`

General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 12 September 2026

A new general knowledge quiz is available every day. Try today's quiz or work through our archive of daily and themed quizzes.

Question 1: When China intensified its bans on the sale of opium in 1839, imposed restrictions on all foreign traders, and seized and destroyed 20,000 chests of opium, what did Britain do?

A
Sent a letter of congratulations
B
Cut off all contact with China
C
Launched into a punitive war and seized Hong Kong
D
Nothing