PmUR/ @@ @0 @"Data.app;@O.!@.12 o@Table1 No: d Q: d A: d@   OOO   OOOF@iTable1 ColA9ColA10 ColB10ColA11 ColB11 9  &r5F 9Ĵ tbl OThere is an expression that means 'You cannot have it both ways'. What is it ?'You cannot eat your cake and have it'. This is often misquoted as 'You cannot have your cake and eat it'. (The question-master should not accept the latter) What is a 'syllepsis' ? A figure of speech in which a word is applied to two others in different senses (e.g. He caught the train and a bad cold). (Do not confuse with a zeugma) IThe Air Force of which country failed to down a balloon in August 1998 ?Canada A train crossing from France to Germany suffered a terrible accident exactly on the border. According to International Law, in which country should the survivors be buried ?You don't bury survivors >If a man lives in Glasgow, why can't he be buried in London ?He isn't dead KWho said "One can always be kind to people about whom one cares nothing" ? Oscar Wilde GIf a cockney says 'That's a smart pair of daisies' what does he mean ?Boots (Daisy Roots) >If a cockney says 'I'm going up the frog' what does he mean ?Road (Frog and Toad) NUnder what circumstances can the word "anticipate" be used to mean 'expect' ?nNone : Jack and Jill expected to marry ; if they anticipated marriage, only Jill might find herself expectant ,Where were the Olympic Games held in 1972 ?Munich !What is the plural of 'potato' ? potatoes %What is the plural of 'phenomenum' ? Phenomena What does 'prevaricate' mean ?0Evade the truth. Procrastinate means put it off EWhat is the distance of Mercury from the sun, in millions of miles ?36 CWhat is the distance of Pluto from the sun, in millions of miles ?3,670 9How far in miles is 8 kilometres ? (to the nearest mile)Five HF d^^`E!A=M LHow many nautical miles is 8 statute miles ? (to the nearest nautical mile)7 $What is the currency of Indonesia ?Rupiah # What is the currency of Vietnam ?Dong ! What is the currency of Macau ?Pataca "What is the currency of Lesotho ?Maloti EOf which country, at the time of writing (1998), is Macau a colony ? Portugal 2What happened in the Far East on 30th June 1997 ?XHong Kong ceased to be a British Colony, and reverted to the People's Republic of China :Which is correct "fine-tooth comb" or "fine tooth comb" ?GIn the usual sense "Fine-tooth comb". Not many people comb their teeth  What is "Pons Assinorum" ?mThe fifth proposition, book 1, of Euclid. Literally "bridge of asses", or barrier to the mathematical novice 1What is the business in the USA of Pinkerton's ?Detective Agency What is the Beaufort Scale ?(The international measure of wind speed jForce 8 winds on the Beaufort Scale are described as "Gale Force". What is their range of speeds in mph ?39 to 46 mph (34 to 40 knots) Fred is a fishmonger. He is 6' 6" (two metres) tall, takes size XXL in clothes, and wears size 14 shoes. What do you think he weighs ?Fish SOne month of the year, February, has 28 or 29 days. How many months have 30 days ?All the others eThermos has become the generic name for a vacuum flask of any make. What is the origin of the name ?The Greek word for 'hot' eWhat is the name of the Mexican State where the peppers are derived, the ingredient of a hot sauce ?Tabasco E j伐ZpmȈ !"What has four legs and two arms ? An armchair "8Who said "Full many a flower is born to blush unseen" ? Thomas Gray #!.... and what is the next line ?,"And waste its sweetness on the desert air" $8What does a Spaniard mean when he says "hasta manana" ?'Till tomorrow %(What does the Latin word 'salve' mean ?Welcome ; hail ; greetings &LWhat do the following have in common ? 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Lepidoptery .Of whom was it said in the House of Commons that his appreciation of The Arts is "as James Bonecrusher Smith is to lepidoptery" ?Dennis Skinner MP /LOf whom was it said that criticising him was like "savaging a dead sheep" ?Geoffrey Howe MP 05If you bred a sheep and a goat, what would you get ?A shoat @x{Ch`fԒbzĬ 1What is dcolletage ?A woman's low neckline 2What does 'eminent' mean ?Distinguished 3What does 'imminent' mean ?About to happen 4:What is a hurricane called in another part of the world ? A typhoon 5BIf a cockney said "I'll write you a goose's" what would he mean ?A cheque (Goose's neck) 6PIf a cockney said "I'll pay you back when I get me greens" what would he mean ?Wages (Greengages) 75Where and when was print first typeset by computer ? Germany 1965 8Who founded the firm Intel ? 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(Do not confuse with a zeugma) IThe Air Force of which country failed to down a balloon in August 1998 ?Canada A train crossing from France to Germany suffered a terrible accident exactly on the border. According to International Law, in which country should the survivors be buried ?You don't bury survivors >If a man lives in Glasgow, why can't he be buried in London ?He isn't dead KWho said "One can always be kind to people about whom one cares nothing" ? Oscar Wilde GIf a cockney says 'That's a smart pair of daisies' what does he mean ?Boots (Daisy Roots) >If a cockney says 'I'm going up the frog' what does he mean ?Road (Frog and Toad) NUnder what circumstances can the word "anticipate" be used to mean 'expect' ?nNone : Jack and Jill expected to marry ; if they anticipated marriage, only Jill might find herself expectant ,Where were the Olympic Games held in 1972 ?Munich !What is the plural of 'potato' ? potatoes %What is the plural of 'phenomenum' ? 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