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In the news recently...
Which manager's final game in charge of Manchester City ended in a Premier League defeat to Aston Villa?
💡 Pep Guardiola
Paul McCartney has released his 20th solo album. What is it called?
💡 The Boys of Dungeon Lane
What is the name of the novel, translated from Mandarin Chinese, that became the first in that language to win the International Booker Prize?
💡 Taiwan Travelogue
Mixed bag
Which country is home to the ancient wonder the Colosseum, the Renaissance masterpieces of the Uffizi, and the canals of Venice?
💡 Italy
In physics, what name is given to the law stating that the pressure of a fixed amount of gas at constant temperature is inversely proportional to its volume — so that squeezing a gas into half the space doubles its pressure?
💡 Boyle's Law
Which 5th-century BC Greek historian, often called the father of history, wrote the 'Histories' — an account of the Greco-Persian Wars that sought rational explanations for events rather than attributing them solely to divine intervention?
💡 Herodotus
On this date (30 May)
On 30 May 1431, which teenage French heroine was burned at the stake in Rouen by the English and their Burgundian allies?
💡 Joan of Arc
On 30 May 1593, which English playwright and poet, author of Doctor Faustus, died in a brawl in Deptford at the age of 29?
💡 Christopher Marlowe
On 30 May 1913, the Treaty of London ended the First Balkan War. Which empire was required to cede almost all of its remaining European territory under the terms of this treaty?
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