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November 30 Through History
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November 30 Through History

Winston Churchill was born on November 30, 1874, Pink Floyd released The Wall in 1979, Barbados became a republic in 2021. Can you place these events and many others in the right order?

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March 30th Through History
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March 30th Through History

On March 30, 1867, the United States bought Alaska for 7.2 million dollars. Same day: Van Gogh's birth in 1853, inauguration of I.M. Pei's pyramid at the Louvre in 1989. Test your memory.

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June 3rd Through History
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June 3rd Through History

On June 3, 1940, Operation Dynamo evacuated 338,000 troops from Dunkirk. Same date: Montenegro's independence in 2006, Rafael Nadal's birth in 1986. Test what this date hides.

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July 30 through History
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July 30 through History

Henry Ford was born on July 30, 1863, Patrick Modiano received the Nobel Prize in 2014, the Indianapolis was torpedoed in 1945. Vanuatu proclaimed its independence the same year as the Jerusalem Law. Can you place all of that in the right order?

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Legendary Explorers: Conquering the World
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Legendary Explorers: Conquering the World

Seven centuries of discovery: the Kon-Tiki raft in 1947, Christopher Columbus reaching the Americas, the first circumnavigation by sea between 1519 and 1522, the race to the South Pole in December 1911, the route to India in 1498, the first solo transatlantic flight by a woman in 1932, the founding of Quebec in 1608, HMS Beagle, the conquest of the Aztec Empire between 1519 and 1521, the Victoria Falls seen in 1855.

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May 28th Through History
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May 28th Through History

On May 28, 1871, the Bloody Week ended the Paris Commune; in 1987, Mathias Rust landed his Cessna on Red Square. Test the other surprises of this date, from Amnesty to the Sierra Club.

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February 23 Through History
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February 23 Through History

Handel was born on February 23, 1685, Gutenberg printed his Bible in 1455, Zola was convicted in 1898 for J'accuse. Ten questions on these pivotal dates in world history. Can you place them all?

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Cult Comedies
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Cult Comedies

François Pignon in Le Dîner de cons, Les Trois Frères, OSS 117, Kaamelott, La Grande Vadrouille, Les Bronzés, Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre, Les Intouchables: 10 questions on the actors, the comic trios, the release years and the behind-the-scenes of cult French-language comedies.

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August 7th Through History
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August 7th Through History

In 1960, Ivory Coast gained independence. In 1815, Napoleon set off for Saint Helena. Abebe Bikila was born in 1932, Charlize Theron in 1975. Ten questions about this August 7.

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False Friends in the French Language
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False Friends in the French Language

« Eventually » doesn't mean « éventuellement », and « library » isn't a librairie. 15 questions on the traps that trip up bilingual French speakers: the difference between « amener » and « emmener », « balade » or « ballade », what « prétendre » really means, and whether « entrée » and « entry » are false friends. From « sensible » to « assister à », with no easy traps.

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La Fontaine's Fables: Morals and Animals
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La Fontaine's Fables: Morals and Animals

The Greek fabulist who inspired La Fontaine, the animal that wants to grow as big as the Ox, the wolf's pretext for eating the Lamb, the Rat that saves the Lion, the race of the Hare and the Tortoise, what the Crow holds in its beak facing the Fox. Find the details La Fontaine slipped in between 1668 and 1694 under Louis XIV.

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March 27th Through History
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March 27th Through History

On 27 March 1513, Ponce de León names Florida. On 27 March 1977, two Boeing 747s collide at Tenerife (583 dead). And in 1973, Brando sends Sacheen Littlefeather to refuse his Oscar. Eleven centuries, one date.

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