Are you ready to challenge your brain this Tuesday? Our weekly quiz offers a stimulating mix of questions spanning geography, language, pop culture, and natural science to test your general knowledge.
Today's Trivia Challenge
The quiz begins with our Word of the Day: Limerence, which describes a state of intense romantic infatuation. From there, the questions dive into diverse topics. You will need to identify the US state where Augusta serves as the capital and recall the longest word in the NATO phonetic alphabet.
Food lovers are tested on the specific bean variety used for baked beans and the primary fruit in the Mexican dish guacamole. History buffs must remember the former name of the country of Belize, while nature enthusiasts are asked to identify the creature described by the adjective 'Ursine'.
Music, Film and History Puzzles
The quiz also ventures into the arts and entertainment. One question explores the number of strings on a double bass, while another asks you to name the 1983 sequel to the iconic 1977 film Saturday Night Fever.
A famous legend from English history is referenced in the question about the city through which Lady Godiva allegedly rode naked. Another query tests your knowledge of lepidopterology by asking what type of creature a Swallowtail is.
Answers from November 17th
If you are still pondering last week's questions, here are the solutions. The culinary term 'olio' refers to a dish of many ingredients. Actor Al Pacino's first name is Alfredo, and heavy rock singer Ozzy Osbourne's real first names are John Michael.
The quiz also featured several music questions. The UK top twenty hits with 'BIRD' in the title were: Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson's Sing Little Birdie, Trashmen's Surfin' Bird, The Beatles' Free as a Bird, Busted's Thunderbirds, and Shakatak's Night Birds.
Other answers revealed that Vivien Leigh played Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire, a xylophagous insect primarily eats wood, and Eric Idle sang the theme for One Foot in the Grave.
For official announcements, the British government uses The London Gazette, founded in 1665. The composer Dvorak was Czech, and the Roman numeral for 2018 is MMXVIII.
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