June 12, 2026
Anne Frank
Anne Frank's birthday: WWII stories, diaries, and voices that shaped history.
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Calaruga Shark Media. Hi, I'm Mark Ellison. In today's theme,
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is Anne Frank's Birthday? Won two Stories, diaries and voices
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that shaped history? Question one. Anne Frank's birthday is commemorated
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around the world as a reminder of a young voice
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that endured through her diary. Born in Frankfurt and raised
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in Amsterdam, on what date was Anne Frank born? Question two.
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When Anne received her red check diary for her thirteenth birthday,
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she began writing to it as if to a close friend.
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By What name did she address her diary in her entries?
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Question three. After the secret annex was rated in nineteen
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forty four, a key helper gathered scattered pages and kept
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them safe until the war's end, when she gave them
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to Otto Frank, who preserved Anne Frank's writings after the arrest.
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Question four. Radio brought the sounds of World War II
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into living rooms across the Atlantic, which American journalist became
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famous for rooftop broadcasts during the Blitz that opened with
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the words this is London. Question five. Beyond personal diaries,
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a clandestine effort in the Warsaw Ghetto collected testimonies, reports,
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and everyday artifacts to record life under Nazi occupation. What
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was the code name of historian Immanuel Ringelblum's secret archive.
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We'll be right back with these answers after this break.
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Welcome back. Question one. What is Ann Frank's birthday? Answer
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June twelfth, nineteen twenty nine. And Franks was born on
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June twelfth, nineteen twenty nine, in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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On her thirteenth birthday, June twelfth, nineteen forty two, she
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received the red checked diary that would become the Diary
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of a young Girl. Question two? What nickname did Anne
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give her diary? Answer? Kitty. Anne often began entries with
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Dear Kitty, drawing on a popular literary device from Dutch
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teen fiction of the era. The diary became her confidant
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during her years in hiding. Question three. Who preserved Anne's
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diary after the arrest? Answer meep GISs, meep GISs. With
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help from Bepvoskaill retrieved Anne's papers and later returned them
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to Otto Frank. Her active preservation made the diary's publication
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in nineteen forty seven. Possible Question four, Who said this
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is London in Blitz broadcasts? Answer Edward R. Murrow. Edward R.
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Murrow's CBS Reports from London in nineteen forty forty one
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vividly conveyed the Blitz to American audiences. His work influenced
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public opinion and set a benchmark for broadcast journalism. Question five,
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What was the code name of the Warsaw Ghetto secret Archive? Answer?
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Oinneg Shaves ONEG Shabbat Ringelbloom's OINEG. Shab's archive preserved thousands
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of documents buried in milk cans and boxes, many recovered
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after the war. It stands as one of the most
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important records of Jewish life and persecution under Nazi rule.
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That concludes today's five daily Trivia questions. I'm Mark Ellison,
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and today's questions were crafted with the help of AI technology.
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See you tomorrow.
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