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September 14 Through History
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September 14 Through History

In 1791, Olympe de Gouges published her Declaration of the Rights of Woman. In 1867, Marx released Capital. In 1960, OPEC was born. Three centuries of history in ten questions.

2 min
Classics of World Literature
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Classics of World Literature

The Little Prince published in 1943, Arsène Lupin created in 1905, Captain Nemo, Agatha Christie's Belgian detective, Sherlock Holmes: 15 questions on the authors behind the classics we quote without always having read them. Who wrote "Madame Bovary"? Who penned "The Stranger" and "1984"?

2 min
Egyptian Mythology
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Egyptian Mythology

Beyond Ra and Anubis: the ram-headed god who shapes humans on his potter's wheel, the part-crocodile part-lioness creature that devours the heart of impure souls, the serpent of chaos that battles the sun every night. 15 questions on the lesser-known deities, the judgment of the dead and the Ennead of Heliopolis.

4 min
Astronomy: The Solar System
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Astronomy: The Solar System

The hottest planet in the solar system and its greenhouse effect at 462°C, the one that spins tilted at 98° on its axis, Jupiter's Great Red Spot, the composition of Saturn's rings, the probe launched in 1977 that is the most distant from Earth, Pluto's current status, the moon that could harbor life: 15 questions on the planets and their records.

2 min
July 26 Through History
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July 26 Through History

Fidel Castro attacks Moncada in 1953, Nasser nationalizes Suez in 1956, Esperanto is born in 1887 in Warsaw. Carl Gustav Jung and Mick Jagger blow out their candles on this day. Ten questions to test your memory of July 26.

2 min
Hinduism: Gods and Traditions
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Hinduism: Gods and Traditions

The bindi between the eyebrows, the meaning of the word yoga in Sanskrit, the epic poem that contains the Bhagavad Gita, the sacred sound that is the primordial vibration of the universe, and the spring festival of colours. 15 questions on the gods, festivals and texts of a religion 3,500 years old.

2 min
From Book to Film: Famous Adaptations
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Literature
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From Book to Film: Famous Adaptations

Victor Hugo (1831) turned into a Disney cartoon, Mario Puzo (1969) brought to screen by Coppola, and Peter Jackson's trilogy that swept 17 Oscars. 10 cult novels and their adaptations to match up.

1 min
April 29th Through History
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April 29th Through History

On 29 April 1429 Joan of Arc reached Orléans, in 1899 La Jamais Contente broke 100 km/h, in 1945 Dachau was liberated and Hitler married Eva Braun. 10 questions on a packed date.

2 min
Dumbledore & The Order of the Phoenix
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Dumbledore & The Order of the Phoenix

A barkeep brother at the Hog's Head in Hogsmeade, a young sister who died tragically in a three-way duel, a cursed Horcrux that dooms him, and the dark wizard defeated in the historic duel of 1945. 10 questions on the true past of Hogwarts' headmaster and the Order of the Phoenix.

2 min
Birds of the World: Feathers and Beaks
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Nature
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Birds of the World: Feathers and Beaks

The largest living bird, the seabird that dives more than 500 metres deep, the widest wingspan in the world, the bird that is the symbol of France, and the one that flies backwards. 10 questions on the feathers, beaks and records of the bird world.

1 min
Severus Snape: Always
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Severus Snape: Always

The son of an alcoholic Muggle and a childhood neighbour of Lily Evans, he plays a secret role between Voldemort and Dumbledore for 17 years, longs for a teaching post at Hogwarts for 16 years, and passes on his memories to Harry in one final gesture. 10 hard questions on the man behind the mask.

2 min
Islam: The Fundamentals
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Islam: The Fundamentals

The fundamental pillars, the number of suras in the Quran, the shape and the holy city of the Kaaba in Mecca, the month of fasting, the meaning of the word halal, and the angel who delivered the revelation. 15 questions on the basics of the world's second-largest religion.

2 min