9 questions across 3 rounds · tap a question to reveal its answer
In the news recently...
Which Manchester City striker scored the winning goal in their victory over Arsenal, prompting debate about whether City are now Premier League title favourites?
💡 Erling Haaland
The crew of which NASA mission recently gave their first press conference after splashing down from a historic journey around the Moon?
💡 Artemis II
UK gaming legend Peter Molyneux has said that his upcoming game Masters of Albion will be his last. He is best known for creating which iconic RPG series?
💡 Fable
Mixed bag
Which element on the periodic table has the chemical symbol Au, derived from the Latin word 'aurum', and has been prized throughout human history for its lustre and rarity?
💡 Gold
In physics, what name is given to the principle, formulated by Werner Heisenberg, stating that the position and momentum of a particle cannot both be precisely measured at the same time?
💡 The uncertainty principle
In 1887, two American physicists conducted an experiment in Cleveland designed to measure the Earth's motion through the luminiferous aether — the hypothetical medium through which light was thought to travel. Their null result helped pave the way for Einstein's special relativity. Who were they?
💡 Albert Michelson and Edward Morley
On this date (22 April)
On 22 April 1970, the first celebration of which annual environmental awareness day took place, now observed by over 190 countries?
💡 Earth Day
On 22 April 1915, during the Second Battle of Ypres, German forces became the first to use chlorine gas on a large scale in warfare. In which country is Ypres located?
💡 Belgium
On 22 April 1529, the Treaty of Zaragoza was signed between Spain and Portugal, dividing the eastern hemisphere between the two powers. Which ocean did the treaty's demarcation line primarily concern?
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