Weekly quiz · No. 04

Ten questions.
A useful detour.

Cricket, phones, Westeros, music and a few detours. No timer, no trick interface. Pick one answer for each and see where you land.

Week of 5 October 202610 questionsAbout 4 minutes
0 of 10 answered
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Connection · 04

Six images. One connect.

Look across all six pictures, find the connection, and send me your answer.

Six numbered visual clues: a PowerPoint slide, Space Jam, a Time-Turner, a VR headset, the film Soul, and the Mind Flayer from Stranger Things
Abhishek's connection puzzle · Week of 5 October 2026No answer revealed here
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Pavas

Last week’s connect was Mercury. First cracked by Pavas.

How last week’s clues added up to Mercury

  1. Freddie Mercury - that unmistakable smile and teeth.
  2. Mad Hatter - mercury poisoning among hat-makers, also known as mad hatter disease.
  3. Hermès - the orange box points to the brand; its name gives Hermes, the Greek god whose Roman counterpart is Mercury.
  4. Budhvar (Wednesday) - named after the planet Mercury, known as Budha.
  5. MESSENGER - the first spacecraft to orbit Mercury.
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