Q 01/05

Roughly how long did the 1896 Anglo-Zanzibar War last?

A) Under an hour

B) Three days

C) Two weeks

D) Six months

Answer · why

A) Under an hour

Under an hour: British warships shelled the sultan's palace for about 38 to 45 minutes, after which Sultan Khalid fled to the German consulate and int...

Q 02/05

Which animal is known for leaving cube-shaped droppings?

A) Koala

B) Quokka

C) Wombat

D) Bilby

Answer · why

C) Wombat

Wombat cubes are stackable and hard to roll away, which is thought to be the point of the shape.

Q 03/05

How many hearts does an octopus have?

A) One

B) Three

C) Eight

D) Sixteen

Answer · why

B) Three

Three: two push blood through the gills and one sends it round the body, moving a blue blood that carries oxygen efficiently in cold water.

Q 04/05

What is the name for the dot that sits above a lowercase i or j?

A) Serif

B) Tittle

C) Ascender

D) Diaeresis

Answer · why

B) Tittle

Tittle: the word survives in 'jot or tittle', and 'to a T' is thought to be short for 'to a tittle', a phrase recorded in 1607, long before the shorte...

Q 05/05

Which video game company began in Kyoto in 1889 as a maker of handmade playing cards?

A) Capcom

B) Nintendo

C) Konami

D) Namco

Answer · why

B) Nintendo

Nintendo: craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi started out selling hanafuda, the flower cards, and the firm released its first home video game machines only in...