9 questions across 3 rounds · tap a question to reveal its answer
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Which actor, known for roles in Luther and The Wire, received an honour at Windsor Castle from King Charles?
💡 Idris Elba
Which manager has Liverpool agreed a deal with to succeed the sacked Arne Slot as head coach?
💡 Andoni Iraola
Which Plaid Cymru politician became the new First Minister of Wales?
💡 Rhun ap Iorwerth
Mixed bag
Which country is home to the ancient wonder the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, and the terracotta army of Emperor Qin Shi Huang?
💡 China
Which landlocked country in East Africa, with Kigali as its capital, is known as the land of a thousand hills and was the site of a devastating genocide in 1994?
💡 Rwanda
Which 3rd-century BC Greek philosopher and mathematician, head of the Library of Alexandria, calculated the circumference of the Earth with remarkable accuracy by measuring the angle of the Sun's shadow at two different locations on the same day?
💡 Eratosthenes
On this date (3 June)
On 3 June 1937, the former King Edward VIII married Wallis Simpson in France. What title was Edward given after his abdication?
💡 Duke of Windsor
On 3 June 1959, Singapore achieved self-governance from Britain, and which politician became its first Prime Minister, a role he would hold for over three decades?
💡 Lee Kuan Yew
On 3 June 1940, the Luftwaffe carried out Operation Paula, a large bombing raid targeting airfields and industrial sites around which Allied capital city?
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