Quiz 34 sent players from a hidden word puzzle to the far end of the solar system. The Australia questions turned out to be the hardest topic of the week, which stings a little. The average came in at 11 out of 15.
Which state is Australia's tallest waterfall in?
Queensland. Wallaman Falls drops 268 metres in a single uninterrupted plunge, making it the tallest single drop waterfall in the country.
Only 54% of players placed it correctly. It sits inland from Ingham in north Queensland, and it is well worth the detour if you are ever up that way.
- Average score
- 11/15
- Answers correct
- 73%
- Hardest question
- 30%
Which letter replaces the asterisk in the puzzle?
Have a look at the puzzle above before reading on. The answer was G. The faded letters spell ANGEL, woven letter by letter through the solid letters of DEVIL. Once you separate the two words, the missing letter falls right out.
54% of players untangled it. These interleaved word puzzles reward the patient, which rules out most of us on a school night.
Which planet rolls around the Sun on its side?
Uranus. It is tilted at about 98 degrees, compared with Earth's modest 23.5, so its poles point where its equator should be. The result is wild: each pole gets 42 years of constant sunlight followed by 42 years of darkness.
60% of players knew it. The other 40% now have a genuinely great space fact to bank for next time.
Where players came from
Share of the week's plays by state
Every question, ranked by difficulty
How many players got each one right
| Rank | Question | Type | Percent correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In the Disney film The Lion King, Simba's father is a great king named Mufasa. What is the... | Normal | 30% |
| 2 | Which letter should replace the asterisk? | Normal | 54% |
| 3 | Australia's tallest single drop waterfall is Wallaman Falls. It falls 268 metres without s... | Hard | 54% |
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Quiz 34 in the books: a waterfall, an angel hiding inside a devil, and a planet doing barrel rolls. Trivia is a strange and wonderful thing.
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