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Q 01What is the specific term for the study and collection of coins, tokens, and paper money?
- APhillumeny
- BNumismatics
- CNotaphily
- DVexillology
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Numismatics
Numismatics is the study or collection of currency, including coins, tokens, paper money, and medals. It is often referred to as the 'hobby of kings'.
Q 02What is the common term for the obsessive collection and study of postage stamps?
- APhilately
- BScripophily
- CNotaphily
- DCartophily
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Philately
Philately is derived from Greek roots meaning 'love of tax freedom' and refers to the collection and study of postage stamps and postal history.
Q 03Which American TV host and comedian is known for his huge collection of classic and exotic cars and motorcycles?
- AJay Leno
- BDavid Letterman
- CConan O'Brien
- DJerry Seinfeld
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Jay Leno
Jay Leno, the former host of 'The Tonight Show', is famous for his passion for vehicles and owns an extensive collection of classic and exotic cars and motorcycles, which he showcases in 'Jay Leno's Garage'.
Q 04Which guitarist auctioned his Stratocasters 'Brownie' and 'Blackie' to fund a rehab clinic?
- AJimi Hendrix
- BB.B. King
- CJimmy Page
- DEric Clapton
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Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton sold Brownie for $497,500 in 1999 and Blackie for $959,500 in 2004, each a record price for a guitar at the time, to fund his Crossroads Centre rehab clinic.
Q 05Which American publishing magnate's Fabergé egg collection was later bought by a Russian oligarch?
- AWilliam Randolph Hearst
- BHenry Luce
- CMalcolm Forbes
- DJoseph Pulitzer
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Malcolm Forbes
Malcolm Forbes built a famous Fabergé collection, and in 2004 Viktor Vekselberg bought all of it for about $100 million just before it came up for auction, taking it back to Russia.
Q 06Who owns the world's largest private car collection?
- AThe Sultan of Brunei
- BRalph Lauren
- CElon Musk
- DThe Prince of Monaco
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The Sultan of Brunei
The Brunei royal collection is put at about 7,000 cars, though most were bought by the Sultan's brother Prince Jefri, and hundreds of Mercedes were left to rot in the tropical heat.
Q 07Whose 71,000-item collection, bequeathed to the nation, founded the British Museum?
- ASir Ashton Lever
- BSir Hans Sloane
- CSir Joseph Banks
- DSir John Soane
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Sir Hans Sloane
Sir Hans Sloane's will let the nation buy his collection for £20,000, far below its estimated £50,000 worth, though critics mocked him as 'the foremost toyman of his time'.
Q 08What is the specialized term for the collection and study of postcards?
- ACartophily
- BDeltiology
- CPhilography
- DIconography
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Deltiology
Deltiology comes from the Greek deltion, a small writing tablet, and postcard collecting is often ranked the third-biggest collecting hobby, after stamps and coins.
Q 09Which 19th-century English baronet amassed one of the largest private manuscript collections ever?
- ASir Arthur Conan Doyle
- BSir Walter Scott
- CSir Thomas Phillipps
- DSir Richard Burton
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Sir Thomas Phillipps
Sir Thomas Phillipps called himself a 'vello-maniac' and wanted one copy of every book in the world; sales of his hoard were still going on more than a century after he died.
Q 10What did Mary Delany depict in the 985 cut-paper 'mosaicks' she made in old age?
- AMiniature portraits
- BArchitectural facades
- CHistorical battle scenes
- DFlowering plants
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Flowering plants
Mary Delany cut her flowering plants from tissue paper as a widow in her seventies, and admirers, King George III among them, began sending her fresh blooms to copy.
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