Daily Trivia Quiz - Day 135 (2026-02-22)

Question 1

The bendy straw became practical after adding one clever manufacturing trick near the neck. What was added?

Accepted Answer

Corrugations made with a screw mold

Question 2

How does a remora stay attached to sharks and other large animals?

Accepted Answer

A suction disc from its dorsal fin

Question 3

In Singapore hawker centers, what does leaving a tissue packet on a table often mean?

Accepted Answer

The seat is reserved

Question 4

What striking look makes nacreous clouds famous in polar twilight?

Accepted Answer

Oil-slick rainbow shimmer

Question 5

At a Dutch circle birthday party, what do guests often do besides congratulating the birthday person?

Accepted Answer

Congratulate family members too

Question 6

How does a potoo bird hide in plain sight during the day?

Accepted Answer

Remains motionless like a tree stump

Question 7

How do cave pearls become smooth rounded beads instead of jagged mineral lumps?

Accepted Answer

They are kept wet and agitated by dripping mineral-rich water

Question 8

How do cryoconite holes form on glacier surfaces?

Accepted Answer

Dark dust melts deep ice pockets

Question 9

When threatened, what odd defense behavior is famous in the desert rain frog?

Accepted Answer

It inflates and squeaks

Question 10

Some print encyclopedias and dictionaries once hid made-up entries on purpose. Why would editors do that?

Accepted Answer

To detect plagiarism