Here are the answers to this month’s six quiz questions. If in doubt, all should be able to be easily verified online.

General Knowledge

1. The numbers on the opposite sides of a six-sided die always add up to what number? Seven
2. What was the name of the world’s first artificial satellite? Sputnik 1
3. In what year did cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin reach space? 1961
4. Where did backgammon originate? Persia
5. What is England’s official national sport? Cricket
6. Since the 1970s in which country has it been a tradition to eat fried chicken from KFC on Christmas Day? Japan

Answers were correct when questions were compiled in late 2025.