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The Daily Quiz — 4 September 2026
Play the The Quiz Post quiz for 4 September 2026: 20 free general-knowledge questions covering Current Affairs, Film & TV, Geography and History, with explanations and crowd results.
About this edition
This 20-question The Quiz Post edition was published for 4 September 2026. Answer all four-option questions to reveal sourced explanations and see how other players answered.
Topics in this edition include Current Affairs, Film & TV, Geography and History.
Questions and sourced explanations
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Nature · Easy
1. An orca, also called a killer whale, belongs to which animal family?
Despite its common name, the orca is the largest member of the oceanic dolphin family.
Geography · Easy
2. The city of Porto is in which European country?
Porto is a major city in northern Portugal, situated on the Douro River near the Atlantic coast.
Food & Drink · Easy
3. Traditional couscous is made from granules of which wheat product?
Traditional couscous is made by rolling moistened semolina, which is milled from durum wheat, into tiny granules.
Film & TV · Easy
4. Which film features the law student Elle Woods as its central character?
Elle Woods is the central character of the 2001 comedy Legally Blonde.
UK · Medium
5. The Caledonian Sleeper's London services use which station?
The overnight sleeper services arrive and depart at London Euston.
Current Affairs · Medium
6. A Nevada jury convicted Duane 'Keffe D' Davis this week over the 1996 killing of which rapper?
A Nevada jury found Duane Davis guilty of orchestrating the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur.
Science · Medium
7. Why does Earth's daytime sky usually look blue?
Air molecules scatter shorter visible wavelengths more strongly than longer ones, an effect known as Rayleigh scattering.
History · Medium
8. The medieval Hanseatic League was primarily an alliance of what?
The Hanseatic League was a commercial and defensive network of merchant guilds and trading towns across northern Europe.
Music · Medium
9. Who composed the orchestral work Rhapsody in Blue?
George Gershwin composed Rhapsody in Blue, which premiered in New York in 1924.
Film & TV · Medium
10. The 1997 film The Full Monty is set in which English city?
The film follows unemployed men in Sheffield after the decline of its steel industry.
Technology · Medium
11. What does two-factor authentication add to a normal password login?
Two-factor authentication requires a second, different type of credential in addition to the password.
Literature · Medium
12. Who wrote the novel The Remains of the Day?
Kazuo Ishiguro wrote The Remains of the Day, which won the 1989 Booker Prize.
History · Hard
13. What did the Parliament Act 1911 principally reduce?
The Act restricted the Lords' veto and created a route for some bills to pass without its agreement.
Science · Hard
14. Why does ordinary ice float on liquid water?
The crystal structure of ice spaces water molecules farther apart, making solid ice less dense than liquid water.
Current Affairs · Hard
15. The autonomous Uber rides launched in London on 3 September 2026 initially had what human supervision?
Uber described the initial service as supervised, with a licensed driver onboard to oversee each trip.
Source: Uber Technologies, Inc. - Wayve and Uber Launch First-Ever Autonomous Rides in t
Arts · Hard
16. Which artist painted The Great Wave off Kanagawa?
Katsushika Hokusai created The Great Wave off Kanagawa as part of his Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji series.
Business & Economics · Hard
17. British Telecom's public-sector roots lie in the telecommunications division of which organisation?
Postal and telecommunications services were once combined under the General Post Office.
Geography · Hard
18. Which major river flows through Baghdad?
Baghdad lies on both banks of the Tigris River in central Iraq.
Nature · Hard
19. British hedgehogs mainly feed on which group of animals?
Hedgehogs hunt a range of insects, worms and other invertebrates.
Sport · Hard
20. In baseball statistics, what does a pitcher's ERA measure?
Earned run average estimates how many earned runs a pitcher allows per nine innings pitched.