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- Spinach
- Jeff Bezos – owner of Amazon and the world’s third richest man. Bezos is clearly mindful of the fallout of a Harris endorsement in case Trump wins. The other newspaper that was the first to adopt a non-endorsement position is the Los Angeles Times.
- c) – remorseful or apologetic.
- True – although no law specifically mentioned vasectomy until this date, it was technically illegal due to provisions in the Napoleonic Code forbidding “self-mutilation”. It wasn’t until 2001 when a law on contraception and infanticide permitted the procedure.
- Manchester United – Erik ten Hag.
- a) – Venice.
- 16
- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The agency responsible for distributing aid in the occupied Palestinian territories. Israel claims it has links with Hamas – the UNRWA says its dealings with Hamas are merely to enable it to carry out its job. The banning will drastically affect the agency’s ability to distribute aid. The US has indicated it will withhold arms from Israel if aid to Gaza is disrupted due to Israel’s actions.
- King Lear
- Frida Kahlo
- The Artist (2011) – Schindler’s List (1993)
- Puerto Rican voters. Hinchcliffe referred to Puerto Rico as “a floating island of garbage”. There are 5.8 million Puerto Ricans in the US with residency that permits them to vote. Statements from the Trump campaign added that the comedian’s comments did not reflect the views of the Republican candidate or his team, but the damaging effect is likely to remain. It might prove to be a critical error.
- Bolivia and Peru. At a surface elevation of 3 812m, it is often described as the highest navigable lake in the world.
- 1803 – 1815
- c) – 14 years. Alistair Darling.
- Tycho Brahe
- b) – a baseball cap. Specifically, a red Trump MAGA cap which caused a physical altercation between two women (one wearing it and the other objecting to it). They had to be removed from the plane once the police arrived.
- Ford’s Model T – Austin Mini. Surprisingly, the VW Beetle only made it to fourth – The Citroën DS was third. The election process was arranged by the Global Automotive Elections Foundation in the US.
- Colour blindness
- It’s a machine that cleans the ice during the intervals at ice-hockey matches.
