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Sunday's Quiz: From The Archives

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Q1. Which of these was a 19th century painting by Goya?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in September 2011
A
The Colossus
B
The Titan
C
The Giant
D
The Cyclops
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Q2. What does the Greek word "Eureka" mean?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in April 2013 and updated in December 2021
A
I am dripping on your shoes
B
It's a sudden and unexpected discovery
C
The volumes match
D
I have found it
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Q3. The first successful public operation under which anaesthetic was carried out at Massachusetts General Hospital in 1846 by William Morton?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in December 2013
A
Xenon
B
Ether
C
Chloroform
D
Propanol
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Q4. The Harvard-Yale Regatta, first contested between Harvard and Yale Universities in 1852, is rowed on what river?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in July 2013
A
Thames, London, UK
B
Thames, New London, Connecticut, USA
C
Seine, Paris, France
D
Brahmaputra, Bangladesh
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Q5. In 1577, Francis Drake embarked on a voyage around the world with 5 ships. After 3 years, which was the only one to return to England?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in June 2013
A
The Endeavour
B
Santa Maria
C
The Golden Hind
D
The Discovery
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Q6. Who was the founder of the Christian Science movement?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in July 2011
A
Betsy Ross
B
Mary Baker Eddy
C
Aleister Crowley
D
Charles Manson
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Q7. Which of these is a small chain of islands that connects Sri Lanka to southern India?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in June 2012 and updated in May 2024
A
Rama's Bridge, or Rama Setu
B
The Giant's Causeway
C
Devil's Bridge
D
Offa's Dyke
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