Question of the Week

Who wrote the book MC Higgins the Great?

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What Persian poet and mystic was born on September 30th, 1207 AD?

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September 24th is F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 117th birthday. What was his second novel, about a girl named Gloria?

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Who gave the famous “Cry of Dolores” speech on September 16th, 1810?

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The term “bug” in computers was popularized on September 9th, 1947 when one of these was found in a Mark II at Harvard…it can still be seen at the National Museum of American History. What type of bug was it?

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The de facto ruler of Syria from 1966-1970, he was thrown in prison by Hafez-al-Assad in 1970 and remained there until his death in 1993. Who was he?

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Who got inside a wooden box, then mailed himself from slavery in Richmond to freedom in Philadelphia in 1849?

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On August 21, 1959, Hawai’i was admitted into the Union as our 50th state. What Hawaiian island is known as the Forbidden Isle, inhabited by 130 Hawaiians for whom Hawaiian is their primary language?

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On August 12, 1990 the largest and best preserved Tyrannosaurus Rex specimen ever was found, in South Dakota. It was named after the woman who found it and is now on display in Chicago. What did they nickname that dinosaur?

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The largest ethnic group in this country, which celebrates its independence on August 5th, is the Mossi people. What country is it?