Night 12 · October 20, 2026

Insomnidle #12

The five questions from October 20, 2026, 2–4am. Tap Answer to see each one.

1 of 5 · Art

Who painted “Ivan the Terrible and his son Ivan on November 16, 1581” (1883)?

  1. Ilya Repin
  2. Isaac Levitan
  3. Henryk Siemiradzki
  4. Ivan Kramskoi
Answer

Ilya Repin. Read about it

It depicts the grief-stricken Russian tsar Ivan the Terrible cradling his dying son, the Tsarevich Ivan Ivanovich, shortly after Ivan the Terrible had dealt a fatal blow to his son's head in a fit of anger.

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2 of 5 · Music

Who composed the opera “Un ballo in maschera”?

  1. Giovanni Pacini
  2. Arrigo Boito
  3. Federico Ricci
  4. Giuseppe Verdi
Answer

Giuseppe Verdi. Read about it

The text, by Antonio Somma, was based on Eugène Scribe's libretto for Daniel Auber's 1833 five act opera, Gustave III, ou Le bal masqué.

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3 of 5 · Diplomacy

In what year was the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations signed?

  1. 1956
  2. 1954
  3. 1961
  4. 1951
Answer

1961. Read about it

The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961 is an international treaty that defines a framework for diplomatic relations between independent countries.

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4 of 5 · Rivers

Into which body of water does the Kem River flow?

  1. Adycha River
  2. White Sea
  3. Protva
  4. Tulemajoki
Answer

White Sea. Read about it

It starts from the Lower Kuyto lake and flows through a number of lakes into the White Sea. It is 191 kilometres (119 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 27,700 square kilometres (10,700 sq mi).

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5 of 5 · Travel

Which city does Mogilev Airport serve?

  1. Mahilyow
  2. Gomel
  3. Vitebsk
  4. Minsk
Answer

Mahilyow. Read about it

Mahilyow (Mogilev) International Airport is an airport that serves Mahilyow, Belarus.

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