QUESTIONS

The derrick, a type of lifting device, is named after a man called Derrick. What other pieces of equipment are named after people?

Mrs J. Cartwright, Painswick, Glos.

Prior to entering World War II, the Roosevelt government loaned Britain 50 destroyers. Were they returned to the U.S. after the war?

Graham Little, Plymouth.

Do boxers still train in the Noble Art Pub in Hampstead?

Peter Thomas, Widnes, Cheshire.