UK Daily Quiz — 17 June 2026

In the news recently...

Which elite boarding school has been announced as the next school for Prince George from September?
💡 Eton College
A musical based on which beloved fictional bear is set for its Broadway debut at New York's Al Hirschfeld Theatre in 2027?
💡 Paddington
Hungary's MPs voted to limit the role of prime minister to eight years, blocking the return of which former leader?
💡 Viktor Orban

On this date (17 June)

On 17 June 1972, five men were arrested for breaking into the headquarters of which US political party, triggering the Watergate scandal?
💡 Democratic Party
On 17 June 1940, which country announced it would seek an armistice with Nazi Germany after its government, led by Marshal Pétain, took power?
💡 France
On 17 June 1631, which Mughal empress, wife of Shah Jahan, died in childbirth, inspiring the construction of the Taj Mahal in her memory?
💡 Mumtaz Mahal