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Saturday 23 May 2026

This page records the questions and correct answers from this completed daily round.

1

In linguistics, which of the following is not one of the Gricean Maxims under the Cooperative Principal?

Answer: Length

2

Which product did Nokia, the telecommunications company, originally sell?

Answer: Paper

3

In Half-Life, what is the name of the alien that attaches to heads?

Answer: Headcrab

4

Which of the following carbonated soft drinks were introduced first?

Answer: Dr. Pepper

5

"Gum arabic" is a natural gum consisting of the hardened sap of which tree species?

Answer: Acacia

6

In the fictional SCP universe what “Object Class” is given to SCP’s that cannot be contained.

Answer: Apollyon

7

What was the third country to have a McDonald's restaurant?

Answer: Costa Rica

8

What name represents the letter "M" in the NATO phonetic alphabet?

Answer: Mike

9

Which one of these is not a typical European sword design?

Answer: Scimitar

10

Which UK landmark is nicknamed 'The Gherkin'?

Answer: 30 St Mary Axe, London

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