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E: 24/06 Win £50 of Oxford University Press books or ipod shuffle

http://www.oup.com/uk/academic/online/library/quiz/

OUP have promised that the problems with "Library Name" in previous comps have been solved.

1. Astronomer William Herschel became the first person in history to discover a planet of the solar system. Which planet was this?

Answer = Uranus

2. What is an afterglow?

Answer = A. The electromagnetic radiation often observed after a gamma-ray burst


3. Arabella Churchill, granddaughter of Sir Winston, co-founded which iconic summertime festival?

Answer = Glastonbury

4. Which word came first, astronomy or astrology?

Answer = astronomy

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  • cjopen
    cjopen Posts: 22 Forumite
    Says at the bottom of the form that the competition closed on 30 april 2015. Still let me enter though.
  • lovetowinacar
    lovetowinacar Posts: 1,954 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    At the top is says:

    The winner will be chosen from the correct entries after the closing date of 24th June 2015.


    So think the date at the bottom is an error
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