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Monday 24 August 2026

This page records the questions, correct answers and explanations from this completed daily round.

In which poem does T.S. Eliot refer to April as 'the cruellest month'?

Answer: The Waste Land

'The Waste Land' is a landmark modernist poem published in 1922, and it opens with the line about April being the cruellest month.

Answer: Emmerdale

Emmerdale is a long-running British soap opera set in a fictional village in Yorkshire, first aired in 1972.

Answer: A: The Wall

'Comfortably Numb' is one of the most famous tracks from Pink Floyd's rock opera album 'The Wall', released in 1979.

Answer: Sam Smith

Sam Smith released 'Stay With Me' in 2014, which became a global hit and won several awards.

Answer: Peak District

The Peak District was designated as the UK's first national park in 1951.

Answer: B: David Bowie

David Bowie adopted his stage name to avoid confusion with the Monkees' Davy Jones.

Answer: A spoon

Andy Dufresne famously uses a spoon to dig his way out of Shawshank Prison over many years.

Answer: To translate domain names into IP addresses

DNS, or Domain Name System, translates human-readable domain names into IP addresses, allowing browsers to locate web servers.

Answer: C: England

England won the Rugby World Cup in 2003, famously defeating Australia with a last-minute drop goal.

Answer: Edgar Wright

Edgar Wright directed the 'Cornetto Trilogy', a series of comedic films that often feature the same cast.