The Times Daily Quiz: Thursday June 19, 2025
2 Which chocolate wafer bar completes the slogan: 'Have a break, have a …'?
3 Bart De Wever is the first Flemish nationalist to become prime minister of which country?
4 A 'Dizzyite' was a supporter of which Victorian prime minister?
5 Which Seaforth-born comedian and radio DJ released the 1983 single Snot Rap?
6 The Bahía de Cochinos is a coastal area of Cuba that is known by what English name?
7 Who played the Rumpo Kid in the 1965 film Carry on Cowboy?
8 Alexander Lenard's Latin translation of which 1926 children's book begins: 'Ecce Eduardus Ursus …'?
9 Opened in 1933, the Hoover Building in Ealing was designed in which architectural style?
10 In 1852, the Post Office installed the first four pillar boxes on which island?
11 The Sherlock Holmes story The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez ends at which London railway station?
12 Which bridge across the River Forth opened to traffic in 1936 and operated as a 'swing bridge' until 1987?
13 Who stars as the protagonist Seong Gi-hun in TV's Squid Game?
14 The newly unveiled Andy Murray Arena is the centre court at which London tennis venue?
15 Which wild cat species is pictured?Scroll down for answersAnswers1 Ikea
2 KitKat
3 Belgium
4 Benjamin Disraeli
5 Kenny Everett
6 Bay of Pigs
7 Sid James
8 Winnie-the-Pooh. The 1958 translation is titled Winnie ille Pu
9 Art deco
10 Jersey
11 Charing Cross
12 Kincardine Bridge
13 Lee Jung-jae
14 The Queen's Club
15 Lynx or Lynx lynx
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