FiveWire five questions, once a day

No. 57

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

World

Which party was set to easily win Russia's tightly controlled wartime parliamentary election?

• Liberal Democratic Party
• A Just Russia
• United Russia
• Communist Party of Russia

The pro-Putin United Russia party led with 57.5% of votes in early results.

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Business

Which pharmaceutical company saw its stock drop 10% after its del-desiran drug failed in a late-stage trial?

• Roche
• Novartis
• Sanofi
• Pfizer

Novartis shares fell 10% after del-desiran, its third drug-trial setback in a week, failed a late-stage trial.

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Science

Which planet in our solar system is the hottest?

• Mars
• Venus
• Jupiter
• Mercury

Venus averages about 465C. It is further from the Sun than Mercury but a dense CO2 atmosphere traps the heat.

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Tech

What does the "S" in HTTPS indicate?

• Secure
• Server
• Session
• Standard

It signals the connection is encrypted with TLS, so traffic between browser and site cannot be read in transit.

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Culture

Which film topped the box office for a fifth straight weekend, nearing a domestic box office milestone?

• Spider-Man: Brand New Day
• Deadpool & Wolverine
• Wicked: For Good
• Avatar: Fire and Ash

Spider-Man: Brand New Day held the No. 1 spot for a fifth consecutive weekend, closing in on nearly $891 million domestically.

Hollywood Outbreak · read the story