Quiblys #271 Answers
Monday, September 28, 2026
Here are all 10 questions and answers from Quiblys #271, the daily trivia game for Monday, September 28, played by 32 players. Categories: History, Technology, Movies, Random, Television, Pop Culture, Literature, Business, Geography, Food & Drink.
Play today's QuiblysQuestion 1 · History · Very easy · 100 pts
Which ancient Egyptian queen famously had relationships with both Julius Caesar and Mark Antony?
- ACleopatra (correct answer)
- BNefertiti
- CHatshepsut
- DBoudica
Answer: Cleopatra. Cleopatra VII, the last active ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt, allied herself romantically and politically with Julius Caesar and later Mark Antony.
Fun fact: Cleopatra lived closer in time to the Moon landing than to the building of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
91% of players got this rightSource: WikipediaQuestion 2 · Technology · Easy · 150 pts
Which social media platform originally limited posts to 140 characters?
- ATwitter (correct answer)
- BTumblr
- CMyspace
- DReddit
Answer: Twitter. Twitter launched in 2006 with a 140-character limit, doubled to 280 in 2017.
Fun fact: The 140-character cap was chosen so posts would fit inside a 160-character SMS text.
88% of players got this rightSource: WikipediaQuestion 3 · Movies · Easy · 200 pts
Which Pixar film follows Remy, a rat who dreams of becoming a chef in Paris?
- AFlushed Away
- BBolt
- CLuca
- DRatatouille (correct answer)
Answer: Ratatouille. 'Ratatouille' (2007) won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature.
Fun fact: Pixar staff took cooking classes and visited top Paris kitchens to research the film.
94% of players got this rightSource: WikipediaQuestion 4 · Random · Medium · 300 pts
What is a group of crows called?
- AA parliament
- BA murder (correct answer)
- CA gaggle
- DA colony
Answer: A murder. The traditional collective noun for crows is a murder.
Fun fact: A group of owls is traditionally called a parliament.
69% of players got this rightSource: WikipediaQuestion 5 · Television · Medium · 500 pts
Which HBO drama follows the Roy family's battle for control of a media empire?
- ABillions
- BIndustry
- CBig Little Lies
- DSuccession (correct answer)
Answer: Succession. 'Succession' ran for four seasons (2018–2023) and won the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series three times.
Fun fact: Its piano-and-hip-hop theme was composed by Nicholas Britell.
69% of players got this rightSource: WikipediaQuestion 6 · Pop Culture · Medium · 750 pts
Which pop artist painted 'Campbell's Soup Cans' in 1962?
- ARoy Lichtenstein
- BJasper Johns
- CKeith Haring
- DAndy Warhol (correct answer)
Answer: Andy Warhol. Andy Warhol's 32-canvas work, one for each soup flavor, became a defining image of pop art.
63% of players got this rightSource: WikipediaQuestion 7 · Literature · Hard · 1,000 pts
Which Russian author wrote "Crime and Punishment"?
- ANikolai Gogol
- BIvan Turgenev
- CFyodor Dostoevsky (correct answer)
- DAnton Chekhov
Answer: Fyodor Dostoevsky. Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment was first published in 1866.
47% of players got this rightSource: WikipediaQuestion 8 · Business · Hard · 1,500 pts
Which video game company was founded in Kyoto in 1889 to make playing cards?
- ANintendo (correct answer)
- BSega
- CNamco
- DKonami
Answer: Nintendo. Nintendo was founded in 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi to make hanafuda playing cards.
63% of players got this rightSource: WikipediaQuestion 9 · Geography · Expert · 2,000 pts
The Atacama, one of the driest places on Earth, lies mainly in which country?
- APeru
- BArgentina
- CChile (correct answer)
- DBolivia
Answer: Chile. The Atacama Desert stretches along Chile's northern Pacific coast.
Fun fact: Its landscape is so Mars-like that NASA has tested rover equipment there.
34% of players got this rightSource: WikipediaQuestion 10 · Food & Drink · Expert · 3,000 pts
Which French chef published the landmark cookbook 'Le Guide Culinaire' in 1903?
- AAuguste Escoffier (correct answer)
- BMarie-Antoine Carême
- CPaul Bocuse
- DFernand Point
Answer: Auguste Escoffier. Escoffier's guide codified French cuisine and his 'brigade' kitchen system is still used today.
Fun fact: Escoffier partnered with hotelier César Ritz at London's Savoy and the Ritz in Paris.
38% of players got this rightSource: Wikipedia