & Leisure

19Answer

Question No:1

• On a darts board, what number is directly opposite No. 1?

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WhiteAnswer

Question No:2

• What colour is the cue ball in pool?

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FletchingAnswer

Question No:3

• What is the craft of making arrows called?

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One of the last vehicles following road events and picking up riders who have dropped out.

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Question No:4

• In Cycle Racing, what is a sag wagon?

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Vaulting HorseAnswer

Question No:5

• The apparatus used by male gymnasts consists of vaulting horse, pommel horse, horizontal bars, rings and floor. Apart from floor, which 1 of these pieces of apparatus do women use?

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To protect against the Sun’s Glare

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Question No:6

• Why do American footballers paint black marks across their cheeks?

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Hat TrickAnswer

Question No:7

• In the early days of cricket, a bowler who took three wickets in a row was presented with a top hat. What modern term comes from this practise?

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15Answer

Question No:8

• How many red balls are there in snooker?

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GoldAnswer

Question No:9

• What colour is the centre scoring zone of an archery target?

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They wear striped shirtsAnswer

Question No:10

• Why are the officials in American football known as zebras?

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Round Three

Entertainment

Whitney HoustonAnswer

Question No:1

• Who had the best selling debut album by a female artist of the 20th century?

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John TravoltaAnswer

Question No:2

• Who played a chain-smoking angel in the 1996 film ‘Michael’?

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Ronnie BiggsAnswer

Question No:3

• Which underworld character’s autobiography was entitled ‘Odd Man Out’?

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CheersAnswer

Question No:4

• Which US sitcom’s famous fictional venue is 112½ Beacon Street?

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Joseph BarberaAnswer

Question No:5

• Who was cartoonist William Hannah’s professional partner?

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Pulp FictionAnswer

Question No:6

• Which Quentin Tarantino film was originally called ‘Black Mask’?

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ClancyAnswer

Question No:7

• What is the Christian name of Police Chief Wiggun in ‘The Simpsons’?

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Bob Geldof & Midge UreAnswer

Question No:8

• Which two musicians founded Band Aid in 1984?

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WimbledonAnswer

Question No:9

• Which sporting event was BBC2’s first colour transmission in 1967?

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The X-FactorAnswer

Question No:10

• Steve Brookstein was the first winner of which UK TV talent show?

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Round Four

Geography

The EquatorAnswer

Question No:1

• Apart from water, what runs through the mouth of the River Amazon and Lake Victoria?

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EthiopiaAnswer

Question No:2

• Which country was previously called Abyssinia?

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ScotlandAnswer

Question No:3

• The largest policeman’s beat (territory) in Europe is in which country?

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UniversityAnswer

Question No:4

• The cities of Cairo (in Egypt) and Fez (in Morocco) are generally accepted to have the oldest of what type of institution in the world?

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AntarcticaAnswer

Question No:5

• Where would you find the Queen Alexandra, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Maud mountain ranges?

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TorontoAnswer

Question No:6

• What the most southerly city:

• Toronto• Seattle• Budapest• Or Bordeaux?

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IronbridgeAnswer

Question No:7

• In what town in England would you find the first iron bridge ever built?

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PanamaAnswer

Question No:8

• What Central American country’s name means ‘many fish’?

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Tokyo (circa 34 Million)Answer

Question No:9

• As at 2006, which capital city has the highest population?

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RussiaAnswer

Question No:10

• What is the largest country in the world?

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Round Five

History

of the 20th Century

The Sinking of the Titanic (1912)Answer

Question No:1

• Marjorie Robb, who died in Boston USA in 1992 aged 103, was the last survivor of what?

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Robert MaxwellAnswer

Question No:2

• The British publisher Ján Ludvik Hoch (born 10th June 1923) was better known by which name?

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Franklin D Roosevelt (1933)Answer

Question No:3

• Who (pictured left) became US President after Herbert Hoover?

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IcelandAnswer

Question No:4

• Which country gained its independence from Denmark in 1944?

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Sputnik IAnswer

Question No:5

• What was the name of the world’s first man-made satellite launched by the USSR in 1957?

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John WayneAnswer

Question No:6

• Who directed the 1960 film ‘The Alamo’?

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Gene WilderAnswer

Question No:7

• Who played Willy Wonka in the 1971 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory?

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1990Answer

Question No:8

• In what year, generally regarded as marking the end of the Cold War, did the Berlin Wall come down?

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1990Answer

Question No:9

• In which year was Nelson Mandela released from Prison?

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The Millennium BugAnswer

Question No:10

• What danger was this Logo (left) warning us of as we journeyed towards the year 2000?

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Round Six

Lourdes

Lost CausesAnswer

Question No:1

• St Jude is the Patron saint of what?

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St LukeAnswer

Question No:2

• Who is the Patron saint of Doctors?

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St Ninian (St Uinniau)

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Question No:3

• Which saint is alleged to have been known by the wrong name ever since the Venerable Bede made a spelling mistake?

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St StephenAnswer

Question No:4

• Which saint has his feast day on the 26th of December?

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St NicholasAnswer

Question No:5

• Which Saint secretly provided a dowry so that 3 girls from a poor family could get married?

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St Thérèse of LisieuxAnswer

Question No:6

• Which Saint is popularly known as "The Little Flower of Jesus"?

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St Francis of AssisiAnswer

Question No:7

• Who founded the Franciscan religious order?

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St CeciliaAnswer

Question No:8

• Who is the patron saint of Music?

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St JeromeAnswer

Question No:9

• Which saint pulled a thorn out of a lion's paw?

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The Devil’s AdvocateAnswer

Question No:10

• Which Vatican official has to find the reasons why a candidate SHOULD NOT be made a saint?

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Round Seven

Weather & Climate

EastAnswer

Question No:1

• Towards which direction (North, East, South or West) is a rainbow normally seen in the afternoon?

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Daniel Gabriel FarenheitAnswer

Question No:2

• Who invented the mercury thermometer?

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HumidityAnswer

Question No:3

• What common term refers to the amount of water vapour that is held in the air?

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OzoneAnswer

Question No:4

O3

• What is O3?

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Aurora BorealisAnswer

Question No:5

• What’s the more exotic name of the ‘Northern Lights’ visible under certain conditions in the Northern Hemisphere night sky?

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SixAnswer

Question No:6

• (Aside from a back and a front) how many sides or points does every snowflake have?

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NitrogenAnswer

Question No:7

• What is the most common gas in the earth’s atmosphere?

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CumulonimbusAnswer

Question No:8

• What type of cloud is normally associated with thunderstorms?

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10Answer

Question No:9

• What does ‘storm’ equate to on the Beaufort Scale of wind force?

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WindAnswer

Question No:10

• What common term refers to the movement of air from a high pressure to a low pressure zone?

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Round Eight

News & Current Affairs

Harriet HarmanAnswer

Question No:1

• Who was recently voted in as Deputy leader of the Labour party?

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Cash MachineAnswer

Question No:2

• What everyday convenience celebrated its 40th birthday last month?

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24 daysAnswer

Question No:3

• She was let out of Prison earlier than her 40 day sentence, but how many days did Paris Hilton serve?

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Republic of IrelandAnswer

Question No:4

• According to a new report which is the second largest foreign-born group in the UK after India-born people?

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£400,000Answer

Question No:5

• The logo for the 2012 London Olympics received much criticism because of its style, how much did it cost the organising committee?

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Middle East Peace Envoy

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Question No:6

• Tony Blair recently finished his 10 year reign as primeminister, what is his new job to be?

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Member of the Legislative Assembly

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Question No:7

• We now have our own devolved government back in power with 128 MLAs sitting in stormont, but what does MLA stand for?

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The VerveAnswer

Question No:8

• Which Indie rock band popular in the 90’s recently announced a comeback?

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This Answer is behindAnswer

Question No:9

• Name the WWF wrestler who committed suicide after murdering his wife and child?

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The MazeAnswer

Question No:10

• The prospect of a new Northern Ireland sports stadium has been in development for years, but were is the highly disputed popular location for the ground?

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Round Nine

Round the World

Algeria AlgiersAnswer

Question No:1

Name this:• Country• Its Capital City

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Libya TripoliAnswer

Question No:2

Name this:• Country• Its Capital City

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Greece AthensAnswer

Question No:3

Name this:• Country• Its Capital City

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Iraq BaghdadAnswer

Question No:4

Name this:• Country• Its Capital City

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China BeijingAnswer

Question No:5

Name this:• Country• Its Capital City

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Columbia BogotáAnswer

Question No:6

Name this:• Country• Its Capital City

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South Korea SeoulAnswer

Question No:7

Name this:• Country• Its Capital City

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Croatia ZagrebAnswer

Question No:8

Name this:• Country• Its Capital City

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New Zealand Wellington

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Question No:9

Name this:• Country• Its Capital City

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Afghanistan KabulAnswer

Question No:10

Name this:• Country• Its Capital City

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Round Ten

Catchphrases

The Terminator

(Arnold Schwarzenneger)Answer

Question No:1

• “I’ll be back…”

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Derek ‘Del Boy’ Trotter

(David Jason)Answer

Question No:2

• “Lovely Jubbly!”

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Andy WarholAnswer

Question No:3

• “Famous for fifteen minutes”

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Monty Python’s Flying CircusAnswer

Question No:4

• “And now for something completely different…”

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1984 George OrwellAnswer

Question No:5

• “Big Brother (is watching you…)

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Colonel John ‘Hannibal’ Smith

(John Peppard The A’Team)Answer

Question No:6

• “I love it when a plan comes together.”

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Rod Tidwell - Jerry Maguire

Cuba Gooding JuniorAnswer

Question No:7

• “Show me the money!”

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Paul DanielsAnswer

Question No:8

• “You’re going to like this – not a lot… (but you’ll like…)

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?Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen)

Toy StoryAnswer

Question No:9

• “To infinity and beyond…”

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Ned Flanders

(The Simpsons)Answer

Question No:10

• “Okie-diddley-okie”

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Round Eleven

Music

Grey’s Anatomy & One Tree HillAnswer

Question No:1

• Which two American TV shows had a well publicised battle over using this song in their series?

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Super Mario BrothersAnswer

Question No:2

• What is this music used in?

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Dawn FrenchAnswer

Question No:3

• Name the actress (Right) in this TV show.

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Jump In My CarAnswer

Question No:4

• David Hassellhoff recently released a song in the U.K. What was it called?

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Mason ‘The Line’ DixonAnswer

Question No:5

• What was the name of the fighter Rocky came out of retirement to step into the ring with? (Bonus point what was his nickname?)

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5 Foot 10 InchesAnswer

Question No:6

• How tall is the girl at the beginning of this Westlife song?

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DancingAnswer

Question No:7

• What did the Scissor Sisters not feel like doing this year?

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Sony BraviaAnswer

Question No:8

• In which television add did this appear?

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His MindAnswer

Question No:9

• What did Gnarls Barkley think he had lost this year?

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Joaquin Phoenix & Reese Witherspoon

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Question No:10

• Name the two actors in this film?

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Round Twelve

General Knowledge II

Levi StraussAnswer

Question No:1

• Who invented jeans?

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Malcolm X Answer

Question No:2

• Assassinated in 1965, who was Malcolm Little better known as?

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ChlorophyllAnswer

Question No:3

• What is the green pigment found in most plants that is responsible for absorbing light energy?

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BeefeatersAnswer

Question No:4

• The Yeomen of the Guard are known by what other name?

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TwelveAnswer

Question No:5

• How many labours were performed by Hercules?

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EnergyAnswer

Question No:6

• What does ‘E’ represent in E=MC2?

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AAnswer

Question No:7

• What note do orchestras typically tune up to?

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HarrodsAnswer

Question No:8

• Which UK store was the first to have an escalator installed?

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1950’s (1955)Answer

Question No:9

• In what decade were luncheon vouchers introduced in the UK?

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SacramentoAnswer

Question No:10

• What is the USA state capital of California?

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