Q20 · THE QUIZ POST
The Quiz Post — Monday 12 October 2026 — 12 October 2026
Play the The Quiz Post quiz for 12 October 2026: 20 free general-knowledge questions covering Current Affairs, Food & Drink, Geography and History, with explanations and crowd results.
About this edition
This 20-question The Quiz Post edition was published for 12 October 2026. Answer all four-option questions to reveal sourced explanations and see how other players answered.
Topics in this edition include Current Affairs, Food & Drink, Geography and History.
Questions and sourced explanations
This archive edition remains playable. The notes below contain spoilers and provide the question text, explanatory context and source used for each item.
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Film & TV · Easy
1. Mr Bean's much-loved toy companion is known by which name?
Teddy is Mr Bean's trusty toy companion, appearing in both the original sitcom and the animated series.
Music · Easy
2. Which instrument has a piano-style keyboard and is played by pushing and pulling bellows between the hands?
An accordion's bellows drive air through free metal reeds. Piano accordions use a keyboard on one side and bass buttons on the other.
Society & Culture · Easy
3. What are the small spots used to show numbers on domino tiles usually called?
The spots on dominoes are called pips. Traditional tiles combine markings representing two six-sided dice.
Food & Drink · Easy
4. Which British teatime bake is recognisable by its spongy texture and a top covered in small holes?
A crumpet's characteristic holes soak up butter when it is toasted. The batter is cooked in rings on a griddle or frying pan.
Current Affairs · Medium
5. On 8 October, Canadian writer Anne Carson was announced as the 2026 winner of which major award?
The Swedish Academy awarded Carson the Nobel Prize in Literature, recognising a body of work that mixes poetry, prose and translation.
Literature · Medium
6. In Arthur Conan Doyle's stories, Sherlock Holmes lives at 221B on which London street?
Holmes and Dr Watson live at 221B Baker Street. The Sherlock Holmes Museum recreates their fictional rooms at that famous address.
Sport · Medium
7. A basketball player stops dribbling and holds the ball, then starts dribbling again without anyone else touching it. What violation is this?
After ending a dribble, a player cannot simply start another one. FIBA calls this a double-dribble violation.
Nature · Medium
8. For crocodiles, which condition during egg incubation directly determines the sex of the hatchlings?
Crocodilians have temperature-dependent sex determination: the incubation temperature controls whether an embryo develops as male or female.
Technology · Medium
9. What material does a standard laser printer use to form the printed image?
Laser printers use toner, a fine powder, rather than liquid ink. A heated fuser bonds it to the paper.
Geography · Medium
10. The Indian Ocean islands of Zanzibar form a semi-autonomous part of which country?
Zanzibar is part of Tanzania. Its islands include Unguja and Pemba; Stone Town is the historic centre of Zanzibar City.
Society & Culture · Medium
11. In Judaism, Yom Kippur is principally a day of what?
Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement. The other descriptions relate respectively to Passover, Rosh Hashanah and Hanukkah.
History · Medium
12. During the Great Fire of London in 1666, Samuel Pepys buried his wine and which kind of cheese to keep them safe?
Pepys recorded burying his Parmesan cheese and wine in a garden on 4 September 1666 as the fire threatened his belongings.
Food & Drink · Hard
13. Which step distinguishes the Italian method of making meringue?
Italian meringue uses hot sugar syrup poured into whipping egg whites. Swiss meringue heats whites and sugar together; French meringue starts without cooking them.
Arts · Hard
14. Traditional Japanese ukiyo-e prints were usually made by pressing paper against what?
Ukiyo-e printmakers used carved woodblocks. Colour prints required separate blocks for different colours, aligned carefully on the paper.
Literature · Hard
15. In The Count of Monte Cristo, Edmond Dantès is held in which prison before his escape?
Dantès is unjustly imprisoned in the Château d'If, off Marseille. His escape begins his transformation into the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo.
Current Affairs · Hard
16. NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 returned from the International Space Station on 8 October. Where did its capsule splash down?
Crew-12 splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off Los Angeles, California, after more than seven months aboard the International Space Station.
History · Hard
17. The United States acquired the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 from which country?
France sold the Louisiana territory to the United States. The purchase covered a vast region west of the Mississippi, far beyond the modern state of Louisiana.
Science · Hard
18. Which heart valve lies between the right atrium and the right ventricle?
The tricuspid valve controls flow from the right atrium into the right ventricle. The mitral valve serves the corresponding chambers on the left.
Music · Hard
19. Before a symphony orchestra performs, which instrument normally sounds the A used by the other musicians to tune?
The oboe normally gives the tuning A. The players use that shared reference pitch to tune their instruments together.
Geography · Hard
20. Kielder Water, a vast reservoir surrounded by forest, is in which English county?
Kielder Water lies in north-west Northumberland, on the River North Tyne. It was completed in 1982.
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