Flight of Fancy

Today’s questions cover a range of topics, all related to July 15th.

One

On 15 July 1916, in Seattle, Washington, William Boeing and George Conrad Westervelt incorporated…

• BoWes Aviation Company
• Northwest Airplane Corporation
• Pacific Aero Products Company

Two

The Rosetta Stone was discovered on 15 July 1799. Where was it found?

• Egypt
• Greece
• Rome

Three

On 15 July 1888, Mount Bandai, a stratovolcano, erupted, resulting in an estimated 500 fatalities. Mount Bandai is located in which country?

• Indonesia
• Japan
• Philippines

Four

On this day in 1964, a NASA space probe took the first close-up pictures of another planet and began transmitting them back to Earth the following day. What planet was photographed?

• Mercury
• Venus
• Mars

Five

The Spanish Inquisition was officially disbanded on 15 July 1834. How many years had it been in operation?

• 241
• 298
• 356

Good luck! I will post the answers later today.