UK Daily Quiz — 31 March 2026

In the news recently...

Which long-serving BBC Radio 2 DJ was sacked from the corporation following allegations over a 'historic relationship'?
💡 Scott Mills
Which Arsenal striker scored a first-half hat-trick as the Gunners beat Tottenham 5-2 in the Women's Super League at the Emirates Stadium?
💡 Alessia Russo
A US federal judge rejected the Pentagon's attempt to immediately enforce a ban on the tools of which AI company?
💡 Anthropic

Mixed bag

What is the name of the ship on which Charles Darwin famously voyaged around the world, gathering the observations that would shape his theory of evolution?
💡 HMS Beagle
In economics, what term describes a market structure in which a single buyer holds sufficient power to influence the price and terms of the goods or services it purchases?
💡 Monopsony
Which 18th-century Prussian philosopher proposed the categorical imperative as the supreme principle of morality — the idea that one should act only according to maxims that could be universalised as laws for all rational beings?
💡 Immanuel Kant

On this date (31 March)

On 31 March 1889, which iconic iron tower was officially opened in Paris, having been constructed as the entrance arch for the World's Fair?
💡 The Eiffel Tower
On 31 March 1959, the Dalai Lama fled into exile and was granted political asylum by which country, causing a major diplomatic rift with China?
💡 India
On 31 March 1854, Commodore Matthew Perry signed the Convention of Kanagawa, opening two Japanese ports to American ships and ending Japan's long period of isolation. What was the name of the other port opened alongside Shimoda?
💡 Hakodate