UK Daily Quiz — 22 February 2026

9 questions across 3 rounds · tap a question to reveal its answer

In the news recently...

In the 2026 Six Nations, Ireland recorded a record away win of 42-21 against which team at Allianz Stadium?
💡 England
158 juvenile giant tortoises have been reintroduced to which famous Pacific island chain, nearly 200 years after the native species was driven to extinction?
💡 Galápagos
Reform UK councillor Charles Whitford defected to which new political party, founded by MP Rupert Lowe?
💡 Restore Britain

Mixed bag

What colour is the cross on the flag of Switzerland?
💡 White
Which chemical element has the symbol Au?
💡 Gold
In which year did New Zealand become the first country to grant women the right to vote?
💡 1893

On this date (22 February)

On 22 February 2011, a devastating earthquake struck which New Zealand city, killing 185 people and destroying much of its historic centre?
💡 Christchurch
On 22 February 1997, scientists at the Roslin Institute in Scotland announced they had successfully cloned a sheep — what was the sheep's name?
💡 Dolly
On 22 February 1632, Galileo Galilei published his landmark work comparing the Copernican and Ptolemaic systems — what is the English title of this dialogue?
💡 Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems