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Tricky trivia quiz challenges your knowledge of obscure facts from around the world

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Tricky true or false quiz challenges your knowledge of obscure facts from around the world – from the longest place name to the number of viruses in the ocean This fiendish quiz challenges your knowledge of random facts about the world  It was created by quizmaster Tal Garner for the US-based trivia website Playbuzz Can … Read more

Tricky language quiz tests your knowledge of obscure new additions to the Oxford English Dictionary

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Tricky language quiz tests your knowledge of obscure new additions to the Oxford English Dictionary – so, how many do YOU know? Quiz tests the nation’s knowledge of the newest words in the Oxford Dictionary  Posted on US trivia site Playbuzz, challenge asks ten multiple choice questions  Oxford Dictionary adds around 100 expressions to their … Read more

Rare 1,300-year-old coin featuring the face of an obscure Saxon king sells for £48,000

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A rare 1,300-year-old coin featuring the face of a little known Saxon King sells for £48,000 after the owner spent three years trying to prove its historical importance. The antique find was discovered by metal detectorist Andy Hall while searching a muddy field in Wiltshire for buried treasure. When he tried to get it valued … Read more