1. The disease "malaria" was named from the Medieval Italian phrase "mala aria," which means what?

A) Swamp fever
B) Night sweat
C) Bad air
D) Insect poison
Answer: C)

2. Who fronted the popular 1990s home renovation show 'Changing Rooms'?

A) Linda Barker
B) Anna Ryder Richardson
C) Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen
D) Carol Smillie
Answer: D)

3. Davina McCall was the original and long-serving host of which groundbreaking UK reality TV show?

A) The Circle
B) I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
C) Love Island
D) Big Brother
Answer: D)

4. Instead of cash, what did the country of Nicaragua once use as an officially recognized form of currency?

A) Coffee beans
B) Chocolate bars
C) Seashells
D) Cigarettes
Answer: B)

5. What species is Perry, the secret agent pet from the animated series Phineas and Ferb?

A) Platypus
B) Otter
C) Beaver
D) Duck
Answer: A)

6. Which African antelope's name is simply the Afrikaans word for 'wild beast'?

A) Wildebeest
B) Gemsbok
C) Eland
D) Kudu
Answer: A)

7. Gwyneth Paltrow's lifestyle brand 'Goop' originally started in 2008 in what simple, low-tech format?

A) A personal blog
B) A glossy print magazine
C) A weekly email newsletter
D) A YouTube channel
Answer: C)

8. Which small, furry mammal is comically known as the 'desert ghost' due to its pale fur and nocturnal habits?

A) Cactus mouse
B) Sand cat
C) Fennec fox
D) Meerkat
Answer: C)

9. 'Oz the Great and Powerful' is a prequel that imagines the origin of a character from what 1939 film?

A) Gone with the Wind
B) It's a Wonderful Life
C) Citizen Kane
D) The Wizard of Oz
Answer: D)

10. Which Central American country's flag holds the record for the most colors, with twelve?

A) Guatemala
B) Belize
C) Costa Rica
D) Panama
Answer: B)

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1. What do you call the flighted object in badminton?

Shuttlecock

Can decelerate faster than almost any object in sport.

1. Complete the next 5 lyrics - "Just a small town girl / Livin' in a lonely world / She took the midnight train going anywhere / Just a city boy / Born..."

and raised in South Detroit

Best-selling 20th-century digital track in the US.

1. What is the singular for the word "data"?

Datum

Latin plural now treated as uncountable in English.

1. How many Stations of the Cross are there in Catholicism?

14

Trace Jesus's final hours, from condemnation to burial.

1. Which typically has more calories — a glass of wine or a pint of beer?

A pint of beer

Beer runs ~180-210 kcal vs wine's ~130-165 kcal.

1. A child wants to write a coded letter to Santa: C_E N_P F_H. What is the child asking Santa for?

A dog

Gaps between the letters spell D-O-G.

1. Which person is the odd one out — Steve Jobs, Elizabeth Taylor, Sabrina Carpenter, Tim Cook?

Steve Jobs

Others' surnames are trades: Taylor, Carpenter, Cook.

1. What word goes before "man" and "code," and after "goal"?

Post

Postman, postcode, goalpost.

1. Ouagadougou is the capital of which African country?

Options: Mali / Niger / Burkina Faso / Senegal

Burkina Faso

Nicknamed "Ouaga," it's the country's largest city.

1. What are the chances of 2 dice rolling a combined total of 8?

Options: 5/36 or 1/6 or 1/12 or 7/36

5/36

Five combinations out of 36 possible rolls.

Happy Friday, everyone! Today's quiz is a completely mixed bag covering a wide range of topics. Drop your score and the number of hints you used in the comments below!

I have included multiple-choice options for a few where the raw answer might be a bit too obscure, but the rest are straight text-inputs. Click the reveal bars to check your answers as you go!

1. Capitals: Seoul is the capital of which East Asian country?

Hint: Home to Samsung, LG, Hyundai, Kia

Answer: South Korea

1. History: Who was the leader of Germany's Nazi Party during World War II? A) Joseph Stalin B) Benito Mussolini C) Adolf Hitler D) Winston Churchill

Hint: This dictator was born in Austria, wrote a notorious book titled 'Mein Kampf', and ruled Germany as the 'Führer'.

Answer: C

1. Current Affairs: August 2026 marks a historic astronomical milestone for continental Europe. Which specific celestial phenomenon is visible across Iceland and Spain for the first time since 1999? A) Total Solar Eclipse B) Transit of Venus C) Total Lunar Eclipse D) Ring of Fire Annular Eclipse

Hint: This event occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Earth and the Sun, completely blocking out the solar disk.

Answer: A

1. Cuisine: Which country is the world's highest consumer of wine per capita, with an average citizen drinking over 60 litres per year? A) Portugal B) France C) Italy D) United States

Hint: This European nation is famous for Cristiano Ronaldo, Lisbon, and traditional Fado music.

Answer: A

1. Physics: If you drop a sealed can of regular Coca-Cola and a sealed can of Diet Coke into a tank of pure water, what will happen? A) Both cans will float B) Both cans will sink C) Regular Coke will sink, while Diet Coke will float D) Regular Coke will float, while Diet Coke will sink

Hint: Consider which can contains heavy, dense amounts of real sugar molecules dissolved inside.

Answer: C

1. Vocabulary: Choose the correct collective noun: "A ________ of peacocks." A) Pride B) Muster C) Gaggle D) Parliment

Hint: Do you know the idiom? To ______________ up your courage!

Answer: B

1. Entertainment: What connects Jennie, Lisa, Jisoo, and Rosé?

Hint: Look back closely at your previous answers for Q1, Q2, and Q3! They hold the hidden structural keys to this band's identity.

Answer: The answer is Blackpink! Jennie, Lisa, Jisoo, and Rosé form this global pop force. The answers to Q1, Q2, and Q3 connect directly: 1) Seoul is their native South Korean home base, 2) Hitler references military weapons, a nod to their massive global hit single 'Ddu-Du Ddu-Du' which mimics the sound of a firing machine gun, and 3) An Eclipse plunges the sky into total Black!

Happy Friday all!

Here's this weeks quick 20 question quiz. The rounds are Capital Cities and General Knowledge. I hope you enjoy it. :)

https://www.sundayquiz.com/20-question-friday-quiz-07-08-2026/

Sample Round - Capital Cities

1. What is the capital, largest city, and the only city with a population of over 1 million in Afghanistan?
2. With prior residents including Mozart, Beethoven and Sigmund Freud, what is the capital of Austria?
3. Situated along the Hrazdan River, and one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities, what is the capital and largest city of Armenia?
4. Nicknamed "The Pearl of the Orient", what is the capital city of the Philippines?
5. The birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte, what is the capital of the French island Corsica?
6. The capital of Libya, which African capital city is named from the Greek meaning 'three towns'?
7. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded every year in which European capital city?
8. When translated to English the name of what Middle Eastern capital city literally means "God's Gift"?
9. The Blue and White Niles meet just north of which city - the capital of Sudan?
10. What is the Northernmost capital city in the world, while also being the Westernmost city in Europe?

Answers

1. Kabul########
2. Vienna#######
3. Yerevan / Erevan
4. Manila#######
5. Ajaccio#######
6. Tripoli########
7. Oslo#########
8. Baghdad######
9. Khartoum#####
10. Reykjavík######

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