Daily answers · #14

Smarddy Daily #14: the answers

Thursday, July 30, 2026. The same seven questions everyone got that day, with the right answers and the fun facts from the recap.

1. Which nut is the key ingredient in the Middle Eastern sweet pastry baklava?
   • Pistachio or walnut ✓
   • Almond
   • Cashew
   • Hazelnut
   Aside: Baklava's nut situation is deliciously noncommittal, and that is entirely the point.
2. Istanbul is famously the only major city situated on two continents. Which two continents does it straddle?
   • Europe and Asia ✓
   • Europe and Africa
   • Asia and Africa
   • Europe and North America
   Fun fact: The Bosphorus divides the city's European and Asian sides.
3. In the sport of American football, what is the name of the offensive lineman who snaps the ball to the quarterback at the start of each play?
   • Left guard
   • Right tackle
   • Center ✓
   • Fullback
   Fun fact: The center is the only offensive lineman who handles the ball on every snap.
4. Which of the following materials is the best conductor of electricity?
   • Iron
   • Aluminum
   • Copper ✓
   • Zinc
   Fun fact: Silver actually conducts slightly better, but copper is cheaper and widely used.
5. Which 2001 Cameron Crowe film starred Tom Cruise as a disfigured playboy navigating reality and dreams, loosely based on the Spanish film Abre los Ojos?
   • Vanilla Sky ✓
   • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
   • Donnie Darko
   • The Others
   Fun fact: Vanilla Sky was a remake of the Spanish film Open Your Eyes.
6. Which Italian is credited with pioneering practical long-distance radio around 1900?
   • Guglielmo Marconi ✓
   • Alessandro Volta
   • Galileo Galilei
   • Guglielmo della Porta
   Fun fact: Marconi's radio work helped make long-distance wireless communication practical.
7. Mount Toubkal, the highest peak in the Atlas Mountains, is located in which country?
   • Morocco ✓
   • Algeria
   • Tunisia
   • Libya
   Fun fact: Morocco's Mount Toubkal rises in the High Atlas Mountains.

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