Daily Trivia Quiz - Day 139 (2026-02-26)

Question 1

Ramen-style noodles can become springy and yellow even when no eggs are added. What ingredient change causes that texture shift?

Accepted Answer

Alkaline salts

Question 2

The napkin ring paradox sounds impossible: drill different-size holes through matching spheres and compare leftovers. What can happen to the remaining solids?

Accepted Answer

Same volume

Question 3

Classic thermostats often use two bonded metals in one strip or coil. Why does that help control a heater automatically?

Accepted Answer

It bends with temperature

Question 4

At Dutch flower auctions, the clock does not count upward like most bids. What unusual direction does the price move?

Accepted Answer

It falls from high to low

Question 5

Portia jumping spiders sometimes choose a long detour before attacking prey. What does that behavior suggest?

Accepted Answer

They can plan routes

Question 6

During strong shaking, some modern buildings are designed so the ground-level parts can move while upper floors sway less. What feature makes this possible?

Accepted Answer

Base isolation pads

Question 7

A major solar flare can send ripple-like waves racing across the Sun's surface, similar to seismic waves on Earth. What are these ripples called?

Accepted Answer

Sunquakes

Question 8

Scientists were stunned when they confirmed alien planets around an object left behind after a star died. Those planets circle what kind of object?

Accepted Answer

A pulsar

Question 9

Some river crossings let ships pass without lifting two bridge leaves up. Instead, the entire roadway shifts out of the way. How does it usually move?

Accepted Answer

By pivoting sideways

Question 10

Weather on Saturn includes a long-lasting storm shape that looks more like a honeycomb edge than a cyclone swirl. What shape appears at its pole?

Accepted Answer

Six-sided ring