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These questions all relate to today’s date, January 6th.

Adoration of the Magi by El Greco (1568),
Museo Soumaya, Mexico City.
Image Wikimedia Commons

One

In Western Christianity, the Epiphany celebrates the coming of the Magi. Which Gospel or Gospels tell this story?

Two

In 1994, ‘The Whack Heard Around the World’ involved an attack on an US figure skater by an assailant hired by, or on behalf of, a rival skater. Who was the attacked skater, and who was the rival?

Three

In 1540, England’s King Henry VIII married his fourth wife, who was she and what was her fate?

Four

Born in 1955, this British actor voiced Zazu, an uptight hornbill, in The Lion King (1994). Who was this actor?

Five

In 1900, the besieged fortress at Ladysmith, Natal, successfully repelled an attack and drove the attackers back. During what war did this occur, and in what modern country is this location?

Good luck! I’ll 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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