Trivia For April 22, 2026

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Question 1:

Heathcliff and Cathy are star-crossed lovers in what nineteenth century novel by Emily Brontë?

Wuthering Heights

  • Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights was first published in London in 1847, appearing as the first two volumes of a three-volume set that included Anne Brontë's Agnes Grey. The sisters used the pen names Ellis Bell and Acton Bell for their writing.

Question 2:

This city was the birthplace of Ludwig van Beethoven and the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990.

Bonn

  • Following reunification, the German federal government maintains a substantial presence in Bonn. Roughly a third of all ministerial jobs are located in Bonn and the city is considered a second, unofficial, capital of the country.

Question 3:

Fill in the blank: In a 1733 edition of Poor Richard's Almanack, Benjamin Franklin wrote "Fish and _______ smell in three days".

Visitors

  • Using the pseudonym "Richard Saunders", Benjamin Franklin published Poor Richard's Almanack annually from 1732 to 1758. It contained a calendar, weather forecasts, and witty sayings, proverbs, and advice on industry, prudence, and morality. It was a bestseller in colonial America.

Question 4:

Marsala is a fortified wine produced on this Mediterranean island.

Sicily

  • Marsala is produced in the region surrounding the Sicilian city of Marsala. It was first popularized outside Sicily by the Liverpool merchant John Woodhouse In 1773.

Question 5:

Name the company that was founded in 1911 as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR). It received its current name in 1924.

IBM

  • CTR was formed by the merger of four companies: Bundy Manufacturing Company, International Time Recording Company, the Tabulating Machine Company, and the Computing Scale Company of America.

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