[fella]

The quiz is very interesting as it gives a good insight into what was then considered common knowledge about the currant affairs, literature and history as imparted by our education system and media of the time. In comparison to today we are sadly lacking.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

The quiz is very interesting as it gives a good insight into what was then considered common knowledge about the currant affairs, literature and history as imparted by our education system and media of the time. In comparison to today we are sadly lacking.

I don't know if you could call the answers to the Sunday quiz common knowledge, exactly. I have found that all this information appeared in stories from different sections of the paper during the previous week. So only those who read the paper front to back are likely to know all the answers.