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1. Who is often (but wrongly) credited with inventing the first flushable toilet?
2. Although not used in the context of using the toilet any more, the phrase 'Getting the wrong end of the stick' did come from there. From whom did it originate?
3. Which ancient civilisation is thought to have had the first 'raised' toilets (that is, as the modern toilet rather than a hole in the ground)?
4. Sir John Harington, Queen Elizabeth I's godson, produced two toilets during his lifetime, one for himself, and one for the Queen. What did she call them?
5. After half a million dollars was spent refurbishing the White House, the report mentioned that toilet facilities, which were previously noted for their absence, had been installed. In which year was this?
6. What was the reason for the old-fashioned practice of men walking on the outside of a woman while on a pavement (sidewalk)?
7. What does the word 'sewer' mean?
8. When cholera broke out in London in 1854 only one man believed it had anything to do with the fact that the River Thames had become a huge sewer from which the population was drawing their drinking water. What reason was given for the outbreak?
9. In 1858 London was in the grip of the 'Big Stink' because sewage was so polluting the River Thames that it was becoming unbearable. It was not until the MPs sitting in the Houses of Parliament were personally affected by it that a Bill was passed (very quickly!) to improve matters. Alongside 82 miles of 'sewage superhighway', how many miles of bricked sewers were built under the incredibly detailed plan formed by Joseph Bazalgette?
10. Which of the following is not a word used for the 'littlest room'?
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