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November 12, 20265 questions

November 12, 2026

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Question 1

UK growth hit its fastest pace in over two years, led by a boom in this work.

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Coding

Question 2

Oil deposits closed 18 beaches, including Margate's and Ramsgate's. In which county?

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Kent

Question 3

The world's largest artificial reef was made off Florida on Wednesday by sinking what?

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An ocean liner

Question 4

James Anderson, England's record Test wicket-taker, has signed for Surrey. How old is he?

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Mississippi elected its first black US senator since the 19th century, a Democrat.

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True: Scott Colom
November 11, 20265 questions

November 11, 2026

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Question 1

Ski great Lindsey Vonn has had her ninth operation since her Olympic crash. How old is she?

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Question 2

Rightmove's annual survey named this place the happiest to live in Britain.

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Richmond

Question 3

The US charged three Iran-backed men over September's RAF Fairford scare. What was seen near the base?

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Three vans

Question 4

A judge threw out Trump's $10bn defamation case against the BBC.

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False: it goes ahead

Question 5

Who will be the first British woman to headline the Coachella festival, in April 2027?

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Dua Lipa
November 10, 20265 questions

November 10, 2026

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Question 1

US refuelling tankers left a second UK base, RAF Mildenhall, after a reported Iran threat. What were they?

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Tanker planes

Question 2

Sci-fi writer M John Harrison just became the oldest Booker Prize winner ever. What's his age?

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Question 3

California voters approved a one-time 5% tax on billionaires' wealth.

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False: Prop 40 failed

Question 4

Kim Kardashian's brand is refunding buyers of its mocked $148 advent calendar. Which brand?

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Skims

Question 5

Russia, Ukraine and the US began their first peace talks since February in this city.

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Abu Dhabi
November 9, 20265 questions

November 9, 2026

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Question 1

Nvidia's board said its CEO's affair with a suspected Chinese spy compromised company secrets.

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False: no sign of that

Question 2

Fishermen found a pianist treading water 20 miles off California, hours after he fell from what?

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A cruise ship

Question 3

The UN's COP31 climate summit opened on Monday, hosted by this country.

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Turkey

Question 4

Blades Brown came from seven shots back to win his first PGA Tour title. How old is he?

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Question 5

Which party had its worst local election result since apartheid ended in South Africa?

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ANC
November 8, 20265 questions

November 8, 2026

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Question 1

Lionel Messi became the first to win MLS's Golden Boot two seasons running. At what age?

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Question 2

Israel's president gave Benjamin Netanyahu the first chance to form a new government.

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False: Eisenkot goes first

Question 3

The UK government is 'looking seriously' at banning under-16s from Vinted and which other site?

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eBay

Question 4

A gunman killed six people in the main market square of this Polish city.

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Kraków

Question 5

Microdramas, soaps in 60- to 90-second vertical episodes, are going mainstream. Watched on what?

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A phone
November 7, 20265 questions

November 7, 2026

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Question 1

Kalyn Ponga's New Zealand beat which nation to reach the Rugby League World Cup final?

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TONGA

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Trump picked this adviser to replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff.

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Miller

Question 3

Pope Leo XIV began a 12-day Latin America tour weeks after lung cancer surgery. How old is he?

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Question 4

A Gladiator II stuntman is suing over burns from an on-set gas blast. What was he lying on?

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A burning ship

Question 5

Jehovah's Witnesses now let members decide for themselves on most blood transfusions.

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True: rules relaxed
November 6, 20265 questions

November 6, 2026

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Question 1

This country's president said he would resign after a bank collapse froze millions' savings.

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Paraguay

Question 2

3,000 tarantulas in socks were seized at Lima's airport. How were they heading to Germany?

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A plane

Question 3

A judge gave Trump the go-ahead to start building his triumphal arch.

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False: work is paused

Question 4

Which union called Tube driver strikes in the run-up to Christmas over a four-day week?

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RMT

Question 5

Ex-Wolves captain and England defender Conor Coady has retired. How old is he?

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November 5, 20265 questions

November 5, 2026

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Question 1

Cristiano Ronaldo quit international football after a record 146 goals for this country.

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Portugal

Question 2

Hoax bomb threats hit flights across Europe again. What did fighter jets escort?

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A plane

Question 3

The pound hit its highest level since the 2016 Brexit referendum.

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True: a 10-year high

Question 4

Which breakaway golf league is set to wind down after a new backer pulled out?

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LIV

Question 5

Alan Jones, Williams' first F1 world champion, has died. How old was he?

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November 4, 20265 questions

November 4, 2026

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Question 1

Abdul El-Sayed won this state's Senate race to become the first Muslim US senator.

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Michigan

Question 2

Scans cracked the code of a 1583 padlock found on a Welsh beach. What was it lost from?

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A ship

Question 3

The UK says it will pay reparations as part of a possible slavery apology.

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False: no reparations

Question 4

Fans say Rice Krispies' new UK recipe has lost which famous sound?

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POP

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Celebrity hairstylist John Frieda, who made Frizz-Ease, has died. How old was he?

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November 3, 20265 questions

November 3, 2026

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Question 1

Trump plans to drop South Africa and this country from the Agoa duty-free trade deal.

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Rwanda

Question 2

Greenpeace dropped boulders in the North Sea to block bottom trawling. What dropped them?

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A ship

Question 3

The Supreme Court let Trump's team set aside 20,000 disputed California ballots.

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False: denied

Question 4

Apple's new foldable phone sold out in about a week. It is the iPhone what?

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DUO

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Martha Stewart apologised for her Halloween homeless costume. How old is she?

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November 2, 20265 questions

November 2, 2026

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Question 1

This airline said soaring fuel costs may force pay freezes and double-digit fare rises.

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Ryanair

Question 2

Nine people died when what nosedived onto a busy road in Florida on Sunday?

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Business jet

Question 3

A judge backed the US bid to delay Alaska's Senate result over its two Dan Sullivans.

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False: thrown out

Question 4

Which Chinese state broadcaster dropped La Liga games after Mbappé's Mao joke?

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CCTV

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Ciara Mageean, the 2024 European 1500m champion, has died. How old was she?

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November 1, 20265 questions

November 1, 2026

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Question 1

Lewis Hamilton took his first pole position for this team at the Mexico City Grand Prix.

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Ferrari

Question 2

Evacuees from occupied Oleshky left southern Russia for Belarus. How did they travel?

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By plane

Question 3

A judge threw out Trump's lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal for good.

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True: no refiling

Question 4

Which US agency said North Korea was behind the $6.3bn Binance crypto hack?

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FBI

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Britain's Harriet Dart won her first WTA title in Guangzhou. How old is she?

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October 31, 20265 questions

October 31, 2026

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Question 1

Fallon Sherrock won £501,000 by beating this darts world champion in one leg.

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Littler

Question 2

Oxford Street is now car-free. What did 1970s campaigners carry there to bring 'fresh air'?

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Balloons

Question 3

The US will pay for the 500 Patriot missiles it agreed to sell Ukraine.

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False: allies pay

Question 4

An officer from which US agency was charged for hitting a man with a vehicle in Texas?

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ICE

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Karl Bushby is nearly home in Hull after a 28-year walk from Chile. How old is he?

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October 30, 20265 questions

October 30, 2026

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Question 1

AI search summaries hit this firm's ad sales, wiping $500bn off its value.

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Google

Question 2

Binance lost $6.3bn in a record crypto hack. Early checks pointed to which hacked device?

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Laptop

Question 3

A student-led movement ousted Aleksandar Vučić's party in Serbia's election.

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True: students won

Question 4

Which body U-turned to hold the Africa Cup of Nations every two years again?

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Caf

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Sir Patrick Stewart, Star Trek's Captain Picard, has died. How old was he?

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October 29, 20265 questions

October 29, 2026

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Question 1

This player clinched the year-end women's tennis world No 1 ranking in Tokyo.

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Rybakina

Question 2

An auction includes the instrument George Michael played in his Faith video. What is it?

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Guitar

Question 3

Microsoft's profits fell days after it announced plans to cut jobs.

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False: they soared

Question 4

Hackers leaked details of over 41,000 staff of which US department?

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DHS

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The Milwaukee Brewers won their first World Series. How many years old is the franchise?

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October 28, 20265 questions

October 28, 2026

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Question 1

A League Two club knocked champions Arsenal out of the Carabao Cup on penalties.

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Fleetwood

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Travellers on a years-long trip round the world were stranded in Cambodia. What were they on?

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Cruise ship

Question 3

Stan Wawrinka won his final match before retiring in Basel.

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False: he lost

Question 4

Tanzania celebrated its first find of which fuel in more than 10 years?

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Gas

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Neil Young sued a pro-Trump group for playing his song at a rally. How old is he?

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October 27, 20265 questions

October 27, 2026

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Question 1

The NFL named the rapper who will headline February's Super Bowl half-time show.

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Jay-Z

Question 2

Apple will replace some of its newest devices over a screen fault. Which device?

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iPhone Duo

Question 3

Barcelona's Lamine Yamal won this year's men's Ballon d'Or.

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False: Harry Kane

Question 4

Kylian Mbappé apologised for a joke about which late Chinese leader?

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Mao

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Sir Tom Jones postponed two US concerts with flu. How old is he?

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October 26, 20265 questions

October 26, 2026

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Question 1

Dictionary.com's 2026 word of the year means doing something to the fullest.

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Maxxing

Question 2

October's full Moon lit up skies around the world this weekend. Which one was it?

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Hunter's Moon

Question 3

Lula won Brazil's presidential runoff after losing the first round.

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True: a fourth term

Question 4

Which US agency announced nine arrests in Nigeria in a scam crackdown?

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FBI

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Walter Koenig, Star Trek's Chekov, died on Sunday. How old was he?

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October 22, 20265 questions

October 22, 2026

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Question 1

AI found decade-old flaws in the language behind 70% of websites.

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PHP

Question 2

New York voted to end a Central Park ride that is over 160 years old.

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Horse carriages

Question 3

Finland licensed the world's first deep underground store for captured carbon.

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False: nuclear fuel

Question 4

Who won the European Parliament's 2026 Sakharov Prize?

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ICC

Question 5

Tom Skerritt, Top Gun's Viper, died on Wednesday. How old was he?

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