A quiz on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the sub-four-minute mile run on May 6 by Roger Bannister

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At which location did Bannister achieve this incredible feat and what was the occasion for the race?

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Name the two other runners (with same first name) alongside Bannister involved for the AAA in the record-breaking feat.

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What was the barrier-breaking time retuned by Bannister that has gone into athletics folklore?

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To what incredible feat that happened nearly a year ago did Bannister compare his triumph, writing “...it was a barrier that seemed to defy all attempts to break it — an, irksome reminder that man’s striving might be in vain”?

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Which Olympic champion was the commentator on Radio BBC for the historic run?

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Roger Bannister trained to be a doctor. What was his specialisation?

Questions and Answers to the May 3 edition of the daily quiz: 1. This English astronomer predicted the onset of the eclipse in 1715. Ans: Edmond Halley

2. Great Britain would adopt the _________ ________ only 37 years later. Ans: Gregorian calendar

3. This man is famous for pushing the Parliament of Great Britain to pass the Longitude Act in 1714. Ans: William Whiston

4. Edmond Halley predicted the eclipse to within four minutes, but got the path of the eclipse wrong because he used the wrong lunar _________ . Ans: Ephemeris

5. In 1686, Edmond Halley coined the name ‘_____’ to refer to a period of about 6,585.3 days, which could be used to predict the occurrence of solar and lunar eclipses. Ans: Saros

Visual: Name this man.

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Ans: John

GETTY IMAGES Visual question: Name the famed rival of Bannister, seen on the right, who broke Sir Roger’s record just 46 days later with a World Athletics-ratified time of three minutes, 58 seconds?