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- The Guardian
What strange device was found in 1901 by sponge divers? The Saturday quiz
1 Which lines of latitude are defined by the midnight sun and polar night?2 Who was the first female head writer at Saturday Night Live?3 Which band have had a one-armed drummer since 1986?4 90% of the world's advanced semiconductors come from which island?5 Which entertainment venue is at 82 Boulevard de Clichy, Paris?6 What is the heaviest naturally occurring element?7 What mysterious device was discovered in 1901 by Greek sponge divers?8 Which Shakespeare play is partly set in Lebanon?What links:
9 Disney World in 2010; GWR; Magic Roundabout; Oasis?10 Politician Leanne Wood, poet Simon Armitage; artist Cold War Steve; writer Mari Hannah?11 Dumbo; Gromit; Michael Myers; Mini-Me; Oddjob?12 Bay; general mines; holy spirit; St Paul; thick forest?13 First Nephi; Second Nephi; Book of Jacob; Book of Enos; Book of Jarom?14 Birmingham (trades); Cairo (minarets); Lon Chaney (faces)?15 James; My Jim; Becky; Adventures of Mary Jane?
1 Arctic and Antarctic Circles.2 Tina Fey.3 Def Leppard.4 Taiwan.5 Moulin Rouge.6 Uranium.7 Antikythera mechanism.8 Pericles, Prince of Tyre.9 Swindon: twinned with Swindon; railway workshop; notorious ring junction; leisure centre inspired name of band.10 Former probation officers.11 Film characters who don't talk.12 Translations of names of Brazilian states: Bahia; Minas Gerais; Espírito Santo; São Paulo; Mato Grosso.13 First five books of the Book of Mormon.14 Nicknames: city of a thousand trades; city of a thousand minarets; man of thousand faces.15 Books inspired by Huckleberry Finn/Tom Sawyer: Percival Everett; Nancy Rawles; Lenore Hart; Hope Jahren.
