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The Daily Quiz — 10 September 2026
Play the The Quiz Post quiz for 10 September 2026: 20 free general-knowledge questions covering History, Music, Current Affairs and Film & TV, with explanations and crowd results.
About this edition
This 20-question The Quiz Post edition was published for 10 September 2026. Answer all four-option questions to reveal sourced explanations and see how other players answered.
Topics in this edition include History, Music, Current Affairs and Film & TV.
Questions and sourced explanations
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Film & TV · Easy
1. Which soap opera centres on Albert Square?
Albert Square is the fictional East London community at the centre of EastEnders.
Music · Easy
2. Freddie Mercury was the lead singer of which British rock band?
Mercury performed with Queen and wrote Bohemian Rhapsody.
Food & Drink · Easy
3. Which cheese is a standard ingredient in a traditional Greek village salad, or horiatiki?
Traditional horiatiki combines tomatoes, cucumber, onion, olives, olive oil and feta cheese.
History · Easy
4. The Colosseum stands in the archaeological heart of which modern city?
The Colosseum, also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre, stands in the archaeological heart of Rome.
Geography · Medium
5. Which two countries share the Caribbean island of Hispaniola?
Hispaniola is shared by Haiti in the west and the Dominican Republic in the east.
Current Affairs · Medium
6. Which broadcaster announced a transformation plan proposing about 340 job reductions on 9 September 2026?
Channel 4 proposed a new organisational structure to reduce overheads and direct more revenue towards programmes.
Society & Culture · Medium
7. Hindi is conventionally written in which script?
India's constitutional language provisions specify Hindi in the Devanagari script.
Source: Department of Official Language, Government of India
History · Medium
8. Suleiman the Magnificent ruled which empire at the height of its 16th-century power?
Suleiman the Magnificent was Ottoman sultan from 1520 to 1566, when the empire reached a peak of political and military power.
Literature · Medium
9. Who wrote The Thursday Murder Club?
Osman's debut novel centres on a group of retired amateur detectives.
Arts · Medium
10. Which architect designed the house Fallingwater above a waterfall in Pennsylvania?
Frank Lloyd Wright designed Fallingwater in 1935 for the Kaufmann family.
Business & Economics · Medium
11. For an ordinary listed company, what calculation most directly gives its market capitalisation?
ASX calculates a listed entity's market capitalisation by multiplying its market price by the number of ordinary securities on issue.
Technology · Medium
12. Which British engineer pioneered the turbojet engine?
Whittle developed his jet-engine ideas while serving in the Royal Air Force.
Film & TV · Hard
13. Waystar Royco is the media conglomerate at the centre of which television drama?
Succession follows the Roy family, whose wealth and power are tied to the global media company Waystar Royco.
History · Hard
14. During World War I, the Zimmermann Telegram proposed that Germany form a military alliance with which country?
The coded 1917 Zimmermann Telegram proposed a German military alliance with Mexico against the United States.
Current Affairs · Hard
15. Which driver became the first Italian in 60 years to win the Italian Formula One Grand Prix when he triumphed at Monza this weekend?
Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli won the 2026 Italian Grand Prix from 19th on the grid, becoming the first Italian winner at Monza since 1966.
Food & Drink · Hard
16. Which fortified wine is traditionally used to flavour the Italian dessert zabaglione?
Traditional zabaglione is a warm custard made from egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine.
Music · Hard
17. Which British band recorded The Dark Side of the Moon at Abbey Road?
Pink Floyd recorded the album at Abbey Road in 1972 and 1973.
Literature · Hard
18. Sethe and her daughter Denver are central characters in which Toni Morrison novel?
Toni Morrison's Beloved centres on Sethe, her daughter Denver and the haunting legacy of slavery.
Music · Hard
19. Who composed the choral work Carmina Burana, whose opening movement is O Fortuna?
German composer Carl Orff composed Carmina Burana; its opening chorus O Fortuna is especially famous.
Geography · Hard
20. Bishkek is the capital of which Central Asian country?
Bishkek is the capital city of the Kyrgyz Republic, commonly called Kyrgyzstan.