A list of puzzling questions
Editor’s note: Every week, we feature three questions from our quiz master Shantanu Sharma—who is a researcher-writer, and has a side hustle as a professional quiz guru. He’d love to hear from you—so send your feedback/suggestions or just say ‘hi’ over at sharmashantanu312@gmail.com or @shantorasbox on Twitter.
How this works: Every correct answer is worth 10 points. If a question has multiple parts, each is worth 5 points. You have until Friday 12 pm to send in your answers to talktous@splainer.in or via DMs on Insta or Twitter. The correct answers will be published every Monday. The grand prize for the winner at the end of the month: a quarterly subscription for anyone of your choice—including the option of adding three months to your sub. That’s Rs 499 in value—so it’s pretty darn good:)
Rule to note: We will pick winners each month using a lucky draw.
The answers: to the previous week’s Diwali bumper quiz will be published in a later edition this week—on Thursday, along with the winners. The bumper quiz is on until Wednesday 12 pm, so you can still send in your answers until then.
One: Identify the key ingredient in this type of beverage. It gives every sip a velvety smooth texture—but has failed to impress coffee lovers.
Two: You may have spotted these exquisite new covers while browsing the aisles of a bookstore recently. Whose literary works—with skyrocketing sales—are these?
Three: This image shows two captains of their teams (blanked out by the yellow box) with the trophy they fought each other for. Name the city that hosted this match—and the architectural marvel in the background. (5+5)
