Quiz | Easy like Sunday morning: What has January 19 ever given us?

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Born this day in 1736, this Scottish engineer is best known for inventing the steam engine that started the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain. His name though lives on as the SI unit of power, as he developed the concept of horsepower. Who is this scientist?

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Born this day in 1809, Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer best known for his short stories. His work, The Murders in the Rue Morgue is cited as the first example of what genre of literature, which is extremely popular thanks to authors like Carolyn Keene and A. Christie?

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On January 19, 1825, Thomas Kensett and his father-in-law Ezra Daggett obtained a patent, which revolutionised the food storage industry. It had been first suggested by Nicholas Appert to Emperor Napoleon in 1795 to keep food fresh for his huge army. What did they patent?

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On this day in 1915, Georges Claude patented the use of a discharge tube that held a gas for use in advertising. It soon became one of the most successful entities in advertising. What gas did he use in a tube that one can see in any busy city street at night?

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On this day in 1935, Coopers Inc. sold the world’s first men’s briefs in Chicago. Inspired by a postcard with a picture of a Frenchman on a beach, they gave it a particular name because originally horse riders had a similar strap. By what name were these known?

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Born on January 19, 1946, Dolly Parton is an American artist who has been nominated multiple times for Grammy, Oscar, Tony and Emmy awards. In 1961, she opened a theme park in Tennessee, which attracts more than three million visitors. What is the park’s name, which is a punny reference to her filmy career?

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On this day in 1955, this board game debuted in the United States. Invented by Alfred Butts as a follow up to the word game Lexico, he worked out the points systems by doing a frequency analysis of letters in the New York Times. What game is this that has families arguing about existence of words?

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Born this day in 1966, this Swedish tennis player is one of only two players in the world to be ranked world No.1 in both singles and doubles (other than John McEnroe). Who is this player whose iconic serve-and-volley was emulated by Roger Federer who he coached for a year?

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Born this day in 1984, Karun Chandhok is only the second ever athlete in a global sport. He took part in 11 events and after retiring is now a well-loved commentator for the same sport. If the other person is Narain Karthikeyan, which sport that requires almost super-human abilities does Karun bring to us?

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On this day in 1985, this song by Bruce Springsteen reached its highest spot on the Billboard charts. Although the lyrics are about the cruel mistreatment of Vietnam veterans and is a protest song, its pop feel and energetic chorus makes it a favourite at political rallies. What song is this which almost always used ironically?