Smarddy Daily #36: the answers

Friday, August 21, 2026. The same seven questions everyone got that day, with the right answers and the fun facts from the recap.

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The 'Bernie Sanders mittens' meme, which depicted the senator photoshopped into countless scenarios, originated from a photo taken at which event in January 2021?
- The State of the Union address
- The Grammy Awards
- The Presidential Inauguration ✓
- The Super Bowl
Fun fact: Sanders wore the mittens while bundled up at Joe Biden's inauguration.
Which cleaning product is advertised by a bald strongman in a white T-shirt?
- Mr. Clean ✓
- Ajax
- Lysol
- Comet
Which R&B group released the 1999 hit 'Say My Name'?
- Destiny's Child ✓
- TLC
- En Vogue
- SWV
Aside: Destiny's Child turned asking who was calling into an extremely catchy investigation.
The Sinai Peninsula belongs to which country?
- Jordan
- Saudi Arabia
- Israel
- Egypt ✓
Which major river flows out of Lake Victoria on its way toward the Mediterranean Sea?
- Nile River ✓
- Congo River
- Zambezi River
- Niger River
Fun fact: The Nile leaves Lake Victoria as the Victoria Nile.
The towering dunes of Erg Chebbi, popular with desert trekkers, are found in which country?
- Morocco ✓
- Algeria
- Tunisia
- Libya
Fun fact: Erg Chebbi's orange dunes rise from the edge of the Sahara in Morocco.
In cricket, a 'doosra' is an off-spinner's delivery that turns which way relative to a standard off-break?
- The other way ✓
- Faster only
- Higher only
- With more bounce only

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