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Since its premiere at the beginning of April, Trivia Quest has captured the brains of viewers everywhere, offering 24 questions each day in easy or hard mode. And while some challenges have proved to be no sweat, others have posed great difficulty. For proof, look no further than this week’s toughest Q, which was only answered correctly by a little over a third of viewers.
If you’re still pondering some of those tricky questions from this week’s set, never fear. Below, you can find the answers — and explanations — to the hardest questions from Episodes 22-28.

1. Episode 22, Hard Question #6 34.8% of viewers answered correctly
Question: What British artist loaned his Flame Grilled Painting to a UK Burger King in 2012?
Answer choices:
A) David Hockney B) Frank Auerbach C) Damien Hirst D) Banksy
Correct answer: C) Damien Hirst
That’s right: Artist Damien Hirst had one of his paintings hanging inside the Burger King in Leicester Square — and it wasn’t the first time that one of his pieces ended up inside an eatery. Hirst’s installation titled Cock and Bull was also on display inside the London restaurant Tramshed in June 2012.

2. Episode 22, Hard Question #10 35.3% of viewers answered correctly
Question: What company patented a “no air pump” soft-serve ice cream machine in 1936?
Answer choices:
A) Ben & Jerry’s B) Baskin-Robbins C) Carvel D) Häagen-Dazs
Correct answer: C) Carvel
Even ice cream comes with a topping of legendary history. In 1936, Tom Carvel patented his “no air pump” low-temperature ice cream. A little over a decade later, he became the first to franchise a retail ice cream shop in the United States.

3. Episode 26, Hard Question #6 37.2% of viewers answered correctly.
Question: Comic book artists have criticized what Whaam! painter for co-opting their style?
Answer choices:
A) Salvador Dalí B) Andy Warhol C) Keith Haring D) Roy Lichtenstein
Correct answer: D) Roy Lichtenstein
Over the years, several comic book artists have been outspoken about their concerns regarding Lichtenstein allegedly appropriating their styles. As comic artist Dave Gibbons put it in a 2013 interview, “A lot of Lichtenstein’s stuff is so close to the original that it actually owes a huge debt to the work of the original artist.”

4. Episode 25, Hard Question #1 42.5% of viewers answered correctly.
Question: The Battle of New Orleans occurred two weeks after a treaty ended what war?
Answer choices:
A) American Revolution B) US Civil War C) French and Indian War D) War of 1812
Correct answer: D) War of 1812
Also known as the final battle of the War of 1812, the Battle of New Orleans occurred on January 8, 1815 — two whole weeks after the treaty was signed. It is often referred to by historians as the greatest land victory made by Americans during the war.

5. Episode 23, Hard Question #11 42.9% of viewers answered correctly.
Question: In its earliest versions, a boy with a magic lamp named Aladdin is from where?
Answer choices:
A) Greece B) Iceland C) China D) Russia
Correct answer: C) China
It’s true! In the earliest version of the popular story, Aladdin is actually set in the streets of China, with the title character portrayed as a Chinese boy. And that’s not the only change from the tale we know today — in its original form, Aladdin wasn’t an orphan; he lived at home with his mother.

















































