Appendix . Answers

Answer to the longest word in this guide: electroencephalographic (Step Twenty-nine).

Answer to the most obscure reference: Northern Soul (Steps Twenty-seven and Thirty). An underground music scene that flourished in the north of England, particularly at Blackpool Mecca and Wigan Casino, between the early and late 1970s when I was just a lad. For the incredibly tiny percentage of Northern Soul fans reading this, ‘Keep the faith’. And did you ever visit the Variety Club (sometimes known as The Okey Club) in Keighley on a Sunday night? Top spot.

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