The Wednesday Quiz: Quiz #3
Released Wednesday 14 October 2026. 20 hand-written trivia questions, including a Herd Mentality question.
To the nearest two years, in which year did Lime bikes first launch?
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2017 (So 2015-2019 is correct)
The 2025 Merriam-Webster word of the year is defined as "digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of artificial intelligence." What is the word?
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Slop
The Super Shot is a netball rule innovation that was introduced in 2020 to encourage tactical shifts and bigger score swings. What is it?
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It awards shooters two points instead of one for goals scored from a designated zone in the goal circle
Which international political event was the number one trending Google search in Australia in 2024?
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The US Election (Trump vs Harris)
Sold only through 11 approved firearms dealers during a 12 month trial in the Northern Territory, which self defence product is the government now moving to make permanently legal in the NT, including for 16 and 17 year olds?
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Pepper Spray
Which technique in horticulture, starting with P, can be defined as "the controlled process of creating or multiplying new plants from a variety of sources, such as seeds, cuttings, bulbs or tissue culture"?
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Propagation
During Nepal's 2025 "Gen Z Revolution", the government banned 26 major social media apps, including Facebook and WhatsApp. Which platform popular with gamers, which was not banned, did young people use to vote on who should lead the government after the Prime Minister was overthrown?
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Discord
Which Aussie Rock Band will play 18 concerts around Australia beginning in September 2027, the first proper shows from since they broke up in 2010?
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Powderfinger
There are 19 world capital cities that begin with the letter M. Name 3 of them. (Don't be fooled, most of them are very hard!)
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Madrid (Spain), Majuro (Marshall Islands), Malabo (Equatorial Guinea), Malé (Maldives), Managua (Nicaragua), Manama (Bahrain), Manila (Philippines), Maputo (Mozambique), Maseru (Lesotho), Mbabane (Eswatini), Mexico City (Mexico), Minsk (Belarus), Mogadishu (Somalia), Monaco (Monaco), Monrovia (Liberia), Montevideo (Uruguay), Moroni (Comoros), Moscow (Russia), Muscat (Oman)
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 wife has asked her husband for nearly 20 years to push the shower diverter back down after he showers, so the water comes out of the tap and not the showerhead. He forgets about twice a month, and she gets a cold spray in the face. He apologises every time and says he's "working on it." He has been tested for ADHD and doesn't have it, though he struggles with lists, schedules and alarms.
After another cold shower, she fills a cup with cold water, walks up to him while he's looking away, and throws it over his torso and face with no warning. She tells him his apologies are worthless, that from now on every time she gets a cold shower so will he, and that she will keep doing it.
Did Reddit decide the wife was YTA ("You're the Asshole") or NTA ("Not the Asshole")?Show answer
You're the Asshole (YTA). The top comment reads: "For nearly 20 years you could have learned to take two seconds to look at it yourself. This is a you problem, not him."
The world's 'first computer bug' in 1947 was actually a real life bug, and it's also quite topical at the moment. What common household bug was it?
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Moth
Veteran finance presenter Alan Kohler has announced he will retire from the ABC at the end of this year. For more than two decades on the 7PM News, which three word phrase did he use to end each finance report?
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"And that's finance."
To the nearest 50kg, what is currently the world record for the biggest 'raw' bench press?
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350kg (Julius Maddox lifted 355kg in 2021)
Livin' 'La Vida Loca' was a 1999 No.1 song by Ricky Martin. What does 'La Vida Loca' translate to in English?
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The crazy life
According to the Economist, as of the 13th October 2026, what proportion of Americans disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president? (To the nearest 10%)
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60% (61% to be exact)
Which ancient civilisation, in what is now Mexico, used cacao beans as money, paying taxes and debts with them?
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The Aztecs (or the Maya who also used cacao beans)
A cosmetic surgery company was due to hold an event in Sydney this month, but it was cancelled after the ABC raised questions about the doctors advertised, who weren’t registered to practise in Australia. Which Asian country, widely regarded as the world’s cosmetic surgery capital, was the company from?
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South Korea
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. One month of the year appears twice in song titles. Which month is it?
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September (September by Earth, Wind & Fire, #65 and September Gurls by Big Star, #239)
Which Indie film, starting with A, was the top trending movie search globally in 2025?
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Anora
Herd Mentality: What is the best country to travel to?
No right answer: match the most popular answer from other players.
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