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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Author: Scott F

As a retired trivia writer, editor and quiz compiler, I wholeheartedly agree with Bertrand Russell’s quote: “There’s much pleasure to be gained in useless knowledge.” Trivia of all sorts has always fascinated me, and for many years, I’ve written and compiled trivia for various media, including traditional TV and radio quiz shows, newspapers and magazines, apps, and other digital platforms.

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