Strangelove

Colleen McCullough.
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Five questions about events related to today’s date, January 29th.

One

Australian novelist Colleen McCullough was best known for what romance set in a fictional Drogheda—named after Drogheda, Ireland—a sheep station in the Australian Outback?

Two

Who, born today in 1966, scored their somewhat controversial 1,000th career goal while playing for Vasco da Gama against Sport Recife in 2007?

Three

Oprah Winfrey was born on January 29, 1954, but in which U.S. state was she born?

Four

Released in cinemas today in 1964, Dr. Strangelove… but what was the full title?

Five

Who, born on this day in 1939, an Australian journalist and author, has used the pseudonyms Rose Blight and Dr. G?

Good luck! I’ll post the answers later today.

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