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Sunday's Quiz: From The Archives

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Q1. What was the last act of the Live 8 performance in Philadelphia on 2 July 2005?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in March 2012
A
Bob Dylan with "Blowin' in the Wind"
B
Stevie Wonder with "Superstition"
C
CCR with "Proud Mary"
D
Bruce Springsteen with "Born to Run"
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Q2. What would be most useful in playing a game of backgammon?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in June 2014
A
A ball
B
Dice
C
Umpires
D
Special shoes
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Q3. What actor had the title role in the film "The 40-Year-Old Virgin"?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in February 2013
A
Ben Stiller
B
Will Ferrell
C
Adam Sandler
D
Steve Carell
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Q4. What is the name of the large seat covered with red cloth, being the seat of the Lord Speaker in the House of Lords, the Upper House of the UK Parliament?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in March 2014
A
The La-Z-Boy
B
The Throne
C
The Big Chair
D
The Woolsack
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Q5. The government in the UK 1935 to 1945, leading up to the partition of India in 1947, and from 1951 afterwards, was led in succession by Neville Chamberlain and Winston Churchill and was effectively Conservative; what was the UK government which saw the partition into effect and who led it?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in July 2014
A
Anthony Eden, Conservative
B
Neville Chamberlain, Conservative
C
Winston Churchill, Conservative
D
Clement Attlee, Labour
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Q6. What is the name for what is basically an induction coil whereby the voltage of an alternating current can be increased or decreased without changing the frequency?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in March 2010
A
Transformer
B
Voltmeter
C
Rheostat
D
Ammeter
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Q7. What is an Afrikaans and South African English word for a roughly circular enclosure for livestock, surrounded by fencing?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in April 2013
A
Kraal
B
Igloo
C
Boma
D
Tepee
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