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Sunday's Quiz: From The Archives

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Q1. What is an umlaut?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in July 2013 and updated in May 2024
A
2 dots over a vowel
B
An inverted question mark, often under a "c"
C
A line that slopes up, left to right, often over an "e"
D
A line that slopes down, left to right, often over an "e"
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Q2. Who was physician to James I and Charles I, and whose chief discovery was to describe completely and in detail the systemic circulation and properties of blood being pumped to the brain and body by the heart, which he published in 1628?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in July 2009 and updated in August 2015
A
William Harvey
B
Henry Gray
C
John Snow
D
Edward Jenner
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Q3. What was developed at the Bell Telephone Company under the direction of Dr William Shockley?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in May 2010 and updated in May 2024
A
Transformer
B
Point-contact transistor
C
Compact disc
D
Mobile telephone
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Q4. What is the capital of Sudan?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in November 2013
A
Kinshasa
B
Tripoli
C
Addis Ababa
D
Khartoum
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Q5. Which English sculptor's famous works in London are the lions at the British Museum, "Peter Pan" in Kensington Gardens and "Edith Cavell Memorial" outside the National Portrait Gallery?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in January 2011
A
Sir George Frampton
B
Henry Moore
C
Sir Jacob Epstein
D
Dame Barbara Hepworth
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Q6. Which expression is associated with the sinking of the HMS Birkenhead at Gansbaai near Cape Town, South Africa, in February 1852?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in January 2012
A
Gotcha!!!
B
Women and children first
C
Tell the orchestra to play on
D
Look out below!
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Q7. A mallet is used to hit the ball in which of these sports?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in November 2010
A
Croquet
B
Baseball
C
Tennis
D
Squash
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