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Throughout history, trivia has always been more than a game.

In ancient Greece, scholars tested each other’s wit in symposiums. In 12th-century Baghdad, thinkers debated questions in bustling libraries. Even in medieval Europe, monarchs used riddles and logic games to assess the sharpness of their advisors.

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Cold War to Cosmos

📅 October 4, 1957 – The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, beginning the space age.

📌 Why This Matters

Sputnik’s launch was a technological triumph that shocked the world. It triggered the Space Race, forcing the United States to accelerate its space program and leading to the creation of NASA. This rivalry drove scientific and technological breakthroughs that still benefit us today: satellite communications, space medicine, global navigation, and more.

Beyond science, Sputnik symbolized the Cold War itself: competition, ideology, and the quest for global dominance. Yet it also revealed humanity’s boundless potential. In less than a dozen years, this rivalry would take us from a 184-pound satellite to footprints on the Moon.

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From Sputnik to Apollo, from Gagarin to Armstrong—how much do you know about the Space Race that reshaped history?

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