Question 1

Poutine is Canada's most iconic comfort food — but in which Canadian province did it originate in the late 1950s?

Accepted Answer

Quebec. Poutine — fries topped with cheese curds and gravy — originated in rural Quebec in the late 1950s, with multiple small diners claiming credit. It remained a Quebec staple before spreading across Canada and internationally.

Question 2

The TV show 'Friends' ran for 10 seasons — but which character's job was the subject of a long-running fan joke that the show never clearly explained for years?

Accepted Answer

Chandler Bing's corporate job title. Chandler Bing's job — 'statistical analysis and data reconfiguration' — was deliberately kept vague as a running joke; none of the other characters (or viewers) ever really understood what he did, and the show played this for laughs for most of its run until he changed careers in Season 9.

Question 3

Bhutan is the only country in the world to measure national success by a unique alternative to GDP. What is it called?

Accepted Answer

Gross National Happiness. Bhutan officially measures Gross National Happiness (GNH), a concept introduced by its king in the 1970s that weighs psychological wellbeing, cultural preservation, environmental health, and good governance alongside economic factors.

Question 4

How old was Joan of Arc when she was burned at the stake by the English in 1431?

Accepted Answer

19. Joan of Arc was only about 19 years old when she was executed in Rouen, France, having led armies and changed the course of the war in just two extraordinary years of active campaigning.

Question 5

Elton John has sold over 300 million records — but which of his songs holds the record as the best-selling physical single of all time?

Accepted Answer

Candle in the Wind 1997. The 1997 re-release of 'Candle in the Wind,' rewritten as a tribute to Princess Diana after her death, sold around 33 million copies worldwide, making it the second best-selling physical single ever recorded, just behind Bing Crosby's 'White Christmas'.

September 29, 2026 Trivia

1. Poutine is Canada's most iconic comfort food — but in which Canadian province did it originate in the late 1950s?

2. The TV show 'Friends' ran for 10 seasons — but which character's job was the subject of a long-running fan joke that the show never clearly explained for years?

3. Bhutan is the only country in the world to measure national success by a unique alternative to GDP. What is it called?

4. How old was Joan of Arc when she was burned at the stake by the English in 1431?

5. Elton John has sold over 300 million records — but which of his songs holds the record as the best-selling physical single of all time?