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Here are the answers to today’s questions.

CN Tower, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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The first question relates to three events related to today’s date, 26 June, in different years. The remaining questions do not relate to today’s date but do follow a similar format.

One

Listed alphabetically, these three events all occurred on this day in the 1970s. Arrange them chronologically starting with the earliest.

  • CN Tower opened
  • Elvis Presley last public concert
  • Muhammad Ali announced his retirement from boxing

Answer

  • CN Tower opened
  • Elvis Presley last public concert
  • Muhammad Ali announced his retirement from boxing

CN Tower opened in 1976 becoming the world’s tallest building until the the Burj Khalifa opened in Dubai, UAE in 2007. Market Square Arena in Indianapolis became Elvis Presley’s last public concert when he performed there in 1977. In 1979, after nearly two decades of professional boxing, heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali announced his retirement.

While the remaining questions are not related to today’s date they share a similar format. 

Two

These three films each won the Best Picture Academy Award in the 1990s. Listed alphabetically, arrange them chronologically by the year they won the Oscar.

  • Braveheart
  • Titanic
  • Unforgiven

Answer

  • Unforgiven
  • Braveheart
  • Titanic

Unforgiven is a 1992 American Western film directed by Clint Eastwood, who also stars as an ageing outlaw. Braveheart is a 1995 American epic historical war drama film directed by and starring Mel Gibson as William Wallace. The film was inspired by Blind Harry’s 15th century epic poem. Titanic is a 1997 American epic historical romance film about the sinking of the RMS Titanic. The film, written and directed by James Cameron, stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as lovers from different social classes.

Three

These tennis professionals all won the Ladies Singles Championships at Wimbledon in the 1990s. Listed here alphabetically, place them in chronological order of their championship wins.

  • Jana Novotná
  • Lindsay Davenport
  • Martina Hingis

Answer

  • Martina Hingis
  • Jana Novotná
  • Lindsay Davenport

Martina Hingis won the title in 1997, beating Jana Novotná in the final. Novotná won the following year with a final victory over Nathalie Tauziat, and Lindsay Davenport’s win came in 1999 when she defeated Steffi Graf to claim the title.

Four

Yet again listed alphabetically, these three artists topped the Billboard Hot 100 in the 2010s. Arrange the three answers by the correct chronological year from that decade.

  • Adele — Someone Like You
  • Katy Perry — Teenage Dream
  • Taylor Swift — We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together

Answer

  • Katy Perry — Teenage Dream
  • Adele — Someone Like You
  • Taylor Swift — We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together

Katy Perry’s Teenage Dream first topped the charts on 18 September 2010. Adele’s Someone Like You followed a year later on 17 September 2011 and Taylor Swift’s We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together topped the charts on 1 September 2012.

Five

The Hugo Award for Best Novel is awarded for the best science fiction or fantasy novel from the previous year. Listed alphabetically are three winners from the early 21st century. Rearrange and list them in their chronological order.

  • American Gods by Neil Gaiman
  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
  • Hominids by Robert J. Sawyer

Answer

  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
  • American Gods by Neil Gaiman
  • Hominids by Robert J. Sawyer

These three novels and their authors won the 2001, 2002 and 2003 awards respectively.

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