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Q1. Which of these was a famous American photographer who worked between the 1960s and the 1980s photographing statuesque male and female nudes, delicate flower still lifes, and highly formal portraits of artists and celebrities?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in September 2013
A
Alan Aldridge
B
Robert Mapplethorpe
C
Aubrey Beardsley
D
Annie Leibovitz
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Q2. What is the first line of the hymn "Jerusalem"?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in November 2011
A
Good King Wenceslas looked out
B
Oh come all ye faithful
C
Once in royal David's city
D
And did those feet in ancient time
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Q3. What continent is bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southeast by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the North Pacific Ocean?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in May 2012
A
Europe
B
Asia
C
North America
D
South America
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Q4. Where was the industrial accident on 2-3 December 1984 that caused the deaths of 3,000 to 16,000 people, for which 7 ex-employees were convicted in June 2010 and sentenced to 2 years imprisonment & a fine of about US$2,000 each?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in August 2011 and updated in March 2026
A
Chernobyl, Ukraine
B
Bhopal, India
C
Greenham Common, England
D
Pasadena, Texas, USA
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Q5. What is the overall name for a branch of applied mathematics used to study behaviour in strategic situations, in which an individual's success in making choices depends on the choices of others?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in March 2013
A
Game theory
B
Von Neumann's examination of mixed strategy equilibria
C
Logarithmics
D
Minimax mixed strategy
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Q6. A "bench press" is used in what activity?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in November 2011
A
Wrestling
B
Wheel-making
C
Furniture making
D
Bodybuilding
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Q7. Which of these is a British geologist who greatly influenced the modern study of geology with his book "The Principles Of Geology"?

Sunday Archive: Originally published in November 2009
A
Sir Charles Lyell
B
John Lyly
C
Robert Lynd
D
Lord John Lyndhurst
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