Factburst Quiz
From James Joyce's Bloomsday to the Apollo 11 mission, this ten-question general knowledge quiz crosses literature, geography, science and popular culture. You'll encounter a Swiss language question, a video-game character, the SI unit of mass, Henry Ford's early motoring experiments and a dated website-traffic ranking. Take each question on its own terms: some test definitions, while others depend on a historical event or a specific source and date.
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Correct answer: June 16
Bloomsday is celebrated on June 16 because that is the date in 1904 when the events of James Joyce's novel Ulysses take place. It is named after the novel's main character, Leopold Bloom.
Further reading: www.gov.ie ↗
Correct answer: German
German is the most widely spoken language in Switzerland, with French, Italian, and Romansh also recognized as national languages. The language spoken varies by region; 'Swiss' is not an official language but sometimes informally refers to Swiss German dialects.
Further reading: www.aboutswitzerland.eda.admin.ch ↗
Correct answer: Green
Green is commonly used to describe someone who is new, untrained, or inexperienced.
Correct answer: Michael Collins
Michael Collins was the Apollo 11 command module pilot. He stayed in orbit around the Moon in the command module Columbia while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin descended to the surface in the lunar module.
Further reading: www.nasa.gov ↗
Correct answer: The Prince
In Katamari Damacy, the player controls the Prince, who rolls objects into an increasingly large ball called a katamari.
Correct answer: Kilogram
The kilogram is the SI base unit of mass. One kilogram equals 1,000 grams; the gram is a smaller unit, not the SI base unit.
Correct answer: Google
Google.com ranked first in Similarweb's August 2026 worldwide ranking. The figures estimate website visits, rather than unique people or mobile app use.
Correct answer: Gorilla
Harambe was a western lowland gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo. Western lowland gorillas are native to the forests and swamps of Central Africa and are classified as critically endangered.
Further reading: www.worldwildlife.org ↗
Correct answer: Reverse gear
Ford's Quadricycle had two forward speeds and a neutral gear, but no reverse gear.
Correct answer: Concentration of power and authority in a central organization.
Centralism is a system in which political or administrative power is concentrated in a central organization or authority.
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