Smarddy Daily #17: the answers
Sunday, August 2, 2026. The same seven questions everyone got that day, with the right answers and the fun facts from the recap.
5 playedtop score 7/7average 5.01 perfect
- Which alternative rock band had a 1991 hit with 'Losing My Religion'?
- R.E.M. ✓
- U2
- Pearl Jam
- The Cranberries
Fun fact: R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion" prominently features a mandolin. - Which sneaker model, originally designed for basketball in 1985 and associated with Michael Jordan, became arguably the most iconic athletic shoe in pop culture history?
- Nike Dunk
- Air Force 1
- Converse Chuck Taylor
- Air Jordan 1 ✓
Fun fact: The Air Jordan 1 was designed by Peter Moore. - Which actor played Noah Calhoun in the 2004 romantic drama The Notebook?
- Ryan Gosling ✓
- Chad Michael Murray
- Channing Tatum
- Josh Hartnett
Fun fact: Ryan Gosling learned piano for The Notebook's romantic scenes. - In what year did the original Star Wars film (Episode IV: A New Hope) premiere in theaters?
- 1975
- 1977 ✓
- 1980
- 1983
Fun fact: A New Hope opened in just a few theaters before becoming a cultural phenomenon. - Which 2001 video game was the first in its series to feature a fully 3D open world, set in Liberty City?
- Grand Theft Auto III ✓
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Driver 2
- Which musician played bass for the original lineup of The Police?
- Sting ✓
- Andy Summers
- Stewart Copeland
- Henry Padovani
Aside: Sting played bass for the Police, because even a band needs someone to hold it down. - In the classic Mel Brooks comedy Blazing Saddles (1974), who played the role of the Waco Kid?
- Gene Wilder ✓
- Richard Pryor
- Cleavon Little
- Dom DeLuise
Fun fact: Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks also collaborated on Young Frankenstein.
Play today's Daily How the Daily works
More
Like these? The full game has over 11,000 fact-checked questions across themed packs: '80s, '90s, 2000s, music, movies and TV, pop culture, science, geography, sports, food and drink, general knowledge, pro football and English football. Or bring friends: party games on your phones.