BAO/PAO
What is in the top left of every PAO & BAO application page?
Metro Bank logo
I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle
What does SMTP stand for?
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
What was the first soft drink in space?
Coca Cola
In most countries, it is traditional to remove bad luck before Lunar New Year by doing what?
A. Sweeping the house
B. Washing the dog
C. Lighting incense
D. Donating to charity
A. Sweeping the house
What is in the top right of every PAO and BAO application?
A Padlock
What month of the year has 28 days?
All of them
If a URL ends with .mx, in which country would you expect it to be based?
Mexico
What was the first toy to be advertised on television?
Mr Potato Head from Toy Story
What colour of envelope would you expect to see at Lunar New Year?
Red
How many BAO applications have we had?
A. 80,000-90,000
B. 90,001-100,000
C. 100,001-110,000
D. 110,001-120,000
D. 110,001-120,000
I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. What am I?
A barber
What does the acronym BIOS stand for?
Basic Input/Output System
How many tails does a Manx cat have?
0
The heavenly emperor who rules over Lunar New Year is named after which gemstone?
Jade
How many PAO applications have we had?
A. 0-100,000
B. 100,000-300,000
C. 300,001-500,000
D. 500,001-700,000
C. 300,001-500,000
Mary has four daughters, and each of her daughters has a brother. How many children does Mary have?
Five—each daughter has the same brother.
In which year did Steve Jobs introduce the first Apple iPhone to the public?
2007
What country has the most natural lakes?
Cananda
In China, which of these is used to scare off the legendary beast ‘Nian’ on the day of the new year?
A. Drums
B. Firecrackers
C. Dragon dances
D. Peach blossom trees
B. Firecrackers
How many tickets are on the Avengers backlog?
443 (as at 11.50AM 20.01.2023)
A man describes his daughters, saying, “They are all blonde, but two; all brunette but two; and all redheaded but two.” How many daughters does he have?
Three: A blonde, a brunette and a redhead
How many characters were originally allowed in a ‘Tweet’ when Twitter first launched in 2006?
140
Which instrument has forty-seven strings and seven pedals?
Harp
The 5 elements of the Chinese zodiac are water, wood, earth, fire and…
Metal