June 14 Quiz: Starfish, Rolling Stones, and Magna Carta
June 14 Quiz: Starfish, Rolling Stones, Magna Carta

June 14 Quiz: Test Your Knowledge

Today marks the anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta in 1215, a charter of English liberties that remains a powerful symbol against oppression. To celebrate, we've prepared a quiz covering history, general knowledge, and pop culture. See how many you can answer correctly!

General Knowledge Questions

  • Which creature can turn its stomach inside out?
  • In a frame of snooker, if there are two red balls left and a player clears the remaining balls for maximum points, how many points would they score?
  • In physics, lambda (λ) is the Greek letter used as the symbol for what?
  • What name is given to a female badger?
  • Andrew Loog Oldham managed which legendary pop group between 1963 and 1967?
  • What would you use a currycomb for?
  • Which EU member country has the smallest population?
  • If you have Sphenopalatine Ganglioneuralgia, what are you suffering from?
  • Tuna are members of which family of fish?
  • Genuphobia is the fear of what part of the human body?

General Knowledge Answers

  1. Starfish
  2. 43
  3. Wavelength
  4. A sow
  5. The Rolling Stones
  6. Grooming horses
  7. Malta
  8. Brain freeze
  9. Mackerel
  10. Knees

History Questions

  • James I and Charles I were both members of which royal dynasty?
  • In what year was the GLC (Greater London Council) first formed? 1955, 1965 or 1975?
  • What was banned in public places in England in 2007?
  • Which title did Edward VIII take after abdicating on 12th December 1936?
  • In which year was the UK National Lottery first drawn (with numbers 30-3-5-44-14-22)? 1994, 1995 or 1996?
  • In 1934, the last execution by what means took place in France?
  • What was the first country invaded by Germany at the start of WWI in August 1914?
  • What were the die-cast models first produced by Meccano Ltd in 1934 called?
  • How much in pre-decimal money did a single person receive weekly when the Old Age Pension was first introduced in the UK in 1909?
  • Who did John F. Kennedy defeat in 1960 to become the 35th US President?

History Answers

  1. The Stuarts
  2. April 1965
  3. Smoking
  4. Duke of Windsor
  5. November 1994
  6. Guillotine
  7. Belgium
  8. Dinky Toys
  9. 5 shillings
  10. Richard Nixon

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