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Questions of the day, September 2026

5 questions, newest first. Each has three clues from hardest to easiest: get it on the first for 3 points, the second for 2, the third for 1. The answer stays folded until you open it.

#5 · I'm thinking of an event.

Phenomena & Events · 30 September 2026

  1. Clue 1: Leonardo painted Jesus's final meal with his apostles on a wall in Milan.
  2. Clue 2: Judas slipped away from it to betray Jesus.
  3. Clue 3: The Christian Eucharist recalls it.
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The Last Supper

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#4 · I'm thinking of a person.

People · 29 September 2026

  1. Clue 1: Her abduction by Paris of Troy was the most immediate cause of the Trojan War.
  2. Clue 2: She was believed to have been the daughter of Zeus and Leda, and was the sister of Clytemnestra, Castor and Pollux, Philonoe, Phoebe and Timandra.
  3. Clue 3: All of her suitors were required to swear an oath promising to provide military assistance to the winning suitor, if she were ever stolen from him.
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Helen Of Troy

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#3 · I'm thinking of a thing.

Products & Works · 28 September 2026

  1. Clue 1: This is a two-piece women's swimsuit.
  2. Clue 2: Ursula Andress wore a famous white one in 'Dr. No'.
  3. Clue 3: Louis Réard launched it in 1946, naming it after a Pacific nuclear test site.
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Bikini

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#2 · I'm thinking of a state or region.

The World · 27 September 2026

  1. Clue 1: Its main cities are Munich, Nuremberg, and Augsburg.
  2. Clue 2: It is the largest state in Germany by land area.
  3. Clue 3: It is a land of high plateaus and medium-sized mountains.
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BAVARIA

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#1 · I'm thinking of a person.

People · 26 September 2026

  1. Clue 1: As a war goddess she could not be dominated by other goddesses, such as Aphrodite, and as a palace goddess she could not be violated.
  2. Clue 2: She was essentially urban and civilized, the antithesis in many respects of Artemis, goddess of the outdoors.
  3. Clue 3: She was thought to have had neither consort nor offspring.
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Athena

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Clues are adapted from the TriviaHG (MIT licence).