Daily Trivia Quiz - Day 119 (2026-02-06)

Question 1

When architecture professor Ernő Rubik first invented his famous cube, how long did it take him to actually figure out how to solve it?

Accepted Answer

Over a month

Question 2

James Dyson invented his bagless vacuum cleaner after observing a giant industrial cyclone separator at a sawmill. What was the separator trying to remove from the air?

Accepted Answer

Sawdust

Question 3

Magician Harry Houdini spent his later years exposing fake psychics. What secret code did he leave his wife to prove if he contacted her from the afterlife?

Accepted Answer

Rosabelle, believe

Question 4

To survive the incredible air pressure during its high-speed dives, the Peregrine Falcon has a special bony structure in its nose that acts like what?

Accepted Answer

An air pressure regulator

Question 5

Clementine Delait was a famous French 'Bearded Lady' in the early 1900s. Instead of joining a circus, what business did she famously run?

Accepted Answer

A café

Question 6

James Watt invented the term 'horsepower' not to measure horses, but to help sell what kind of machine?

Accepted Answer

Steam engines

Question 7

The 1893 Chicago World's Fair was a landmark public showcase of what emerging technology?

Accepted Answer

Electricity

Question 8

In typography, what is the name for the small decorative lines or 'feet' attached to the ends of letters?

Accepted Answer

Serifs

Question 9

The tradition of making New Year's resolutions dates back to the ancient Babylonians. What was one of their common promises to the gods?

Accepted Answer

To return borrowed farm equipment

Question 10

Contrary to their lawless reputation, pirate ships were often early examples of what political system?

Accepted Answer

Democracy