Q: What is the name of the character, consisting of two dots, placed over a vowel, especially in German, which changes the sound of that vowel in pronunciation?
What is the answer?

A: umlaut

Q: To what RAF base are the bodies of servicemen killed in the war in Afghanistan now transported?
What is the answer?

A: brize norton

Q: Which former Chief Executive of Barclays Bank did Peter Mandelson call 'The Unacceptable Face of Banking'?
What is the answer?

A: bob diamond

Q: The chemical element mercury has what chemical symbol?
What is the answer?

A:
hg