Dr Graham's Sunday Quiz

8 January 2017

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  1. Who painted this, and what is the full painting called?

    2. Answer: Dancer by Joan Miro

    Correct answers from: @mwnciod, @Supervisor1_9_4, @ciderpunx, @TheEliselise

  2. Which country, capitally, is missing from this list: Kiribati, Luxembourg and Nicaragua?

    3. Answer: Norway. They are all countries that abolished capital punishment in 1979.

    Correct answers from: @Supervisor1_9_4

  3. These letter's make up the opening sentence of a novel. Which one, and who wrote it?
    A A A A A A A A A B C D D D E E E E E E E E
    F F F F G G G H H I I I I I I I I K L L L L M M
    N N N N N N N N N O O O O O O O O P R R R
    S S S S S S S S T T T T T T T T U U U U V W W W Y

    4. Answer: Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice (It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.)

    Correct answers from: @LauraMullan, @Supervisor1_9_4, @TheEliselise

  4. What sub-division (e.g. state, county, province) of a country is this?

    5. Answer: New South Wales

    Correct answers from: @LauraMullan, @RowanMullan, @Supervisor1_9_4

  5. Why might Watson, Tomlinson and Jarvis all think it's good to keep in touch?

    6. Answer: First recipients of messages from new telecoms technology (phone, email, text)

    Correct answers from: @Supervisor1_9_4, @ciderpunx

  6. What two letters are represented in this symbol?

    7. Answer: N & D. Dervived from semaphore.

    Correct answers from: @0x736A, @LauraMullan, @RowanMullan, @Supervisor1_9_4, @SmallsLites, @LittleMcGeorge, @KatEllis37, @ciderpunx, @TheEliselise