Daily Trivia Quiz - Day 159 (2026-03-21)

Question 1

Chocolate sometimes turns dusty white after being warmed and cooled a few times. What has usually moved to the surface?

Accepted Answer

Fat

Question 2

When a sea hare releases a purple cloud, predators do not just lose track of it. The cloud can also do what?

Accepted Answer

Disrupt their chemical senses

Question 3

In some cold homes, people slept inside box beds that looked like wooden cupboards. What practical problem did that design solve?

Accepted Answer

Keeping warmth in

Question 4

Why can watching someone else scratch make your own skin suddenly start to feel itchy?

Accepted Answer

It can trigger a contagious itch response

Question 5

Basketball rims used to break backboards during powerful dunks. What design change helped stop that?

Accepted Answer

A spring-loaded rim

Question 6

The symbol '&' was not always just punctuation. What surprising role did it once have in school recitations?

Accepted Answer

It was recited as part of the alphabet

Question 7

Sometimes a smooth cloud layer develops a giant round hole, leaving part of the cloud looking suddenly cleared away. What process usually starts that gap?

Accepted Answer

Ice crystals forming suddenly

Question 8

Mistletoe seeds often reach new branches after passing through birds. What helps the seeds stay stuck where they land?

Accepted Answer

Sticky coating

Question 9

Why did old movie serials love ending an episode with the hero in impossible danger?

Accepted Answer

To make audiences come back

Question 10

A can of chickpeas leaves behind a cloudy liquid that bakers can whip into a foam almost like meringue. What can it replace?

Accepted Answer

Egg whites