Trivia of the Day: Wednesday, October 28, 2026

The trivia questions Trivia Cafe ran on October 28, 2026, each with its answer. Play today's Daily 10.

The Daily 10 for October 28, 2026

1.What religion follows the teachings of the Guru Granth Sahib?
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Sikhism
2.Which South American city is named “River of January”.
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RIO DE JANEIRO
3.This historical period was characterized by the existence of dinosaurs, and the appearance of the earliest mammals and birds. It was named after a Swiss mountain range. What's the name?
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JURASSIC
4.The Chinese are generally given credit for how many of these three inventions: the abacus, gunpowder, the magnetic compass?
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ALL THREE
5.The phrase Barbary Coast often refers to San Francisco, but the word Barbary actually refers to what region of the world?
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NORTHERN AFRICA Settled by Berbers in the 2nd millennium B.C. Berber: North African, primarily Muslim people living in tribes from Morocco to Egypt.
6.What is the name of the effect, named after a 19th Century Austrian physicist, which causes the sound of a moving object to change its pitch as it approaches and then passes you?
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DOPPLER EFFECT - also related to the change of light
7.During the Middle Ages, stonemasons would carve grotesquely decorative rain spouts along the ends of the roofs, in the form of animals or faces. What are these things called?
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GARGOYLES
8.In which locations are each of these Shakespearean plays set: a. Hamlet: the country: b. Macbeth: the country: c. Romeo and Juliet: the city: d. Othello is a general commanding the forces of
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a. DENMARK b. SCOTLAND c. VERONA, italy d. VENICE
9.Which space agency has an astronaut, Jeremy Hansen, on board NASA's Artemis II mission?
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Canadian Space Agency
10.Which TV newsreporter in late 1986 was embarrassed when he showed a police drug bust on live television only to end up being sued for false arrest?
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JOHN STOSSEL

New trivia questions published that day

100 questions added on October 28, 2026, built from sourced entries on Codexery.

1.In which place was Virgil Donati born: Melbourne, Australia, Nuremberg, Germany, Toronto, Ontario, Canada or Cheltenham, Pennsylvania?
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Melbourne, Australia
2.In what year was Dan Pinto born: 1954, 1957, 1959 or 1960?
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1960
3.In what year was French drummer Pierre Moerlen born: 1945, 1952, 1954 or 1957?
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1952
4.Who directed "Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book": Josef von Báky, Bernhard Wicki, Ernst Lubitsch or Stefan Ruzowitzky?
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Stefan Ruzowitzky
5.Who directed "The Little Vampire": Bernhard Wicki, Karel Lamac, Michiel ten Horn or Uli Edel?
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Uli Edel
6.Who directed "Münchhausen": Ernst Lubitsch, Josef von Báky, Rainer Matsutani or Karel Lamac?
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Josef von Báky
7.In what year was "Nancy Drew: Midnight in Salem" first released: 2010, 2011, 2013 or 2019?
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2019
8.In what year was "Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill" first released: 1998, 2011, 2013 or 2019?
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1998
9.In what year was "Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge" first released: 2010, 2011, 2013 or 2019?
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2010
10.Who wrote "A Book of Giants": George R. R. Martin, Voltaire, Michael Ende or Ruth Manning-Sanders?
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Ruth Manning-Sanders
11.Who wrote "János vitéz": Sándor Petőfi, Ruth Manning-Sanders, H. G. Wells or Roald Dahl?
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Sándor Petőfi
12.Who wrote "The BFG": Samantha Shannon, Roald Dahl, George R. R. Martin or Voltaire?
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Roald Dahl
13.Who wrote "The Monster Bed": King Charles III, Beverly Cleary, Jeanne Willis or Frances Hodgson Burnett?
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Jeanne Willis
14.Who wrote "The Mouse and the Motorcycle": Frances Hodgson Burnett, King Charles III, Robert Newton Peck or Beverly Cleary?
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Beverly Cleary
15.Who wrote "The Old Man of Lochnagar": Robert Newton Peck, Jeanne Willis, Frances Hodgson Burnett or King Charles III?
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King Charles III
16.Which company developed "Thief": Dontnod Entertainment, Deck Nine, Taito or Eidos-Montréal?
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Eidos-Montréal
17.Which company published "Parasite Eve II": Squaresoft, Forever Entertainment, Enix or Square?
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Square
18.Who composed the music for "Einhänder": Tsuyoshi Sekito, Kenichiro Fukui, Daughter or Hiroki Kikuta?
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Kenichiro Fukui
19.Which company developed "Assault Heroes": Microsoft Kids, Wanako Games, Kuju Entertainment or Microsoft Studios?
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Wanako Games
20.Which company developed "Midtown Madness": Microsoft Studios, Angel Studios, iNiS or Harmonix?
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Angel Studios
21.Which company developed "Perfect Dark": Rare, Wanako Games, Midway Games or Kuju Entertainment?
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Rare
22.To which biological family does the sugarcane belong: Poaceae, Violaceae, Tropaeolaceae or Convolvulaceae?
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Poaceae
23.To which biological family does the verbena belong: Asteraceae, Cucurbitaceae, Convolvulaceae or Verbenaceae?
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Verbenaceae
24.To which biological family does the Tagetes belong: Violaceae, Liliaceae, Poaceae or Asteraceae?
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Asteraceae
25.Which company developed "Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game": BL Logic, TalonSoft, Strategic Simulations or Martin Ivanov?
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Martin Ivanov
26.Which company developed "Crusader Kings III: Royal Court": Muzzy Lane Software, Paradox Development Studio, The Creative Assembly or Turbo Tape Games?
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Paradox Development Studio
27.Which company published "Europa Universalis": Strategy First, TalonSoft, Sega or Slitherine Software?
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Strategy First
28.In what year was "Beyond Witch Mountain" first released: 1982, 1995, 2001 or 2018?
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1982
29.Who directed "The Cat in the Hat": Steve Carr, Bo Welch, Rossano Brazzi or Walter Lang?
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Bo Welch
30.Who directed "Christopher Robin": Rossano Brazzi, Gary Winick, Bo Welch or Marc Forster?
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Marc Forster
31.What was the nationality of Dirk Hartog: German, American, Dutch or Spanish?
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Dutch
32.In what year did Welsh-American explorer Henry Morton Stanley die: 1852, 1857, 1865 or 1904?
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1904
33.What was the nationality of Hernando Pizarro: Australian, Spanish, German or Dutch?
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Spanish
34.In what year was "Sonic Blast" first released: 1991, 1994, 1996 or 2007?
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1996
35.Which company developed "Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric": Sega Studios USA, BioWare, Big Red Button or Hardlight?
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Big Red Button
36.Which company developed "Sonic Dream Team": Hardlight, Sanzaru Games, Sega Technical Institute or Internal Sega team?
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Hardlight
37.What is the scientific name of the caper: Capparis spinosa, Exocarpos latifolius, Araucaria bidwillii or Capparis mitchellii?
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Capparis spinosa
38.In what year was Mexican restaurant Pujol founded: 2000, 2008, 2017 or 2021?
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2000
39.In what year was restaurant chain Vips founded: 1964, 1972, 2000 or 2011?
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1964
40.In what year was coffee shop Café El Jarocho founded: 1953, 1964, 1972 or 2000?
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1953
41.In what year was "Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Visit to the West" first released: 1988, 1999, 2014 or 2022?
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1988
42.Which studio produced "A Knight for a Day": Disney, Warner Bros, Sunrise or Studio Chizu?
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Disney
43.In what year was "The Abrafaxe – Under The Black Flag" first released: 1982, 1999, 2001 or 2011?
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2001
44.In what year was American software executive Brian Valentine born: 1959, 1962, 1964 or 1965?
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1959
45.In what year was American computer scientist Jim Allchin born: 1951, 1953, 1959 or 1962?
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1951
46.In what year was Mark Zbikowski born: 1951, 1956, 1959 or 1964?
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1956
47.In what year was History of the Atlanta Braves founded: 1870, 1871, 1876 or 1883?
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1871
48.In what year was franchise history History of the San Diego Padres founded: 1961, 1968, 1969 or 1991?
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1969
49.In what year was Oakland Athletics founded: 1961, 1968, 1969 or 1991?
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1968
50.Which company developed "Deadlight": Motivetime, Tequila Works, Oddworld Inhabitants or Century Interactive?
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Tequila Works
51.Which company developed "OnEscapee": Invictus Games, Tarsier Studios, Century Interactive or Tequila Works?
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Invictus Games
52.Which company published "Little Nightmares II": Bandai Namco Entertainment, U.S. Gold, Microsoft Game Studios or BMG Interactive?
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Bandai Namco Entertainment
53.In what year was "Wildgate" first released: 2010, 2023, 2024 or 2025?
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2025
54.In what year was Manchester Silkworms founded: 1998, 1999, 2002 or 2003?
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1999
55.In what year was Upper Valley Nighthawks founded: 2002, 2003, 2013 or 2016?
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2016
56.In what year was Plymouth Pilgrims founded: 2002, 2003, 2013 or 2016?
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2013
57.In what year was English film director Val Guest born: 1900, 1911, 1912 or 1917?
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1911
58.In what year was English author Robin Hardy born: 1924, 1927, 1929 or 1937?
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1929
59.In which place was John Gilling born: London, Budapest, Hungary, Ramsgate, Kent or Berlin, Germany?
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London
60.In what year did "Bargain Block" premiere: 2012, 2015, 2016 or 2021?
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2021
61.In what year did "HGTV Design Star All Stars" premiere: 2006, 2012, 2015 or 2016?
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2012
62.In what year did "Ellen's Design Challenge" premiere: 2006, 2012, 2015 or 2021?
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2015
63.In what year was Comet Ikeya–Seki discovered: 1962, 1964, 1965 or 1969?
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1965
64.In what year was 40P/Väisälä discovered: 1931, 1936, 1939 or 1941?
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1939
65.Who discovered C/2024 E1: William Liller, Kacper Wierzchoś, Horace Parnell Tuttle or Henry L. Giclas?
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Kacper Wierzchoś
66.In what year did American actress Rosalind Russell die: 1955, 1968, 1976 or 1990?
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1976
67.In what year was American actor Robert Mitchum born: 1902, 1917, 1918 or 1926?
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1917
68.In what year did American actress Rita Hayworth die: 1976, 1987, 1990 or 2010?
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1987
69.In what year was Russian professional football club FC Torpedo Moscow founded: 1919, 1922, 1924 or 1925?
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1924
70.In what year was Russian football club FC Dynamo Leningrad founded: 1918, 1919, 1922 or 1923?
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1922
71.In what year was Russian professional football club PFC CSKA Moscow founded: 1910, 1911, 1919 or 1923?
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1911
72.In what year was American extreme metal band Škan formed: 2004, 2012, 2013 or 2016?
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2013
73.In what year was Greek extreme metal band Dephosphorus formed: 2008, 2010, 2012 or 2013?
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2008
74.In what year was Brazilian extreme metal band Sarcófago formed: 1985, 1988, 1991 or 2003?
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1985
75.In what year was "The Shout" first released: 1970, 1978, 2004 or 2009?
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1978
76.Who directed "Tam Lin": Frederic Goode, Ewen Glass, Ernest Morris or Roddy McDowall?
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Roddy McDowall
77.In what year was "Spiderhole" first released: 2009, 2010, 2012 or 2016?
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2010
78.In what year was American artist Gloria Vanderbilt born: 1875, 1923, 1924 or 1942?
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1924
79.In what year did American sculptor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney die: 1942, 1948, 1971 or 1979?
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1942
80.In what year was American hotelier Caroline Rose Hunt born: 1875, 1923, 1924 or 1942?
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1923
81.Who wrote "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky": Kwame Mbalia, Miguel Ángel Asturias, Hiroshi Aramata or Louis L'Amour?
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Kwame Mbalia
82.Who wrote "Teito Monogatari": Eowyn Ivey, George MacDonald, Melanie Golding or Hiroshi Aramata?
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Hiroshi Aramata
83.Who wrote "The Princess and the Goblin": Melanie Golding, George MacDonald, Paulo Coelho or Kwame Mbalia?
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George MacDonald
84.Which network originally aired "Journey to the West": Zhejiang Satellite TV, BBC channels, TVB Jade or Disney+?
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TVB Jade
85.Which network originally aired "Journey to the West": TVS, Taiwan Television, BBC channels or TVB Jade?
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TVS
86.Which network originally aired "Journey to the West": Zhejiang Satellite TV, Taiwan Television, Disney+ or BBC channels?
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Zhejiang Satellite TV
87.In what year was "The Plague Dogs" first released: 1966, 1973, 1981 or 1982?
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1982
88.Who directed "The One and Only Ivan": Thea Sharrock, Wolfgang Reitherman, Lasse Hallström or Hall Bartlett?
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Thea Sharrock
89.Who directed "Padak": David R. Ellis, Attila Dargay, Anthony Silverston or Dae-Hee Lee?
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Dae-Hee Lee
90.Who directed "Alien Invasion: S.U.M.1": Christian Pasquariello, Semih Kaplanoğlu, Kurt Maetzig or Fritz Lang?
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Christian Pasquariello
91.To which biological family does the Amphicarpaea bracteata belong: Amaryllidaceae, Amaranthaceae, Ericaceae or Fabaceae?
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Fabaceae
92.To which biological family does the Allium tricoccum belong: Amaranthaceae, Fabaceae, Amaryllidaceae or Ericaceae?
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Amaryllidaceae
93.To which biological family does the Arctostaphylos belong: Amaryllidaceae, Ericaceae, Amaranthaceae or Fabaceae?
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Ericaceae
94.In what year did Vladimir Krutov die: 1977, 2012, 2016 or 2017?
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2012
95.In what year was Santtu Kinnunen born: 1987, 1991, 1998 or 1999?
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1999
96.In what year was Ronalds Ķēniņš born: 1989, 1991, 1997 or 1998?
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1991
97.In what year did "The Education of Max Bickford" premiere: 2001, 2004, 2006 or 2007?
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2001
98.Which network originally aired "Deadwood": PBS, HBO, Fox or The WB?
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HBO
99.Which network originally aired "D.C.": CBS, ABC, The WB or Fox?
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The WB
100.Who wrote "Prince Darling": Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont, Madame d'Aulnoy, Madame Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont or Comte de Caylus?
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Madame Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont