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Sunday's Quiz: From The Archives

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Q1. In weaving, what are the threads running parallel to the length of the cloth called?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in March 2011
A
Wane
B
Weft
C
Wax
D
Warp
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Q2. Who played "One Punch Mickey" in the 2000 film "Snatch"?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in May 2013 and updated in November 2024
A
Charlie Sheen
B
Robbie Williams
C
Johnny Depp
D
Brad Pitt
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Q3. The world's oldest emergency call service was introduced first in the London area in 1937. What telephone number was used?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in March 2011 and updated in September 2020
A
911
B
999
C
111
D
119
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Q4. What was the first public library in Europe?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in April 2012
A
The Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford
B
Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan, Italy
C
The Library at La Sorbonne University, Paris
D
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Berlin
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Q5. What instrument is used to measure the specific gravity (or relative density) of liquids such as beer and wine?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in September 2010
A
Hypsometer
B
Hydrometer
C
Hygrometer
D
Macrometer
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Q6. The most famous versions of what type of book were produced by Bailey in 1721, Johnson in 1755 and Oxford University from 1884?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in May 2010
A
Dictionary
B
Atlas
C
Thesaurus
D
History of England
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Q7. What is the name in England for the mystery crime fiction board game devised by Anthony E. Pratt and originally published in 1949?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in April 2009
A
The Ngaio Marsh Game
B
La Rue Morgue
C
Cluedo
D
P D Games
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