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1. What legal term refers to the increasing of guilt or seriousness of a crime due to attendant circumstances such as intent, use of a weapon, severity of injury, etc ?
2. Babel Fish is an icon/metaphor/brand for instantaneous what ?
3. The Fresnel lens (in which concentric steps maximise light focus and minimise lens weight), popular in the 1900s in vehicle lights, was first devised c.1820 for what application ?
4. The Duke of Wellington's suggestion of "Sparrowhawks" to Queen Victoria was made in connection with the control of birds at which London building ?
5. The medical condition Urticaria is more commonly known as: Hives; Headache; Obesity; or Pregnancy ?
6. How many farthings were in five pounds of pre-decimal British currency ?
7. What is the measurement unit for linear mass density of fibres/fibers, commonly used in grading tights/stockings ?
8. The term Phrygian Cap refers to: Fungi; Birth control; Printing; or Headwear ?
9. Pinophyta trees are characterized by what reproductive fruit ?
10. The traditional legal term 'tort' is commonly and technically a: Robbery; Civil wrong; Murder; or Kidnapping ?
11. What word prefixes the following words to make five new words: Cake, Cloth, Cutter, Straw and Plant ?
12. A funicular is what type of transport: Biplane; Railcar; Boat; or Tricycle ?
13. The terms/concepts of kaitiaki and kaitiakitanga referring to guardianship of sky, sea and land originated in which indigenous culture ?
14. What herb used in alternative medicine as a tonic and aphrodisiac is named from Chinese 'man plant root' because its root resembles a human leg ?
15. When introduced in 1908 the Model T Ford was surprisingly not available in which of these colors/colours: Black, Grey, Green, Blue, Red ?
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1. What legal term refers to the increasing of guilt or seriousness of a crime due to attendant circumstances such as intent, use of a weapon, severity of injury, etc ? Aggravation
2. Babel Fish is an icon/metaphor/brand for instantaneous what ? Translation
3. The Fresnel lens (in which concentric steps maximise light focus and minimise lens weight), popular in the 1900s in vehicle lights, was first devised c.1820 for what application ? Lighthouses
4. The Duke of Wellington's suggestion of "Sparrowhawks" to Queen Victoria was made in connection with the control of birds at which London building ? Crystal Palace
5. The medical condition Urticaria is more commonly known as: Hives; Headache; Obesity; or Pregnancy ? Hives
6. How many farthings were in five pounds of pre-decimal British currency ? 4,800
7. What is the measurement unit for linear mass density of fibres/fibers, commonly used in grading tights/stockings ? Denier
8. The term Phrygian Cap refers to: Fungi; Birth control; Printing; or Headwear ? Headwear
9. Pinophyta trees are characterized by what reproductive fruit ? Cones
10. The traditional legal term 'tort' is commonly and technically a: Robbery; Civil wrong; Murder; or Kidnapping ? Civil wrong
11. What word prefixes the following words to make five new words: Cake, Cloth, Cutter, Straw and Plant ? Cheese
12. A funicular is what type of transport: Biplane; Railcar; Boat; or Tricycle ? Railcar
13. The terms/concepts of kaitiaki and kaitiakitanga referring to guardianship of sky, sea and land originated in which indigenous culture ? Maori
14. What herb used in alternative medicine as a tonic and aphrodisiac is named from Chinese 'man plant root' because its root resembles a human leg ? Ginseng
15. When introduced in 1908 the Model T Ford was surprisingly not available in which of these colors/colours: Black, Grey, Green, Blue, Red ? Black
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