2) A portmanteau is a word derived by combining portions of two or more separate words, for example – advertorial (advertisement + editorial) or blog (web + log). Who coined the word portmanteau?
3) A clandestine subversive organisation working within a country to further an invading enemy's military and political aims is known as ‘Fifth Column’. Who coined this phrase?
4) Developed in 1912 by Wilbur Scoville, what is the Scoville scale used to measure?
5) In September 2006, which city became the first fully wireless city in the world offering access to the Internet from anywhere?
6) XBRL is poised to revolutionize business accounting throughout the world. What does XBRL stand for?
7) What acronym coined by University of Colorado professors George Pring and Penelope Canaan describes a form of litigation usually filed by a large organisation to intimidate and silence a less powerful critic by so severely burdening them with the cost of a legal defence that they abandon their criticism.
8) Called ‘The Last Great Race on Earth’ the Idiatrod is a dogsled race run over 1150 miles in Alaska and takes 9-12 days. Between which two points is this race run?
9) The largest single span arch bridge in the world is in South Africa and is also recognised as the highest commercial bungee jump in the world at 216m. Name this bridge.
10) The Black Museum, now referred to as the Crime Museum is not open to members of the public but is used as a lecture theatre for the curator to lecture police and like bodies in subjects such as Forensic Science, Pathology, Law and Investigative Techniques. Where is it located?
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