Quiblys #268 Answers
Friday, September 25, 2026
Here are all 10 questions and answers from Quiblys #268, the daily trivia game for Friday, September 25, played by 31 players. Categories: Business, Geography, Literature, Food & Drink, Music, Art, Random, History, Movies, Internet.
Play today's QuiblysQuestion 1 · Business · Very easy · 100 pts
Which coffee chain's green logo features a twin-tailed siren?
- AStarbucks (correct answer)
- BDunkin'
- CCosta Coffee
- DTim Hortons
Answer: Starbucks. Starbucks has used a twin-tailed siren from Greek mythology since it opened in Seattle in 1971.
Fun fact: Starbucks is named after the first mate in 'Moby-Dick'.
74% of players got this rightSource: WikipediaQuestion 2 · Geography · Easy · 150 pts
Which country's flag features a single red maple leaf?
- ASwitzerland
- BCanada (correct answer)
- CDenmark
- DAustria
Answer: Canada. Canada's red-and-white Maple Leaf flag was adopted in 1965.
77% of players got this rightSource: WikipediaQuestion 3 · Literature · Easy · 200 pts
In 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland', which creature does Alice follow down a hole?
- AWhite Rabbit (correct answer)
- BCheshire Cat
- CMarch Hare
- DDormouse
Answer: White Rabbit. Alice tumbles into Wonderland after chasing the waistcoat-wearing White Rabbit.
87% of players got this rightSource: WikipediaQuestion 4 · Food & Drink · Medium · 300 pts
Which Italian dessert has a name that translates as 'pick me up'?
- APanna cotta
- BCannoli
- CZabaglione
- DTiramisu (correct answer)
Answer: Tiramisu. Tiramisu, made with coffee-soaked ladyfingers and mascarpone, comes from the Italian for 'pick me up'.
81% of players got this rightSource: WikipediaQuestion 5 · Music · Medium · 500 pts
Dave Grohl drummed for which band before founding Foo Fighters?
- APearl Jam
- BNirvana (correct answer)
- CSoundgarden
- DAlice in Chains
Answer: Nirvana. Grohl joined Nirvana in 1990 and started Foo Fighters after Kurt Cobain's death in 1994.
65% of players got this rightSource: WikipediaQuestion 6 · Art · Medium · 750 pts
Which architect designed the spiral-shaped Guggenheim Museum in New York City?
- AFrank Gehry
- BLe Corbusier
- CI. M. Pei
- DFrank Lloyd Wright (correct answer)
Answer: Frank Lloyd Wright. Frank Lloyd Wright's Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum opened in 1959, months after his death.
68% of players got this rightSource: WikipediaQuestion 7 · Random · Hard · 1,000 pts
Which great ape's name comes from Malay words meaning 'person of the forest'?
- AGorilla
- BChimpanzee
- COrangutan (correct answer)
- DBonobo
Answer: Orangutan. 'Orangutan' comes from the Malay 'orang' (person) and 'hutan' (forest).
Fun fact: Orangutans spend most of their lives in trees and build fresh sleeping nests every night.
52% of players got this rightSource: WikipediaQuestion 8 · History · Hard · 1,500 pts
Who was the last tsar of Russia, forced to abdicate in 1917?
- AAlexander III
- BNicholas II (correct answer)
- CPeter III
- DAlexander II
Answer: Nicholas II. Nicholas II abdicated in March 1917 during the Russian Revolution, ending Romanov rule.
52% of players got this rightSource: WikipediaQuestion 9 · Movies · Expert · 2,000 pts
Which actor played the android Ash in the 1979 film 'Alien'?
- AIan Holm (correct answer)
- BJohn Hurt
- CTom Skerritt
- DHarry Dean Stanton
Answer: Ian Holm. Ian Holm played Ash, the science officer secretly revealed to be an android.
52% of players got this rightSource: WikipediaQuestion 10 · Internet · Expert · 3,000 pts
Who coined the word 'meme' in his 1976 book 'The Selfish Gene'?
- AStephen Jay Gould
- BDaniel Dennett
- CRichard Dawkins (correct answer)
- DCarl Sagan
Answer: Richard Dawkins. Dawkins coined 'meme' for a unit of cultural transmission, modeled on the word 'gene'.
26% of players got this rightSource: Wikipedia