Quiz | Easy like Sunday morning: What has November 16 ever given us?

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On this date in 1855, who was the first European on record to see the mighty Mosi-oa-Tunya (thundering smoke) on the Zambezi River? Having set out as a missionary, he became famous as an explorer. Who was this person who inspired a famous quote?

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Born on this day in 1916, American voice actor Daws Butler became renowned for the work he did with Hanna-Barbera cartoons. His most famous voicing was for a resident of the fictionalised Yellowstone National Park . This character, inspired by a baseball player, would try to steal picnic baskets from tourists. Name the character.

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On November 16, 1933, Swiss physicist Fritz Zwicky published his seminal article “The Redshift of Extragalactic Nebulae”. In it, he theorised the existence of a new type of matter he called ‘dunkle Materie’. Not yet confirmed, the question remains: what is the name of the matter that does not interact with light?

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On this date in 1945, this specialised agency of the United Nations was founded. It was started to promote world peace through international cooperation in various non-political aspects. What is the name of this organisation, known by its acronym, that is often misquoted in fake WhatsApp forwards?

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On November 16, 1945, two new elements were discovered by scientists at the University of Chicago. The first was with atomic number 95, which was named Americium. The second (96) was the first (and so far, the only one) to be named after a couple. What is the name of element 96?

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On November 16, 1959, this musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II opened at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York City. It ran for 1,443 performances and was made into an Academy Award-winning movie in 1965. What musical followed an Austrian captain and his seven children?

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On this date in 1965, the Soviet Union launched the Venera 3 space probe. It became the first spacecraft to reach the surface of another planet when it crashed on March 1, 1966. On which planet did it land?

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Born on November 16, 1971, this cricketer was named a test captain at the age of 22 and became the record third fast-bowler to captain a national team. Feared for his reverse swing, who was this bowler who made Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt say that his favourite cricket team was Pakistan?

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On November 16, 2003, a 16-year-old made his official debut for FC Barcelona, as a substitute in a friendly against FC Porto. He went on to be named the World’s Best Player a record eight times. This Argentine player currently holds a record 1,290 goal contributions. Who is he?

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On this date in 2001, which movie was officially released in the U.S. and the U.K. — with two different titles — and instantly broke all records? It was the first of eight films of a series that spanned a decade and earned more than $7 billion worldwide. Which is this movie whose title refers to a student of ancient science?

Answer : Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s / Sorcerer’s Stone

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