UK Daily Quiz — 4 April 2026

In the news recently...

Which British singer topped the album charts with her record 'This Music May Contain Hope', following the success of her single 'Where The Hell Is My Husband'?
💡 Raye
New UK laws announced in 2026 aim to make it easier for consumers to do what 'at the click of a button'?
💡 Cancel subscriptions
Which Labour MP for Hull East was suspended from the party over his 'robust' criticism of government policy on jury trials?
💡 Karl Turner

Mixed bag

In anatomy, what name is given to the tough, fibrous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone, as distinct from a ligament, which connects bone to bone?
💡 Tendon
Which African country, with Addis Ababa as its capital, is notable for never having been colonised by a European power during the Scramble for Africa, and is often called the cradle of humanity?
💡 Ethiopia
In chemistry, what name is given to the energy required to remove one mole of electrons from one mole of gaseous atoms of an element in their ground state — a property that generally increases across a period of the periodic table?
💡 Ionisation energy

On this date (4 April)

On 4 April 1968, which American civil rights leader was assassinated on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee?
💡 Martin Luther King Jr
On 4 April 1973, which twin-towered skyscraper complex officially opened in New York City, at the time becoming the tallest buildings in the world?
💡 The World Trade Centre
On 4 April 1887, Susanna Salter became the first woman to be elected mayor of a town in the United States. In which US state was the town of Argonia, where she was elected?
💡 Kansas