9 questions across 3 rounds · tap a question to reveal its answer
In the news recently...
Tom Hanks has said the latest sequel in which Pixar franchise shows the 'terror' of children's screen addiction, as the toys compete with a tablet for attention?
💡 Toy Story 5
Which major UK charity has announced plans to close 150 of its shops, citing 'an exceptionally challenging trading environment'?
💡 British Heart Foundation
Ireland rugby head coach Andy Farrell has signed a four-year contract extension that will see him lead the team until which year?
💡 2031
Mixed bag
Which Russian author wrote the novel 'Crime and Punishment', following the tormented student Raskolnikov after he commits a murder in St Petersburg?
💡 Fyodor Dostoevsky
Which Italian city, perched on a hill in Tuscany, is famous for its medieval towers built by rival noble families as symbols of wealth and power, earning it the nickname the city of towers?
💡 San Gimignano
In chemistry, what name is given to the principle, formulated by Henry Le Chatelier in 1884, stating that if a system in equilibrium is subjected to a change in concentration, temperature, or pressure, the equilibrium will shift in the direction that counteracts that change?
💡 Le Chatelier's principle
On this date (6 June)
On 6 June 1944, Allied forces launched a massive amphibious invasion of Nazi-occupied France. By what two-letter name is this operation commonly known?
💡 D-Day
On 6 June 1984, Indian troops stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest shrine of which religion?
💡 Sikhism
On 6 June 1523, Gustav Vasa was elected King of Sweden, ending a union that had linked Sweden, Denmark, and Norway since 1397. What is the name of that union?
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