FACTUAL RIDDLES X

1. Who or what is The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street?

2. Can you name the place or thing referred to by the following "Big" terms?

BIG APPLE
BIG EASY
BIG BOARD
BIG LEAGUES
BIG HOUSE
BIG TEN
BIG BEN
BIG TOP
BIG BANG
BIGFOOT

Answers:

1. The Bank of England 

2)
BIG APPLE - New York City
BIG EASY - New Orleans
BIG BOARD - New York Stock Exchange
BIG LEAGUES  - Professional baseball
BIG HOUSE - Penitentiary
BIG TEN - Collegiate athletic conference
BIG BEN - Great bell (and clock tower) in London
BIG TOP - Giant circus tent
BIG BANG - Theory of the origin of the universe
BIGFOOT - Mythical Abominable Snowman - Yeti - Sasquatch