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Friday, June 11, 2004

This week's Friday Brain-teaser from xrefer tests your knowledge of particular days of the year. Answers here:

1. What is the date of Boxing Day?
2. What is the date of Independence Day in the USA?
3. What name is given to 6 June 1944, the day when the Allies began the invasion of France in World War II?
4. The notorious Saint Valentine's Day Massacre took place on Saint Valentine's Day - 14 February - in which year?
5. 23 April is St George's Day. Which famous writer was probably born on this day in 1564?
6. In the United States, in which month does Thanksgiving Day occur?
7. Is Palm Sunday before or after Easter?
8. Who starred in the 1993 film "Groundhog Day" as a television weather reporter reliving the same day over and over again?
9. In France, what is the date of Bastille Day?
10. Waitangi Day, 6 February, is the National Day of which country?

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