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Sunday's Quiz: From The Archives

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Q1. The character of John Bull is a national personification of which group of people in general?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in December 2011 and updated in January 2019
A
Teetotal people
B
Citizens of the United Kingdom, England in particular
C
Quakers
D
Whisky drinkers
Select from the options above.

Q2. In astronomy, what is the word applied to the alignment of three or more celestial bodies in the same gravitational system along a straight line?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in January 2011
A
Stellaroptimisation
B
Wysiwyg
C
Diecast
D
Syzygy
Select from the options above.

Q3. On what day in 1066 was William I crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in July 2012
A
Easter Sunday
B
Midsummer's Day
C
Christmas Day
D
His birthday
Select from the options above.

Q4. What rating system for talk shows, defined as the ratio of interrupted sentences versus all sentences within a typical program, expressed as a percentage, was invented by author Stephen Euin Cobb?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in July 2011
A
Yelling criteria
B
Ignorance index
C
Debate ratio
D
Intelligence quotient
Select from the options above.

Q5. What major sporting event was held, also in London, shortly after the London 2012 Summer Olympics?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in September 2013
A
2012 Summer Paralympics
B
Sport Relief 2012
C
2012 Cricket County Championship
D
Bandy World Championship 2012
Select from the options above.

Q6. What territory was sold by Russia under Tsar Alexander II in 1867, for about 1.9¢ per acre ($4.74/km2), a total of US$7.2 million?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in December 2011
A
Romania
B
Mongolia
C
Poland
D
Alaska
Select from the options above.

Q7. Which of these novels was not written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in June 2014
A
The Brothers Karamazov
B
Crime and Punishment
C
The Idiot
D
Doctor Zhivago
Select from the options above.
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