9 questions across 3 rounds · tap a question to reveal its answer
In the news recently...
What is the new price of a first class stamp in the UK following the latest rise by Royal Mail?
💡 £1.80
Which hip-hop pioneer, known for the global hit 'Planet Rock', died aged 68?
💡 Afrika Bambaataa
Taiwan's Kuomintang leader Cheng Li-wun made headlines by meeting Xi Jinping in Beijing. She was the party's first sitting leader to visit China in how many years?
💡 A decade
Mixed bag
Which Japanese art form involves the careful pruning and cultivation of miniature trees grown in shallow containers, with the aim of replicating the shape and scale of full-grown trees in nature?
💡 Bonsai
In grammar, what term describes a word that means the opposite of another word — for example, 'hot' being the opposite of 'cold'?
💡 Antonym
Which brilliant Byzantine general, serving under Emperor Justinian I in the 6th century, reconquered North Africa from the Vandals and much of Italy from the Ostrogoths, yet died in relative obscurity despite his extraordinary military achievements?
💡 Belisarius
On this date (11 April)
On 11 April 1945, which Nazi concentration camp was liberated by American forces, becoming one of the first major camps to be freed by the Allies?
💡 Buchenwald
On 11 April 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated as Emperor of France for the first time and was subsequently exiled to which island?
💡 Elba
On 11 April 1689, William III and Mary II were crowned joint monarchs of England. Which Bishop of London performed the coronation ceremony, standing in for the Archbishop of Canterbury who refused to officiate?
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