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Here are a few questions which are related to today’s date, June 9th.

Grande Hermine with cameos of Jacques Cartier & Francis I, King of France in margins.
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  1. The first European to describe and map North America’s Saint Lawrence River sailed into the river for the first time on 9 June 1534. Who was he?
    • Jacques Cartier
    • Jacques Chirac
    • Jacques Cousteau
  2. Michael J. Fox was born 9 June 1961, what role did he play in Spin City?
    • Frank Bannister
    • Mike Flaherty
    • Ben Stone
  3. On this date, a US President declared a national day of mourning following the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Which US president made this decision?
    • Gerald Ford
    • Lyndon B. Johnson
    • Richard Nixon
  4. Best known for her Kay Scarpetta novels, which author was born today in 1956?
    • Jane Adams
    • Patricia Cornwell
    • Sandra Brown
  5. On 9 June 1959, the world’s first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine was launched. Which of these was it?
    • K-19 (Soviet Union)
    • HMS Resolution (United Kingdom)
    • USS George Washington (United States)

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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