Daily Trivia Quiz - Day 155 (2026-03-17)

Question 1

At reef cleaning stations, small fish remove parasites from larger visitors. If one cleaner cheats by biting healthy tissue, what social consequence often follows from nearby fish?

Accepted Answer

It gets chased off

Question 2

Near some volcanoes, the wind can pull fresh lava into shimmering golden strands that look almost like hair. Why should you avoid touching them?

Accepted Answer

They are sharp glass

Question 3

After an ice storm, some orchards end up with delicate hollow shells shaped like fruit still hanging from the branches. What happened inside those icy apples?

Accepted Answer

The fruit softened and leaked out

Question 4

In movie bar fights, bottles often explode dramatically over someone's head without acting like real glass. What are breakaway bottles now often made from?

Accepted Answer

A safer breakaway resin

Question 5

When you coast downhill on a bicycle, the rear wheel can keep spinning while the pedals stay still. What kind of mechanism makes that possible?

Accepted Answer

A freewheel mechanism

Question 6

A male mole cricket can sound far louder than its body size suggests because it sings from a tunnel shaped like what kind of sound-boosting device?

Accepted Answer

A horn

Question 7

Old-fashioned safety matches were redesigned so they would not accidentally ignite in a pocket. What key ingredient was moved off the match head and onto the box?

Accepted Answer

Red phosphorus

Question 8

At some docks, a fish called the oyster toadfish can make the night sound like a distant boatyard horn. What body part is it vibrating to create that hum?

Accepted Answer

Its swim bladder

Question 9

Some roadside signposts are designed to snap away when a car hits them. What danger is that meant to reduce?

Accepted Answer

A violent sudden stop

Question 10

Early printers sometimes placed the first word of the next page at the bottom of the current one. What problem did that help solve?

Accepted Answer

Keeping pages in order