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In the news recently...
The UK has agreed a smoking ban for anyone born after 1 January of which year?
💡 2009
The Foo Fighters have spoken about life without which late drummer, saying they are 'a different band' without him?
💡 Taylor Hawkins
A US soldier was charged after allegedly winning $400,000 by betting on the removal of Venezuela's leader on which prediction market platform?
💡 Polymarket
Mixed bag
In which sport does a player score a 'hat-trick' by netting three goals in a single match?
💡 Football
In music, what Italian term instructs a performer to play a passage at a gradually slowing tempo, often used to bring a section of a piece to a stately close?
💡 Rallentando (also accept ritardando)
In 1898, French novelist Émile Zola published a sensational open letter on the front page of the newspaper L'Aurore, accusing the French government of antisemitism and wrongful conviction in a notorious espionage case. What was the title of that letter?
💡 J'accuse
On this date (24 April)
On 24 April 1916, an armed uprising against British rule began in Dublin. By what name is this rebellion commonly known?
💡 The Easter Rising
On 24 April 1967, Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov became the first person to die during a space mission when his spacecraft crashed on re-entry. What was the name of that spacecraft?
💡 Soyuz 1
On 24 April 1800, the United States Library of Congress was established by an act of Congress signed by which president?
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