Friday Quiz - 28/9/18 - Quiz & Trivia

1. True or False: certain aids and adaptations for disabled people can be zero rated for VAT?

True

False

This is true! The government allows certain items to be zero rated if they are for the personal or domestic use of disabled people. This allows Anchor to, amongst other things, zero rate the installation of lifts at locations with qualifying residents. If you want to know more, please get in touch with the tax team.

Explanation

This is true! The government allows certain items to be zero rated if they are for the personal or domestic use of disabled people. This allows Anchor to, amongst other things, zero rate the installation of lifts at locations with qualifying residents. If you want to know more, please get in touch with the tax team.

2. On the 24th April, a statue was unveiled in Parliament square commemorating the life of a person who fought for women's rights to vote during the early 20th Century and is seen as one of the most influential feminists of the past 100 years. Who are they?

Millicent Fawcett

Margaret Thatcher

Gloria Steinem

Germaine Greer

Millicent Fawcett was a British intellectual, political leader, activist and writer who is primarily known for her work as a campaigner for women's suffrage.

Explanation

Millicent Fawcett was a British intellectual, political leader, activist and writer who is primarily known for her work as a campaigner for women's suffrage.

3. This week (National Inclusion Week) is also a very important week in Judaism. What is the celebration that happens this week?

Eid

Diwali

Sukkot

Vesak

Eid can refer to one of two Islamic festivals - Eid al-Fitr ("Feast of Breaking the Fast") marks the end of Ramadan, and Eid al-Adha ("Feast of the Sacrifice") falls on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah and lasts for four days until the 13th day.

Diwali, or Deepavali, is the Hindu Festival of Lights, which is celebrated every autumn in the northern hemisphere. One of the most popular festivals of Hinduism, Diwali symbolises the spiritual "victory of light over darkness, good over evil and knowledge over ignorance".

Sukkot is a biblical Jewish holiday celebrated on the 15th day of the seventh month, Tishrei, and therefore varies from late September to late October in the Gregorian calendar. Sukkot has a double significance - the first marks the end of harvest time and therefore the agricultural year in the Land of Israel, and the second is the commemorating of the Exodus and the dependence of the people of Isreal on the will of God.

Vesak is a holiday traditionally observed by Buddhists as "Buddha's birthday".

Explanation

Eid can refer to one of two Islamic festivals - Eid al-Fitr ("Feast of Breaking the Fast") marks the end of Ramadan, and Eid al-Adha ("Feast of the Sacrifice") falls on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah and lasts for four days until the 13th day.

Diwali, or Deepavali, is the Hindu Festival of Lights, which is celebrated every autumn in the northern hemisphere. One of the most popular festivals of Hinduism, Diwali symbolises the spiritual "victory of light over darkness, good over evil and knowledge over ignorance".

Sukkot is a biblical Jewish holiday celebrated on the 15th day of the seventh month, Tishrei, and therefore varies from late September to late October in the Gregorian calendar. Sukkot has a double significance - the first marks the end of harvest time and therefore the agricultural year in the Land of Israel, and the second is the commemorating of the Exodus and the dependence of the people of Isreal on the will of God.

Vesak is a holiday traditionally observed by Buddhists as "Buddha's birthday".

4. BlacKkKlansman is the latest film by which Hollywood Producer/ Director?

Quentin Tarantino

Christopher Nolan

Spike Lee

Ridley Scott

BlacKkKlansman is based on the 2014 memoir Black Klansman by Ron Stallworth. The plot follows the first African-American detective in the Colorado Springs police department, who sets out to infiltrate and expose the local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan in the late 1970s.

Explanation

BlacKkKlansman is based on the 2014 memoir Black Klansman by Ron Stallworth. The plot follows the first African-American detective in the Colorado Springs police department, who sets out to infiltrate and expose the local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan in the late 1970s.

5. Pink UK report that there are how many Pride's taking place in the UK in 2018?

102

152

202

252

Pride parades are events celebrating LGBT+ culture and pride. The events also at times serve as demonstrations for legal rights such as same-sex marriage. Most pride events occur annually, and many take place around June to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City, a pivotal moment in modern LGBT+ social movements.

There are five main Pride events in the UK gay pride calendar: London, Brighton, Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham. These are the largest events and the cities with the biggest LGBT+ populations.

Explanation

Pride parades are events celebrating LGBT+ culture and pride. The events also at times serve as demonstrations for legal rights such as same-sex marriage. Most pride events occur annually, and many take place around June to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City, a pivotal moment in modern LGBT+ social movements.

There are five main Pride events in the UK gay pride calendar: London, Brighton, Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham. These are the largest events and the cities with the biggest LGBT+ populations.