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What will replace historical figures on the next series of Bank of England banknotes?
💡 British wildlife
Which Newcastle United player scored the only goal as the Magpies won at Stamford Bridge for the first time since 2012?
💡 Anthony Gordon
By how much did a union vote to cut its funding to the Labour Party over anger about an ongoing bin strike?
💡 Forty percent
Mixed bag
What is the name of the process by which plants convert sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide into glucose and oxygen?
💡 Photosynthesis
In linguistics, what term describes a word formed by combining the beginning of one word with the end of another — as in 'brunch' from breakfast and lunch, or 'smog' from smoke and fog?
💡 Portmanteau
In optics, what name is given to the phenomenon whereby light passing through a small aperture spreads out beyond the edges of the opening, causing interference patterns rather than a sharp geometric shadow?
💡 Diffraction
On this date (15 March)
On 15 March 44 BC, which Roman dictator was assassinated in the Theatre of Pompey complex, an event that gave rise to the phrase 'Beware the Ides of March'?
💡 Julius Caesar
On 15 March 1939, German forces occupied the remainder of Czechoslovakia, seizing which city as the capital of the newly declared Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia?
💡 Prague
On 15 March 1783, George Washington gave a speech at Newburgh, New York, persuading his officers not to mutiny against Congress. What name is given to this episode in American history?
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