Law & Regulation - 1 point
| Category | Question | Answer | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | What is the minimum number of jurors required to hear a case in both the High Court and Crown Court in England and Wales? | Nine *Although trials begin with 12 jurors, they can drop to a minimum of 9. | 2023/04/20 |
| UK | What is the standard number of jurors who hear a criminal case in Scotland? | 15 *Should any jurors be dismissed, the trial can continue with a minimum of 12 jurors. | 2023/04/20 |
| UK | Established in 2014, IPSO is the self-regulating organisation for which industry? | Newspapers and Magazines / Press *Independent Press Standards Organisation | 2023/04/20 |
| UK | In Scottish courts, for what type of investigation does the acronym FAI stand? | Fatal Accident Inquiry | 2024/05/10 |
| US | What name is given to the child abduction emergency alert system in the US, often mistakenly believed to be named after a colour but actually referring to the child whose abduction prompted its creation? | Amber alert *A backronym was created from Amber Hagerman's name: America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response | 2023/04/20 |
| US | What are the first three words of the US Constitution? | We the people | 2024/04/07 |
| US | In 2015, which company agreed to an environmental damages settlement of $20.8 billion, the largest such settlement in history? | BP *The settlement was with the US Justice Department and Gulf coast states for the Deepwater Horizon disaster. | 2024/04/19 |
Law & Regulation - 2 points
| Category | Question | Answer | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | What are the two primary sources of English law? | 1. Legislation (or statutes) 2. Case law (or common law, such as precedent) | 2024/04/07 |
| UK | What two Latin mottos appear on the United Kingdom coat of arms that appears on current UK passports? | 1. Honi soit qui mal y pense 2. Dieu et mon droit *'Honi soit qui mal y pense' can be translated as 'shame on anyone who thinks evil of it'. 'Dieu et mon droit' can be translated as 'God and my right.' | 2024/05/30 |
| US | Which two amendments to the Constitution of the United States started and ended prohibition? | 1. 18th 2. 21st | 2024/12/07 |
Law & Regulation - 3 points
| Category | Question | Answer | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human Resources | In the contentious DEI framework, which seeks to promote the representation of those deemed under-represented or discriminated against via targeted hiring and corporate practices, for what do the letters D, E, and I stand? | 1. Diversity 2. Equity 3. Inclusion | 2024/12/07 |
Law & Regulation - 10 points
| Category | Question | Answer | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | Excluding those on the national coat of arms, what ten words have appeared on the front cover of a standard British passport since the UK left the European Union in 2020? | 1. British 2. Passport 3. United 4. Kingdom 5. of 6. Great 7. Britain 8. and 9. Northern 10. Ireland | 2024/05/30 |