Q 01/05

Roman emperors wore robes dyed which colour, made from the mucus of thousands of murex sea snails?

A) Scarlet

B) Purple

C) Indigo

D) Saffron

Answer · why

B) Purple

Purple cloth cost a fortune because about twelve thousand snails gave only enough dye for the trim of one garment. By the fourth century, only the emp...

Q 02/05

What is the name of SpongeBob SquarePants's pet sea snail, who meows like a cat instead of talking?

A) Larry

B) Sheldon

C) Eugene

D) Gary

Answer · why

D) Gary

Gary shares the pineapple house with SpongeBob, and his meows are performed by Tom Kenny, the same actor who voices his owner.

Q 03/05

Which predatory sea creature fires a venomous harpoon whose sting has killed dozens of people?

A) Cone snail

B) Moon snail

C) Turban snail

D) Mud snail

Answer · why

A) Cone snail

Cone snail venom works so fast that one species is nicknamed the cigarette snail, for the time a victim supposedly has left. A drug for severe chronic...

Q 04/05

In the DreamWorks film Turbo, a garden snail given super speed tries to win which motor race?

A) Daytona 500

B) Monaco Grand Prix

C) Indianapolis 500

D) Le Mans 24 Hours

Answer · why

C) Indianapolis 500

Indianapolis 500 glory is the dream of Theo, a snail voiced by Ryan Reynolds, who calls himself Turbo and gains his speed in a freak accident.

Q 05/05

What French word names the restaurant dish of land snails baked in their shells with garlic butter?

A) Escargot

B) Cassoulet

C) Rillettes

D) Confit

Answer · why

A) Escargot

Escargot is simply the French word for snail, borrowed by English speakers to mean only the edible kind. The snails are shelled and cooked, then put b...