Quiblys #276 Answers
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Here are all 10 questions and answers from Quiblys #276, the daily trivia game for Saturday, October 3. Categories: Food & Drink, Literature, Random, Art, Music, Internet, History, Technology, Sports, Business.
Play today's QuiblysQuestion 1 · Food & Drink · Very easy · 100 pts
Hummus is made mainly from which legume?
- ALentils
- BChickpeas (correct answer)
- CFava beans
- DBlack beans
Answer: Chickpeas. Classic hummus blends chickpeas with tahini, lemon juice and garlic.
63% of players got this rightSource: WikipediaQuestion 2 · Literature · Easy · 150 pts
Who wrote "Pride and Prejudice"?
- AEmily Bronte
- BGeorge Eliot
- CVirginia Woolf
- DJane Austen (correct answer)
Answer: Jane Austen. Jane Austen published Pride and Prejudice in 1813.
Fun fact: Austen's novels were published anonymously during her lifetime.
69% of players got this rightSource: WikipediaQuestion 3 · Random · Easy · 200 pts
Colonel Mustard and Professor Plum are suspects in which board game?
- AClue (correct answer)
- BMonopoly
- CRisk
- DScrabble
Answer: Clue. Clue, known as Cluedo outside North America, challenges players to solve a murder.
72% of players got this rightSource: WikipediaQuestion 4 · Art · Medium · 300 pts
Which French sculptor created "The Thinker"?
- AAuguste Rodin (correct answer)
- BEdgar Degas
- CCamille Claudel
- DAristide Maillol
Answer: Auguste Rodin. Auguste Rodin conceived The Thinker around 1880 as part of his monumental work The Gates of Hell.
67% of players got this rightSource: WikipediaQuestion 5 · Music · Medium · 500 pts
What was the name of David Bowie's red-haired alien rock star alter ego from 1972?
- AZiggy Stardust (correct answer)
- BAladdin Sane
- CMajor Tom
- DThe Thin White Duke
Answer: Ziggy Stardust. Bowie introduced Ziggy on 1972's 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars'.
Fun fact: Bowie 'retired' Ziggy on stage at London's Hammersmith Odeon in July 1973.
67% of players got this rightQuestion 6 · Internet · Medium · 750 pts
What does the image file format 'GIF' stand for?
- AGraphical Image File
- BGraphics Interchange Format (correct answer)
- CGeneral Image Format
- DGraphics Interlaced Frame
Answer: Graphics Interchange Format. GIF, the Graphics Interchange Format, was introduced by CompuServe in 1987.
52% of players got this rightSource: WikipediaQuestion 7 · History · Hard · 1,000 pts
Which Carthaginian general famously led war elephants across the Alps in 218 BC?
- AHamilcar Barca
- BScipio Africanus
- CSpartacus
- DHannibal (correct answer)
Answer: Hannibal. Hannibal crossed the Alps to invade Italy during the Second Punic War against Rome.
62% of players got this rightSource: WikipediaQuestion 8 · Technology · Hard · 1,500 pts
What is the nickname of the animated paperclip assistant that debuted in Microsoft Office 97?
- ACortana
- BBonzi Buddy
- CClippy (correct answer)
- DRover
Answer: Clippy. Officially named Clippit, the Office Assistant became known as Clippy and was widely mocked.
Fun fact: Clippy was switched off by default in Office XP and removed entirely in Office 2007.
64% of players got this rightSource: WikipediaQuestion 9 · Sports · Expert · 2,000 pts
Which cyclist won the Tour de France five years in a row from 1991 to 1995?
- ABernard Hinault
- BGreg LeMond
- CEddy Merckx
- DMiguel Induráin (correct answer)
Answer: Miguel Induráin. Spain's Miguel Induráin won five consecutive Tours between 1991 and 1995.
31% of players got this rightSource: WikipediaQuestion 10 · Business · Expert · 3,000 pts
Founded in 1602, which company is widely regarded as the first to sell shares to the public?
- AHudson's Bay Company
- BDutch East India Company (correct answer)
- CBritish East India Company
- DMuscovy Company
Answer: Dutch East India Company. The Dutch East India Company (VOC) issued shares to the general public in 1602, traded on the Amsterdam exchange.
36% of players got this rightSource: Wikipedia