UK Public Library Members Quiz: May-June 2015
Win £50 worth of books, or an iPod Shuffle!
Looking forward to the Summer Solstice on June 21st, our latest quiz is
all about summertime and astronomy.
But stargazing won’t help you here - use the Oxford online resources
provided by your public library to find the answers to the questions
below for a chance to win either an iPod shuffleTM or £50 worth of
Oxford University Press books!
Enter at www.oup.com/online/library/quiz. The winner will be chosen from
the correct entries after the closing date of 24th June 2015.
For an introduction on how to log in and access the resources, or more information, visit our 'Library in
Your Living Room' hub at www.oup.com/online/library
1. Astronomer William Herschel became the first person in history to discover a planet of the solar system.
Which planet was this?
Use your library access to login to www.oxforddnb.com to find the answer.
2. What is an afterglow?
A. The electromagnetic radiation often observed after a gamma-ray burst
B. A camera with a field of view that includes all, or nearly all, of the sky in one frame
C. The force commonly known as dark energy
D. A radio source from which is received a highly regular train of pulses
Use your library access to login to www.oxfordreference.com to find the answers.
3. Arabella Churchill, granddaughter of Sir Winston, co-founded which iconic summertime festival?
Use your library access to login to www.oxforddnb.com to find the answers.
4. Which word came first, astronomy or astrology?
HINT: Look for the earliest quotation dates.
Use your library access to login to www.oed.com to find the answers.
To enter, and be in with the chance of winning £50 worth of books or
an iPod shuffle, visit www.oup.com/online/library/quiz
Quiz closing date: 24th June 2015