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1. The majority of the pins were released by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. By what more manageable acronym are they better known?
2. Although some were made by partner companies of the games, the main collection of badges were designed by the organising committee. Which apt number is the size of this main collection?
3. The first pin badge in the catalogue is a pink version of the official logo for the games. Which lupine brand consultancy firm designed the logo?
4. Several of the badges in the collection represent the handover of the Olympics from the previous host city of the Summer Games. Which Eastern city was this?
5. The catalogue contains a set of 8 badges, one for each of the Royal Parks of London. Which of the following famous parks is NOT included in that collection?
6. There is also a collection of 6-pin badges displaying various bridges across the river Thames. Only 5,000 sets were produced and the badges are only available when you get the whole set. Of the 6 bridges featured, only one of them shares its name with a London football team. Which bridge would this be?
7. London 2012 Olympic Games - the mascots were Wenlock and Mandeville. They feature in over 100 different badges, sometimes just posing, other times playing basketball, boccia, badminton, and all of the other Olympic and Paralympic Sports. How many eyes do they each have?
8. There are several pin badges in the catalogue that celebrate the diversity of human life, including badges based around age, gender, faith and ethnicity. Amongst this collection are 4 badges centred around Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) diversity, which feature the LGBT Pride flag. What colour is this flag?
9. Many of the badges represent an Olympic or Paralympic sport, but which of these aquatic sports has never been featured in any of the games?
10. The badges made for Opening and Closing ceremonies of the games are some of the largest in the catalogue; and require two pins as they are so large! Which English filmmaker was the artistic director for the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games?
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