Q 01/05

What do Mars, Milky Way and Galaxy have in common on a sweet shop shelf, far from any telescope?

A) Chocolate bars

B) Breakfast cereals

C) Fizzy drinks

D) Chewing gums

Answer · why

A) Chocolate bars

Chocolate bars carry all three names, and each is made by Mars Inc., whose founder Frank Mars launched the Milky Way in Minneapolis in 1923.

Q 02/05

What do Python, Java and Ruby have in common in computing, besides a snake, an island and a gemstone?

A) Open-source operating systems

B) Programming languages

C) Internet search engines

D) Computer viruses

Answer · why

B) Programming languages

Programming languages share all three names, and Python honours the British comedy troupe Monty Python rather than the reptile.

Q 03/05

What do Mustang, Bronco and Pinto have in common on American roads, besides all being words for horses?

A) Chevrolet models

B) Dodge models

C) Ford models

D) Jeep models

Answer · why

C) Ford models

Ford models wore all three names, and the Mustang sold so well that sporty rivals built in its image became known as pony cars.

Q 04/05

What do John Adams and Thomas Jefferson have in common on 4 July 1826, fifty years after American independence?

A) Both met Lafayette

B) Both freed their slaves

C) Both gave a farewell speech

D) Both died that day

Answer · why

D) Both died that day

Both died that day, Jefferson at Monticello a few hours before Adams, whose last words claimed that his old rival still lived.

Q 05/05

What do Alexander Hamilton and Benjamin Franklin have in common, despite both appearing on United States banknotes?

A) Neither was president

B) Neither signed the Constitution

C) Neither was born in America

D) Neither fought in a war

Answer · why

A) Neither was president

Neither was president: Hamilton was the first Treasury Secretary and Franklin a diplomat and inventor, yet they front the $10 and $100 bills.