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Sunday's Quiz: From The Archives

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Q1. Which of these is a type of trousers associated with golf?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in June 2012 and updated in July 2020
A
Times threes
B
Minus twos
C
Plus fours
D
Divided fives
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Q2. According to John Aubrey in "Brief Lives", Sir Francis Bacon's death was caused after he contracted a fatal case of pneumonia after an experiment to do what?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in December 2013
A
Find a foolproof way to keep a hat on
B
Ski downhill
C
Use snow to preserve meat
D
Make a waterproof material from latex
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Q3. Who emigrated to the USA in 1842, co-founded a detective agency in Chicago in 1850, and played an influential role in the founding of the US Secret Service?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in August 2013 and updated in September 2024
A
Robert Peel
B
Allan Pinkerton
C
Eliot Ness
D
J Edgar Hoover
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Q4. In which country is the city and naval base of Cadiz?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in October 2010
A
Spain
B
Tunisia
C
Bolivia
D
Afghanistan
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Q5. With what activity is Italian Ferruccio Benvenuto Busoni associated?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in May 2011 and updated in September 2024
A
Architecture
B
Painting
C
Musical composition
D
Ballet
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Q6. How many adjectives are there in the following sentence: "The tall old man in a smart black suit hit the little green car with a long red stick"?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in October 2010
A
6
B
8
C
4
D
2
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Q7. British-born American film actor Archibald Alec Leach was better known by which stage name?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in December 2009
A
Richard Attenborough
B
Michael Caine
C
Laurence Olivier
D
Cary Grant
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