Daily challenge · 27 September 2026
UK general knowledge
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Question 1
Which bird, often seen in UK gardens, is known for its red breast?
- A Robin
- B Magpie
- C Puffin
- D Heron
The European robin is well known for the orange-red breast of its adults.
Question 2
Which competition features the national rugby union teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales?
- A The Rugby Championship
- B The Six Nations Championship
- C The British and Irish Cup
- D The Autumn Nations Cup
The Six Nations Championship is contested by those six national teams.
Question 3
What is the smallest bone in the human body?
- A The stapes
- B The patella
- C The ulna
- D The hyoid
The stapes is a tiny bone in the middle ear.
Question 4
Which gas makes up the largest proportion of Earth’s atmosphere?
- A Oxygen
- B Carbon dioxide
- C Nitrogen
- D Argon
Nitrogen makes up about 78% of the atmosphere.
Question 5
What is the sum of the interior angles of a hexagon?
- A 540 degrees
- B 600 degrees
- C 720 degrees
- D 900 degrees
A hexagon’s interior angles sum to (6 − 2) × 180 = 720 degrees.
Question 6
Who played the first Doctor in the original Doctor Who television series?
- A Patrick Troughton
- B William Hartnell
- C Jon Pertwee
- D Tom Baker
William Hartnell played the First Doctor when the series began in 1963.
Question 7
Which British designer is widely credited with popularising the miniskirt in the 1960s?
- A Mary Quant
- B Vivienne Westwood
- C Stella McCartney
- D Laura Ashley
Mary Quant helped popularise the miniskirt as a defining fashion of the 1960s.
Question 8
In the Welsh tale Branwen ferch Llŷr, what is the name of the cauldron that can restore the dead to life?
- A The Cauldron of Dyrnwch
- B The Cauldron of Annwn
- C The Cauldron of Rebirth
- D The Cauldron of Ceridwen
The story features a cauldron that restores dead warriors to life; it is commonly called the Cauldron of Rebirth.
Question 9
Which London railway station is the UK terminus for Eurostar services?
- A Waterloo
- B Liverpool Street
- C King’s Cross
- D St Pancras International
Eurostar’s London services use St Pancras International.
Final question
What was the name of the first British satellite, launched in 1962?
- A Prospero
- B Ariel 1
- C Skynet 1A
- D Black Arrow
Ariel 1, launched in 1962, was the first British satellite.