6 questions across 2 rounds · tap a question to reveal its answer
In the news recently...
Which Oscar-winning Irish actress, known for her roles in My Left Foot and Home Alone 2, has died at the age of 81?
💡 Brenda Fricker
Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested in the US after the Crown Prosecution Service laid further charges and said it would seek their extradition to which country?
💡 The UK
Two teenage hackers were jailed for live-streaming a cyber-attack on which London transport organisation?
💡 Transport for London
On this date (19 July)
On 19 July 1870, which European country declared war on Prussia, triggering a conflict that would lead to its own defeat and the unification of Germany?
💡 France
On 19 July 1848, a pioneering women's rights convention began in Seneca Falls, New York. What was the name of the declaration adopted at this convention, modelled on the American Declaration of Independence?
💡 Declaration of Sentiments
On 19 July 1799, soldiers in Napoleon's Egyptian campaign discovered a significant ancient stone near the town of Rashid. By what name is this stone, which proved key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphics, commonly known?
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