Stand Trial

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The first question relates to today’s date, 21 July. The remainder are neither date-related nor themed.

One

The ‘Scopes Monkey Trial’, which came to a conclusion on 21 July 1925 centred on whether a high school teacher had violated a state law by teaching what scientific theory?


Two

What was the first man-made object to reach the surface of the Moon, and in what year did it do so?


Three

A fish found off East Africa in 1938 was of a species which had existed from more than 410 million years ago until it was believed to have become extinct around 66 million years ago. What is this fish?


Four

Mel Gibson’s title character fights a motorcycle gang led by Toecutter in which 1979 film?


Five

What is the northernmost geographic location in the United States?


Good luck! I’ll post the answers later.


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