9 questions across 3 rounds · tap a question to reveal its answer
In the news recently...
Which former Formula 1 driver and Paralympic champion, famous for his incredible comeback after losing both legs, recently passed away at the age of 59?
💡 Alex Zanardi
Which Middle Eastern country recently quit the oil cartel OPEC after nearly 60 years of membership?
💡 United Arab Emirates
Bath's head coach Johann van Graan criticised TV replay consistency after his side lost their Investec Champions Cup semi-final to which French club?
💡 Bordeaux
Mixed bag
Which country is home to the ancient monument Stonehenge, a prehistoric circle of standing stones on Salisbury Plain?
💡 England (accept United Kingdom)
Which American author wrote the 1851 novel 'Moby-Dick', following the obsessive quest of Captain Ahab to hunt down the white sperm whale that took his leg?
💡 Herman Melville
Which ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher proposed that all matter is composed of four fundamental roots — earth, water, fire, and air — held together and driven apart by the cosmic forces of Love and Strife?
💡 Empedocles
On this date (4 May)
On 4 May 1979, who became the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
💡 Margaret Thatcher
On 4 May 1942, the first major naval battle in history fought entirely by aircraft, with no ship-to-ship gunfire, began in the Pacific. What was this battle called?
💡 Battle of the Coral Sea
On 4 May 1959, the first Grammy Awards ceremony was held simultaneously in Los Angeles and which other major US city?
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