Red 1: Smoke on, go!
1. The 2026 Supertri was held last weekend in St Helier, with olympic level athletes from all around the world competing, including Jersey’s own Siena Stephens. What makes a Supertri different from a typical triathlon?
Athletes race 3 x swim-bike-run without a break.
2. Which food growing environment would you find the Betta fish, also known as the Siamese fighting fish?
3. Which country can be found opposite Iran on the thinnest point of the Strait of Hormuz?
4. Which quadrant was the USS Voyager stranded in, from the television series Star Trek?
5. True or false: Liquorice and aniseed are from the same plant.
6. Place the following events in order: A. The fall of the Berlin Wall, B. Apple Computer was incorporated, C. Space Oddity was released by David Bowie?
7. Jersey International Air Display was held this week with amazing aviation displays over St Aubin’s Bay. Which aerobatic display team concluded the event?
8. What is the signature colour for Aston Martin?
Also known as British Racing Green, we’ll give that to you.
9. Which is further north: Edinburgh, Scotland or Astana, Kazakhstan?
10. Which day is International Pi Day?
11. Which 1994 movie is ranked first on IMDb’s Top 250 Movie List?
12. Where would you find a ‘zarf’: around a coffee cup, under a hot saucepan, on the outside of a watering can?
It’s the cardboard sleeve used to protect your hands from a hot coffee cup.
13. Correctly spell the word o________s, the true/medical term used to describe what the BBC refers to as, “the food pipe”.
We wish we were kidding: BBC News
14. What year did the Licensing Assembly remove restrictions on Jersey venues, allowing Happy Hours once again: 1995, 2005 or 2025?
The restrictions were put in place in 1987 due to concerns around alcohol consumption.
15. Which country’s currency is abbreviated to CHF?
