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1. The Fresnel lens in which concentric steps maximise light focus and minimise lens weight, popular in the 1900s in vehicle lights, was first devised c.1820 for what application ?
2. What Lockheed plane model is claimed to be the longest continuously produced military aircraft in history ?
3. What is the old common name for Hamamelis or Winterbloom and its extract, used for skin/bruises/acne treatment and dowsing ?
4. Which two (UK and US newspapers) collaborated in publishing leaked documents by Bradley Manning and Edward Snowden ?
5. ACH, BACS, and EFTPOS are international variations of systems handling the movement of what ? and how ?
6. What is the common name of the frottoir percusssion instrument (from Cajun French 'frotter', rub) ?
7. In music the term descant (or discant) normally refers to a melody or instrument in what range: High; Low; Middle; or Varying ?
8. The '(What number-th ?) Amendment' refers to US legal or informal refusal to answer a self-incriminating/awkward question ?
9. The hamburger is named after: Burgundy (France); Hamburg (Germany); Ham (pork); or John Hamburg (chef/inventor) ?
10. Superannuation is an alternative term for what sort financial payment scheme ?
11. The roadrunner (Geococcyx, or chaparral bird) is a member of which bird family: Loon; Cuckoo; Stork; Ostrich ?
12. A burgh in Scotland (as in Edinburgh) originally meant a: Hill; Port; River; or Corporate entity ?
13. Revolutionary Che Geuvara (1928 - 1967) was born and killed respectively in: Cuba and Mexico; Chile and USA; Paraguay and Venezuela; or Argentina and Bolivia ?
14. Viewed from the front, the stripes (W=White, B=Black) of a European badger's head are, left to right: BWB; WBW; BWBWB; or WBWBW ?
15. The Pascal (Pa) is a unit of measurement of what: Frequency; Pressure; Electric Potential; or Energy ?
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1. The Fresnel lens in which concentric steps maximise light focus and minimise lens weight, popular in the 1900s in vehicle lights, was first devised c.1820 for what application ? Lighthouses
2. What Lockheed plane model is claimed to be the longest continuously produced military aircraft in history ? Hercules (C130)
3. What is the old common name for Hamamelis or Winterbloom and its extract, used for skin/bruises/acne treatment and dowsing ? Witch Hazel
4. Which two (UK and US newspapers) collaborated in publishing leaked documents by Bradley Manning and Edward Snowden ? The Guardian and New York Times
5. ACH, BACS, and EFTPOS are international variations of systems handling the movement of what ? and how ? Money - Electronically
6. What is the common name of the frottoir percusssion instrument (from Cajun French 'frotter', rub) ? Washboard
7. In music the term descant (or discant) normally refers to a melody or instrument in what range: High; Low; Middle; or Varying ? High
8. The '(What number-th ?) Amendment' refers to US legal or informal refusal to answer a self-incriminating/awkward question ? Fifth
9. The hamburger is named after: Burgundy (France); Hamburg (Germany); Ham (pork); or John Hamburg (chef/inventor) ? Hamburg
10. Superannuation is an alternative term for what sort financial payment scheme ? Pension/Retirement
11. The roadrunner (Geococcyx, or chaparral bird) is a member of which bird family: Loon; Cuckoo; Stork; Ostrich ? Cuckoo
12. A burgh in Scotland (as in Edinburgh) originally meant a: Hill; Port; River; or Corporate entity ? Corporate entity
13. Revolutionary Che Geuvara (1928 - 1967) was born and killed respectively in: Cuba and Mexico; Chile and USA; Paraguay and Venezuela; or Argentina and Bolivia ? Argentina and Bolivia
14. Viewed from the front, the stripes (W=White, B=Black) of a European badger's head are, left to right: BWB; WBW; BWBWB; or WBWBW ? WBWBW
15. The Pascal (Pa) is a unit of measurement of what: Frequency; Pressure; Electric Potential; or Energy ? Pressure
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