Quiz 35 proved that the money in our own pockets can still stump us. Fewer than half of all players picked the right shape for the 50 cent piece, even with pictures to choose from. The week still averaged a healthy 11.9 out of 15.
- Average score
- 11.9/15
- Answers correct
- 79%
- Hardest question
- 39%
What shape is the Australian 50 cent coin?
Have a look at the four shapes above. The answer was B, a twelve sided shape called a dodecagon. It is one of the few twelve sided coins in circulation anywhere in the world.
Only 47% of players picked it, which is remarkable for a coin most of us have handled thousands of times. Worth fishing one out of the car console to check.
What book series follows ThunderClan, ShadowClan, WindClan and RiverClan?
Warriors, by Erin Hunter. The series kicked off with Into the Wild back in 2003 and has grown to more than 80 books, all set in the same world of wild cat clans. It is beloved by readers aged about 9 to 13.
Just 39% of players knew it, making this the hardest question of the quiz. If there is a Warriors reader in your house, they carried the team this week.
What is the phone area code for NSW?
02. The 02 area code covers all of NSW and the ACT, so Lucy in Adelaide needed to dial 02 before her grandma's Sydney landline number.
69% of players got it. The kids who have never touched a landline in their lives deserve extra credit here.
Topics, hardest to easiest
Correct rate by question topic
Books
39%Australia
58%Logic
71%Sport
76%Nature
76%Movies / TV
76%Geography
80%Language
91%Animals
95%Maths
95%Games
97%Space
99%Every question, ranked by difficulty
How many players got each one right
| Rank | Question | Type | Percent correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erin Hunter's massively popular fantasy book series follows clans of wild cats living in t... | Hard | 39% |
| 2 | Look carefully at the four shapes below. Which one matches the shape of an Aussie 50 cent ... | Hard | 47% |
| 3 | Lucy lives in Adelaide, her own home landline starts with the area code 08. This weekend s... | Hard | 69% |
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Where players came from
Share of the week's plays by state
A coin, a cat clan and a landline. Quiz 35 covered some ground, and the Books category quietly took the crown for hardest topic.
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