Quiz Monkey
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Quiz Monkey |
| General |
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| Courtesy and Care |
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Automobile Association |
| Nation Shall Speak Peace Unto Nation |
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BBC |
| Arte et Labore (by skill and labour) |
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Blackburn (and Blackburn Rovers FC) |
| Be Prepared |
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Boy Scout movement |
| To Fly, to Serve |
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British Airways |
| Eureka! |
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California |
| Dieu Et Mon Droit (God and my right) |
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English monarchs (since Henry V) |
| Nil Satis Nisi Optimum (Nothing but the best is good enough) |
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Everton FC |
| Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity |
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FBI |
| Don't Be Evil (informal – suggested by an employee) |
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Google |
| Plus est en vous (More is in you) |
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Gordonstoun School |
| Omnia Omnes Ubique (Everything for everyone everywhere) |
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Harrod's |
| Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam (To the greater glory of God) |
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Jesuits |
| In Utmost Good Faith |
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Lloyd's of London |
| Dictum Meum Pactum (My Word is my Bond) |
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London Stock Exchange |
| Indocilis privata loqui (incapable of disclosing secrets) |
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Magic Circle |
| Superbia In Proelia (Pride In Battle) |
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Manchester City FC |
| Ars Gratia Artis (Art for art's sake) |
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Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) |
| More Stars than there are in the Heavens |
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MGM |
| Regnum Defende (Defend the kingdom) |
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MI5 |
| For Ever, for Everyone |
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National Trust |
| All the News that's Fit to Print |
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New York Times |
| Citius, Altius, Fortius (Faster, higher, stronger) |
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Olympic Games |
Tria Juncta in Uno ("three joined in one")
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Order of the Bath |
| Honi Soit Qui Mal y Pense (Evil be to him who thinks evil of it) |
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(Most Noble) Order of the Garter |
| We Never Sleep (seen on their famous "eye" logo) |
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Pinkerton's National Detective Agency |
| Ich Dien (I serve) |
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Prince of Wales |
| Per Ardua ad Astra (Through hardship to the stars) |
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Royal Air Force |
| Apres Moi le Deluge (After me, the flood – commonly attributed to Louis XV, but more accurately to his mistress Madame de Pompadour) |
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RAF 617 Squadron (Dam Busters) |
| Liberty, Equality, Fraternity |
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Republic of France |
| The motto "With courage, nothing is impossible" is associated with the
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Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) |
| Service Before Self |
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Rotary Club |
| Ubique (Everywhere) |
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Royal Artillery |
| Kaatar Hunnu Bhanda Marnu Ramro (Better to die than to be a coward) |
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Royal Gurkha Rifles |
| Per Mare, Per Terram (By Sea, By Land) |
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Royal Marines |
| Nullius in verba (Take nobody's word for it) |
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Royal Society |
| Blood and Fire |
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Salvation Army |
| Who Dares Wins |
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Special Air Service (SAS) |
| Nemo Me Impune Lacessit (roughly translated as "no one messes with me and gets away with it"; familiar from being inscribed on the edge of the "Scottish" pound coin) |
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Scottish kings and queens |
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Order of the Thistle | |
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Various Scottish regiments | |
| Two Minds Without a Single Thought |
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Sons of the Desert (Laurel & Hardy appreciation society) |
| Pro Fide, Pro Utilitate Hominum (For the faith, for the benefit of humanity) |
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St. John Ambulance |
| In God We Trust |
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United States of America (also Nicaragua, and Florida) |
| E Pluribus Unum (One out of many) |
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The US Government (appears on the Great Seal) |
| We Never Close |
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Windmill Theatre |
| For Home and Country
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Women's Institute |
| Motto of William of Wykeham (c. 1320–1404): adopted by both of the educational establishments that he founded – Winchester College and New College, Oxford (three words, each beginning with M) |
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Manners makyth man |
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