September 28, 2026 Trivia

The 5 dubtrivia questions from September 28, 2026, with answers and explanations.

1. Arts & Sports

   1. Shakespeare set 'Romeo and Juliet' in Verona, Italy — and the city actually has a balcony tourists flock to as 'Juliet's balcony.' What's the catch?

   ✓The balcony was added in 1936 purely to attract tourists

   Did you know?

   The famous balcony was added to an old building in 1936 by the city of Verona entirely to satisfy tourist demand — centuries after Shakespeare wrote the play. Romeo and Juliet are fictional characters, and the 'balcony scene' as most people picture it doesn't even appear explicitly in Shakespeare's text.

2. Arts & Sports

   2. Superman made his debut in 'Action Comics #1'. In which year was that landmark first issue published?

   ✓1938

   Did you know?

   Action Comics #1 was published in June 1938, introducing Superman to the world and essentially launching the superhero genre. An original copy in near-mint condition has since sold for over $6 million at auction.

3. Arts & Sports

   3. Cate Blanchett has won two Academy Awards for Best Actress — but for which film did she win her first Oscar, playing a real-life screen legend?

   ✓The Aviator

   Did you know?

   Blanchett won Best Supporting Actress in 2005 for playing Katharine Hepburn in 'The Aviator.' Her portrayal of Hepburn was widely praised as eerily accurate, capturing the actress's distinctive voice and mannerisms.

4. Arts & Sports

   4. The word 'symphony' is used in music worldwide — but what does it literally mean in the ancient Greek it comes from?

   ✓Sound together

   Did you know?

   'Symphony' comes from the Greek 'symphonia,' meaning 'sounding together' — sym (together) plus phone (sound or voice) — which perfectly describes an orchestra combining many instruments into one unified piece.

5. K12

   5. The construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza is one of history's greatest engineering feats. Roughly when was it completed?

   ✓Around 2560 BC

   Did you know?

   The Great Pyramid was completed around 2560 BC during the reign of Pharaoh Khufu, taking an estimated 20 years to build. For nearly 4,000 years it remained the tallest man-made structure in the world.