Today's Atlantic Trivia: In What Book Does Eponine Die?

"Competitors must attempt to answer 240 questions, such as the following, from 2022: "Playing for Bangalore against Pune in the IPL in April 2013, who set a new record for the fastest century in professional cricket by reaching 100 off 30 balls?" If it makes you feel better, the median number of correct answers the year of that test was 64."

"Then again, the following was a question in that championship too: "What is the seven-letter name of the signature burger that can be ordered in every Burger King?" The next contest is this summer, but in the meantime, you have a few whoppers waiting for you in this week's Atlantic Trivia. Consider them training. Find previous questions here, and to get Atlantic Trivia in your inbox every day, sign up for The Atlantic Daily. Monday, February 2, 2026"

"The character Eponine "smiled a little, and died" in Marius's arms in what book that follows her demise with pages and pages describing Paris's 19th-century sewer system? - From Walt Hunter's essay on assigning students long, difficult books Stephen Fishbach, the author of a new novel about reality TV, appears on what long-running show for two seasons-one set in Cambodia and the other in Brazil's Tocantins highlands? - From Julie Beck's review of Fishbach's book"

Since 2003, the umbrella organization for global quizzing outfits has run the World Quizzing Championships. Competitors must answer 240 questions; the median score on the 2022 test was 64. Sample questions range from identifying a cricket player who reached a hundred off 30 balls to naming a seven-letter Burger King signature burger. The next contest is this summer. Atlantic Trivia offers practice questions and previous tests for training and subscription. Sample trivia items include an Eponine question tied to Paris's 19th-century sewer system, a question about Stephen Fishbach's Survivor seasons, and a question about 29 countries sharing governance over an internationally administered area. The Eiffel Tower was once painted Venetian red.

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