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Q1. To travel by sea from the British mainland to the Channel Islands, it is necessary to travel through the territorial waters of which country?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in May 2013
A
France
B
Italy
C
Republic of Ireland
D
Denmark
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Q2. Where was the Battle of Hastings, which took place on 14 October 1066 between the Norman army of Duke William II of Normandy and the English army of King Harold II?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in September 2012
A
Epping Forest
B
The woods of Tramecourt
C
Senlac Hill
D
Hamburger Hill
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Q3. Luge and skeleton racing were developed in the late 19th century in which country?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in April 2013
A
Switzerland
B
England
C
India
D
Australia
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Q4. Which of the following was jailed for two months in February 1949 for smoking marijuana?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in May 2009
A
Orson Welles
B
Ronald Reagan
C
James Mason
D
Robert Mitchum
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Q5. Ernest Lawrence of the University of California, Berkeley, is credited with the development in 1929 of what type of particle accelerator that accelerates charged particles using a high-frequency, alternating voltage in a perpendicular magnetic field, causing them to spiral and encounter the accelerating voltage many times?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in October 2011 and updated in November 2024
A
Centrifuge
B
Cyclotron
C
Gravimeter
D
Accelerometer
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Q6. What are the epic tales associated with Iceland traditionally called?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in December 2012
A
Sagas
B
Sages
C
Sagos
D
Segas
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Q7. What was the subject of the final (20 million rupee) question on the "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" programme that featured in the film Slumdog Millionaire?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in April 2013
A
What the God Rama holds in his hand
B
Which cricketer had scored the most centuries
C
The names of the three Musketeers
D
What is written under the Indian national emblem
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