1. In European football, what does the waving of white handkerchiefs by fans signify?
2. Which Christian sect has two orders of priesthood - Melchisedek, dealing with religious matters and Aaronic, dealing with temporal matters?
3. How do jerry cans get their name?
4. Which scientific theory, now accepted as mainstream, gets its name from a derogatory term used to describe it by its detractor-in-chief, Fred Hoyle?
5. The Porsche 911 was initially christened Porsche 901 but the name had to be changed just before its release. Why?
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December 5, 2006
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Iqbal Mohammed is Head of Innovation & Strategy at a digital innovation agency serving the DACH and wider European markets. He is the winner of the WPP Atticus Award for Best Original Published Writing in Marketing & Communication.You can reach him via email.