UK Daily Quiz — 24 June 2026

In the news recently...

Which Portuguese footballer became the first player to score in six different World Cups?
💡 Cristiano Ronaldo
According to Bank of England company data, Brexit has cost approximately what percentage of the UK economy?
💡 Six percent
A simpler, older version of Stonehenge consisting of two posts aligned with the solstices was recently discovered how far from the famous site?
💡 Three miles

On this date (24 June)

On 24 June 1948, the Soviet Union began a blockade of which divided German city, prompting the Western Allies to launch a famous airlift?
💡 Berlin
On 24 June 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte led his Grande Armée across the River Niemen to begin his ill-fated invasion of which country?
💡 Russia
On 24 June 1340, an English fleet decisively defeated a French and Genoese fleet at the Battle of Sluys during the Hundred Years' War. Off the coast of which modern-day country did this naval battle take place?
💡 The Netherlands