Daily Trivia Quiz - Day 195 (2026-05-14)

Question 1

Some screws are designed with left-handed threads, meaning they tighten counterclockwise. Where are you most likely to find one?

Accepted Answer

On the left pedal of a bicycle

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On a standard water hose fitting

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On the back of a wall clock

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On a laptop hinge screw

Question 2

Which place changes its clocks by only 30 minutes for daylight saving time?

Accepted Answer

Lord Howe Island

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Newfoundland

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Nepal

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Singapore

Question 3

Why was Britain's Penny Black postage stamp replaced by the Penny Red within a year of its 1840 release?

Accepted Answer

The black design made cancellation marks hard to see, increasing the risk of reuse

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The glue dissolved too easily in rain

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Queen Victoria's portrait was printed upside down

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The stamp was too large for standard envelopes

Question 4

A stamp printed with an upside-down image by mistake is called an 'inverted' stamp. The most famous one, the Inverted Jenny (1918), shows what flying upside down?

Accepted Answer

A biplane

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The American flag

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An eagle

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A hot air balloon

Question 5

Why are many wood screws more pointed and coarse than machine screws?

Accepted Answer

They are meant to bite into softer material

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They are designed mainly to spread clamping force

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They are made to fit pre-tapped metal holes

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They use fine threads to resist heat expansion

Question 6

Which CSS color name was added as a tribute to a web developer's daughter?

Accepted Answer

rebeccapurple

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aliceblue

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hotpink

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mediumseagreen

Question 7

The window envelope — with a transparent panel showing the recipient's address — was invented to solve what problem?

Accepted Answer

Mismatched addresses between the letter and the envelope

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Ink smearing when addresses were handwritten

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Post office workers being unable to read cursive

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Envelopes being opened and resealed in transit

Question 8

Stamp collecting was once called 'the hobby of kings.' Which famous royal was a devoted stamp collector?

Accepted Answer

King George V of Britain

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Emperor Hirohito of Japan

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King Leopold II of Belgium

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Tsar Nicholas II of Russia

Question 9

Why were early erasers made from natural rubber often unreliable?

Accepted Answer

They became sticky in heat and brittle in cold

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They left black smudges instead of erasing cleanly

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They hardened into stone within a few months

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They only worked on certain types of paper

Question 10

Why do pencils have a hexagonal cross-section instead of being round?

Accepted Answer

Hexagonal pencils don't roll off desks, and the shape is easier to grip

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Hexagonal rods are structurally stronger and less likely to snap

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Each side marks a different graphite hardness level

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It was a patent workaround to avoid copying the original round design