Quiz #5 · Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Quiz #5 answers

All eight answers from Wednesday, October 21, 2026. The word round answers were 8 letters long. 6 people played this quiz.

1. 1Food

   A cold Spanish tomato soup.

   Answer: GAZPACHO

   Gazpacho comes from Andalusia in southern Spain.

   83% of players got this on the first try.

2. 2Sports

   Seattle’s NFL team.

   Answer: SEAHAWKS

   The Seahawks joined the NFL in 1976.

   100% of players got this on the first try.

3. 3Vocabulary

   Seeming reasonable at first glance but actually wrong, like a "___ argument" that falls apart when you look closer.

   Answer: SPECIOUS

   From the Latin speciosus, "good-looking."

   50% of players got this on the first try.

4. 4Vocabulary

   Reserved and quiet; not willing to share your thoughts or feelings, like a celebrity who is "___ about her private life."

   Answer: RETICENT

   From the Latin reticere, "to keep silent."

   33% of players got this on the first try.

5. 5Geography

   Name 3 of the 7 countries in Central America.

   All accepted answers: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama

   Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama.

   33% of players got this on the first try.

6. 6Art

   Who painted "The Starry Night"?

   Answer: Vincent van Gogh

   Van Gogh painted it in 1889 from his room at an asylum in southern France.

   83% of players got this on the first try.

7. 7Film

   How many Infinity Stones are there in the Marvel movies?

   Answer: 6

   Six: Space, Mind, Reality, Power, Time and Soul.

   17% of players got this on the first try.

8. 8Geography

   Counting overseas territories, which country spans the most time zones?

   Answer: France

   Thanks to territories from French Polynesia to Réunion, France covers 12 time zones, more than Russia’s 11.

   17% of players got this on the first try.