Three Kings

Here are a few questions related to today’s date, 23 April.

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  1. The flag shown above is from a country where voting began on 23 April 1993, in a UN-monitored referendum to make its independence official. The country is…
    • Eritrea
    • South Sudan
    • Eswatini
  2. On this day in 1998, James Earl Ray, the convicted assassin who had killed Martin Luther King, Jr., died in prison in the United States. Where had he assassinated King?
    • Montgomery, Alabama
    • Memphis, Tennessee
    • Macon, Georgia
  3. Today in 1014, the Battle of Clontarf took place, where the High King Brian Boru defeated Viking invaders but was killed in battle. Brian Boru was the king of…
    • Ireland
    • Scotland
    • Wales
  4. On this day in 1985, a company replaced its tried-and-tested product with a new version. However, in the face of public backlash, they were forced to revert to the original within months. What company?
    • Budweiser
    • Coca-Cola
    • McDonald’s
  5. On 23 April 1016, King Ethelred II of England passed away. What was his epithet?
    • Ethelred the Unready
    • Ethelred the Unsteady
    • Ethelred the Unwieldy

Good luck! I will post the answers later today.

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Author: Scott F

As a retired trivia writer, editor and quiz compiler, I wholeheartedly agree with Bertrand Russell’s quote: “There’s much pleasure to be gained in useless knowledge.” Trivia of all sorts has always fascinated me, and for many years, I’ve written and compiled trivia for various media, including traditional TV and radio quiz shows, newspapers and magazines, apps, and other digital platforms.

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