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Answer: Got hit by a bus

Antoni Gaudí i Cornet (1852 - 1926), knowns as Antoni Gaudí, was a Catalan architect famous for the sui generis style of his works. He studied architecture at the Llotja School and at the Barcelona Higher School of Architecture, where he graduated in 1878. Most of his works are in and around the city of Barcelona, Spain and his major sponsor was the Catalan industrialist Eusebi Güel.

In 1883, he was put in charge of developing the design for the Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family; he altered the church's original design and inbreed it with his style. From 1915 until his death, he devoted himself almost exclusively to this project. This is his masterpiece and is still incomplete.

On June 7, 1926, as Gaudí was heading to Saint Philip Neri Church for his daily confession, he was run down by a streetcar, lost consciousness, and was taken to a hospital as a pauper. It was not until the following day that he was recognized, but the measures taken failed to keep him alive. He died June 10. Gaudí is buried in the Sagrada Familia Cathedral.

Answer: Italy

The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), considered one of the most prestigious sports organizations in the world, has promoted since 1930, every fourth year (with the exception of 1942 and 1946, during World War II) the World Cup, in which men's teams participate, representing countries members of FIFA.

Italy was the first country to win the World Cup in two successive tournaments: in 1934, they beat former Czechoslovakia 2-1 in Rome, and in 1938, they beat Hungary 4-2 in Paris. Brazil was the second country to win two cups consecutively in 1958 and 1962.

Answer: Switzerland and Austria

The Principality of Liechtenstein is a European microstate bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and Austria to the east and north. Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan are the only two double landlocked countries in the world. Liechtenstein has an area of 160 km2 (62 mi2) and a population of about 38 thousand inhabitants (2019). Its official language is German. Being an alpine country, it is mountainous, making it an option for a winter sports destination.

The country is a constitutional monarchy, headed by the Prince of Liechtenstein and the legislative house. Its capital is Vaduz, and its official religion is Catholicism. In 1921 the country adopted the Swiss Franc as its currency, and in 1923 joined a customs union with Switzerland. Although not part of the European Union, Liechtenstein participates in the Schengen Agreement and in the European Economic Area.

Answer: Johnny Weissmuller

Johann Peter Weissmuller, known as Johnny Weissmuller (1904-1984) was an Austro-Hungarian-born American, renowned for his impressive swimming career, having won 5 gold and one bronze Olympic medals, 52 US championship titles, and more than 60 world records.

He was the first swimmer to break the one-minute barrier (long course). The 100 meters freestyle is considered to be the highlight event of swimming, as well as 100 meters in Athletics. But in the 1930s, Johnny Weissmuller turned away from swimming and started his career in Hollywood. He acted in 12 films such as "Tarzan, the Ape Man", based on the work of Edgar Rice Burroughs, and later acted in 16 films of the series "Jungle Jim" and in 26 episodes of this series on TV. He was a celebrity both for his Hollywood career as an actor and as an athlete.

Answer: Bolivia

Brazil (Federative Republic of Brazil) is the fifth largest country in the world and has about 16,885 km (10,492 mi) of borders with 10 countries. The longest border of Brazil is with Bolivia (Plurinational State of Bolivia), about 3,423 km (2127 mi). Brazil does not border Chile or Ecuador. The borders with Argentina and Paraguay are, respectively, 1261 km (761 mi) and 1365 km (848 mi) long.

The longest land border in the world is between the USA and Canada with about 8,891 km (5,524 mi). The Brazil-Bolivia border ranks eighth among the largest land borders in the world. The boundary line crosses a variety of terrains, urban areas, inhospitable deserts, and forests. It starts in the Pantanal and ends in the Amazon Rainforest. This border was agreed upon with the signing of the Treaty of Petrópolis, on November 19, 1903.

Answer: True

On July 13, 2020, on the eve of France's National Day, President Emmanuel Macron (1977 -) adopted an earlier version of the national flag flown at the presidential Élysée Palace. The new flag still had the three vertical stripes of blue, white, and red, but the blue now is darker (navy blue). In fact, the flag took on the shade of blue used from the 18th century until 1976, when President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing decided, perhaps for aesthetic reasons, that the French flag should have a brighter blue to match the blue on the flag of Council of Europe (adopted in 1955), the same used as the European Union flag.

As the 2020 change was not communicated to the public and there were no administrative instructions for the institutions, it went largely unnoticed by the general public for over a year, until the French radio station Europe 1 reported the fact.

Answer: French horn

The cover of the Beatles' 1967 album "Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band" was created by pop artist couple Jann Haworth and Peter Black, who won the 1967 Grammy Award for Best Album Cover Graphic Arts for their work on it. In addition to the Beatles, dozens of celebrities and other images appear on the cover.

On the front row of the image can be seen, in addition to some celebrities, the Beatles: John Lennon holding a French horn, Ringo Starr holding a trumpet, Paul McCartney holding a cor anglais, and George Harrison holding a piccolo. Paul McCartney rented a van with many musical instruments and other trinkets and wanted to have these very un-Beatle-like instruments in the photo. They needed the help of George Martin, their producer, to learn how to hold the instruments.

Answer: The first week after the funeral

In Jewish tradition "shiva" (which literally means "seven") refers to the first week after the funeral. During this period the mourners are cared for by their relatives, friends, and the community, who attend to their physical (such as food) and emotional needs.

The mourners walk away from their business, stay at home, where a daily religious service is held, welcome visitors, and begin to accept their loss. The period of 30 days, counting from the funeral, and which includes the "shiva", is named "sheloshim", the period in which life begins to return to normal.

Answer: True

True. Sir Sandford Fleming (1827-1915) was born in Scotland and emigrated to Canada, where he became a railway engineer for Canadian Pacific Railway. Disappointed by trains' schedules, he proposed the adoption of a single 24-hour clock for the whole world.

He proposed his system at international conferences including the International Meridian Conference, 1884. His proposition is the base for the system used today where Greenwich is the standard time.

Answer: Mining

The "Dock Express 20" started operating in 1983 and was owned by Dock Express Shipping as a heavy lift ship. In 2006, she was purchased by De Beers (currently De Beers Marine Namibia), converted to a subsea diamond-mining ship, and renamed "Peace of Africa". In 2013, she was re-christened as "MV Mafuta".

This was the first ship to carry out diamond mining offshore, on the west coast of South Africa in the Atlantic Ocean. It has a crew of 65 people and facilities to mine and treat the excavated diamonds. This activity is described in Discovery Channel's documentary series named "Mighty Ships", 2009.