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November 25 Through History
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November 25 Through History

In 1915, Einstein presents general relativity in Berlin. Cousteau leaves Toulon in 1951 aboard the Calypso. Suriname becomes independent in 1975. Can you place these November 25 events in order?

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December 19 Through History
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December 19 Through History

In 1783, Pitt the Younger took the British reins. In 1965, de Gaulle was re-elected by universal suffrage. Edison patented the phonograph in 1877. Karim Benzema and Édith Piaf both blow out their candles on this day. Can you sort it all out?

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July 24th Through History
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July 24th Through History

Jacques Cartier plants a cross at Gaspé in 1534, de Gaulle shouts "Vive le Québec libre!" in 1967, Apollo 11 splashes down in 1969 and Salt Lake City is founded in 1847. Ten questions about this one-of-a-kind day.

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Great Inventions
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Great Inventions

From the Mesopotamian wheel to the World Wide Web, ten inventions that transformed human life: the printing press, the telephone, the steam engine, the automobile, aviation, the vaccine and the electric light bulb. Do you know who is behind each one and the year it appeared?

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Spices of the World: Flavors and Origins
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Spices of the World: Flavors and Origins

The most expensive spice taken from a crocus (150,000 flowers for 1 kg), the part of the tree that gives cinnamon, the chili brought back by Christopher Columbus, the country that produces 80% of the world's vanilla: 10 questions on the origins of spices.

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Sacred Places of the World
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Sacred Places of the World

From Jerusalem to the Vatican, from the banks of the Ganges to the temples of Angkor Wat and Borobudur: 15 questions on the shrines of Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Shinto.

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History of France: Since 1789
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History of France: Since 1789

From the Revolution of 1789 to the Fifth Republic: you cross two centuries of regimes, battles and figures that shaped contemporary France. Which motto was born from the Revolution? Which emperor reigned from 1804 to 1815? Who founded the Fifth Republic?

April 13th Through History
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April 13th Through History

Fort Sumter on 13 April 1861, Edict of Nantes signed by Henry IV in 1598, Amritsar massacre in 1919 under Reginald Dyer, MK-Ultra launched by Allen Dulles in 1953, Ian Fleming's Casino Royale that same year: one day, many tipping points.

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Famous Celebrity Couples
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Famous Celebrity Couples

Celebrity couple nicknames, royal weddings at Westminster Abbey, French chanson duos and couples of Claude Lelouch's cinema: 15 questions on the couples that made headlines, from film sets to the red carpet.

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July 2nd Through History
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July 2nd Through History

Íngrid Betancourt freed in 2008, Hermann Hesse born in 1877, the Civil Rights Act passed in 1964, Walmart opens in 1962. Ten questions about July 2nd. Can you place them all?

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August 13 Through History
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August 13 Through History

In 1521, Cortés captured Tenochtitlan. In 1961, the Berlin Wall began to be built. In 2014, Maryam Mirzakhani received the Fields Medal. Can you place these events in their context?

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October 24 Through History
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October 24 Through History

In 1648, the Peace of Westphalia ended the Thirty Years' War. In 1929, Wall Street crashed on a Black Thursday. In 1945, the UN came into force. Ten questions about this October 24. Can you place them back in context?

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