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Former Fulham manager Marco Silva agreed to take charge of Benfica following the departure of which famous manager to Real Madrid?
💡 Jose Mourinho
Which jailed crypto founder, serving a 25-year sentence for fraud related to the collapse of FTX, has officially applied for a presidential pardon from Donald Trump?
💡 Sam Bankman-Fried
Thirteen plaques have been unveiled to honour the UK's first Mars landing attempt. What was the name of the lander that reached the Martian surface in 2003?
💡 Beagle 2
Mixed bag
Which country is home to the ancient wonder the Parthenon, the birthplace of democracy, and the site of the first modern Olympic Games in 1896?
💡 Greece
In astronomy, what name is given to the regular cycle of approximately 11 years during which the Sun's magnetic activity waxes and wanes, marked by the rise and fall in the number of dark patches visible on its surface?
💡 Solar cycle (also accept sunspot cycle)
Which 18th-century Swiss mathematician, one of the most prolific in history, introduced the notation 'e' for the base of the natural logarithm, 'i' for the imaginary unit, and 'π' for pi, and continued producing mathematics even after losing his sight entirely?
💡 Leonhard Euler
On this date (10 June)
On 10 June 1967, which Middle Eastern conflict came to an end after just six days of fighting between Israel and its Arab neighbours?
💡 The Six-Day War
On 10 June 1944, troops of the 2nd SS Panzer Division massacred the inhabitants of a French village, killing 642 men, women and children. What was the name of that village in the Haute-Vienne department?
💡 Oradour-sur-Glane
On 10 June 1190, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa drowned while crossing a river in Anatolia during the Third Crusade. What was the name of that river?
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