Welcome to our weekly Wednesday quiz, designed to test your general knowledge across a range of fascinating topics. How well will you perform today? Dive into questions spanning literature, cinema, music, and geography to see if you can ace this challenge.
On This Day: Remembering Astrid Lindgren
On January 27, 2002, the world lost a beloved children's author, Astrid Lindgren, at the age of 94. Best known for creating the iconic character Pippi Longstocking, Lindgren's work continues to inspire generations with tales of freedom and empowerment. Pippi, a freckle-faced, red-haired nine-year-old, embodies the dreams of childhood independence and strength, leaving a lasting legacy in children's literature.
Today's Quiz Questions
Put your knowledge to the test with these diverse questions. Can you answer them all correctly?
- Which author penned The Hunger Games series?
- Who portrayed Vito Corleone in the classic film The Godfather?
- Name the instrument that features forty-seven strings and seven pedals.
- Where would you typically find a verso and a recto together?
- Which company opened the first burger restaurant on Coventry Street in London back in 1954?
- What is the primary ingredient used in making sauerkraut?
- In German, what animal does the word Hund refer to?
- Digbeth and Edgbaston are suburbs of which major British city?
- What common link connects dance crazes like the Mashed Potato, the Loco-Motion, the Frug, the Monkey, and the Funky Chicken?
- What is the capital city of Mexico?
Answers from January 27 Quiz
If you participated in last week's quiz, here are the correct answers to check your performance:
- The novel featuring the five Lisbon girls—Cecilia, Lux, Bonnie, Mary, and Therese—is The Virgin Suicides.
- The British singer known for hits such as Hold My Hand and Don't Be So Hard On Yourself is Jess Glynne.
- Denzel Washington earned an Oscar nomination for his powerful portrayal of activist Malcolm X.
- At the outset of World War I, the Prime Minister of Britain was Herbert Asquith.
- The main character Thomas Shelby in the UK TV series Peaky Blinders was played by Cillian Murphy.
- Henry VIII's last wife was Catherine Parr.
- The author of the acclaimed novel The Color Purple is Alice Walker.
- The Stadium of Light is the home ground for the English football club Sunderland.
- The first ever winner of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! was Tony Blackburn.
- In Norse mythology, Ask and Embla are the equivalent to the Christian figures Adam and Eve.
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