Quiz #6 · Thursday, October 22, 2026

Quiz #6 answers

All eight answers from Thursday, October 22, 2026. The word round answers were 10 letters long. 7 people played this quiz.

1. 1Geography

   Island nation whose capital is Wellington (2 words, no space).

   Answer: NEWZEALAND

   New Zealand was one of the last places on Earth settled by people.

   57% of players got this on the first try.

2. 2Food

   Italian dry-cured ham, sliced paper-thin.

   Answer: PROSCIUTTO

   Prosciutto di Parma is aged for at least a year.

   71% of players got this on the first try.

3. 3Vocabulary

   Casually calm and relaxed, acting as if you don’t care, even when you might; the opposite of anxious.

   Answer: NONCHALANT

   From the French nonchaloir, "to not be concerned."

   100% of players got this on the first try.

4. 4Vocabulary

   Way too eager to please or obey, like a waiter who fawns over a celebrity; servile and overly attentive.

   Answer: OBSEQUIOUS

   From the Latin obsequi, "to comply."

   0% of players got this on the first try.

5. 5Film

   Name 3 of the original 6 Avengers from the 2012 movie.

   All accepted answers: Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow, Hawkeye

   Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye.

   100% of players got this on the first try.

6. 6Science

   Which part of the cell is known as its "powerhouse"?

   Answer: Mitochondria

   Mitochondria turn food into usable energy, and they have their own DNA.

   71% of players got this on the first try.

7. 7History

   How many people signed the Declaration of Independence?

   Answer: 56

   56 delegates signed it, most on August 2, 1776.

   29% of players got this on the first try.

8. 8History

   Which empire built Machu Picchu?

   Answer: Inca

   The Inca built it in the 1400s high in the Andes of Peru.

   71% of players got this on the first try.