Major, John

26/08/2009

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John Major was raised in London, and currently works as head of communications for a transport company in Covent Garden. He is happily married and coming up to his 20th wedding anniversary next year for which he is going to China. He and his wife do not have children and so they spend a lot of their spare time and money travelling and enjoying time for themselves. He is also a keen golfer. Every saturday John and a group of his friends all try and do The Guardisn quiz, he says they normally get around 3-4 questions right, the most ever being 11. On the plinth he will be conducting this Saturday's quiz which has been sent to him by The Guardian..Wiith the help of the people on the square he is hoping answer all 15 questions He has also asked 40 of his friends who live in London to give him a suggestion of an off the beat and track tourist spot he will be releasing the suggestions attached to helium balloons for people to find.