Daily Trivia Quiz - Day 102 (2026-01-20)

Question 1

The Schmidt Sting Pain Index rates insect stings on a sensory scale. The Bullet Ant is rated a 4.0+ (the highest), described as feeling like walking over what?

Accepted Answer

Flaming charcoal

Question 2

A factory worker accidentally left a mixer running too long, whipping extra air into a batch of soap. This mistake created Ivory Soap's most famous feature: it can do what?

Accepted Answer

Float

Question 3

In the 19th century, remote islands became incredibly valuable not for gold or oil, but for massive deposits of bird droppings (guano) used as what?

Accepted Answer

Fertilizer

Question 4

During times of war or paper shortages, schools often demonstrated resilience by reverting to what durable, reusable writing tool instead of notebooks?

Accepted Answer

Slates

Question 5

Modern plumbing relies on the 'S-bend' or 'P-trap' pipe under your sink. This clever mechanical design uses a small amount of trapped water to block what from entering your home?

Accepted Answer

Sewer gas

Question 6

The physics of freezing a Popsicle is deceptively simple. If you freeze the sugary mix too slowly, it develops large ice crystals that ruin the texture, making it feel like what?

Accepted Answer

Crunchy ice

Question 7

Before mechanical clocks, ancient cultures in Japan and China tracked time using 'Incense Clocks', which allowed users to tell the time by using what sense?

Accepted Answer

Smell

Question 8

Jet lag is a modern sensory confusion caused by crossing time zones. It occurs because your body's internal clock is synced to the sun, while your environment is synced to what?

Accepted Answer

Local time

Question 9

The "Decorator Crab" has a unique way of hiding from predators. What does it do to stay safe?

Accepted Answer

It attaches things to its shell

Question 10

Some acacia trees have a "private army" to defend them from giraffes. What creatures live inside the tree's hollow thorns and attack anything that tries to eat the leaves?

Accepted Answer

Ants