Which author was the highest paid author in history, earning an average of $150 per word?

• icon

  1640

• icon

  1645

• icon

  1655

The correct answer is option B: Founded by Queen Christina in 1645, PoIT (or Post and Domestic Newspaper - English name) was the main newspaper for Swedish readers during the late 17th and 18th centuries. However, since the 1900s, when a series of newspapers appeared and the number of readers decreased, PoIT decided to gradually reduce the news content and "retreat" to the main task of publishing announcements of listed companies and financial and legal institutions as well as official statements of the Swedish Royal Family. Although PoIT has not participated in news information for more than 100 years, the World Newspaper Association still recognizes PoIT as the world's oldest paper newspaper still in circulation.

• icon

  32x22mm

• icon

  34x24mm

• icon

  32x24mm

The correct answer is option A: First News (London, England) has been recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's smallest newspaper (32x22 mm), published on the occasion of World Records Day, November 8, 2007. The newspaper is printed in color with photos and headlines that are quite eye-catching. However, readers will probably need a microscope to fully enjoy the newspaper.

• icon

  129.50 x 88.90 cm

• icon

  229.50 x 88.90 cm

• icon

  329.50 x 88.90 cm

The correct answer is option A: In contrast to First News, the record for the largest newspaper belongs to The Constellation, published in 1859 to celebrate America's Independence Day (July 4) because the size of this newspaper reached 129.50 x 88.90 cm.

• icon

  1,156 pages, weight 6.35kg

• icon

  1,256 pages, weight 6.35kg

• icon

  1,356 pages, weight 6.35kg

The correct answer is option B: In its January 1992 issue, Hong Kong Toys magazine published by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council reached a record thickness of 1,356 pages. However, its weight was only about a quarter of the heaviest newspaper in the world, the American Sunday New York Times, issued in August 1987, weighing 6.35 kg.

• icon

  90 years

• icon

  98 years

• icon

  99 years

The correct answer is option B: This title belongs to the Macon Telegraph in Georgia (USA). This newspaper continuously published on two pages every day an advertisement for a loyal customer, The Jos Neel tailor shop in Macon, a total of 35,760 times over 98 years (from February 22, 1889 to March 1987).

• icon

  1 billion copies

• icon

  2 billion copies

• icon

  2.5 billion copies

The correct answer is A: If achieving a circulation of up to 7 digits (millions) is the dream of many major newspapers in the world, Le Petit Journal published in Paris (France) achieved this level in 1886. Nearly 9 decades later, in 1974, that record was raised 1,000 times by the American weekly TV. Guide with the world's largest circulation: 1 billion copies. The monthly magazine with the highest circulation today is Reader's Digest (USA): 29 million copies/issue.

• icon

  Mark Twain (USA)

• icon

  George Orwell (England)

• icon

  Leader Honiminue (USA)

The correct answer is option C: The author who received the highest royalties was Mr. Oniter Honiminue (USA), who won the Pulitzer Prize for journalism in 1953 and the Nobel Prize for literature in 1960. For a short article of about 200 words about a buffalo fight published in the photo newspaper Sport, he received a royalty of 30,000 USD (so on average, each word was paid up to 150 USD).