Quiz: Easy like Sunday morning – What has September 7 ever given us?

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On September 7, 1251 BCE, a total solar eclipse was recorded by the Ancient Greeks. This is also noted as the birth of a legendary Greek hero. The son of Zeus and Alcmene, he was a champion who defeated many monsters in the course of 12 labours. Who is this hero whose name still lives on as a reference to strength?

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On this date in 1630, this city was founded in North America by Puritan settlers. The site of many historical events, it is the capital of Massachusetts. Which city is this that is now a global leader in education?

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According to some sources, on September 7, 1813, this term was first used to refer to the United States by The Troy Post of New York. During the War of 1812, Samuel Wilson, a meat packer, used to send meat to the army in barrels stamped ‘U.S’, to refer to the government. What did the soldiers refer to it as?

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On September 7, 1888, Edith Eleanor McLean became the first baby to be placed in a brand-new device at State Emigrant Hospital in New York. What was this device that provides a safe and controlled space for premature babies to live while their organs develop?

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On September 7, 1923, a five-day International Criminal Police Commission Conference came to a close in Vienna. It was also the start of the world’s largest such organisation in the world. By what name is the International Criminal Police Organisation better known as?

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On September 7, 1936, the last thylacine passed away at the Hobart Zoo in Tasmania. It was a carnivorous marsupial that existed for thousands of years till humans came to Australasia. It is better known by another name because of the dark stripes on its body. What animal is this, which researchers hope to bring out of extinction?

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On September 7, 1936, the Boulder Dam started operating on the Colorado River between Nevada and Arizona. It generates electricity for millions of residents, and at its base is 660 feet thick to handle the pressure of the water. By what name is it now known, after it was renamed for the 31st President?

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On September 7, 1968, four friends made their live debut as The New Yardbirds before about 1,200 students at Egegard School in Denmark. They needed to change their name, so they chose ‘lead balloon’. They eventually changed it a bit and became international rock stars, as what band?

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On September 7, 1979, a new TV channel called the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network launched. Its first show was SportsCenter, which soon became very popular. Currently owned by Disney, by what name does it go by nowadays?

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On September 7, 2022, Nature published a paper on the discovery of a 31,000-year-old skeleton in Borneo. Researchers were startled to find that the lower left leg was missing, with the shin bones fused at the end. This is thought to be the earliest evidence of what now-common medical procedure?