UK Daily Quiz — 28 July 2026

In the news recently...

Which Hollywood actor, famous for roles in The Notebook and Barbie, was announced as the new Ghost Rider in the Marvel Cinematic Universe at San Diego Comic-Con?
💡 Ryan Gosling
Which former England footballer was among a group of millionaires who wrote to PM Andy Burnham asking to be taxed more?
💡 Gary Lineker
Which horse won the King George, described as UK racing's biggest prize fund, trained by Andrew Balding?
💡 Kalpana

On this date (28 July)

On 28 July 1914, which empire declared war on Serbia, triggering the start of the First World War?
💡 Austria-Hungary
On 28 July 1945, a US Army B-25 bomber accidentally crashed into which famous New York skyscraper in thick fog?
💡 The Empire State Building
On 28 July 1858, fingerprints were used for the first time as a means of identification by which British magistrate working in India?
💡 William Herschel