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April 4, 2026
What links PT Barnum’s elephant with a book of Job beast? The Saturday quiz
From the Arconia and a nine-dart finish to madder, weld and woad, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz
TL;DR
- The quiz features questions on the Barton Swing Aqueduct, melanistic leopards being black panthers, Portugal's flag, 'Only Murders in the Building', Purgatory as an entrance, Beau Greaves' nine-dart finish, Ra and Ra II boats made of papyrus, and Catherine Howard described by Henry VIII.
- The 'What links' section 9 asks about locations related to Boudicca's burial site.
- The 'What links' section 10 lists defunct BBC domestic channels.
- The 'What links' section 11 connects synonyms for large things: Behemoth, Big, Giant, and Jumbo.
- The 'What links' section 12 highlights Austrian brands: Glock, Red Bull, and Swarovski.
- The 'What links' section 13 lists actresses who played Catherine Earnshaw in 'Wuthering Heights' adaptations.
- The 'What links' section 14 identifies traditional dye plants for primary colors: madder (red), weld (yellow), and woad (blue).
- The 'What links' section 15 lists the world's most populous national subdivisions: India, Pakistan, and China.