Through the looking glass

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

Illustration from Through the Looking Glass.
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  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.

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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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