#trivia

#trivia

If I have provided you with any factoids in the course of Atlantic Trivia, I apologize, because a factoid, properly, is not a small, interesting fact. A factoid is a piece of information that looks like a fact but is untrue. Norman Mailer popularized the term in 1973, very intentionally giving it the suffix -oid. Is a humanoid not a creature whose appearance suggests humanity but whose nature belies it? Thus is it with factoid.

Welcome back for another week of The Atlantic 's un-trivial trivia, drawn from recently published stories. Without a trifle in the bunch, maybe what we're really dealing with here is-hmm-"significa"? "Consequentia"? Whatever butchered bit of Latin you prefer, read on for today's questions. (Last week's questions can be found here.) To get Atlantic Trivia in your inbox every day, sign up for The Atlantic Daily.

1 What is the UK's only (mainly) German-language No 1 single? 2 What three verdicts are available in Scottish criminal trials? 3 Which 70s film had the tagline Hell, upside down? 4 How long is a chiliad? 5 Which Byzantine empress was a bear keeper's daughter? 6 Steel Dragon 2000 in Kuwana, Japan, is the world's longest what? 7 Which big cat's name come from Quechuan? 8 Which lawn game was a medal sport at the 1900 Olympics?

Welcome to Slate's weekly news quiz. It's Friday, which means it's time to test your knowledge of the week's news events. Your host, Ray Hamel, has concocted questions on news topics ranging from politics to business, from culture to sports to science.

For many people, when a 'For Sale' sign pops up in their neighborhood, one of the first questions that comes to mind is: how much will that place go for?