Quiz Night Intel

Intel for Apr 16, 2026

Birth Stones

Diamond

Sapphire

Birth Flowers

Daisy

Daisy

Bellis perennis, the daisy, is a European species of the family Asteraceae, often considered the archetypal species of the name daisy. To distinguish this species from other plants known as daisies, it is sometimes qualified or known as common daisy, lawn daisy or English daisy.

Sweet Pea

Sweet Pea

The sweet pea, Lathyrus odoratus, is a flowering plant in the genus Lathyrus in the family Fabaceae (legumes), native to Sicily, southern Italy and the Aegean Islands. It is an annual climbing plant, growing to a height of 1–2 metres (3 ft 3 in – 6 ft 7 in), where suitable support is available. The leaves are pinnate with two leaflets and a terminal tendril, which twines around supporting plants and structures, helping the sweet pea to climb. In the wild plant the flowers are purple, 2–3.5 cm (3...

Astrological Sign

Aries ♈︎

March 21 – April 19

This Day in History

MV_Sewol
2014

MV_Sewol

The ferry MV Sewol capsized and sank off Donggeochado, South Korea, killing 306 people, mainly students from Danwon High School.

Virginia_Tech_shooting
2007

Virginia_Tech_shooting

In one of the deadliest shooting incidents in United States history, a gunman killed 32 people and wounded over 20 more before committing suicide at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia.

2001_Bangladesh–India_border_skirmishes
2001

2001_Bangladesh–India_border_skirmishes

India and Bangladesh began a six-day conflict over their disputed border, which ended in a stalemate.

1963

A_Call_for_Unity

In response to an open letter written by white clergymen, Martin Luther King Jr. wrote the Letter from Birmingham Jail in defence of the strategy of nonviolent resistance against racism.

OECD
1948

OECD

The Organisation for European Economic Co-operation, headquartered in Paris, was founded.