Cardinal Richelieu

See question five. The world’s seventh-highest mountain 8167 m above sea level.
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Today’s date-related questions are all connected to May 13th.


One

In 1637, according to tradition France’s Cardinal Richelieu invented the table knife by having the tips of knives rounded. He did this to prevent what?


Two

On this day in 1940, some eight months into World War II, Winston Churchill faced the United Kingdom’s House of Commons for the first time as prime minister and informed them that “I have nothing to offer but …, …, … and ….” What four words have been removed from this quotation?


Three

97-year-old Doris von Kappelhoff died on this day in 2019. Who was she better known as?


Four

In 1981, the pope survived an assassination attempt. What pope and where did this happen?


Five

The world’s seventh-highest mountain above sea level has several peaks exceeding 25,000 feet (7,620 m) and one at 26,795 feet (8,167 m). It has a name meaning ‘white mountain’; what is that name?


Good luck! I’ll post the answers later.


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