Era 12 · from 1950 to today

Quiz: Today

Ten questions on the 25 events of the era. If an answer doesn't convince you, open the event card.

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In which scientist's laboratory was the X-ray photograph that was key to understanding the shape of DNA taken? (Rosalind Franklin)

What did Sputnik 1 send out as it circled the Earth? (A ‘beep’ that could be heard on the radio)

What does the Russian word Gagarin called out at lift-off mean? (‘Let's go!’)

Which Apollo 11 astronaut stayed in orbit around the Moon during the landing? (Michael Collins)

How did data travel on the ARPANET network? (Split into small packets)

In which laboratory was the World Wide Web born? (At CERN in Geneva)

What was apartheid in South Africa? (A system of laws that separated people according to the colour of their skin)

What kind of light does the Webb telescope mainly observe? (Infrared light)

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