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Q1. Playwright Athol Fugard, multi-award-winning honorary fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, is best-known for what theme in his works?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in January 2014 and updated in July 2025
A
Tension between Muslim and non-Muslim belief systems
B
Destruction caused by class distinction
C
Slavery, and the struggle against ethnic discrimination in the USA
D
Opposing the South African system of apartheid
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Q2. Ronnie Scott's club in London is the venue for what kind of music?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in December 2013
A
Early music
B
Punk
C
Jazz
D
Opera
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Q3. The naval battle fought on 2 April 1801 known as the Battle of Copenhagen was fought between Denmark and a navy from where?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in June 2010
A
Sweden
B
Germany
C
Britain
D
France
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Q4. Guitarist Brian Rankin is better known as who?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in December 2010
A
Eric Clapton
B
Hank Marvin
C
Pete Townshend
D
Jimmy Page
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Q5. Shove ha'penny has been a game popular in pubs and with kings. What is a ha'penny?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in December 2013 and updated in July 2025
A
A UK penny cut in half
B
What a dime used to be called
C
A UK coin with the value of half a penny
D
A lucky coin
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Q6. What is the name of the tool used to sharpen a knife?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in August 2011
A
Aluminium
B
Brass
C
Steel
D
Gypsum
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Q7. What mathematical tabular system was developed and promoted in 1614 by John Napier that changes calculations of, for example, multiplication and finding square roots to addition and division respectively?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in May 2009 and updated in November 2017
A
Algebra
B
Calculus
C
Logarithms
D
Geometric progression
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