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These are all connected to today’s date, 28 October.
One
On this day in 1886, Grover Cleveland, the US President, carried out an official dedication on an island in the waters of Jersey City, New Jersey. What was dedicated, and what was the name of the island where the dedication took place?
Answer: Statue of Liberty; Bedloe’s Island.
Bedloe’s Island, the name was later changed to Liberty Island, is an exclave of the State of New York, being totally surrounded by the waters of New Jersey. The island is owned by the federal government.
Two
Born on this day in 1955, Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, was born in a city which is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, and Lake Washington. What city, and who was it named after?
Answers: Seattle; Chief Seattle.
In 1852, and named ‘Seattle’ in honor of Chief Seattle, a prominent 19th-century leader of the local Duwamish and Suquamish tribes.
Three
On this day in 1726, Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World was published anonymously. Who was the author, and by what name did the book later become known?
Answers: Jonathan Swift: Gulliver’s Travels.
Gulliver’s Travels remains popular for its social and political satire, rather than just as a children’s story. It also notes that Jonathan Swift is the most widely read and translated Irish author, with this book being the most printed work by an Irish writer globally.
Four
After appearing in Steel Magnolias, this actress became a Pretty Woman. Who is she, and in what city was she born on this day in 1967?
Answers: Julia Roberts; Smyrna. Georgia.
Roberts began her acting career in the late 1980s, appearing in films such as Steel Magnolias and Pretty Woman. She gained widespread recognition for her performance as Erin Brockovich in the 2000 film Erin Brockovich, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Five
Born in 1982, he links a lord of Gallifrey with another who starts out as a prince of Denmark and Greece, and becomes a prince of Albion and got a Scottish duchy. Who is he, who is the lord, and who is the prince?
Answers: Matt Smith; Doctor Who: Prince Philip.
Matthew Robert Smith, an English actor born on 28 October 1982. He is known for his roles as the Eleventh incarnation of the Time Lord Doctor in Doctor Who, and Prince Philip in The Crown. Philip was born as a prince of Denmark and Greece and on marriage became a prince of the United Kingdom (Albion) as the husband of the future Elizabeth II. He was also known as the Duke of Edinburgh.
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