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Octomania

All about the number 8 for the 10th month.

1

What symbol found on a standard keyboard is also known as an octothorpe?

2

Octavia Spencer has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress three times, winning for her performance in which film - The Help, Hidden Figures or The Shape of Water?

3

Founded in 1924, what British automotive manufacturer has a logo in the shape of an octagon?

4

Which word derived from the Greek for ‘head foot’ can be applied to a number of molluscs including the octopus, squid, cuttlefish and nautilus?

5

Worn in parallel to the lederhosen during Oktoberfest, what is the name of the dress traditionally worn in German-speaking parts of the Alps?

Octomania

Old School Technology

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6

Which obsolete storage medium lives on as an icon in Microsoft Word for the save function?

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