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and the answers were:
1. Launched in 1960, what was the name of the first US communications satellite? Echo 1
2. Who invented jeans? Levi Strauss
3. What does a cartophilist collect? Cigarette cards
4. Which European city had the Roman name Lutetia? Paris
5. What is the green pigment found in most plants that is responsible for absorbing light energy? Chlorophyll
6. Yeomen Warders at the Tower of London are commonly known by what other name? Beefeaters
7. Which actress appears with Jarvis Cocker in Pulp's video, Common People? Sadie Frost
8. How many labours were performed by Hercules? Twelve
9. Which late MP owned Saltwood Castle in Kent? Alan Clarke
10. In which London pub did Ronnie Kray murder George Cornell? The Blind Beggar
11. What date is Trafalgar Day? 21 October
12. What is the birthstone for April? Diamond
13. What does 'E' represent in E = MC2? Energy
14. What note do orchestras typically tune up to? A
15. Which English cathedral was destroyed by fire in 1666? St Pauls
16. Who shot and killed Billy the Kid in 1881? Pat Garrett
17. What was the first name of Dustin Hoffman's female character in Tootsie? Dorothy
18. Which UK store was first to have an escalator installed? Harrods
19. How did soul singer Otis Redding die in 1967? Plane Crash
20. Who invented the revolver (handgun)? Samuel Colt
21. In which ocean is Ascension Island? Atlantic
22. What is the USA state capital of California? Sacramento
23. Who was the first English monarch to abdicate? Richard II
24. At which railway station was the film Brief Encounter made? Carnforth (Lancashire)
25. Who was the first British person to walk in space? Michael Foale
It is so obvious when you read the answers!