The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena

Today’s first question relates to the date 16 July. The others aren’t date-related but share a common theme.

Les Horribles Cernettes.
Image Reddit

One

A picture of the band Les Horribles Cernettes taken on 18 July 1992 later led to what technological first?


Two

Who is the first, and to date only, First Lady of the United States to have won an award at the Emmys?


Three

In 1958, Billboard‘s Hot 100 premiered as an all-genre singles chart with Poor Little Fool being the first number one. Two questions:

  • What act achieved that first number one?
  • By 18 July 2026, to the nearest hundred, how many different number one entries has there been?

Four

LHS 1480 b.
Image NASA

Astronomers announced in 2026 that they’d detected an atmosphere around an Earth-like planet in the habitable zone of another star for the first time. This planet, named LHS 1140 b, is how far away from Earth:

  • 49 light years
  • 76 light years
  • 127 light years

Five

Who was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?


Good luck! I’ll post the answers later.


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