Virtual Reference Library 2020 Quiz - This quiz is based on the free resources that can be accessed from any device using library membership ...

Virtual Reference Library
        2020 Quiz
  This quiz is based on the free resources that
    can be accessed from any device using
        library membership – good luck!

Contents

Questions 1 to 2     Times Digital Archive

Questions 3 to 4     British Library Newspapers

Questions 5 to 7     Newsbank

Questions 8 to 10    Oxford Reference

Questions 11 to 14   Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Questions 15 to 16   Naxos Music Library

Questions 17 to 20   BFI Screen Online

Questions 21 to 22   John Johnson Collection

Times Digital Archive

   1)   An article on the front page of The Times dated 1st January 1900
   describes a burglary; A cash reward of £100 “will be paid to any person or
   persons giving such information to the undersigned as will lead to the
   apprehension and conviction of the thief or thieves and recovery of the stolen
   property…”

  What was stolen?

  Where was it stolen from?

  2)    The Times Thursday 30th September 1920, Association Football
  On page 5 we find a report that Grimsby Town beat                         in the
  Third Division of the League.

Was it:
  a. Brighton and Hove Albion
  b. Luton Town
  c. Southend United
  What was the final score?

British Library Newspapers

3)    On page 3 of the Trewman’s Exeter Flying Post of 4th June 1840, an
     advertisement states that a very handsome                     is for sale?

Described as “very useful and excellent” and “it is well recommended for an invalid
Lady, or for Children”.

4) A Local Tide Table is provided on page 2 of the North Wales Chronicle of
   Saturday 22nd December 1900.

What port do the times in the table apply to?

a) Liverpool
b) Llandudno
c) Bangor

Newsbank

 5)    On 30th May 2020, a collaboration between SpaceX and Nasa saw
 two Astronauts launched into space aboard a capsule on top of a Falcon 9
 rocket. The rockets used in these launches are re-useable and are capable
 of returning to Earth and landing on autonomous drone ships.

 Can you find the name of the drone ship used in this launch?

 6)  I’m looking for an article about Oliver Cromwell, it was written by Minoo
 Dinshaw and I saw it in the Daily Telegraph earlier this year, January I think.

 Can you find the exact date?

 a) 9th January 2020
 b) 10th January 2020
 c) 11th January 2020

 What was the full title of the article?

  7) Complete the headline:
 “Isle of Man Photographic Society Column: Barry’s
 impresses judge Andrew”

 The newspaper is the Isle of Man Today, 28th January 2017.

  Is it:
 a) Beach Ball
 b) Doggy Paddle
 c) Ice Cream

Oxford Reference

 8)    Using the Italian/English Dictionary, what is the Italian for ‘sunglasses’?

 (Tip: go to the ‘Reference Type’ tab and select ‘Bilingual Dictionaries’ then use
 the Italian/English Dictionary).

  9)   In 1924, where was George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue first performed?

 (Tip: go to the ‘Reference Type’ tab and select ‘Timelines’ and then find
 the 1920s timeline).

  10) Using the Oxford Companion to the Garden, find the entry for
  ‘tulips’.

 How many species of tulip are there?

  a) 50
  b) 100
  c) 500

 (Tip: go to the ‘Reference Type’ tab and select ‘Subject Reference’. On the left
 hand side, type ‘tulips’ into the search window – click on the link for the Oxford
 Companion to the Garden).

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

11)   Who was the first Archbishop of Westminster (1850-1865)? Where was he born?

      (Tip: go to ‘Tools and Resources’, then ‘Group theme articles’,
      then ‘Reference lists’ and click on ‘see all reference lists’).

12)   Using reference lists again, who was Poet Laureate from 1972
      to 1984?

13)   Who was Master of the King’s (or Queen’s) Music from 1924 to
      1934? Who is the current one?

14)   Go to Sir Edward Elgar’s entry.

      What did Sir Edward Elgar’s father do for a living in Worcester?

Naxos Music Library

15) I am student who is interested in classical music. I am struggling to find
    information about a specific instrument.

    What is the definition for Xänorphica?

16) I am interested in Pop and Rock music. I am specifically looking for the album
    called “New Orchestral hits 4 kids”.

    What is the title of the sixth track on the album?

    a) The Woods At Night
    b) The Story of the Girl On The Moon
    c) A Major Birthday

BFI Screen Online

17) I am thinking of a television programme which first aired in 1957. It featured a
    doll with extendable arms and legs, which escapes from a toy shop. The doll
    embarks on a series of adventures with his new friends. It was directed by
    Gerry Anderson.

      What TV programme am I?

18) I am thinking of a film. It is one of the oldest surviving British films. It was shot in
    1895 by Birt Acres, a professional photographer, with a camera designed and
    built by R.W.Paul. The film received its premiere in front of an audience on 14
    January 1896 at the Royal Photographic Society in Hanover Street, London.

      What film am I?

 19)Terry Nation is probably best remembered as the creator of Doctor Who’s
    Daleks.

    Which of the following TV programmes has Terry Nation
    created?

    a) Blake’s 7
    b) Survivors
    c) Blake’s 7 & Survivors

John Johnson Collection

 20) What type of animal features on the cover of the “Guide to the Gardens of the
     Zoological Society of London” 46th edition?

     The author of the guidebook is Sclater, Philip Lutley.

21) What is the name of the great actress which wrote the following “ I have used
    KOKO for the Hair for years, and can assure my friends that it stops the Hair
    from falling out, promotes its growth, eradicates Dandriff, and is the most pleasant
    dressing imaginable”.

     a) Miss Grace Egerton
     b) Mrs George de Horne
     c) Miss Ellen Terry

                            Quiz complete - well done!