9 questions across 3 rounds · tap a question to reveal its answer
In the news recently...
Which US Attorney General was removed by Donald Trump, reportedly over her handling of the Epstein files?
💡 Pam Bondi
What type of household waste must now be collected weekly from all English homes under new bin rules that took effect in April 2026?
💡 Food waste
Which Italian golfer was named as a vice-captain for Europe at the 2027 Ryder Cup at Adare Manor?
💡 Edoardo Molinari
Mixed bag
Which organ in the human body is responsible for pumping blood around the circulatory system?
💡 Heart
In architecture, what name is given to the wedge-shaped stone at the crown of an arch that locks the other stones in place and bears the weight of the structure above?
💡 Keystone
Which 20th-century French anthropologist and ethnologist developed the concept of 'structural anthropology', arguing that human cultures could be understood through underlying universal structures, and applied this framework to the study of myth in his multi-volume work 'Mythologiques'?
💡 Claude Lévi-Strauss
On this date (3 April)
On 3 April 1973, Motorola engineer Martin Cooper made the world's first handheld mobile phone call on a New York street. What was the first name of the rival engineer at Bell Labs whom Cooper reportedly called to announce his achievement?
💡 Joel
On 3 April 1860, a famous American mail service began its first run, carrying letters on horseback from Missouri to California in around ten days. What was this service called?
💡 Pony Express
On 3 April 1559, the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis was signed, ending a long series of wars between France and which other major European power?
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