Friday Quiz - 14/9/18

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  • 1. 

    Which of the Beatles was the first to have a solo Number 1 hit?

    • A.

      John Lennon

    • B.

      Paul McCartney

    • C.

      George Harrison

    • D.

      Ringo Starr

    Correct Answer
    C. George Harrison
    Explanation
    My Sweet Lord was the first solo number one from any of the fab four.

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  • 2. 

    Who wrote The Picture of Dorian Grey in 1891?

    • A.

      George Bernard Shaw

    • B.

      Edgar Allan Poe

    • C.

      Robert Louis Stevenson

    • D.

      Oscar Wilde

    Correct Answer
    D. Oscar Wilde
  • 3. 

    Do charities pay tax?

    • A.

      Yes

    • B.

      No

    • C.

      It's complicated!

    Correct Answer
    C. It's complicated!
    Explanation
    Charities benefit from exemptions from certain taxes, but almost all of them pay tax in one form or another. Anchor pays very large sums of VAT and National Insurance to HMRC every year, as do many other charities.

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  • 4. 

    In which Scottish city were the "Beano" and "The Dandy" first published?

    • A.

      Aberdeen

    • B.

      Dundee

    • C.

      Edinburgh

    • D.

      Glasgow

    Correct Answer
    B. Dundee
    Explanation
    The Beano comic is a long-running British children's comic, published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd of Dundee, Scotland in the United Kingdom. The comic first appeared in 1938 and was published weekly, during the Second World War, The Beano or The Dandy was published on alternating weeks due to paper and ink rationing. D.C. Thomson's other publications also suffered with the Oor Wullie and The Broons annuals falling victim to paper and ink shortages. Paper and ink supplies were fully restored shortly after the end of hostilities and weekly publication of The Beano and The Dandy soon followed. The Dandy is a British children's comic published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd of Dundee, Scotland, which was first issued on 3 December (dated 4 December) 1937, and is currently the longest running comic in the UK, which it became as of issue 3007 (dated 10 July 1999).

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