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In computer terminology, what does the acronym RAM stand for?

Random Access Memory

In George Orwell's 'Animal Farm', what kind of creatures are Napoleon and Snowball?

Pigs

In The Jungle Book, by Rudyard Kipling, what type of animal was Hathi?

Elephant

In the game Scrabble, how many bonus squares are there on a board, including the central square (i.e. double-word, triple-letter etc)?

• 67
• 72
• 77

77

On a monopoly board, how many housing properties are there? (i.e. you can build a house or hotel on them)?

22

Name any 3 of the animals used as signs of the Chinese Zodiac?

Any from pig, rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, and dog

Which watch brand was worn by NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the first Moon landing in 1969?

Omega

Who is the only US President to serve for more than two terms which is the maximum that can now be done?

Franklin D Roosevelt, he served 3 full terms and died during his fourth. You can now only serve 2 terms

From the time he was first elected to the presidency in 1932 to mid-1945, when he died while in office, Roosevelt presided over two of the biggest crises in U.S. history: the Great Depression of the 1930s and World War II.

The French built Exocet Missile is named after which type of animal?

The Flying Fish

What was the real first name of Che Guevara?

Ernesto

In which year were the Nobel Prizes first awarded?

1901

What is the name of the branch of science concerned with fossilised animals and plants?

Paleontology

In which profession might the Stanislavski Method be used?

Acting

Who wrote the book The Satanic Verses?

Salman Rushdie

Which letter of the alphabet is represented in Braille as a single raised dot in the upper left-hand corner of the cell?

• A
• B
• C
• D

A

An animal that eats only plants and grasses is known as what?

A herbivore

Where was Snooker invented?

• UK
• Australia
• Germany
• India

India

by British officers whilst stationed there.

How many people have walked on the moon?

12

Which two countries are connected by the Karakoram Pass?

China and India

What is the difference between a Cemetery and a Graveyard?

A Graveyard is associated with a church, a Cemetery is not.

What Japanese word translates into English as 'harbor wave'?

Tsunami

Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?

John Wilkes Booth

The fur of what animal is used to make ermine?

A stoat

How many lines are there in a limerick?

5

What fruit do New Years revelers in Spain eat at the stroke of midnight?

• Oranges
• Pears
• Grapes

Grapes

A league is equivalent to how many nautical miles?

3

Jim Davis is the creator of which famous cartoon cat?

Garfield

What is the name for a word which is spelled the same forwards and backwards (i.e. racecar)?

A Palindrome

In the world of DC Comics, who or what is Alec Holland better known as?

Swamp Thing

Alexander the great was taught by which ancient Greek philosopher?

Aristotle