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The Daily Quiz — 11 September 2026
Play the The Quiz Post quiz for 11 September 2026: 20 free general-knowledge questions covering Arts, Music, Current Affairs and Film & TV, with explanations and crowd results.
About this edition
This 20-question The Quiz Post edition was published for 11 September 2026. Answer all four-option questions to reveal sourced explanations and see how other players answered.
Topics in this edition include Arts, Music, Current Affairs and Film & TV.
Questions and sourced explanations
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Music · Easy
1. Which band released the album Abbey Road in 1969?
The Beatles released Abbey Road in 1969, with its famous zebra-crossing cover photographed outside EMI Studios.
Film & TV · Easy
2. In Wallace & Gromit, what kind of animal is Gromit?
Gromit is Wallace's resourceful canine companion.
Geography · Easy
3. Which sea does the Nile River flow into after crossing Egypt?
The Nile flows north through Egypt and reaches the Mediterranean through the Nile Delta.
Food & Drink · Easy
4. In Japanese cuisine, what is nori?
Nori is dried edible seaweed, commonly sold in sheets and used to wrap sushi.
Source: Japan Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Literature · Medium
5. Which author created the amateur detective Miss Marple?
Miss Marple is Agatha Christie's observant village sleuth, who often solves crimes through her knowledge of human behaviour.
Current Affairs · Medium
6. In figures released on 10 September 2026, which meningococcal group accounted for 97% of cases in 15-to-24-year-olds in England?
UKHSA reported that group B caused 93 of the 96 invasive meningococcal disease cases in this age group during 2025-26.
Source: Latest figures highlight ongoing Meningitis B risk for students - GOV.UK
Science · Medium
7. What is the main role of platelets in human blood?
Platelets are cell fragments that gather at damaged blood vessels and help form clots to stop bleeding.
History · Medium
8. Which city was the capital of the Inca Empire?
Cusco was the political and religious capital of the Inca Empire before the Spanish conquest.
Music · Medium
9. Who wrote the song Bohemian Rhapsody?
Mercury wrote the song recorded by Queen.
Sport · Medium
10. In tennis, what is a 'let' on a serve?
A service let occurs when the served ball touches the net and otherwise lands in the correct service court; the serve is replayed.
Arts · Medium
11. In traditional fresco painting, pigment is applied directly onto what surface?
In true fresco, pigments mixed with water are applied to fresh wet plaster so the colour becomes bound into the wall as it dries.
Arts · Medium
12. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is in which British city?
Kelvingrove is one of Glasgow's major museums.
History · Hard
13. The term 'Pyrrhic victory' comes from King Pyrrhus's costly victories against which ancient power?
Pyrrhus of Epirus defeated Roman armies but suffered losses so severe that his victories became a byword for success gained at ruinous cost.
Business & Economics · Hard
14. In economics, what does 'opportunity cost' mean?
Opportunity cost is the value of the next-best alternative forgone when a choice is made.
Current Affairs · Hard
15. Houthi attacks reported on 8 September struck energy facilities in which country?
Reuters reported that Houthi missile and drone attacks struck energy facilities and cities in Saudi Arabia on 8 September.
Film & TV · Hard
16. Who directed the 1949 film noir The Third Man?
British director Carol Reed directed The Third Man, starring Joseph Cotten and Orson Welles.
Arts · Hard
17. Who designed the present St Paul's Cathedral in London?
Wren designed the cathedral built after the Great Fire of London.
Music · Hard
18. The musical instruction 'da capo' tells a performer to do what?
Da capo is Italian for 'from the head' and directs a performer to return to the beginning of the piece or section.
Geography · Hard
19. Which strait separates the islands of Java and Sumatra?
The Sunda Strait lies between Java and Sumatra and connects the Java Sea with the Indian Ocean.
Literature · Hard
20. What feature distinguishes a sonnet in the traditional English form associated with Shakespeare?
A Shakespearean sonnet has 14 lines arranged as three quatrains followed by a rhyming couplet.