Then Peace will Guide the Planets

These questions all relate to today’s date, January 23rd.

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One

Some astrologers believed that a 1997 planetary alignment with the Sun and Moon, which had not occurred since 1475, indicated the beginning of a new age. What age?


Two

In 1229, Pope Gregory IX first mentioned the town of Aboa in his bull; Aboa is the Latin name of Turku. This date is increasingly considered the founding of Turku. In what modern country is Turku?


Three

In 1957, American inventor Walter Frederick Morrison sold the rights to his disc to the Wham-O toy company. What did they later rename it?


Four

In 1998, which corporation announced the creation of Mozilla, a free software community?


Five

In 1977, the television miniseries Roots debuted in the United States. The series was an adaptation of whose best-selling novel, and what was that novel’s full title?

Good luck! I’ll post the answers tomorrow.


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