Quiz Questions and Answers
The Saturday quiz presents a fresh set of 15 questions spanning geography, history, sports, and pop culture. From identifying the mountain range housing the world's second-highest peak to recalling the only Jesuit pope, participants are challenged across diverse topics. The answers reveal intriguing facts, such as Venezuela's national sport being baseball and Al Jazeera's Qatari origins.
Detailed Answers and Explanations
1. The Karakoram Range, home to K2, is the correct answer for the world's second-highest peak. 2. Marcel Duchamp, a pioneer of conceptualism, famously retired from art to focus on chess. 3. Pope Francis is the only Jesuit to have become pope. 4. The megalodon, an ancient shark, reached lengths of around 18 metres. 5. Baseball is the national sport of Venezuela, a South American country. 6. Al Jazeera, a global news organisation, is based in Qatar. 7. Constance Lloyd, wife of Oscar Wilde, changed her family's name to Holland after a scandal. 8. Zener cards are used to test extrasensory perception, including telepathy and clairvoyance.
Connections and Links
9. Banjul, Nassau, and San Salvador are capitals of countries with definite articles in their names: The Gambia, The Bahamas, and El Salvador. 10. Evert (5), Jaeger, Mandlíková, Graf, and Garrison all lost in Wimbledon singles finals to Martina Navratilova. 11. Corned beef sandwiches, golf balls, harmonicas, and postal covers were smuggled into space on Nasa missions. 12. The Altar Stone, Aubrey Holes, Heel Stone, Slaughter Stone, and Station Stones are parts of the Stonehenge site. 13. Squiggly in Glasgow, Mathematical in Cambridge, and Winking Eye in Newcastle are nicknames of bridges. 14. Nimue and Viviane, Florence Nightingale, Elaine of Astolat, and Bennett's Mary Shepherd are all associated with the title 'The Lady': Lady of the Lake, The Lady With the Lamp, The Lady of Shalott, and The Lady in the Van. 15. The numbers 1, 4, 3, 11, 15, 13, 17, and 43 have ascending numbers of letters in their names, from 3 to 10.
