UK Daily Quiz — 16 June 2026

In the news recently...

Under new measures announced by the Prime Minister, under-16s in the UK will be banned from using what by spring 2027?
💡 Social media
Which former Manchester United manager has agreed to become the new head coach of AC Milan?
💡 Ruben Amorim
Which award-winning New Zealand-born investigative journalist, credited with inventing the doorstep interview technique, died recently aged 83?
💡 Roger Cook

On this date (16 June)

On 16 June 1963, Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to travel into space, launching aboard a Soviet spacecraft. What was the name of that spacecraft?
💡 Vostok 6
On 16 June 1858, Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous 'House Divided' speech upon accepting which political party's nomination for the Illinois Senate seat?
💡 Republican Party
On 16 June 1487, Yorkist forces were defeated at the Battle of Stoke Field, effectively ending the Wars of the Roses. Who was the Yorkist pretender in whose name the rebellion was fought?
💡 Lambert Simnel