9 questions across 3 rounds · tap a question to reveal its answer
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Which English club beat Freiburg in Istanbul to win the Europa League?
💡 Aston Villa
Which Colombian singer recently won a £50 million tax refund from the Spanish government?
💡 Shakira
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is facing questions over a £5 million gift he received in April 2024 from which crypto-billionaire donor?
💡 Christopher Harborne
Mixed bag
How many bones are there in the adult human body?
💡 206
In music, what Italian term instructs a performer to play a passage very softly — even more quietly than piano?
💡 Pianissimo
Which 4th-century BC Macedonian general, one of Alexander the Great's most capable successors, founded the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt after the fragmentation of Alexander's empire and established Alexandria as his capital?
💡 Ptolemy I
On this date (21 May)
On 21 May 1927, which American aviator completed the first solo non-stop transatlantic flight, landing near Paris after departing from New York?
💡 Charles Lindbergh
On 21 May 1904, which international governing body for association football was founded in Paris?
💡 FIFA
On 21 May 1894, the Manchester Ship Canal was formally opened. How many miles long is the canal, making it one of the longest river navigations in the United Kingdom?