Ready to challenge your brain? Our weekly Wednesday quiz is here, offering a delightful mix of questions spanning cinema, music, literature, and geography to test your general knowledge.
Today's Brain-Teasers Await
The latest set of questions promises to stretch your mind. Can you name the fictional town from the iconic 1998 film The Truman Show? Which two members of The Beatles have children sharing a birthday on September 13th? Literature buffs are asked which university once employed poet Philip Larkin as its librarian.
Foodies get a sweet question: the famous Sachertorte chocolate cake was first created in which European city? For a transatlantic challenge, can you determine which US state comes last in an alphabetical list? We also delve into classic English literature, asking who tells the first tale in Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales".
From Shakespeare to the Charts
The quiz continues with a theatrical twist: what was the title of the final play penned by William Shakespeare? Geography features with the location of Lanzarote island. Music lovers must identify which legendary female vocalist – Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Dolly Parton, or Mariah Carey – topped the charts in 1991 with the song "Someday". Finally, mythology rounds things off with a question on the name of the Greek God of wine.
How Did You Fare Yesterday?
For those curious about the solutions to Tuesday's puzzle, here are the answers from December 16. The first Bond film starring Roger Moore was Live and Let Die. In tennis, tie-breakers are played at 6 games each. The play "The Madness of George III" was written by Alan Bennett.
In the TV series Friends, Ross Geller's second wife was Emily Waltham. The artist known for his Blue, Rose, and Crystal periods is Pablo Picasso. Both the bands Pearl Jam and Soundgarden hail from Seattle, USA.
According to the nursery rhyme, Kitty Fisher found Lucy Locket's pocket. The element whose name comes from the Greek for "light bearing" is Phosphorus. The rapper whose real name is Shawn Carter is Jay-Z. Lastly, the coffee made from beans eaten and excreted by civet cats is called Luwak coffee.
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