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October 28 Through History
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October 28 Through History

In 1886, the Statue of Liberty was inaugurated in New York. In 1962, Khrushchev withdrew his missiles from Cuba. In 1954, Hemingway received the Nobel Prize. Ten questions about this October 28.

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June 4th Through History
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June 4th Through History

Operation Dynamo evacuated 340,000 soldiers from Dunkirk in June 1940. The Montgolfiers flew their first balloon at Annonay on 4 June 1783. Tiananmen and Solidarność, same day in 1989. Test your 4 June.

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The Protestant Reformation
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The Protestant Reformation

From the German monk nailing 95 theses to a door to a France ravaged by wars of religion: a century that fractures Christian Europe.

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Legendary Concerts & Festivals
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Legendary Concerts & Festivals

The Isle of Wight 1970 drew bigger crowds than Woodstock, marking one of Hendrix's last concerts. Coachella sets up in a western US desert, Burning Man raises its giant sculpture, Rock en Seine has taken over a Paris park since 2003. 10 questions on the places and dates of legendary concerts.

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Great Battles That Changed History
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Great Battles That Changed History

Which Carthaginian general crossed the Alps with elephants in 218 BC, which English admiral defeated the Franco-Spanish fleet at Trafalgar in 1805, who defeated Darius III at Gaugamela? 15 battles that tipped the course of History: the ancient marathon, Henry V's archers in 1415, Waterloo, the ten-year siege according to Homer, the author of The Art of War, Gettysburg in 1863, the end of the French presence in Indochina in 1954, Hastings and the Norman duke who conquered England, the 1942-1943 turning point in the East and the 300 facing Xerxes I.

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Chemistry: Elements and Reactions
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Chemistry: Elements and Reactions

Who really invented the periodic table? Which acid hides inside your car battery? Which metal stayed liquid in old thermometers? 15 chemistry questions, from element symbols to reactions and pH.

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April 11th Through History
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April 11th Through History

On April 11, 1814, Napoleon signs his abdication at Fontainebleau. Same day in 1970, Apollo 13 lifts off for the Moon; in 1945, the US 89th Division liberates Buchenwald. Test your history.

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August 20 in History
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August 20 in History

Trotsky fatally wounded in 1940, Voyager 2 launched in 1977, Senegal independent in 1960, Darwin presents evolution in 1858. Ten questions about August 20, can you place them in context?

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July 7th Through History
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July 7th Through History

Hawaii became a US territory in 1898, Ringo Starr was born in 1940, the Solomon Islands gained independence in 1978, and the Treaty of Tilsit was signed in 1807. Can you place them all?

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French Wines & Grape Varieties
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French Wines & Grape Varieties

Which grape dominates Bordeaux's red plantings? Which sweet wine pairs with foie gras? Ten questions on the grape varieties and AOCs behind French winemaking.

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Famous Novel Openings
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Famous Novel Openings

"Mother died today" (Camus, 1942). "Call me Ishmael" (Melville, 1851). "In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit" (Tolkien, 1937). 10 cult opening lines, from Dickens to Austen and Tolstoy: read the first sentence, name the novel.

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June 18th Through History
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June 18th Through History

Paul McCartney was born on 18 June 1942. In 1946, Italy became a Republic. In 1948, CBS launched the LP record. In 1983, Sally Ride flew into space.

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