UK Daily Quiz — 27 June 2026

In the news recently...

Which legendary American tennis player is set to make a highly anticipated singles comeback at Wimbledon 2026?
💡 Serena Williams
Which budget airline has rejected a fourth takeover offer, questioning the 'deliverability' of the bid?
💡 EasyJet
Which museum and gallery, located in Plymouth, won the 2026 Art Fund Museum of the Year award?
💡 The Box

On this date (27 June)

On 27 June 1967, the world's first cash machine was installed at a branch of Barclays Bank in Enfield — in which British city?
💡 London
On 27 June 1844, Joseph Smith, the founder of which American religious movement, was killed by a mob in Carthage, Illinois?
💡 Mormonism
On 27 June 1542, the Spanish explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo set sail from the port of Navidad in New Spain on an expedition that would make him the first European to explore the coast of which present-day US state?
💡 California