Trivia For June 27, 2026

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Question 1:

What number comes next in the following sequence: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32…?

64
  • This sequence represents powers of two. Each term is exactly double the preceding term.


Question 2:

What nation is bordered by France to the north and Spain to the south?

Andorra
  • Andorra is the sixth-smallest state in Europe, with an area of 468 square kilometres (181 sq mi) and a population of approximately 79,034.


Question 3:

What loanword from Japanese can be translated as "pleasant savory taste"?

Umami
  • Kikunae Ikeda, a Japanese chemist, first proposed its existence in 1908, when he isolated brown crystals of glutamic acid (glutamate) which conveyed the characteristic flavor. Umami has been recognized as one of the five basic tastes, along with saltiness, sweetness, bitterness and sourness.


Question 4:

Because of an accounting scandal at this company, CEO Bernie Ebbers was convicted of fraud and conspiracy and sentenced to 25 years in federal prison.

Worldcom
  • The fraud was discovered in 2002 by Cynthia Cooper, the head of the internal audit unit. WorldCom had overstated its assets by over $11 billion. At the time, the company was the second-largest long-distance telephone company in the U.S., but as a result of the accounting fraud had to file for bankruptcy.


Question 5:

This English playwright and poet is best known for his satirical plays Every Man in His Humour (1598), Volpone, or The Fox (c. 1606), The Alchemist (1610) and Bartholomew Fair (1614).

Ben Jonson
  • Jonson is considered "the second most important English dramatist, after William Shakespeare, during the reign of James I."


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