SashaQ used the Infinite Improbability Drive to find 10 Entries and 10 fascinating factoids in each one. Can you find the 10 answers? Multiple choice.

1. Horninduna is listed in the Domesday Book. What is its modern name?
   
   • Horndon-on-the-Hill
   • Horncastle
   • Capesthorne
   • Hornindun
2. Which is the most widely spoken of the Celtic languages?
   
   • Breton
   • Welsh
   • Cornish
   • Manx
3. Poling is a small village in West Sussex in the UK. How many postboxes does it have?
   
   • One
   • Two
   • Three
   • Four
4. The Death Star destroys the planet Alderaan in which Sci-Fi series?
   
   • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
   • Babylon 5
   • Star Wars
   • Star Trek
5. Which furry creatures were the must have Christmas toy of 1998?
   
   • Care Bears
   • Furbys
   • Tribbles
   • Pound Puppies
6. The earliest known maps date back to where and when?
   
   • Babylonia in 2300BC
   • Belgium in the mid-16th Century
   • North America in the mid-1700s
   • The UK in 1973
7. Nocturnal enuresis is commonly known as what?
   
   • Sleepwalking
   • Dreaming
   • Restless Legs
   • Bed-wetting
8. Which author visited Eastern State Penitentiary in Pennsylvania?
   
   • Doris Lessing
   • Ian Fleming
   • Charles Dickens
   • Beatrix Potter
9. Who were apparently the first people to come up with the idea of masking body odour by applying combinations of citrus oils and spices?
   
   • The Ancient Greeks
   • The Ancient Romans
   • The Ancient Egyptians
   • Tour de France athletes
10. On 9 March, 1888, Sirenia, a big three-masted full-rigged 1,588-ton ship with an iron and steel hull, ran aground on which island?
    
    • The Isle of Man
    • Corsica
    • Ibiza
    • The Isle of Wight

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