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Journalism & Media
How News Gets Made
The craft, structure and rules behind a published story.
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The "five Ws" of reporting are who, what, when, where and what else?
Entertainment & Sport
Film, music, games, sport and the things we do for fun.
Not everything has to be improving. This is the section for the things people actually spend their evenings and weekends on.
Film and television, music, comics and animation, video games, sport, and puzzles for their own sake. The questions are lighter, but they are researched to the same standard as everything else here — no made-up numbers, no half-remembered chart positions, and an explanation after every answer.
It is also the best section to play with other people. Most of these work as pub-quiz rounds, and the explanations settle the arguments.
Difficulty mix
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Records, Rings & Legends
The rules, records and moments the world actually watched.
5 easy
2 medium
0 hard
6–7 min each
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Comics & Animation
1 quiz · 10 questionsDrawn worlds, from newspaper strips to feature films.
- Drawn Worlds Easy
Film & TV
1 quiz · 10 questionsCinema classics, cult hits and the small screen.
Journalism & Media
1 quiz · 10 questionsHow news gets made, checked and published.
- How News Gets Made Medium
Music
1 quiz · 10 questionsInstruments, composers and the songs everyone knows.
Puzzles & Logic
1 quiz · 10 questionsGames of reasoning and the thinking behind them.
- Reasoning & Riddles Medium
Sports
1 quiz · 10 questionsRecords, legends and unforgettable moments in play.
Video Games
1 quiz · 10 questionsConsoles, classics and the shorthand players use.
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Medium
Puzzles & Logic
Reasoning & Riddles
Classic puzzles and the logic that makes them work.
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A standard sudoku grid is what size?
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Comics & Animation
Drawn Worlds
Comics and animation across America, Europe and Japan.
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Superman first appeared in which comic publication?
Easy
Video Games
Consoles, Classics & Code
The games and machines that built the biggest entertainment industry.
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Which company created the character Mario?
Easy
Music
Notes, Strings & Symphonies
Instruments, composers and the words written on every score.
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How many strings does a standard violin have?
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Film & TV
The Big Screen & The Small One
Landmark films, famous lines and the series people planned their week around.
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Who directed Jaws and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial?
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Sports
Records, Rings & Legends
The rules, records and moments the world actually watched.
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How often are the modern Summer Olympic Games normally held?
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About Entertainment & Sport quizzes
How many Entertainment & Sport quizzes are there?
7 published quizzes across 7 topics, 70 questions in total. Every one is researched, written and checked by hand.
How difficult are they?
The mix here is 5 easy, 2 medium and 0 hard. Difficulty is about how obscure the answers are, not how fast you have to be — there is no timer on any quiz.
How long does one take?
About 6 minutes on average, ranging from 6 to 7. Playing every quiz in this section would take roughly 1 hour.
Do I need an account?
No. Every quiz is free and playable straight away. An optional free account only saves your scores across devices.
Do you explain the answers?
Yes — every question has a short explanation of why the right answer is right, shown the moment you answer, whether you got it or not.