UK Daily Quiz — 22 June 2026

In the news recently...

Which UK Prime Minister is facing mounting pressure to resign following poor by-election results and a loss of party support?
💡 Keir Starmer
Which rugby union club beat Exeter in the Premiership final to secure their third English title?
💡 Northampton
Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary extended his contract with the airline until which year, in a deal that could net him over 130 million pounds?
💡 2032

On this date (22 June)

On 22 June 1941, Nazi Germany launched a massive invasion of which country, codenamed Operation Barbarossa?
💡 Soviet Union
On 22 June 1940, France signed an armistice with Nazi Germany at Compiègne. Hitler deliberately chose the same location and railway carriage used for which earlier armistice, as a symbolic act of revenge?
💡 The 1918 Armistice (accept: Armistice of 11 November 1918)
On 22 June 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte signed his abdication for the second time following his defeat at Waterloo. To which island was he subsequently exiled?
💡 Saint Helena