The Wednesday Quiz: Quiz #1
Released Wednesday 30 September 2026. 20 hand-written trivia questions, including a Herd Mentality question.
Which international organisation, which filed for bankruptcy in November 2023 before continuing under new financial backing, defines itself as a "leading global real estate provider that empowers businesses to thrive through world-class flexible workplace solutions"?
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WeWork
Some may remember it from primary school, which well known sentence about a fox and a dog uses every letter of the alphabet? (You must get it exactly right!)
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The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
The 2025 Collins Dictionary word of the year is defined as “A new way to write computer programs. People use normal everyday language to tell AI how to build the code.” What is the word? (It's technically a phrase)
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Vibe Coding
Spanish and English both descend from the ancient Latin alphabet, but one contains one more letter than the other. Which has more?
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Spanish (27 vs. 26), with the inclusion of ñ
Tame Impala is the music project of Australian singer, multi-instrumentalist and genius Kevin Parker. From which Australian city was Tame Impala born?
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Perth
There are 7 world capital cities that begin with the letter C. Name 2 of them.
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Cairo (Egypt), Canberra (Australia), Caracas (Venezuela), Castries (Saint Lucia), Chisinau (Moldova), Conakry (Guinea), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Copenhagen (Denmark)
The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, hosted in Australia and New Zealand, sparked significant national interest. Which two Matildas players were the top two most searched Australians on Google in 2023?
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Sam Kerr and Mary Fowler
YouGov surveys ask Americans whether they have a positive or negative opinion of public figures, and one particular ranking covers actors. According to YouGov, name any of the five most loved male actors?
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Any of: Morgan Freeman, Keanu Reeves, Denzel Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, Robin Williams
Whilst several small nations - including Brunei Darussalam, Nauru, and Niue - report reaching 100%, which populous country achieved an extremely high 92% Covid vaccination rate across the population?
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China
On the subreddit r/AmItheAsshole (AITA), users post stories about personal conflicts and ask Reddit to decide whether they were in the wrong. The community then votes on verdicts such as YTA (You're the Asshole) or NTA (Not the Asshole). Read the story below and answer the question:
A man hosted a party and owned a fully functioning antique slot machine that had been in his family for decades. Over the years, people occasionally played it for fun, with small wins of a few dollars at most. During the party, a guest hit the machine’s long-unclaimed jackpot, causing almost $1000 of coins to spill out. The guest insisted the money was his because he had been playing with his own money. The owner told him that the accumulated jackpot was his property as he was not running a casino. The disagreement escalated, nearly ended the party, and the guest threatened legal action after being refused the money.
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The Asshole (YTA)
Inspired by Charlie XCX's album "Brat", in which year was the official birth of Brat Summer.
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2024
After six nominations and 27 years in Hollywood, Leonardo DiCaprio finally won his first Oscar for which movie?
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The Revenant (Best Actor in a Leading Role)
Tenerife is a popular tourist detination for British holidaymakers. Which group of islands off the coast of Africa is it a part of?
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The Canary Islands
Two countries are tied for the most Eurovision wins ever, despite not ranking in the top 10 populations in Europe. Name either one.
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Ireland or Sweden
In a traditional game of netball, with 7 players on each side, how many players on a team are allowed to score.
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2
In 2021, Rolling Stone completely overhauled its "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list for the first time in 17 years, polling more than 250 artists, producers, critics and industry figures to create it. Excluding band names, which first name starting with B is the most common among solo/individual artists on the list, accounting for 11 songs across 3 different artists?
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Bob (Bob Marley, Bob Dylan, Bob Seger)
There are five elements on the periodic table with four letter names. Neon is one of them, name two of the other four.
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Two of: Gold, Iron, Lead and Zinc
Often confused with Salsa, which partner dance, characterised by its hip movement and side to side steps with a tap, originated in the Dominican Republic in the mid 20th century?
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Bachata
In 2025, Sydney recorded an average daily temperature of 24°C. To the nearest one degree either side, what was the Melbourne equivalent?
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21°C (So 20, 21 or 22 is correct)
Herd Mentality: Name a famous author.
No right answer: match the most popular answer from other players.