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Which animals were Belka and Strelka, who orbited Earth in 1960?

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  1. 1 Easy

    Where were the first Olympic Games in Asia held?

    Answer: Tokyo

    Why: Tokyo had first won the 1940 Games, which were moved to Helsinki and then cancelled during World War II.

  2. 2 Medium

    Which TV series premiered the day after Kennedy's assassination?

    Answer: Doctor Who

    Why: The BBC aired the first episode again a week later, right before the second one went out.

  3. 3 Hard

    Which word was the first ARPANET message meant to spell?

    Answer: LOGIN

    Why: Only the L and the O arrived before the system crashed, so the first message received read 'LO'.

  4. 4 Easy

    What did Martin Luther King win in 1964, aged 35?

    Answer: Nobel Peace Prize

    Why: King gave the prize money, worth about $54,000, to the civil rights movement.

  5. 5 Medium

    Why was Muhammad Ali stripped of his boxing title in 1967?

    Answer: Refusing the draft

    Why: His draft conviction was later overturned by the US Supreme Court in a unanimous 1971 ruling.

  6. 6 Hard

    Who fought Honduras in the 1969 'Football War'?

    Answer: El Salvador

    Why: A ceasefire came after about 100 hours of fighting, so it is also called the Hundred Hours War.

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