It's time for another brain-teasing Thursday quiz, designed to challenge your general knowledge across a fascinating range of topics. From classic literature and headwear to geography and beer measurements, today's set of questions promises to entertain and educate.
Today's Head-Scratching Questions
The quiz kicks off with a stylish inquiry: The fur of which animal is used to make an Akubra hat? This iconic Australian headwear is known worldwide. Literature lovers are then tested with: Which character in Robert Louis Stevenson's novel "Treasure Island" ran the Spyglass Inn? Geography comes next, asking: In which country would you find Kakadu National Park, a World Heritage Site?
For those who enjoy a pint, a historical measurement question awaits: How many gallons make up a Firkin of beer? World geography returns with a tougher challenge: Which six countries border the Red Sea? Music history is also on the agenda, probing: Prior to leaving to form Bad Company, of which 1960's band was Paul Rodgers the lead singer?
From Birds to Bond Villains
The quiz takes an ornithological turn with a question on vocabulary: If a bird was described as being Palmiped what characteristic would it possess? Pop music fans face a multi-part question, needing to name songs with the word MILLION in the title that were UK top twenty hits for Take That (1992), S Club Seven (1999), Ne-Yo (2010), Whitney Houston (2009), and Kate Melua (2005).
Finally, the challenge covers architectural and cinematic history. Participants must identify which Victorian architect designed the Houses of Parliament and recall which film in the James Bond series featured a villain called Irma Bunt.
How Did You Do Yesterday?
The answers for the January 14th quiz are now available for you to check your score. Yesterday's questions included the Greek mythology-inspired UK retail chain Argos, the home city of Benfica football club (Lisbon, Portugal), and the chemical symbol for lead (Pb). Other answers revealed the poet Felicia Hemans wrote "Casabianca", Warsaw is the capital of Poland, and Kylie Minogue played Charlene Mitchell in Neighbours.
The remaining answers identified Pumpernickel as a coarse rye bread, Tom the piper's son as the pig thief in the nursery rhyme, Yves St Laurent as the marketer of 'Opium' perfume, and the 'J' in the trade union NUJ standing for Journalists.
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