UK Daily Quiz — 23 February 2026

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

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Which film won the most awards at the 2026 BAFTAs, picking up six in total?
💡 One Battle After Another
Which football club became the first EFL side ever to be relegated as early as February?
💡 Sheffield Wednesday
Which actress became the first black British winner of the BAFTA supporting actress award in 2026?
💡 Wunmi Mosaku

Mixed bag

How many strings does a standard guitar have?
💡 Six
In what year did the Berlin Wall fall?
💡 1989
What is the name of the process by which a solid turns directly into a gas without passing through a liquid state?
💡 Sublimation

On this date (23 February)

On 23 February 1945, US Marines raised the American flag on which volcanic island during one of the most iconic moments of the Second World War in the Pacific?
💡 Iwo Jima
On 23 February 1836, the siege of the Alamo began in San Antonio, Texas. Which Mexican general led the attacking forces?
💡 Santa Anna
On 23 February 1455, Johannes Gutenberg is traditionally credited with completing the printing of which book, the first major work produced on a movable-type printing press in Europe?
💡 The Bible