TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

01. What is notable about the date Friday 15 October 1582 in Western history?

A. It was the first day observed under the Gregorian calendar B. John Dee revealed the occult Enochian language

C. The first play by William Shakespeare was staged

D. The Douay–rheims Bible, translated from the Latin Vul

gate into English, was published

02. The character created by O. Henry in his 1907 short story "The Caballero's Way" formed the basis, although

considerably softened, for the main character in what 1950s US TV series?

A. Fury

B. Buffalo Bill, Jr

C. Casey Jones

D. The Cisco Kid

03. Which of these is the oldest known complex scientific calculator, sometimes called the first analogue computer? A. Scheutz's engine B. Babbage's difference engine C. Antikythera mechanism D. Harvard Mark I

C 3. D 2. A 1. answers: