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Sunday's Quiz: From The Archives

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Q1. Which of these countries does not play test cricket?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in March 2010
A
Australia
B
Sri Lanka
C
China
D
Pakistan
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Q2. Which of these is based in Arlington, Virginia in the USA?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in June 2012
A
NASA headquarters
B
Golden Gate Bridge
C
Graceland museum
D
The Pentagon
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Q3. What is the unofficial name for the 'crisis' that arose after the resignation of Lord Melbourne in 1838, when Robert Peel was offered the opportunity of forming a government but resigned as Prime Minister, resulting in the return of Lord Melbourne as Prime Minister until the 1841 General Election?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in September 2010
A
The Peel Depression
B
The Bobby Dazzler
C
The Melbourne Corn Exchange
D
The Bedchamber Crisis
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Q4. By what name is 17th century dramatist Jean Baptiste Poquelin better known?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in November 2010
A
El Greco
B
Emmanuelle
C
Da Vinci
D
Molière
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Q5. What was the last record to be played on Radio Caroline South before its radio ship was towed into harbour over unpaid debts on the morning of 3 March 1968?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in August 2009
A
"The Legend of Xanadu" by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
B
"Mighty Quinn" by Manfred Mann
C
"Cinderella Rockefella" by Ester and Abbie Ofarim
D
"Everlasting Love" by Love Affair
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Q6. In cockney rhyming slang, what are "Apples and Pears"?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in July 2009
A
Bears
B
Hairs
C
Stairs
D
Cares
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Q7. What transparent, biconvex structure changes shape to change the focal distance of the eye so that it can focus on objects at different distances?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in December 2011
A
Iris
B
Cornea
C
Lens
D
Retina
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