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After his comeback win against Arslanbek Makhmudov at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, which British heavyweight boxer called out Anthony Joshua?
💡 Tyson Fury
Which Irish trainer celebrated a third consecutive Grand National victory at Aintree, equalling the record set by Vincent O'Brien?
💡 Willie Mullins
Which budget supermarket chain has begun building its first ever pub, as an unusual consequence of Northern Ireland's strict licensing laws?
💡 Lidl
Mixed bag
Which country is home to the ancient pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx?
💡 Egypt
Which Spanish author, writing in the early 17th century, created the idealistic knight-errant Don Quixote, who tilts at windmills believing them to be giants?
💡 Miguel de Cervantes
Which 18th-century Scottish philosopher argued in his 'Treatise of Human Nature' that reason alone cannot motivate moral action, and that morality is ultimately grounded in sentiment rather than reason — famously declaring that one cannot derive an 'ought' from an 'is'?
💡 David Hume
On this date (13 April)
On 13 April 1742, which famous oratorio by George Frideric Handel received its world premiere in Dublin?
💡 Messiah
On 13 April 1668, which English poet and playwright was appointed the first Poet Laureate of England by King Charles II?
💡 John Dryden
On 13 April 1111, which Holy Roman Emperor was crowned in Rome by Pope Paschal II, after a prolonged dispute over investiture that had seen the Pope briefly taken captive?
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