9 questions across 3 rounds · tap a question to reveal its answer
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Which iconic pop star made a surprise guest appearance during Sabrina Carpenter's headline set at Coachella?
💡 Madonna
Elon Musk failed to attend an interview summons from prosecutors in which European country, amid a probe into his social media platform X?
💡 France
What is the name of the 19-year-old making his World Championship debut at the Crucible, who says snooker needs new faces and personalities?
💡 Stan Moody
Mixed bag
Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States, which was unveiled in New York Harbour in 1886?
💡 France
Which French mathematician and philosopher, famous for the declaration 'I think, therefore I am', is widely regarded as the father of modern Western philosophy?
💡 René Descartes
In philosophy of language, what term did Saul Kripke introduce in 'Naming and Necessity' to describe names and natural kind terms whose reference is fixed directly to an object across all possible worlds, rather than being determined by any associated description?
💡 Rigid designator
On this date (21 April)
On 21 April 1509, which English king came to the throne following the death of his father Henry VII?
💡 Henry VIII
On 21 April 1836, the Battle of San Jacinto secured independence for which present-day US state, after General Sam Houston defeated Mexican forces under Santa Anna?
💡 Texas
On 21 April 1989, student protesters began gathering in Tiananmen Square to mourn the death of which recently dismissed Communist Party General Secretary, whose reformist sympathies had made him popular with the pro-democracy movement?
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