Here are the questions of the daily quiz of October 28, 2026, with the correct answer and its explanation. Today's challenge is different: put yourself to the test!
See today's quizAnswer : Richelieu
Cardinal Richelieu gave official status in 1635 to a small circle of writers. The Académie has forty members, nicknamed the Immortals, and publishes a reference dictionary.
Answer : Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka launched Astro Boy in 1952 and laid the foundations of modern manga, with its big expressive eyes and cinematic pacing.
Answer : 540°
(5 − 2) × 180° = 540°.
Answer : The Suez Canal
Opened in 1869, the Suez Canal spares ships the detour around the Cape of Good Hope; the Panama Canal is in Central America.
Answer : Granite
Granite is a hard rock.
Answer : The roots
Roots absorb water and mineral nutrients from the soil.
Answer : Atari
Pong, released by Atari in 1972, is a table tennis simulation designed by Al Alcorn at the request of Nolan Bushnell, Atari's founder.
Answer : COP21
COP21, held in Paris in December 2015, produced a deal to keep warming well below 2 °C, ideally 1.5 °C; it was COP3 that gave us Kyoto.
Answer : 32
2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 = 32.
Answer : Burberry
Thomas Burberry invented gabardine in 1879; his trench coat, adopted by British officers in the First World War, became a lasting British classic.