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1. On 3 June 1965, during the Gemini 4 mission, who became the first American to walk in space?
2. On 3 June 1937, the Duke of Windsor, formerly Edward VIII, married Wallis Simpson. In which country did the wedding take place?
3. Ayatollah Khomeini died on 3 June 1989. Who succeeded him as Supreme Leader of Iran?
4. On the night of 3-4 June 1989, troops cleared protesters from Tiananmen Square in Beijing. What was the name of the large white statue the students had built there?
5. On 3 June 1098, crusaders captured the city of Antioch after a long siege. During which crusade did this happen, and in which modern country is Antioch?
6. The poem "Casey at the Bat" was first published on 3 June 1888. What is the name of the town whose team Casey lets down?
7. A French composer died on 3 June 1875, exactly three months after the poorly received premiere of his most famous opera. Name the composer and the opera.
8. The "Waltz King" died in Vienna on 3 June 1899. Name him, and the waltz he wrote in 1867 named after a river.
9. A Prague-born writer died on 3 June 1924. In his most famous story, which character wakes up one morning transformed into a giant insect?
10. Muhammad Ali died on 3 June 2016. In which American city was he born?
11. Pope John XXIII died on 3 June 1963, while a great council he had called was still meeting. Name the council.
12. On 3 June 1956, British Railways abolished which class of travel, renaming it second class?
13. On 3 June 1162, Thomas Becket was consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury. Which king, his former friend, had chosen him?
14. A British king born on 3 June 1865 changed the name of the royal house to Windsor in 1917. Who was he, and what had the house been called before?
15. An American-born French entertainer born on 3 June 1906 was a Resistance agent in the Second World War. In 2021 she became the first Black woman honoured in which Paris monument?
16. An American actor born on 3 June 1925 starred in "Some Like It Hot". Which actor co-starred with him, also disguised as a woman?
17. An American Beat poet born on 3 June 1926 was put on trial for obscenity over which long poem, published in 1956?
18. A Spanish tennis player born on 3 June 1986 won a record number of French Open men's singles titles. How many?
19. An American rock singer and bass player born in Detroit on 3 June 1950 played Leather Tuscadero in which TV sitcom?
20. A Scottish scientist born in Edinburgh on 3 June 1726 is often called the father of modern geology. Who was he?
ANSWERS
1. Ed White
The first person to walk in space was the Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, less than three months earlier, in March 1965.
2. France (at the Château de Candé, near Tours)
3. Ali Khamenei
4. The Goddess of Democracy
5. The First Crusade; Turkey (modern Antakya)
6. Mudville
7. Georges Bizet; Carmen
8. Johann Strauss II; "The Blue Danube" ("An der schönen blauen Donau")
9. Gregor Samsa ("The Metamorphosis", by Franz Kafka)
10. Louisville (Kentucky)
11. The Second Vatican Council (Vatican II)
12. Third class
13. Henry II
14. George V; Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
15. The Panthéon (Josephine Baker)
16. Jack Lemmon (Tony Curtis)
17. "Howl" (Allen Ginsberg)
18. 14 (Rafael Nadal)
19. Happy Days (Suzi Quatro)
20. James Hutton
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