February 4

1859

A handwritten copy of the Greek Bible known as the Codex Sinaiticus is discovered in an Egyptian monastery.

Greeking Out

Hopefully this quiz isn't all Greek to you.

  1. In what decade was Delta Air Lines founded?
  2. Who married Catherine Zeta-Jones in 2000?
  3. What country's folklore includes a type of river demon called a kappa?
  4. What is the unappetizing name of nu-metal band Limp Bizkit's third album?
  5. Which digit (0 through 9) takes the longest to appear in pi, not showing up until the 32nd digit after the decimal point?
  6. In Overwatch, what country is the character Sigma from?
  1. The 1920s (1925, specifically)
  2. Michael Douglas
  3. Japan
  4. Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog-Flavored Water
  5. 0
  6. The Netherlands

1948

Rock star Vincent Furnier is born in Detroit. You know him better as Alice Cooper.

Boys & Girls

Alice Cooper isn't the only person with an unintuitively gendered name. How many more do you know?

  1. What quarterback led the Minnesota Vikings to three Super Bowls in four years, only to lose them all?
  2. What actress can we thank for popularizing the girl’s name “Madison”?
  3. What was the pen name of Mary Ann Evans?
  4. In February 2016, Time Magazine included what male author on its “100 Most Read Female Writers in College Classes” list?
  5. Who played Olivia Walton on The Waltons?
  6. What chair of the Republican National Convention served as Governor of Mississippi from 2004 to 2012?
  1. Fran Tarkenton
  2. Daryl Hannah
  3. George Eliot
  4. Evelyn Waugh
  5. Michael Learned
  6. Haley Barbour
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