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: accounts put the fighting at between 38 and 45 minutes.

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) Two

C) Three

D) Eight

Answer · why

C) Three

Three: one systemic heart circulates blood around the body, and two branchial hearts push it through the gills.

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 small dot over a lowercase i or j. In English it appears only on those two letters, though dots sit over other letters in other languages.

Q 05/05

Nintendo was founded in Kyoto in 1889 to produce what?

A) Mechanical adding machines

B) Handmade playing cards

C) Bicycles

D) Pocket watches

Answer · why

B) Handmade playing cards

Handmade playing cards: craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi's first product was hanafuda, the Japanese flower cards, and Nintendo went on producing them for m...