Daily Trivia Quiz - Day 173 (2026-04-10)

Question 1

Some 18th-century tourists admired landscapes through the Claude glass, a small dark-tinted mirror, because it made the real view resemble what?

Accepted Answer

A painting

Question 2

Why is a Jersey barrier sloped at the bottom instead of being built like a plain vertical wall?

Accepted Answer

It redirects the car upward and back

Question 3

When wolves approach, musk ox adults protect the youngest animals by arranging themselves how?

Accepted Answer

In a defensive circle

Question 4

In Britain, rag-and-bone collectors did more than haul away junk. What might they give households in return for old scraps?

Accepted Answer

Cheap household items

Question 5

After major wildfires, people sometimes see the sun turn blue instead of red. What in the smoke causes that strange color shift?

Accepted Answer

Tiny smoke particles scattering red light

Question 6

Before digital effects, how could filmmakers show a vast palace or skyline without building the whole set?

Accepted Answer

With a matte painting

Question 7

Why can pine processionary caterpillars sometimes march in a deadly circle?

Accepted Answer

They follow the caterpillar in front, so a closed loop traps them

Question 8

Why was the symbol & once said out loud after Z when children recited the alphabet?

Accepted Answer

It was treated as a final character

Question 9

In movie sound work, what humble vegetable can be snapped to create a convincing bone-breaking sound?

Accepted Answer

Celery

Question 10

Why can someone jolted awake by an alarm answer nonsense or fumble simple tasks for a few minutes even though they're technically awake?

Accepted Answer

Sleep inertia