Through the looking glass

Here are a few questions which are related to today’s date, June 4th.

1. On 4 June 1783, an uncrewed hot-air balloon was launched at Annonay in southeastern France. This marked the first public demonstration of the discovery that hot air in a large, lightweight bag rises. Who made this discovery and constructed and launched the balloon? Who made this discovery and constructed and launched the balloon?
   • Leclerc Bothers
   • Meirovitz Brothers
   • Montgolfier Brothers
2. On this day in 1876, the first Transcontinental Express arrived in San Francisco after travelling from New York. How long did the journey take?
   • 67 hours and 54 minutes
   • 75 hours and 22 minutes
   • 83 hours and 39 minutes
3. Today in 1996, the maiden flight of the European Space Agencies Ariane 5 rocket ended in an explosion after 37 seconds. What was the cause of this incident?
   • Fuel leak
   • Lightning strike
   • Software bug
4. In 1896, Henry Ford completed a successful test on his first gasoline-powered automobile. What did he call it?
   • Ford Gasoline-Carriage
   • Ford Model A
   • Ford Quadricycle
5. On 4 June 1937, an American supermarket chain introduced one of the world’s first shopping carts. What was the supermarket chain?
   • Humpty Dumpty
   • Daisy
   • Tweedledum and Tweedledee

Good luck! I will post the answers later today.