BBC Radio 4 Brain of Britain Ultimate Quiz Book by Russell Davies

Author:Russell Davies
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2017-08-31T16:00:00+00:00

19.What name is given in art to a brown discolouring effect, caused by dampness, that causes a mottled, spotted appearance on prints and the pages of books?

Foxing

20.Coming to prominence in the 2000 Presidential Election results in the state of Florida, which word was used for the ‘partially punctured holes in ballot sheets that were regarded as invalid’, variously referred to as hanging, dimpled or pregnant?

Chads. ‘Hanging chads’ were incompletely punched paper ballots. ‘Pregnant’ or ‘dimpled’ chads were paper ballots that were dimpled, but not properly pierced.

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