A recent quiz poses a variety of questions, including trivia about songs, historical events, and famous individuals. The answers reveal interesting connections and commonalities between seemingly unrelated topics.
For example, the song “Eleanor Rigby” by The Beatles may have been inspired by the gravestone of the beloved wife of Thomas Woods in Liverpool. A stegosaurus fossil named Apex was sold for a record $44.6 million last month. Tapioca comes from the root of the cassava plant, and fluoride was added to the water in Birmingham in 1964.
Sarah John’s signature appears on banknotes, and since 1993, Didi Senft has attended the Tour de France dressed as the devil. The Savoy was the last royal house of Italy, and Horatio Nelson, a national hero, was born in Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk.
The quiz also includes questions about individuals and their connections, such as biographers Tom Bower, Walter Isaacson, Kitty Kelley, and Jenny Uglow, as well as companies like Amtrak, Edexcel, Microsoft, Netflix, Unilever, and Yelp sharing portmanteau names. Other links include the percentage of land area of UK constituent parts, injuries suffered by Vincent van Gogh, magnetic elements like cobalt, iron, and nickel, and references to King Priam and Derby winners in 1979 and 2024.
The quiz also highlights connections between individuals with the middle name Rodney, such as composer Richard Bennett, director Steve McQueen, actor Ryan Reynolds, and PM Keir Starmer. Overall, the quiz showcases the interconnectedness of various topics and the hidden links that can be found in seemingly unrelated areas.
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