9 questions across 3 rounds · tap a question to reveal its answer
In the news recently...
Which former Strictly Come Dancing host and Radio 2 presenter announced their separation after 22 years of marriage?
💡 Tess Daly and Vernon Kay
Which England cricket all-rounder took a wicket after just eight balls on his comeback from the Ashes tour, playing for Durham?
💡 Ben Stokes
Which 22-year-old Chinese player received a hero's welcome after becoming the second-youngest player to win the World Snooker Championship?
💡 Wu Yize
Mixed bag
In geometry, what name is given to the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter — a constant that holds true for every circle, no matter its size?
💡 Pi
In architecture, what term describes the style that flourished in medieval Europe from the 12th to 16th centuries, characterised by pointed arches, ribbed vaults, flying buttresses, and soaring vertical lines — seen in cathedrals such as Notre-Dame de Paris?
💡 Gothic
In orbital mechanics, what name is given to the five special positions in a two-body gravitational system — such as the Sun and Earth — where a smaller object can maintain a fixed position relative to both larger bodies, and where space telescopes such as the James Webb are now stationed?
💡 Lagrange points
On this date (9 May)
On 9 May 1945, which country celebrated Victory Day, marking the Soviet Union's acceptance of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender?
💡 Russia (Soviet Union)
On 9 May 1671, a daring attempt was made to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. Which Irish-born adventurer led this audacious raid?
💡 Colonel Thomas Blood
On 9 May 1386, England and Portugal signed one of the oldest diplomatic alliances still in force today. By what name is this treaty commonly known?
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