Q20 · THE QUIZ POST
The Daily Quiz — 16 September 2026
Play the The Quiz Post quiz for 16 September 2026: 20 free general-knowledge questions covering Current Affairs, Film & TV, Geography and Nature, with explanations and crowd results.
About this edition
This 20-question The Quiz Post edition was published for 16 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 Nature.
Questions and sourced explanations
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Society & Culture · Easy
1. A ferry sailing from Holyhead to Ireland commonly arrives at which capital city?
Stena Line operates the route between Holyhead in Wales and Dublin in Ireland.
Film & TV · Easy
2. Which Pixar film takes place largely inside the mind of a girl named Riley, where Joy and Sadness are characters?
Inside Out follows Riley through personified emotions including Joy and Sadness, who operate from Headquarters inside her mind.
Nature · Easy
3. A European badger uses which body parts especially strongly when digging a sett?
Badgers have strong front paws suited to digging their burrows.
Food & Drink · Easy
4. Risotto is traditionally made from which staple grain?
Risotto is an Italian rice dish, commonly made with varieties such as Arborio, Carnaroli or Vialone Nano.
Geography · Medium
5. The Aegean Sea lies chiefly between Greece and which other country?
The Aegean Sea is an arm of the Mediterranean lying between Greece to the west and Turkey to the east.
Current Affairs · Medium
6. The ONS labour market release of 15 September 2026 put the estimated UK unemployment rate at what level?
The September release reported an unemployment rate of 4.9% for the latest three-month period.
Source: Employment in the UK - Office for National Statistics
Music · Medium
7. A saxophone produces its sound using what type of reed setup?
A saxophone uses a single reed attached to a mouthpiece; the vibrating reed starts the air column vibrating inside the instrument.
Society & Culture · Medium
8. What is the pub on Albert Square in EastEnders called?
Residents of Albert Square meet at the Queen Victoria, often called the Queen Vic.
Science · Medium
9. Which pancreatic hormone raises blood glucose by signalling the liver to release stored glucose?
Glucagon raises blood glucose by signalling the liver to release glucose, counterbalancing insulin's glucose-lowering effect.
Source: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
History · Medium
10. Elmina Castle on the coast of present-day Ghana was originally built in 1482 by which European kingdom?
The Portuguese built Elmina Castle, also called St George's Castle, in 1482 on the coast of present-day Ghana.
Nature · Medium
11. Which British owl has a distinctive white, heart-shaped face?
The barn owl's heart-shaped facial disc is a useful identification feature.
Technology · Medium
12. An SSD typically stores persistent data in what kind of memory rather than on spinning magnetic platters?
Most solid-state drives store data in NAND flash memory, allowing persistent storage without the moving platters used in hard disk drives.
Literature · Hard
13. Meursault is the central character of which Albert Camus novel?
Meursault is the central character of Camus's L'Étranger, published in English as The Stranger.
Geography · Hard
14. Which river forms much of the border between Germany and Poland?
The Oder runs along much of the modern German–Polish frontier before reaching the Szczecin Lagoon near the Baltic coast.
Current Affairs · Hard
15. The digital proof-of-age rules introduced on 15 September 2026 for alcohol sales covered licensed premises in which parts of the UK?
The new option applied to licensed premises in England and Wales; adopting certified digital checks was voluntary.
Source: New rules pave the way for businesses to adopt digital proof of age for alcohol
Film & TV · Hard
16. Which Ealing horror film links several supernatural stories through a country-house gathering?
Dead of Night is Ealing's celebrated 1945 horror anthology.
World · Hard
17. Georgia uses which currency as its legal tender?
Georgia's national currency is the lari, abbreviated GEL.
Arts · Hard
18. In photography, what does 'depth of field' describe?
Depth of field is the distance range in a photograph that appears acceptably sharp, rather than just a single focus point.
Sport · Hard
19. In rugby union, which position traditionally wears jersey number 9?
World Rugby's standard positional numbering lists the scrum-half as number 9 and the fly-half as number 10.
Science · Hard
20. Which layer of the Sun is the visible 'surface' from which most of its light escapes?
The photosphere is the Sun's visible surface and the layer from which most of the sunlight we see escapes into space.