Night Quiz 3 November 2026: questions, answers and facts

3 November 2026

1. 💻 In computer games, what does "NPC" mean?

   • Network play code
   • ✓ Non-player character
   • Next power cell
   • New player class

   💡 An NPC is any character the game controls, not a player.

2. 🍕 Which spice is the most expensive by weight?

   • Vanilla
   • ✓ Saffron
   • Pepper
   • Cinnamon

   💡 Saffron is the hand-picked threads of a crocus flower.

3. 🌍 Which language has the most native speakers?

   • ✓ Mandarin Chinese
   • English
   • Hindi
   • Spanish

   💡 English has the most speakers in total when second-language speakers are counted.

4. 🫀 Which organ pumps blood around the body?

   • ✓ The heart
   • The liver
   • The lungs
   • The kidneys

   💡 A resting heart beats about 100,000 times a day.

5. 🦉 Which is the only bird that can fly backwards?

   • ✓ The hummingbird
   • The sparrow
   • The owl
   • The swallow

   💡 Hummingbirds beat their wings up to about 80 times a second.