Trivia of the Day: Thursday, October 22, 2026

The trivia questions Trivia Cafe ran on October 22, 2026, each with its answer. Play today's Daily 10.

The Daily 10 for October 22, 2026

1.The name of which subordinate military position comes from the French language and means, in place of the holder of the rank?
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LIEUTENANT lieu = in place of / tenant = holder
2.What European Space Agency (ESA) space telescope, whose name stands for PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars, is designed to hunt for exoplanets?
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PLATO
3.Former President Johnson, his wife and two daughters all had the initials LBJ, which abbreviated what?
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LYNDON BAINES / LADY BIRD / LUCY BAINES / LINDA BIRD
4.What is the name of the classification of crime which is less serious than a felony?
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MISDEMEANOR
5.What country lies closest to Greenland?
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CANADA
6.What does the acronym USB stand for?
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Universal Serial Bus
7.What disease, caused by a deficiency of vitamin C, is characterized by bleeding gums and extreme weakness?
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SCURVY
8.When the main character of this 1983 dance film, played by Jennifer Beals, wore clothing with holes and tears, a new fashion trend began. What film introduced this clothing style?
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FLASHDANCE
9.Japan's Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission is designed to collect a sample from which of Mars' moons?
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Phobos
10.Which city hosted the 2024 Summer Olympic Games?
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Paris

New trivia questions published that day

100 questions added on October 22, 2026, built from sourced entries on Codexery.

1.Which network originally aired "Limon and Oli": Disney Channel France, Disney Channel Asia, Disney Junior or Disney Channel Israel?
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Disney Junior
2.Which network originally aired "North Star": Disney Channel Asia, Disney Channel Israel, Disney Junior or Disney Channel France?
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Disney Channel Israel
3.Who created "Juacas": Carina Schulze, Bronagh O'Hanlon, Myriam Ballesteros or Salih Memecan?
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Carina Schulze
4.Which company published "Kerbal Space Program 2": Crytek, Geometa, Pathea Games or Private Division?
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Private Division
5.Which company developed "Tokyo 42": Poppermost Productions, Smac Games, Legendary Rejects or Big Robot?
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Smac Games
6.Which company developed "The Signal from Tölva": Bossa Studios, Pentadimensional Games, Big Robot or Intercept Games?
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Big Robot
7.What was the nationality of David Axelrod: Polish, Indian, American or Mexican?
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American
8.What is the nationality of Bruce Fowler: Moroccan, Indian, American or Belgian?
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American
9.What is the nationality of Ravi Chary: Mexican, Indian, French or American?
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Indian
10.Who directed "A Christmas Carol": Carl Urbano, Shinobu Tagashira, Jean Tych or David Jones?
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Jean Tych
11.Which network originally aired "Freaknik: The Musical": Adult Swim, AMC, TVB or BBC Four?
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Adult Swim
12.In what year did "Detention" premiere: 2019, 2020, 2022 or 2023?
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2020
13.Which company developed "DayZ": Bohemia Interactive, Sledgehammer Games, Invader Studios or Infogrames Multimedia?
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Bohemia Interactive
14.In what year was "Daymare: 1998" first released: 1995, 2013, 2016 or 2019?
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2019
15.Which company published "Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Zombies": Infogrames, Arc System Works, Vertigo Games or Activision?
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Activision
16.In what year did English baritone Clive Carey die: 1968, 2005, 2015 or 2016?
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1968
17.In which place was Roy Goodman born: Rawtenstall, Lancashire, Hertfordshire, UK, Guildford or Surrey, England?
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Guildford
18.In what year did British singer Fred Tomlinson die: 2005, 2015, 2016 or 2022?
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2016
19.In what year was soccer club Perth Kangaroos IFC founded: 1975, 1994, 2000 or 2007?
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1994
20.In what year was professional soccer club Puerto Rico FC founded: 2000, 2007, 2011 or 2015?
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2015
21.In what year was professional football club DPMM FC founded: 2000, 2006, 2011 or 2019?
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2000
22.In what year was American chain Baja Fresh founded: 1980, 1984, 1990 or 1992?
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1990
23.In what year was Taco Bueno founded: 1960, 1962, 1967 or 1968?
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1967
24.Who founded El Pollo Loco: Juan Francisco Ochoa, Felix Stehling, Paul Willis with Chef Steve Mitchell or Clovis Young?
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Juan Francisco Ochoa
25.What is the scientific name of the California moray: Enchelycore pardalis, Gymnothorax mordax, Gymnothorax polyuranodon or Rhinomuraena quaesita?
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Gymnothorax mordax
26.What is the scientific name of the Spotted moray: Echidna nebulosa, Gymnothorax polyuranodon, Gymnothorax moringa or Rhinomuraena quaesita?
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Gymnothorax moringa
27.What is the scientific name of the Leopard moray eel: Gymnothorax funebris, Enchelycore pardalis, Gymnothorax melatremus or Rhinomuraena quaesita?
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Enchelycore pardalis
28.Which network originally aired "Ding Dong School": Syndication, CBS, NBC or ABC?
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NBC
29.Which network originally aired "Cartoon Teletales": Syndication, ABC, CBS or WHO-TV?
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ABC
30.Which network originally aired "Life with Snarky Parker": Syndication, CBS, NBC or DuMont Television Network?
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CBS
31.In which place was Yoshiaki Kawajiri born: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, Maebashi, Tokyo, Qiqihar, Japanese-occupied Northeast China or Kumamoto, Japan?
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Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
32.In what year was Japanese film director Noboru Iguchi born: 1962, 1965, 1967 or 1969?
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1969
33.In which place was Takashi Shimizu born: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, Qiqihar, Japanese-occupied Northeast China, Kumamoto, Japan or Maebashi, Tokyo?
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Maebashi, Tokyo
34.Which company published "Rugrats: Search for Reptar": EA Sports, Malibu Games, Electronic Arts or THQ?
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THQ
35.Which company developed "SeaQuest DSV": Looking Glass Studios, Atari Games, Sculptured Software or Shift?
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Sculptured Software
36.Which company developed "Quest 64": Imagineer, Sculptured Software, Traveller's Tales or Polygon Magic?
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Imagineer
37.In what year was British-Canadian computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton born: 1918, 1923, 1947 or 1951?
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1947
38.In what year was American computer architect Gene Amdahl born: 1915, 1922, 1923 or 1947?
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1922
39.In what year did American electrical engineer Jack Kilby die: 2003, 2005, 2015 or 2016?
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2005
40.Which network originally aired "Hot Wheels Battle Force 5": Netflix, Nicktoons, Nippon Television or Cartoon Network?
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Cartoon Network
41.Who directed "Scan2Go": Mitsuo Hashimoto, Mitsuo Fukuda, Junji Nishimura or Ei Aoki?
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Mitsuo Hashimoto
42.In what year did "Alien Racers" first air: 2005, 2007, 2009 or 2012?
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2005
43.Who created "The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself": Charlie Higson, David Schulner, Joe Barton or Jack Gerson?
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Joe Barton
44.In what year did "Intruders" premiere: 2011, 2012, 2013 or 2014?
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2014
45.Which network originally aired "House of Anubis": Nickelodeon, ITV, Netflix or BBC Scotland?
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Nickelodeon
46.In which place was Kris Beech born: Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Cornwall, Prince Edward Island, Strasbourg, Saskatchewan or Cambridge, Ontario?
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Salmon Arm, British Columbia
47.In what year was Canadian ice hockey coach Donald MacLean born: 1974, 1977, 1978 or 1981?
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1977
48.In which place was Adam McQuaid born: Canora, Saskatchewan, Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Biloxi, Mississippi or Cornwall, Prince Edward Island?
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Cornwall, Prince Edward Island
49.In what year was "America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders" first released: 2021, 2022, 2023 or 2024?
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2024
50.Who directed "Black Twitter: A People's History": Zachary Treitz, Lesley Chilcott, Prentice Penny or Geeta Gandbhir?
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Prentice Penny
51.In what year was "Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan" first released: 2021, 2022, 2023 or 2024?
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2021
52.In what year was English journalist Poorna Bell born: 1972, 1980, 1981 or 1982?
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1980
53.In what year was English psychiatrist John Charles Bucknill born: 1779, 1805, 1817 or 1840?
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1817
54.In which place was Josie Del Castillo born: Los Angeles, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia, Rockhall or Brownsville, Texas?
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Brownsville, Texas
55.What was the nationality of Douglass North: British, Finnish, Indian or American?
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American
56.In what year was British-American economist Angus Deaton born: 1940, 1942, 1945 or 1949?
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1945
57.In what year was Indian economist Amartya Sen born: 1933, 1934, 1940 or 1945?
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1933
58.Who wrote "The Andromeda Strain": Michael Crichton, Alexander Belayev, Pierre Benoit or José Saramago?
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Michael Crichton
59.Who wrote "Atlantida": Pierre Benoit, Jules Verne, Ayn Rand or Hanns Heinz Ewers?
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Pierre Benoit
60.Who wrote "The Body Snatchers": Alice 'Andre' Norton, Jack Finney, P. D. James or Dennis Feltham Jones?
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Jack Finney
61.Which network originally aired "Donkey Hodie": PBS Kids, Amazon Video, YTV or Sprout network?
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PBS Kids
62.Which network originally aired "Creative Galaxy": Amazon Video, PBS Kids, Sprout network or YTV?
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Amazon Video
63.Which network originally aired "Nerds and Monsters": Amazon Video, Sprout network, Netflix or YTV?
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YTV
64.In what year did "Horseland" premiere: 1987, 1990, 1991 or 2006?
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2006
65.Which company developed "Torchlight III": Rebel Wolves, Echtra Games, Crimson Herring Studios or Shiro Games?
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Echtra Games
66.Which company published "The Blood of Dawnwalker": Bandai Namco Entertainment, Perfect World Entertainment, Bethesda Softworks or Square Enix?
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Bandai Namco Entertainment
67.What is the nationality of Isaias Afwerki: Djiboutian, Eritrean, Algerian or Ugandan?
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Eritrean
68.What was the nationality of Hastings Banda: Chadian, Malawian, Algerian or Ugandan?
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Malawian
69.In what year did Sudanese military officer Gaafar Nimeiry die: 1978, 1997, 2003 or 2009?
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2009
70.To which biological family does the Acarnus belong: Acarnidae, Crambeidae, Myxillidae or Dictyonellidae?
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Acarnidae
71.To which biological family does the Ectyonopsis belong: Acarnidae, Spirastrellidae, Myxillidae or Crambeidae?
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Myxillidae
72.To which biological family does the Cliona californiana belong: Clionaidae, Myxillidae, Acarnidae or Crambeidae?
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Clionaidae
73.Who wrote "Uchuu Eiyuu Monogatari": Johji Manabe, Takehiko Itō, Yoshiki Tanaka or Ryo Mizuno?
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Takehiko Itō
74.Who wrote "Tytania": Johji Manabe, Ryo Mizuno, Takehiko Itō or Yoshiki Tanaka?
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Yoshiki Tanaka
75.Who directed "Gunbuster": Takeshi Mori, Shuko Murase, Hideaki Anno or Keiji Gotoh?
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Hideaki Anno
76.Who created "Malevolence": Adam Green, Stevan Mena, Eli Roth or Joe Augustyn?
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Stevan Mena
77.Who created "Human Hibachi": Vikram Bhatt, David E. Kelley, Alex Mace or Mario Cerrito?
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Mario Cerrito
78.Who created "Hostel": R. Ajay Gnanamuthu, José Mojica Marins, Sundar C or Eli Roth?
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Eli Roth
79.In what year was Chilean professional football club Deportes Antofagasta founded: 1947, 1958, 1966 or 1978?
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1966
80.In what year was Chilean football team Colo-Colo B founded: 1958, 1978, 1999 or 2012?
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1999
81.In what year was Chilean association football club Club Deportivo Ferroviarios founded: 1897, 1908, 1914 or 1916?
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1916
82.In what year was Matt Tomkins born: 1987, 1989, 1992 or 1994?
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1994
83.In what year was Éric Perrin born: 1966, 1972, 1975 or 1977?
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1975
84.In what year was Pierre-Cédric Labrie born: 1984, 1985, 1986 or 1989?
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1986
85.In what year was JC Lipon born: 1989, 1990, 1993 or 1994?
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1993
86.In what year was Peruvian pop punk band La Liga del Sueño formed: 1991, 1994, 1998 or 2002?
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1991
87.In what year was Peruvian punk rock band Dalevuelta formed: 1991, 1998, 2000 or 2002?
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1998
88.In what year was Peruvian rock band Turbopótamos formed: 1991, 2000, 2002 or 2003?
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2000
89.In what year was American freestyle music artist Judy Torres born: 1957, 1965, 1968 or 1972?
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1968
90.In what year was English composer Paul Hardcastle born: 1956, 1957, 1965 or 1968?
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1957
91.In what year was far cry Mr. Magic born: 1956, 1957, 1965 or 1968?
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1956
92.Who created "Prince Valiant": Creig Flessel, Hal Foster, Jack Kirby or Don Rosa?
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Hal Foster
93.Who created "Shining Knight": Don Rosa, Hal Foster, Jack Kirby or Creig Flessel?
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Creig Flessel
94.Who created "Etrigan the Demon": Hal Foster, Jack Kirby, Don Rosa or Creig Flessel?
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Jack Kirby
95.Which company developed "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars": Ubisoft, Housemarque, Blue Byte or AMA Studios?
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Ubisoft
96.Which company developed "Cubic Ninja": AQ Interactive, Blue Byte, Ubisoft Paris or AMA Studios?
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AQ Interactive
97.Which company developed "The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom": AMA Studios, Blue Byte, Housemarque or Ubisoft Annecy?
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Blue Byte
98.Who directed "Kolamaavu Kokila": Anurag Kashyap, Majid Majidi, Nelson Dilipkumar or Abhishek Varman?
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Nelson Dilipkumar
99.In what year was "Kesari" first released: 2014, 2018, 2019 or 2022?
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2019
100.In what year was "Rock On 2" first released: 2014, 2016, 2017 or 2022?
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2016