Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!

Here are a few questions which are related to today’s date, 12 June.

Berlin Wall in Bethaniendamm. The West Berlin side brightly painted, 1986.
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Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate!

Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!

  1. In a speech made on 12 June 1987, US President Ronald Reagan publicly challenged Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet leader, with the words quoted above. Where in Berlin was the speech made?
    • Brandenburg Gate
    • Reichstag
    • Schloss Charlottenburg
  2. On this day in 1963, a film starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton was released in the US. It was the most expensive film made at the time. What was it?
    • America America
    • Ben Hur
    • Cleopatra
  3. On 12 June 1942, a now-famous diarist received a diary for their thirteenth birthday. Where did they live?
    • Amsterdam
    • Berlin
    • Cologne
  4. Today in 1981, the first Indiana Jones film was released. Who played Sallah in Raiders of the Lost Ark and was also a main character in The Lord of the Rings trilogy?
    • John Rhys-Davies
    • Denholm Elliott
    • Wolf Kahler
  5. The Chaco War, which ended on 12 June 1935 with the signing of a ceasefire, involved which two nations?
    • Angola and South Africa
    • Bolivia and Paraguay
    • China and Burma

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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