9 questions across 3 rounds · tap a question to reveal its answer
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Which football club lifted the 2025-26 Premier League trophy after winning at Selhurst Park on the final day of the season?
💡 Arsenal
Which former Labour Prime Minister wrote an essay criticising Keir Starmer's government, saying it has 'no coherent plan' for the country?
💡 Tony Blair
Former Conservative MP Gavin Williamson paid tribute to his 'trusty companion' after the death of his pet tarantula, which had achieved internet fame. What was the spider's name?
💡 Cronus
Mixed bag
What is the name of the imaginary line that runs around the middle of the Earth, equidistant from the North and South Poles, dividing the planet into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
💡 The Equator
Which ancient Greek mathematician, born in Syracuse, is celebrated for his calculation of pi, his work on the areas and volumes of curved surfaces, and the legendary cry of 'Eureka!' upon discovering the principle of buoyancy?
💡 Archimedes
Which 3rd-century BC Carthaginian general crossed the Alps with war elephants to invade Italy during the Second Punic War, inflicting crushing defeats on Rome at Trebia, Lake Trasimene, and Cannae?
💡 Hannibal Barca
On this date (27 May)
On 27 May 1941, which famous German battleship was sunk by the Royal Navy in the Atlantic Ocean, just three days after she had sunk HMS Hood?
💡 Bismarck
On 27 May 1905, the Japanese fleet decisively defeated the Russian fleet at the Battle of Tsushima during which war?
💡 Russo-Japanese War
On 27 May 1679, which Act of the English Parliament was passed, establishing the legal right of a prisoner to challenge unlawful detention before a court?
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