Red
The Lord Speaker of the House of Lords seats on the bale stuffed with this national treasure of Britain. Before 2006 it was the Lord Chancellor who sat on the bale stuffed with this. What is this?
Wool
Why are the double-deckers and phone boxes in London of red colour?
This colour is best seen in fog
The smallest aviation bomb in history, invented in the USA in 1943, was named “Bat bomb”. Why did it get its name?
The bombs were delivered by bats instead of planes.
Usually we go there for a meal. But at the same time this company is the world’s largest toy supplier. Name the company.
McDonald’s
In 2001 English student Robin Southgate invented a toaster that could print important (especially in the morning) information from the Internet on toast slices. What type of a website was the toaster connected to?
weather forecast
These people have to know the location of 25,000 streets and 50,000 places. The exam they have to pass in order to be allowed to start their professional activity is called just “The Knowledge”. What are they?
London black cab taxi drivers
In the beginning of the 1990-s people very often stuck this on the door sensors of MRT trains in Singapore that led to disruptions in the train service of the country. Because of it this thing is now banned in Singapore, and even tourists cannot import it. What is that?
chewing gum
This song, which was supposedly written for Thanksgiving, is now strongly associated with another holiday. It is so popular that it became the first song to be broadcast from space in 1965. What song is that?
Jingle Bells
In 2013 San Francisco Airport launched a program, titled Wag Brigade to bring trained dogs and a pig to the terminals. What do they do?
help passengers to cope with stress
This country is now a famous touristic destination. This happened thanks to the fact that during the Vietnam War American soldiers had rest and got healing on the bases in this country. Name the country.
Thailand
John Carpenter, who became the first millionaire in the TV show “Who Wants to Become a Millionaire” in 1999, didn’t use any lifeline, but he phoned his father before giving the correct answer for the final question. What for?
To inform him that he was going to become a millionaire in a few seconds.
Among 71 members of the famous 27 Club there are: Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Alexander Bashlachev, Kurt Cobain, Amy Winehouse. What unites them?
They were musicians who died at 27.
This extremely famous British monument used to be private property for several centuries (since Henry VIII’s times). In 1915 eccentric millionaire Cecil Chubb presented it to his wife as a metaphorical necklace, but she didn’t like the present. So, in 1918 Chubb presented it to the state as a gift for the nation. What is it?
Stonehenge
The Russian word «рында» (a ship bell) derived from the Russian Navy expression «рынду бей» which appeared as a result of the wrong pronunciation of the English expression. What is the expression?
Ring the bell.
In 1928 in Toronto two parishes merged into one. The first church was located in Bond street, and the second – in St James square. What was the name of the new parish?
St James Bond