THE CURIOSITY TEST
Oddly True?
Five questions per edition, including a related wildcard. Every answer comes with evidence.
LATEST · 8 NOVEMBER 2026
Rise and Shine
An uncompromising bed, a mechanical study desk and a geographical wildcard.
Play Rise and Shine →PREVIOUS · 8 NOVEMBER 2026
Special Delivery
A submarine, 3,000 letters and one philatelic wildcard.
Play Special Delivery →PREVIOUS · 6 NOVEMBER 2026
Having a Ball
Wooden balls, willing bees and a small biological wildcard.
Play Having a Ball →PREVIOUS · 5 NOVEMBER 2026
After the Fifth
A failed plot, an unfortunate fire and one Bonfire Night wildcard.
Play After the Fifth →PREVIOUS · 4 NOVEMBER 2026
Barking Up the Right Tree
Hidden observers, artificial bark and one camouflaged wildcard.
Play Barking Up the Right Tree →PREVIOUS · 3 NOVEMBER 2026
A Precious Point
A pyramid, a jeweller and one wartime wildcard.
Play A Precious Point →PREVIOUS · 2 NOVEMBER 2026
Thinking Outside the Cube
Wombats, soft tubes and one prize-winning wildcard.
Play Thinking Outside the Cube →PREVIOUS · 1 NOVEMBER 2026
Bound to Stay
Books, chains and one medieval wildcard.
Play Bound to Stay →PREVIOUS · 31 OCTOBER 2026
Monster Hunting
Vampires, viral scares and one artistic wildcard.
Play Monster Hunting →PREVIOUS · 30 OCTOBER 2026
Just in Case
Bells, backup plans and one literary wildcard.
Play Just in Case →PREVIOUS · 29 OCTOBER 2026
Paper Evidence
Two cousins, some fairies and one literary wildcard.
Play Paper Evidence →PREVIOUS · 28 OCTOBER 2026
Keeping Up Appearances
False houses, railways and one Underground wildcard.
Play Keeping Up Appearances →PREVIOUS · 27 OCTOBER 2026
Bottle Plans
Bottles, building and one museum wildcard.
Play Bottle Plans →PREVIOUS · 24 OCTOBER 2026
Names in the Air
Clouds, storms and one weather wildcard.
Play Names in the Air →PREVIOUS · 23 OCTOBER 2026
Sweet Returns
Pudding, reward miles and one wildcard.
Play Sweet Returns →PREVIOUS · 22 OCTOBER 2026
Unwanted Signals
A magician, an interruption and one wildcard.
Play Unwanted Signals →PREVIOUS · 21 OCTOBER 2026
Grounds for Innovation
A coffee pot, the first webcam and one web-history wildcard.
Play Grounds for Innovation →PREVIOUS · 20 OCTOBER 2026
Off Course
A beach, a rocket-powered experiment and one important-sounding wildcard.
Play Off Course →PREVIOUS · 19 OCTOBER 2026
Heavy Petals
A glass garden, fine craftsmanship and one Venetian wildcard.
Play Heavy Petals →PREVIOUS · 18 OCTOBER 2026
Heavy Going
Colossal stones and ancient ambition, plus one mythology wildcard.
Play Heavy Going →PREVIOUS · 17 OCTOBER 2026
A Whale of a Stop
A train, a sculpture and an unexpected stop.
Play A Whale of a Stop →PREVIOUS · 16 OCTOBER 2026
A Fish at the Wheel
A goldfish, a wheeled tank and a destination worth finding.
Play A Fish at the Wheel →PREVIOUS · 15 OCTOBER 2026
Raising a Stink
An unbearable river, a determined engineer and one royal wildcard.
Play Raising a Stink →PREVIOUS · 14 OCTOBER 2026
Moving Calls
An occupied building, a quarter-turn and one musical wildcard.
Play Moving Calls →PREVIOUS · 13 OCTOBER 2026
Well Connected
Some oats, a living network and one prize-winning wildcard.
Play Well Connected →PREVIOUS · 12 OCTOBER 2026
Around in Five
Two women, a race around the world and one board-game wildcard.
Play Around in Five →PREVIOUS · 11 OCTOBER 2026
Through the Wrong Door
Two children, a twilight country and one folklore wildcard.
Play Through the Wrong Door →PREVIOUS · 10 OCTOBER 2026
A Stone’s Throw
A Yorkshire field, a surprising stone and one space-rock wildcard.
Play A Stone’s ThrowPREVIOUS · 9 OCTOBER 2026
In Plain Sight
A painted fleet, an art-school experiment and one modern naval wildcard.
Play In Plain SightPREVIOUS · 8 OCTOBER 2026
A Matter of Perspective
A courtship stage, an unwanted makeover and one vocal wildcard.
Play A Matter of PerspectivePREVIOUS · 7 OCTOBER 2026
Under the Cover
A green binding, a conservator’s clue and one decorative wildcard.
Play Under the Cover →PREVIOUS · 6 OCTOBER 2026
Hidden Giants
A giant waterlily, a tea break and one royal wildcard.
Play Hidden GiantsPREVIOUS · 5 OCTOBER 2026
Paper Flowers
Mary Delany’s paper garden, plus one botanical wildcard.
Play Paper FlowersPREVIOUS · 4 OCTOBER 2026
Hounds of God
A werewolf, a courtroom and one Baltic wildcard.
Play Hounds of GodPREVIOUS · 2 OCTOBER 2026
Down the Plughole
A disappearing lake, a successful escape and one theatrical wildcard.
Play Down the PlugholePREVIOUS · 1 OCTOBER 2026
Roots of Survival
An ancient family, a secret address and one botanical wildcard.
Play Roots of SurvivalPREVIOUS · 29 SEPTEMBER 2026
In the Aisles
Trolley wars, hired shoppers and one checkout wildcard.
Play In the Aisles →PREVIOUS · 28 SEPTEMBER 2026
Time on Her Hands
A weekly round, a reliable watch and one Greenwich wildcard.
Play Time on Her Hands →PREVIOUS · 27 SEPTEMBER 2026
Something Borrowed, Something Airborne
A parachute, three brides and one nylon wildcard.
Play Something Borrowed, Something Airborne →PREVIOUS · 26 SEPTEMBER 2026
Supersonic
Concorde’s first passenger journey, plus one sound-barrier wildcard.
Play Supersonic →PREVIOUS · 25 SEPTEMBER 2026
Off the Map
A phantom island, inherited mistakes and one volcanic wildcard.
Play Off the Map →PREVIOUS · 24 SEPTEMBER 2026
Chasing Rainbows
Light through raindrops, an unreachable end and one moonlit wildcard.
Play Chasing Rainbows →PREVIOUS · 23 SEPTEMBER 2026
Access Denied
A divided castle, an awkward entrance and one local geography wildcard.
Play Access Denied →PREVIOUS · 22 SEPTEMBER 2026
Heavenly Mechanics
A solar system on a ceiling, plus one astronomy wildcard.
Play Heavenly Mechanics →PREVIOUS · 21 SEPTEMBER 2026
Under Pressure
Twelve leeches, a bell and one weather-instrument wildcard.
Play Under Pressure →PREVIOUS · 20 SEPTEMBER 2026
A Stitch in Time
A Victorian replica, photographic references and one celestial wildcard.
Play A Stitch in Time →PREVIOUS · 19 SEPTEMBER 2026
A Bird’s-Eye View
Pigeon photographers, miniature cameras and one Swiss wildcard.
Play A Bird’s-Eye View →PREVIOUS · 18 SEPTEMBER 2026
An Itch for Discovery
Two Veronicas, a deck brush and a wildcard from animal research.
Play An Itch for Discovery →PREVIOUS · 17 SEPTEMBER 2026
Spot the Difference
A new Moon crater, before-and-after photographs and one lunar wildcard.
Play Spot the Difference →PREVIOUS · 16 SEPTEMBER 2026
James Holman
A traveller, a writing tool and a portrait. Five multiple-choice questions, including one wildcard.
Play the Holman quiz →PREVIOUS · 15 SEPTEMBER 2026
Below the Surface
Cotton underwear, living soil and a wildcard involving Darwin’s piano.
Play Below the Surface →PREVIOUS · 14 SEPTEMBER 2026
Tall Stories
A grand house, a forest nurseryman and some very large trees. Four claims from the story, then one wildcard beyond it.
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PREVIOUS · EDITION 02 · 13 SEPTEMBER 2026
Special Delivery
London’s pneumatic post and one rather unexpected postal passenger.
Play Special Delivery →EDITION 01
Our first curiosity test
From Glenfinnan’s arches to a lighthouse disappearance and an unexplained sighting.
Play edition one →