Daily Quiz: Casket Letters, Airport with 192 Destinations, and More

#OnThisDay - in 1567, The Casket Letters - which directly implicated Mary, Queen of Scots, in a plot with James Hepburn, 4th earl of Bothwell, to murder Mary's husband, Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley - were said to have been discovered. Thanks to Nel for today's quiz!

General Knowledge

• Which British airport offers direct flights to the most destinations around the world, a total of 192 in 58 different countries?
• What was used by police in London for the first time in May 1983?
• Which creatures transmit Lyme disease?
• Which country has the shortest alphabet in Europe?
• How many degrees longitude represents 1 hour in time?
• As of 2024, which are the only two continents never to hold the Summer Olympic Games?
• By what relationship would your father's mother's sister's granddaughter be better known?
• Approximately what is the average speed of a London Underground train?
• In which country did tarot cards originate?
• To which gas does the term Azotic refer?

Geography

• In which district of New York will you find Coney Island?
• The suburb of Portobello Beach can be found in which UK city?
• Which European city sits on the River Moldau?
• Which European country is known as Suomi in its native language?
• At what parallel was the border between the USA and Canada set on 20 October 1818?
• Which canal connects the Baltic and North Seas?
• In which American city could you ride the railway system called "The L"?
• Which European capital city does the River Spree flow through?
• In 1917, Finland gained independence from which country?
• How many countries make up the North American continent?

Answers for June 19

Questions

1. What are the six cities that can be found in the Irish Republic?
2. Of which country is Cape Farewell the southernmost point?
3. What was the name of Tin-Tin's dog?
4. In which city is the Headquarters of the European Central Bank?
5. In August 1963, what became the first UK number one penned by Lennon and McCartney but recorded by another artist?
6. Based on a poem by John Harry Newman who in 1900 composed "The Dream of Gerontius"?
7. In Greek mythology who killed Achilles?
8. Who were the four original members of Led Zeppelin?
9. In computing for what does the acronym JPEG stand?
10. What was the name of the inn owned by Barliman Butterbur featured in "The Lord of the Rings"?

Answers

1. Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Limerick and Waterford.
2. Greenland.
3. Snowy.
4. Frankfurt.
5. "Bad to Me" by Billy J Kramer & the Dakotas.
6. Sir Edward Elgar.
7. Paris.
8. Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Bonham and John Paul Jones.
9. Joint Photographic Experts Group.
10. The Prancing Pony.

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