9 questions across 3 rounds · tap a question to reveal its answer
In the news recently...
Which Pixar franchise's fifth instalment tackles the theme of children's screen addiction, according to its star Tom Hanks?
💡 Toy Story
Which England bowler marked his return to Test cricket by taking four wickets against New Zealand on day one at Lord's?
💡 Ollie Robinson
Which tech giant announced a new quantum chip that it claims is 1,000 times more reliable than its predecessor?
💡 Microsoft
Mixed bag
In which sport would a player serve, volley, and aim to land the ball within the lines of a court divided by a net — played at tournaments including Wimbledon and the US Open?
💡 Tennis
Which ancient Greek playwright, often called the father of tragedy, wrote the Oresteia trilogy — a sequence of three plays following the cursed House of Atreus through murder and divine justice?
💡 Aeschylus
Which 20th-century French philosopher introduced the concept of 'différance' and developed the method of close textual analysis known as deconstruction, arguing that meaning in language is perpetually deferred and never fully present?
💡 Jacques Derrida
On this date (5 June)
On 5 June 1967, Israel launched a pre-emptive military strike against Egypt, Syria, and Jordan, beginning a conflict that lasted how many days?
💡 Six
On 5 June 1981, the US Centers for Disease Control reported unusual cases of a rare lung infection in five young men in Los Angeles, marking the first official recognition of what disease?
💡 AIDS
On 5 June 1849, Denmark adopted a new constitution that transformed it from an absolute monarchy into a constitutional monarchy; what is the Danish name for this constitution, meaning simply 'the constitution'?
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