The Guardian’s popular Saturday quiz has returned, offering readers a diverse array of trivia questions designed to test knowledge across various subjects. The collection spans topics ranging from prehistoric biology to modern pop culture.
Among the featured questions is an inquiry into British ornithology, asking participants to identify the United Kingdom’s heaviest and fastest flying duck. Other prompts delve into geography, noting that Slovenia and Venezuela share the distinction of being the first two nations to entirely lose a specific resource.
The quiz also challenges history buffs with questions about significant figures and events. One item asks which royal consort shared a birth chamber with Queen Victoria, while another seeks the name of an international organization that was dissolved on April 19, 1946. Additionally, participants must recall which celebrated rock bears the date 1620 carved into it.
For those interested in literature and language, the puzzle includes questions on Skaldic poetry and the irrational number represented by the Greek letter phi. The final segment of the quiz requires solvers to find the common link between groups of seemingly unrelated items, such as the Cheddar Man, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the olm salamander.
Readers can attempt to answer all fifteen questions and check their results by continuing on the article page.
The Cheddar Man link question was clever. I guessed ancient DNA without realizing it. Great Saturday morning brain workout!
Just finished the quiz. I nailed the rock with 1620 carved in it but failed the phi question completely.
Slovenia and Venezuela losing a resource? That sounds like salt or oil. The history round was surprisingly tricky though!
I always dread the ornithology questions. Is that Mute Swan or Tufted Duck? My wildlife knowledge is severely lacking.