15th June Quiz Medium
- 10 questions
- about 15 minutes to run
- published 2 Jul 2026
- updated
1. On 15 June 1215, King John put his seal to a famous charter in a meadow beside the Thames. Name the charter and the meadow.
2. On 15 June 1919, two British airmen completed the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic, crash-landing in an Irish bog. Name both men, their aircraft, and the Irish town they landed near.
3. On 15 June 1844, Charles Goodyear received a US patent for a process that made rubber strong and stable. What is it called?
4. A treaty signed on 15 June 1846 settled the border between the United States and British North America in the Pacific Northwest. Name the treaty. Along which line of latitude was the border drawn?
5. On 15 June 1996, at Euro 96, Paul Gascoigne flicked the ball over a defender and volleyed in a famous goal at Wembley. Who were England playing? How did the team then celebrate?
6. On 15 June 1667, a French doctor carried out the first documented blood transfusion into a human. Whose blood did he use?
7. On 15 June 1520, the Pope issued a bull threatening Martin Luther with excommunication, the same document Luther burned that December. What was the bull called?
8. A Norwegian composer born in Bergen on 15 June 1843 wrote "In the Hall of the Mountain King". Name him, and the play it was written for.
9. An English prince born on 15 June 1330 won fame at the Battle of Crécy and died before he could become king. What is his famous nickname?
10. An American actress born on 15 June 1964 played Monica Geller in "Friends". Who is she?
ANSWERS
1. Magna Carta, at Runnymede
2. John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown, in a Vickers Vimy, landing near Clifden
3. Vulcanisation
4. The Oregon Treaty, along the 49th parallel
5. Scotland. They celebrated with the "dentist's chair".
6. A lamb's blood (the doctor was Jean-Baptiste Denys)
7. "Exsurge Domine"
8. Edvard Grieg. The play was "Peer Gynt" (by Henrik Ibsen).
9. The Black Prince (Edward of Woodstock)
10. Courteney Cox
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