UK Daily Quiz — 3 March 2026

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

In the news recently...

Which actor, famous for playing Tommy Shelby, attended the Peaky Blinders film premiere in Birmingham?
💡 Cillian Murphy
Which film earned Michael B Jordan the best actor prize at the Actor Awards, shaking up the Oscars race?
💡 Sinners
A UK geothermal energy project using super-heated water from rocks will also provide the country's first domestic supply of which critical mineral?
💡 Lithium

Mixed bag

How many sides does a hexagon have?
💡 Six
What is the name of the strait that separates the island of Great Britain from the European mainland at its narrowest point?
💡 Strait of Dover
Which treaty, signed in 1648, ended the Thirty Years' War and is often credited with establishing the modern concept of state sovereignty?
💡 The Peace of Westphalia

On this date (3 March)

On 3 March 1918, which treaty ended the First World War on the Eastern Front, signed between Russia and the Central Powers?
💡 Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
On 3 March 1931, the United States Congress officially adopted a national anthem. What is it called?
💡 The Star-Spangled Banner
On 3 March 1861, Tsar Alexander II of Russia issued the Emancipation Reform, freeing a large section of the population from a form of enforced labour. What were these people called?
💡 Serfs