Smarddy Daily #25: the answers
Monday, August 10, 2026. The same seven questions everyone got that day, with the right answers and the fun facts from the recap.
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- Which type of blood cell transports oxygen?
- Red blood cell ✓
- White blood cell
- Platelet
- Plasma cell
Fun fact: Red blood cells lack nuclei when mature, leaving more room for hemoglobin. - Which city serves as the capital of Brazil?
- São Paulo
- Rio de Janeiro
- Brasília ✓
- Salvador
Fun fact: Brasília was designed from scratch and became Brazil's capital in 1960. - Which 1997 Mike Myers comedy featured the catchphrase 'Yeah, baby!' and a villain named Dr. Evil?
- Wayne's World 2
- So I Married an Axe Murderer
- Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery ✓
- The Spy Who Shagged Me
- Which band was formed by former members of Joy Division?
- New Order ✓
- The Cure
- Depeche Mode
- Echo & the Bunnymen
Fun fact: New Order formed after Joy Division ended following Ian Curtis's death. - The 1995 Rugby World Cup, held in South Africa and later depicted in the film 'Invictus,' was won by which host nation's team?
- South Africa ✓
- New Zealand
- Australia
- England
Aside: South Africa won at home, which is the rugby version of throwing the world's best party. - Which 1950 film directed by Billy Wilder features actress Gloria Swanson as a faded silent-film star and includes the line 'I'm ready for my close-up'?
- All About Eve
- Rebecca
- Mildred Pierce
- Sunset Boulevard ✓
Fun fact: Swanson's Norma Desmond delivers the close-up line as cameras roll on her stairs. - Which MTV reality series about seven strangers living together premiered in 1992?
- The Real World ✓
- Road Rules
- Laguna Beach
- The Challenge
Fun fact: The Real World helped invent the modern strangers-in-a-house reality template.
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