Daily Trivia Quiz - Day 125 (2026-02-12)

Question 1

After playing Tetris for hours, what strange thing do people report seeing?

Accepted Answer

Falling blocks when closing eyes

Question 2

At Cumberland Falls in Kentucky, you can see a rare phenomenon where the light of the full moon creates a what?

Accepted Answer

Moonbow

Question 3

Aerogel is an incredible insulator that is 99% air. You can hold a flame from a blowtorch to one side and touch the other side without what?

Accepted Answer

Getting burned

Question 4

On a very cold night, if you see two bright spots flanking the moon, you are looking at what phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

Moon dogs

Question 5

The pangolin is the only mammal in the world completely covered in scales, which are made of what material?

Accepted Answer

Keratin (hair)

Question 6

The Japanese art of Kintsugi repairs broken pottery with lacquer mixed with gold to symbolize what philosophy?

Accepted Answer

Embracing flaws

Question 7

In Meghalaya, India, villagers create "living root bridges" by guiding the aerial roots of which tree across rivers?

Accepted Answer

Rubber fig tree

Question 8

The Pororoca in the Amazon is a famous example of an "undular bore," a tidal phenomenon where a single massive wave does what?

Accepted Answer

Rolls up the river

Question 9

During the Great Hanoi Rat Massacre of 1902, French colonists paid a bounty for every rat killed, which led locals to do what instead of killing them?

Accepted Answer

Breed rats for profit

Question 10

The Dragon's Blood Tree of Socotra is famous for its umbrella shape and its sap, which oozes out as a liquid of what color?

Accepted Answer

Blood red