Masters to Mars

All of the events below happened today, 7 April, in various years.

Artist’s rendering, from NASA, of the Mars Odyssey spacecraft, in mission configuration. Wikipedia
  1. Jack Nicklaus won his first Masters tournament on 7 April 1963 at the age of 23; how many Masters titles did he win during his career?
    • Four
    • Five
    • Six
  2. The Mars Odyssey spacecraft was launched today in 2001. When did it reach Mars orbit?
    • 15 July 2001
    • 24 October 2001
    • 1 February 2002
  3. On this day in 1948, the World Health Organization, a specialised agency of the UN, was formally established. Where is it based?
    • Geneva, Switzerland
    • New York, US
    • Vienna, Austria
  4. Born today in 1939, who directed the 1979 film Apocalypse Now?
    • Francis Ford Coppola
    • Wolfgang Petersen
    • Martin Scorsese
  5. On 7 April 1939, Benito Mussolini made ___ a protectorate, forcing King Zog I into exile and replacing him with King Victor Emmanuel II. What missing country completes this sentence?
    • Abyssinia
    • Albania
    • Armenia
WHO Logo. Wikipedia

Good luck! I will post the answers later today.

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