As Prospect prepares to celebrate its tenth birthday at the end of September, the Cruncher has set a ten-question summer quiz. The prize is a bottle of champagne.
1 Brian Lara's 400 not out is the highest individual score ever made in test cricket. What is the lowest score between zero and 400 that no one has ever reached?
2 Since universal franchise, what is the biggest percentage majority ever recorded in a British general election in a mainland seat contested by more than one mainstream party?
3 What is the record for the lowest number of hours of sunshine recorded during an entire month in an English town?
4 What longstanding rugby league record was broken earlier this year?
5 In how many years did the rate of growth of real GDP in Britain fall below zero during the 20th century?
6 The "Munros" comprise all the Scottish mountains over 3,000 feet. How many years elapsed between the first successful scaling of all the Munros and the second?
7 In 1900, David Hilbert posed 23 fundamental problems in mathematics. How long did it take for the first to be solved?
8 At the time of Stalin's death, for how many years had the longest serving member been on the central committee of the Soviet Communist party?
9 In the relevant currency, what was the largest denomination of a banknote ever issued?
10 The British Isles have many thousands of offshore rocks entirely surrounded by water. How many sheep must such a rock be capable of supporting before it is regarded as an island?
Send answers by 12th August to info@prospect-magazine.co.uk
All the correct sets of answers will be entered into a draw.
The Cruncher's decision is final.
