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Today’s questions are all related to the date, 22nd September. Unusually there are seven questions and the post title should help you find the relevant facts.
One
The SI unit of capacitance is named after an English scientist born today in 1791. What is this unit?
Two
This professional boxer was the World Heavyweight Champion from 1959 to 1960, beating Floyd Patterson to win the title. He also appeared in the role of Private Torgil in the film All the Young Men (1960). Who was he?
Three
The events asked about in question seven below took place in what US state?
Four
Discovered over a period of ten years from the mid-1940s at the Qumran Caves in the West Bank, these became publicly available for the first time on 22 September 1991. What are they?
Five
In 1586, at the Battle of Zutphen in an action against the Spanish, the English statesman, soldier and poet Sir Philip Sidney was mortally injured, dying the following month. During what long war was this battle fought?
Six
In 1976, the US Food and Drug Administration banned … Dye No. 4 after it was discovered that it causes tumours in the bladders of dogs. What word is missing from the previous fact?
Seven
What is the surname of the person who, on or about, this date in 1823 had a vision of an angel named Moroni?
Bonus Question
The answers above should help with a word linked prominently to today’s quiz, although it is not the bonus answer but it might leave you in a muddle. The bonus answer you are looking for is the name of a television programme that debuted on 22nd September 1994. Which TV show?
Good luck! I’ll post the answers later.
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