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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Thomas Eaton

Which Oxford philosopher devised the trolley problem? The Saturday quiz

A yellow tram in Lisbon, Portugal, with tramlines in the foreground and ornate buildings in the background
Hitting the buffers with the trolley clue? Photograph: Marco Bottigelli/Getty Images

The questions

1 Which archipelago was the first Unesco world heritage site?
2 Which Oxford philosopher devised the trolley problem?
3 What was raised from the Solent in 1982?
4 Which company had 13 employees when Facebook bought it for $1bn?
5 What is the largest living reptile?
6 The TV show Kaun Banega Crorepati features in which film?
7 What branch of the US armed forces was created in 2019?
8 Which singer said, “It costs a lot of money to look this cheap”?
What links:
9
Jeffrey Archer (FF8282); Imran Khan (804); Nelson Mandela (46664)?
10 Gibraltar; Hamilton; Jamestown; Stanley?
11 Chioma Nnadi; Edward Enninful; Alexandra Shulman; Liz Tilberis?
12 Orpheus and Eurydice; Lot’s wife; Bob Dylan film?
13 England (10); Germany (1); Italy (20); Scotland (54); Spain (36)?
14 Born Genoa; died Valladolid; buried Seville?
15 Cliff Booth; Cameron; Jane Gardner; Sonny Hooper; Colt Seavers?

The answers

1 Galápagos Islands (1978).
2 Philippa Foot.
3 Mary Rose warship.
4 Instagram.
5 Saltwater crocodile.
6 Slumdog Millionaire.
7 Space Force.
8 Dolly Parton.
9 Prisoner numbers.
10 City status in UK overseas territories: Gibraltar; Bermuda; Saint Helena; Falkland Islands.
11 UK Vogue editors.
12 Don’t look back: punished in Greek myth; turned to salt in Genesis; 1967 documentary title.
13 Titles wins by 2024 national football champions: Man City; Bayer Leverkusen; Inter; Celtic; Real Madrid.
14 Columbus.
15 Fictional stunt performers: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood; The Stunt Man; Stuntwoman; Hooper; The Fall Guy.

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