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Which Dutch painter, born this week in 1606, completed this self-portrait?
- Johannes Vermeer
- Rembrandt van Rijn
- Frans Hals
- Peter Paul Reubens
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What was banned in England on this week in 1439 to stop the spread of the Black Death?
- Kissing
- Shaking of hands
- Market days
- Boats to France
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What was the code name for the invasion of Great Britain in 1940, ordered by Adolf Hitler?
- Operation Attila
- Operation Alfred
- Operation SeaLion
- Operation Felix
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Who published the classic American novel Catcher in Rye this week in 1951?
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Kurt Vonnegut
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J. D. Salinger
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James Joyce
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William S. Burroughs
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Who was the first gymnast to score a perfect 10 points in Olympic History?
- Olga Korbut
- Nadia Comăneci
- Mary Lou Retton
- Věra Čáslavská
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In 1994 astronomers observed the 1st collision of objects in our solar system when the Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 crashed into what?
- Jupiter
- Moon
- Sun
- Mars
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Which country was split into two this week in 1954?
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South Korea
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India
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Germany
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Vietnam
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The NASA mission number was the 1st manned mission to land on the Moon this week in 1969?
- Apollo 8
- Apollo 11
- Apollo 13
- Apollo 17
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True or False: In 2017 US scientists calculated that the total amount of plastic ever produced equalled the weight of 1 billion elephants
- True
- False
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Who is this famous Wild West figure, one half of the 1st quick-draw duel of the American West in 1865?
- Wyatt Earp
- Wild Bill Hickok
- Buffalo Bill Cody
- Texas Jack Omohundro
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