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Daily Quiz
A mixed 10-question round, drawn fresh every time.
A mix of general knowledge across subjects. Every round pulls a different ten, so you can play as often as you like — a quick mental warm-up over coffee.
Ten questions, one round, drawn at random every time you play. The daily quiz is a short mixed round rather than a deep dive into one subject: a question about animals might be followed by one on chemistry, art or a world capital. Easy rounds are gentle enough for a warm-up or to play with children. Medium rounds cover the kind of facts a regular quiz-goer knows, such as who painted The Starry Night or which organ produces insulin. Hard rounds move on to element symbols, philosophers, historical dates and physics. It isn't tied to the calendar or the news: 'daily' describes the habit it's built for, not a set that changes each day. There's no cap on plays, and replaying gives you a different ten. If you want streaks and stats that carry over between sessions, those live in the Android app.
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10 questions per round24 daily quiz questions with answers
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01 Which instrument measures atmospheric pressure? easy
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The correct answer is B. Barometer.
A barometer. Evangelista Torricelli made the first mercury barometer in 1643, and a falling reading is a classic sign of approaching bad weather.
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02 Which U.S. state is known as the Sunshine State? easy
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The correct answer is C. Florida.
Florida, which adopted 'The Sunshine State' as its official nickname in 1970.
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03 Which fruit is known for having its seeds on the outside? easy
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The correct answer is B. Strawberry.
The strawberry. Strictly, the small 'seeds' on its surface are achenes — each one a tiny fruit containing a seed.
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04 What type of animal is a frog? easy
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The correct answer is C. Amphibian.
An amphibian. Most frogs start life in water as tadpoles that breathe through gills, and develop lungs and legs as they mature.
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05 What is a baby kangaroo called? easy
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The correct answer is B. Joey.
A joey. Joeys are born tiny and underdeveloped, roughly the size of a jellybean, and finish growing in their mother's pouch.
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06 How many legs does a spider have? easy
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The correct answer is B. 8.
Eight. Spiders are arachnids, not insects: insects have six legs, and spiders also have no antennae or wings.
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07 What do you call the fear of heights? easy
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The correct answer is B. Acrophobia.
Acrophobia, from the Greek 'akron', meaning peak. Agoraphobia, a common wrong answer, is a fear of situations where escape might be difficult, such as crowds or open spaces.
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08 What natural disaster is measured using the Richter scale? easy
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The correct answer is C. Earthquake.
Earthquakes. Charles Richter devised the scale in 1935; seismologists now mostly use the moment magnitude scale, which gives similar values for moderate quakes.
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09 Which artist created the sculpture 'David'? medium
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The correct answer is B. Michelangelo.
Michelangelo, who carved it from a single block of marble between 1501 and 1504. The statue stands just over 5 metres tall in the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence.
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10 Which element is liquid at room temperature? medium
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The correct answer is A. Bromine.
Bromine, one of only two elements that are liquid at room temperature. The other is mercury, which isn't among the options.
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11 Which organ in the human body produces insulin? medium
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The correct answer is C. Pancreas.
The pancreas, in clusters of cells called the islets of Langerhans. Frederick Banting and Charles Best first isolated insulin in 1921.
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12 Which physicist is known for the uncertainty principle? medium
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The correct answer is B. Werner Heisenberg.
Werner Heisenberg, who formulated it in 1927. It states that a particle's position and momentum cannot both be known precisely at the same time.
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13 In which year did the first modern Olympic Games take place? medium
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The correct answer is A. 1896.
1896, in Athens. The revival was led by the French educator Pierre de Coubertin, and about 240 athletes from 14 nations took part.
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14 Which Shakespeare play features the character Prospero? medium
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The correct answer is A. The Tempest.
The Tempest, usually dated to around 1610–1611 and often described as the last play Shakespeare wrote on his own.
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15 What is the largest species of shark? medium
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The correct answer is C. Whale Shark.
The whale shark, which can grow to 12 metres or more. Despite its size it is a filter feeder, living mainly on plankton.
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16 Who was the first person to reach the South Pole? medium
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The correct answer is B. Roald Amundsen.
Roald Amundsen's Norwegian expedition, on 14 December 1911. Robert Falcon Scott's party arrived about five weeks later and died on the return journey.
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17 What element has the chemical symbol 'W'? hard
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The correct answer is A. Tungsten.
Tungsten. The symbol W comes from 'wolfram', its name in German and several other languages, after the mineral wolframite.
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18 Who wrote the novel 'Crime and Punishment'? hard
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The correct answer is B. Fyodor Dostoevsky.
Fyodor Dostoevsky, published in 1866. It follows Raskolnikov, a former student in St Petersburg who commits a murder and struggles with the consequences.
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19 What is the only planet in the solar system that rotates on its side? hard
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The correct answer is B. Uranus.
Uranus, whose axis is tilted by about 98 degrees, so it effectively rolls around the Sun. A giant collision early in its history is the leading explanation.
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20 What is the half-life of Carbon-14? hard
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The correct answer is A. 5,730 years.
About 5,730 years. That steady rate of decay is what makes carbon-14 useful for dating once-living material up to around 50,000 years old.
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21 In which year did the Chernobyl disaster occur? hard
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The correct answer is B. 1986.
1986, on 26 April, when a reactor at the Chernobyl plant in Soviet Ukraine exploded during a safety test. An exclusion zone around the site remains in place.
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22 Which philosopher is known for the concept of the 'categorical imperative'? hard
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The correct answer is B. Immanuel Kant.
Immanuel Kant, who set it out in his 1785 Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals: act only on principles you could will to become universal laws.
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23 What is the ancient Sumerian writing system called? hard
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The correct answer is B. Cuneiform.
Cuneiform, from the Latin for 'wedge-shaped', after the marks a reed stylus left in wet clay. It developed in Mesopotamia in the late fourth millennium BC.
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24 Which scientist is credited with inventing the first vaccine? hard
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The correct answer is B. Edward Jenner.
Edward Jenner, who showed in 1796 that inoculation with cowpox protected against smallpox. The word vaccine comes from 'vacca', Latin for cow.
The full daily quiz pool runs to 299 questions — 93–109 questions per difficulty across easy, medium and hard. Each round you play is shuffled fresh, so the same ten never come up twice in a row. Pick a difficulty above to start a timed round, or scroll on for related categories.
Frequently asked questions
About the daily quiz quiz- What is the daily quiz?
- A 10-question round mixing subjects, designed for a five-minute habit. Each round is drawn at random from the pool, so it's different every time rather than fixed for the day.
- How is the daily quiz different from other categories?
- Other categories stick to one subject. The daily quiz mixes subjects within every round.
- Can I replay the daily quiz?
- As often as you like. Every round draws a new ten from the pool and shuffles the answer options.
- Does the daily quiz follow the news?
- No. The questions are general knowledge, not news. For recent events, try the current affairs category.