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E: 10/12 Win An iPad Air and an iPad Mini - HELP

diddlydoop
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edited 20 November 2014 at 3:01PM in Game Over Archives
http://www.kisbridgingloans.co.uk/finance-quiz/

10 questions and you need to answer all of them correctly to go into the draw for the iPad air and then if you share you also go into a draw for the iPad mini

If the questions are the same for everyone then 1 is £147,000 and 2 is 12

3 - Germany
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  • For a flat in London costing £950,000 how much stamp duty will be charged?

    Answer - £38,000

    http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/mortgageshome/article-1633417/Stamp-duty-calculator-How-pay-property.html
  • If you get an answer wrong, click on "Back" on your browser and it forgets your wrong answer and then keep entering (and clicking Back) until you get the correct answer.

    Eventually you should then get 10/10 and be able to enter the draw.
  • diddlydoop
    diddlydoop Posts: 5,798 Forumite
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    claire1551 wrote: »
    For a flat in London costing £950,000 how much stamp duty will be charged?

    Answer - £38,000

    http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/mortgageshome/article-1633417/Stamp-duty-calculator-How-pay-property.html

    Mine was for £2.1 million so definetly different questions for all
  • Answers to the questions I got in case anyone gets same:

    How much stamp duty would need to be paid if purchasing a house for £125,500
    £1,225

    The Governor of the Bank of England is originally from what country?
    Canada

    Which of the following countries does the UK import most from?
    Germany

    The highest tax bracket in the UK is charged on income over what?
    £150,000

    The average house price in London is approximately what?
    £485,000

    When was the £1 note replaced by the £1 coin?
    1983

    If you buy a computer monitor for a price of £140.99 inclusive of VAT (VAT charged at 20%), how much VAT have you paid?
    £23.50

    In which decade could the first ATM cash machine be used in London?
    1960's

    In which year was the national minimum wage introduced in the UK?
    1999

    In the UK, but outside London, what is the current level of the 'living wage'?
    £7.65

    Good luck all & thanks for comp Diddly :)
    :jPlaying is fun...winning is a bonus :j
  • rainbow83
    rainbow83 Posts: 877 Forumite
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    edited 20 November 2014 at 3:23PM
    The different questions I got:


    The average price of a new car in the UK is approximately what?

    Answer: £27,000

    In which year was the £2 coin first introduced in the UK?

    1986

    In which year did Barclaycard issue its first credit card in the UK?

    1966

    By what year will all UK businesses have to auto enrol their staff into a pension?

    2017

    the rest i had was the same as above
    You never learn anything by doing it right :p


    :dance:

    A very special thank you to everyone that posts :heartpuls
  • missprice
    missprice Posts: 3,738 Forumite
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    A trillion has 12 zeros
    Vat charged at 0% on emptying septic tanks
    63 mortgage payments to go.

    Zero wins 2016 😥
  • London Stock Exchange founded in 1801.
    2014: Desolation of Smaug DVD, Magix photo programme, RUSH DVD, £100 Lands End voucher, Hugo Boss La Vie perfume, £1000 Tesco vouchers, Winnie the Pooh Bundle, 7 night holiday to Spain
  • Phantasma
    Phantasma Posts: 1,275 Forumite
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    85 million to appear on Sunday Times Rich List
  • brightonman123
    brightonman123 Posts: 8,535 Forumite
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    edited 20 November 2014 at 5:10PM
    what is UK average SECOND HAND car price?
    £8,540 closest to any figures I could find..


    In the UK what is the current PAYE lower earnings tax threshold?
    £10,000


    In the UK as a whole, what is the average salary?
    £26,500
    Long time away from MSE, been dealing real life stuff..
    Sometimes seen lurking on the compers forum :-)
  • If you invested £100 in Microsoft shares back in 1986, approximately how much would they be worth today?
    £50,000

    The London Stock Exchange is the...
    Fourth biggest in the world

    In the UK the cost of a litre of diesel is made up of how much tax?
    59%

    The average house price in London is approximately what?
    £485,000

    What year was the half penny abolished in the UK?
    1982

    A new car costs £23,460 inclusive of VAT (VAT @ 20%). How much VAT makes up the price of this car?
    £3910
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