Quiblys #270 Answers
Sunday, September 27, 2026
Here are all 10 questions and answers from Quiblys #270, the daily trivia game for Sunday, September 27, played by 30 players. Categories: Literature, Television, Pop Culture, History, Geography, Movies, Sports, Music, Technology, Science.
Play today's QuiblysQuestion 1 · Literature · Very easy · 100 pts
Which Dr. Seuss character tried to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville?
- AThe Cat in the Hat
- BThe Lorax
- CThe Grinch (correct answer)
- DSam-I-Am
Answer: The Grinch. 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas!' was published by Dr. Seuss in 1957.
93% of players got this rightSource: WikipediaQuestion 2 · Television · Easy · 150 pts
Which South Korean series became a global hit in 2021 with its deadly children's games?
- ASquid Game (correct answer)
- BHellbound
- CKingdom
- DAll of Us Are Dead
Answer: Squid Game. Squid Game follows cash-strapped contestants playing lethal versions of playground games.
63% of players got this rightSource: WikipediaQuestion 3 · Pop Culture · Easy · 200 pts
In which sandbox video game do players dodge exploding green Creepers?
- ATerraria
- BMinecraft (correct answer)
- CRoblox
- DFortnite
Answer: Minecraft. Creepers are Minecraft's iconic hissing, exploding enemies, introduced in 2009.
Fun fact: The Creeper came from a coding mistake: it was a botched attempt to model a pig.
83% of players got this rightSource: WikipediaQuestion 4 · History · Medium · 300 pts
Which city hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896?
- AAthens (correct answer)
- BParis
- CLondon
- DRome
Answer: Athens. The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, in April 1896.
77% of players got this rightSource: WikipediaQuestion 5 · Geography · Medium · 500 pts
Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak, is in which country?
- ATanzania (correct answer)
- BKenya
- CUganda
- DEthiopia
Answer: Tanzania. Kilimanjaro rises in northeastern Tanzania, close to the border with Kenya.
73% of players got this rightSource: WikipediaQuestion 6 · Movies · Medium · 750 pts
Which 2017 Jordan Peele horror film introduced 'the Sunken Place'?
- AUs
- BNope
- CHereditary
- DGet Out (correct answer)
Answer: Get Out. 'Get Out' won Jordan Peele the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.
63% of players got this rightSource: WikipediaQuestion 7 · Sports · Hard · 1,000 pts
In cricket, how many legal deliveries make up a standard over?
- A4
- B8
- C10
- D6 (correct answer)
Answer: 6. An over is six legal balls bowled by one bowler from the same end.
53% of players got this rightSource: WikipediaQuestion 8 · Music · Hard · 1,500 pts
Which Kendrick Lamar album won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2018?
- ATo Pimp a Butterfly
- Bgood kid, m.A.A.d city
- CDAMN. (correct answer)
- DSection.80
Answer: DAMN.. DAMN., released in 2017, was awarded the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Music.
Fun fact: It was the first work outside classical and jazz to win the music Pulitzer.
57% of players got this rightSource: WikipediaQuestion 9 · Technology · Expert · 2,000 pts
What was the name of the US network, first linked up in 1969, that became the forerunner of the internet?
- AETHERNET
- BUSENET
- CARPANET (correct answer)
- DNSFNET
Answer: ARPANET. ARPANET, funded by the US Department of Defense, carried its first message in October 1969.
Fun fact: The first ARPANET message was "lo" because the system crashed before "login" could be typed.
40% of players got this rightSource: WikipediaQuestion 10 · Science · Expert · 3,000 pts
Which scientist's X-ray work produced "Photo 51", the image that helped reveal DNA's double helix?
- ARosalind Franklin (correct answer)
- BDorothy Hodgkin
- CLise Meitner
- DBarbara McClintock
Answer: Rosalind Franklin. Photo 51 was taken in 1952 in Rosalind Franklin's lab at King's College London.
53% of players got this rightSource: Wikipedia