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Today’s questions all pertain to February 9th.

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One

Born in 1909, this Hollywood star made her film debut in Down Argentine Way alongside Don Ameche and Betty Grable.  Who was she and where was she born?

Two

On this day in 1893, Giuseppe Verdi’s final opera premiered at La Scala in Milan.  What was its title?

Three

On this day in what year was the Davis Cup established and which teams competed in the inaugural tournament?

Four

Born in 1940, this novelist is the first writer to win the Booker Prize twice – in 1983 and 1999. His first win was for Life & Times of Michael K and his second for Disgrace. He’s also the second writer from his nationality, after Nadine Gordimer, to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. Who is he, and what is his nationality?

Five

Who, born in New York City in 1942, was the most successful female songwriter on the UK singles charts from 1962 to 2005?

Good luck! I’ll post the answers later.

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