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1. Which 1990s trial was described in the US media as the "trial of the century"?

O.J. Simpson
Jeffrey Dahmer
William Kennedy Smith
Ted Bundy

2. What is another name for the 1930 to 1936 period of severe dust storms in the US?

Dust Mug
Dust Bowl
Dust Goblet
Dust Cup

3. Give the name of the first woman pilot who conducted major air flights.

Kelly Flinn
Amelia Earhart
Vernice Armour
Judy Leden

4. What man-made waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans was opened in 1914?

Canal of Bruges
Canal of Amsterdam
Suzhou Canal
Panama Canal

5. What did throwing an apple at someone mean in Ancient Greece?

Expressing anger
Declaring love
Proving faithfulness
Asking the person to buy it

Answers

1. !O. J. Simpson's trial, described in the U.S. media as the "trial of the century" and enormous U.S. media attention is focused on the trial. On 3 October 1995, Simpson was found "not guilty" of double-murder of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ronald Goldman.!<

2. !The Dust Bowl, also known as the Dirty Thirties, was a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the US and Canadian prairies during the 1930s; severe drought and a failure to apply dryland farming methods to prevent wind erosion caused the phenomenon. !<

3. !Amelia Mary Earhart was an American aviation pioneer and author. Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. During an attempt to make a circumnavigational flight of the globe in 1937, Earhart disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island. !<

4. !On August 15, 1914, the Panama Canal, a man-made waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, officially opened to traffic. This day marked the culmination of one of the largest construction projects ever undertaken by the United States. !<

5. !In ancient Greece, throwing an apple at someone was done to declare one's love.!<

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