Q20 · THE QUIZ POST
The Daily Quiz — 14 September 2026
Play the The Quiz Post quiz for 14 September 2026: 20 free general-knowledge questions covering Geography, Current Affairs, Film & TV and Food & Drink, with explanations and crowd results.
About this edition
This 20-question The Quiz Post edition was published for 14 September 2026. Answer all four-option questions to reveal sourced explanations and see how other players answered.
Topics in this edition include Geography, Current Affairs, Film & TV and Food & Drink.
Questions and sourced explanations
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Music · Easy
1. Which British girl group made its debut with Wannabe?
Wannabe was the Spice Girls' debut single and became a defining hit of the group.
Society & Culture · Easy
2. How many sides does a British 50p coin have?
The 50p has a distinctive seven-sided curved shape of constant width.
Nature · Easy
3. Coral reefs are built by colonies of tiny organisms belonging to which broad animal group?
Corals are cnidarians; reef-building hard corals form limestone skeletons that accumulate into reefs.
Geography · Easy
4. The Andes mountain range runs along the western edge of which continent?
The Andes extend along the western edge of South America from the continent's north to its far south.
Society & Culture · Medium
5. Glastonbury Festival's Worthy Farm site is in which English county?
The festival takes place at Worthy Farm near Pilton in Somerset.
Current Affairs · Medium
6. The UK announced a new police intelligence-sharing agreement on 10 September 2026 with which country?
The agreement with Belgium was intended to speed intelligence sharing against organised crime, including people smuggling.
Source: UK and Belgium strike deal to target small boat gangs - GOV.UK
Science · Medium
7. On the pH scale, a value below 7 is described as what?
A pH of 7 is neutral; values below 7 are acidic and values above 7 are alkaline or basic.
History · Medium
8. The Berlin Wall was opened after East Germany relaxed border controls in which year?
The Berlin Wall was opened on 9 November 1989, a pivotal moment in the collapse of East Germany and the Cold War order in Europe.
Geography · Medium
9. Cardiff's Principality Stadium stands beside which river?
The stadium is beside the River Taff in central Cardiff.
Food & Drink · Medium
10. Paella is most strongly associated with which Spanish city and surrounding region?
Paella is a celebrated local dish of Valencia, with traditional versions closely associated with the nearby Albufera rice-growing area.
Business & Economics · Medium
11. Ignoring market movement, what happens to the total value of an investor's holding immediately after a 2-for-1 stock split?
A 2-for-1 split doubles the number of shares while proportionally reducing the price per share, so the holding's total value is roughly unchanged at the instant of the split.
Film & TV · Medium
12. The Corleone family is at the centre of which film saga?
Francis Ford Coppola's Godfather films follow the Corleone crime family, including Vito and his son Michael.
Current Affairs · Hard
13. Which central bank raised its policy rate to 2.50% on 10 September, its second increase of 2026?
The European Central Bank raised its policy rate by a quarter percentage point to 2.50% on 10 September, its second increase of 2026.
Film & TV · Hard
14. The mock-documentary The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash primarily parodies which band?
The fictional Rutles closely echo the history and music of the Beatles.
Geography · Hard
15. Which country completely surrounds the mountain kingdom of Lesotho?
Lesotho is a landlocked kingdom entirely surrounded by South Africa.
Food & Drink · Hard
16. Which spirit forms the alcoholic base of a traditional caipirinha?
A traditional caipirinha is made with cachaça, lime and sugar.
Technology · Hard
17. What does the Domain Name System (DNS) primarily translate human-readable domain names into?
DNS maps human-readable domain names such as example.com to IP addresses that computers use to locate services on networks.
History · Hard
18. Operation Dynamo was the code name for the 1940 Allied evacuation from which French port?
Operation Dynamo was the evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk in May and June 1940.
Sport · Hard
19. In baseball, what has to be true for a home run to count as a grand slam?
A grand slam is a home run hit with runners occupying first, second and third base, so four runs score.
Science · Hard
20. Why do stars generally twinkle more than planets when viewed from Earth's surface?
Atmospheric turbulence bends incoming light unpredictably. Stars are effectively point sources, so their brightness and position fluctuate more noticeably, while a planet's apparent disk averages out much of the effect.