Daily Trivia Quiz - Day 100 (2026-01-18)

Question 1

We often think our 'biological clock' is exactly 24 hours. However, without sunlight to reset it, experiments show that the natural human day is actually slightly what?

Accepted Answer

Longer

Question 2

Historically, unscrupulous ship owners would overload their vessels to maximize profit, leading to so many sinkings that these doomed ships were nicknamed what?

Accepted Answer

Coffin Ships

Question 3

A strawberry isn’t a “true berry,” but it is great at surviving rough treatment in a garden. What fast, low-effort trick helps strawberry plants spread and bounce back after damage?

Accepted Answer

They send out runners

Question 4

An “echo” sounds simple—sound bounces back—but real rooms behave in surprisingly complicated ways. What everyday thing makes a room much less echo-y without changing the walls?

Accepted Answer

Soft furniture

Question 5

Ancient Egyptians used dark eyeliner for beauty—but also for a practical reason in bright desert conditions. What problem did it help with?

Accepted Answer

Sun glare

Question 6

Before refrigerators, people shipped huge blocks of ice long distances. What low-tech packing material helped keep the ice from melting by trapping air?

Accepted Answer

Sawdust

Question 7

The 'Lotus Effect,' where water beads up and rolls off leaves cleaning them, inspired the technology for self-cleaning versions of what household fixture?

Accepted Answer

Toilets

Question 8

Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of the number 13, but in Italy, many people fear the number 17 because its Roman numeral (XVII) looks like the Latin word for what?

Accepted Answer

My Life Is Over

Question 9

Sailors call the Bowline knot the 'King of Knots' because no matter how much dangerous weight loads onto it, it remains easy to do what?

Accepted Answer

Untie

Question 10

When Britain adopted the Gregorian calendar, some people protested that the government had “stolen” their time because the dates jumped ahead. How many calendar days were skipped in 1752?

Accepted Answer

11 days