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2017 Current Events Trivia

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In which month of 1995 was O.J. Simpson acquitted?

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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?

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

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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?

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Which of these events occurred FIRST: the computer chip was patented, the Berlin Wall was erected, the birth control pill was OK'd by the US Food and Drug Administration

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 17-18th century monk invented sparkling champagne, and later the cork stopper?

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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.

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When in December, 1996, his daughter asked him what he wanted for Christmas, he replied, "another Christmas." Who were they - father and daughter?

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In 1900, which German inventor designed and manufactured the first motorized, dirigible balloon?