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Last Week's Quiz

Created by Eli Robinson
Edited by Jonpaul Guinn

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  • Submit your answers by 3:46pm ET 11/2/26
  • Don't cheat. Cheating is bad. Using Google/AI/ChatGPT/Gemini IS cheating.
  • Trivia graders don't care about spelling (but try your hardest)
  • No negative points for incorrect responses (so guess to your heart's content)
  • Email [email protected] for clarification on any questions

Since Halloween is on a Saturday in 2026, we expect treat-or-treating to be in full swing.

And that means that parents have the unenviable job of doing candy rationing even more this year than usual.



While you’re sifting through your children' s plastic pumpkins, you may find some of this week’s answers!

SCIENCE & TECH Q1. Proximate Planets: Named for the Roman god of war and home to Olympus Mons, the tallest volcano in the solar system, what red planet is the fourth rock from the sun?



SCIENCE & TECH Q2. Spiral Space: Our solar system sits about two-thirds of the way out on one of the arms of what barred spiral galaxy, roughly 100,000 light-years across and on a slow-motion collision course with Andromeda?



SOCIAL STUDIES Q3. Bible Birds: I guess he had two of 'em anyway. After the raven, Noah sent out what pacific bird to find evidence of dry land?



MISCELLANEOUS Q4. Big Burgers: Upon its 1957 debut, Burger King’s flagship, flame-broiled burger cost twice as much as a McDonald’s burger. No word of a lie, what signature BK sandwich is still going strong?



POP CULTURE Q5. College Cliques: Lewis Skolnick and Gilbert Lowe pledge Lambda Lambda Lambda and take on the Alpha Betas of Adams College in a 1984 comedy that sees what titular group seeking revenge?



FINE ARTS Q6. Book Bands: Dumas kept the band together for "Twenty Years After" and a tome that contains "The Man in the Iron Mask." Those are sequels to what 1844 original?



POP CULTURE Q7. Notable Names: In “A Knight’s Tale” his character’s first name was William. In “Brokeback Mountain” it was Ennis. In “The Dark Knight” it was never revealed. What’s the actor’s first name?


SCIENCE & TECH Q8. Page Printing : Your monitor counts its resolution in pixels per inch, but the printer down the hall counts the tiny specks of ink it sprays onto the page. What does the D in DPI stand for?



SPORTS & GAMES Q9. Life Lessons: Earning money in the Game of Life is primarily done by passing what spaces that earn you a salary based on what type of career you selected?



MISCELLANEOUS Q10. Cartoon Characters: She sleeps through class, calls Charlie Brown "Chuck," and her birth certificate reads Patricia Reichardt. By what two-word nickname do "Peanuts" readers know this sandal-wearing tomboy?



TIEBREAKER Healthy Households: Not everyone decides that candy is the best treat for kids! According to a 2025 AP-NORC survey, what percentage of households pass out healthy snacks instead of candy to children trick-or-treating at their house?

Quiz is closed and your answers are now locked! Graders are grading and results will be sent on 11/2/26