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2017 Current Events Trivia

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January 1996, one of the world's most revered opera houses burned down; Verdi, Rossini, Wagner, and Stravinsky had premiered many of their works here. In which city was this fire?

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In what year and location did Martin Luther King, Jr. deliver his speech: "I Have a Dream"?

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Which U.S. President negotiated the Camp David accords that lead to a signed peace treaty between Egypt and Israel?

3

What did Newton Minow, the chairman of the federal communications commission, describe in 1961 as "a vast wasteland"?

11

Which dangerous drug, whose generic name was originally a trade name, was first developed in Germany in 1898?

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This book is considered a milestone in the history of feminism. It is called "A Vindication of the Rights of Women," and was written by Mary Wollstonecraft in what year: 1792, 1892, or 1992?

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Which crew members of Apollo 11 were the first two human beings to walk on the moon (July 20, 1969)?

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In what year did Texas become second largest state?

14

Louis Farrakhan, head of the Nation of Islam, borrowed a phrase from the Iranians, when he referred to the United States as what?

12

Napoleon was forced to step down as emperor of France as a result of a disastrous military campaign in the winter of 1812, in which country?

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used web: BONUS: The first time humans ever saw "it" was 1959, when a Russian satellite first photographed it. What was it?

1

What is the two word name for the moment around September 21 of each year when day and night are approximately equal in length?

3

In 1995, Shannon Faulkner enrolled in, but then withdrew from, which formerly all-male military academy in South Carolina?

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Which well-known businessman was appointed chairman of the Statue of Liberty restoration project in the mid 1980's?

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What happened in London in 1908 and 1948, Paris in 1900 and 1924, and Los Angeles in 1932 and 1984? Give a two-word answer.