5. One of the mascots for the 2012 Olympic Games is called 'Wenlock' because the town of Wenlock in Shropshire first held the Wenlock Olympian Games in 1850. How many years ago was that?
A 62
B 152
C 158
D 162
E 172
Solution: D
All you have to do is a subtraction: $2012-1850=162$.
For more information about the Wenlock Olympian Games, go to their website: http://www.wenlock-olympian-society.org.uk/