The questions 1 In 1976, Ronald Wayne sold his 10% stake in which company for $800? 2 Rayleigh scattering gives the answer to what childhood question? 3 Who was the last pagan emperor of Rome? 4 What does a Marshall stack consist of? 5 Which two African rivers each give their names to two countries? 6 What legal protection dates to the 1710 Statute of Anne? 7 Which tree’s bark is known as “nature’s aspirin”? 8 Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu went from non-league to Premier League with which club? What links: 9 Sailfish; peregrine falcon; cheetah? 10 Humayun’s tomb; Qutb Minar; Jama Masjid; Red Fort? 11 O 48%; A 38%; B 10%; AB 3%? 12 Hafnium; holmium; lutetium; moscovium? 13 Janet Leigh; Anthony Perkins; Bernard Herrmann; chocolate syrup? 14 Versailles; Saint-Germain-en-Laye; Trianon; Sèvres; Neuilly-sur-Seine? 15 Yeats’ The Second Coming; 1968 Beatles album; Florida city; smallest Central American country? The answers 1 Apple. 2 Why is the sky blue? 3 Julian (the Apostate). 4 Amplifier/speakers. 5 Niger and Congo. 6 Author’s copyright. 7 Willow. 8 Luton Town (first player to do so). 9 Fastest animal: in the sea; in the air; on land. 10 Historic sites in Delhi. 11 UK blood types (by % of donations). 12 Elements named after capital cities: Copenhagen; Stockholm; Paris (from Latin names); Moscow. 13 Psycho shower scene: Marion Crane; Norman Bates; composed music; blood. 14 Peace treaties that ended the first world war. 15 Inspired titles of Joan Didion nonfiction works: Slouching Towards Bethlehem; The White Album; Miami; Salvador.
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