Daily Trivia Quiz - Day 202 (2026-06-01)

Question 1

What made the 1930s mannequin Cynthia an unusually strange celebrity?

Accepted Answer

She was a mannequin who was treated as if she were a real socialite

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She was elected mayor of New York

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She designed the first barcode label

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She worked as a department-store cashier

Question 2

The cash register was patented in 1879 by a saloon owner and his brother, who gave their machine an unusually moral-sounding nickname. What did they call it?

Accepted Answer

Ritty's Incorruptible Cashier

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The Honest Keeper

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The Iron Accountant

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The Mechanical Teller

Question 3

Why did early cash registers make a bell sound when a sale was entered?

Accepted Answer

To alert the shopkeeper so employees couldn't pocket cash unnoticed

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To tell customers their receipt was printed

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To summon a manager for every cash sale

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To warn that the drawer was low on coins

Question 4

Early 20th-century department store mannequins were made from wax and fitted with real human hair. Why did stores eventually abandon wax mannequins?

Accepted Answer

They melted and deformed when placed near sunlit windows

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They were too expensive to produce at scale

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Customers found them too lifelike and complained

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Fire codes banned wax figures in commercial display windows

Question 5

Research on return policies has found that giving customers a longer return window can have what surprising effect?

Accepted Answer

It can lead to fewer actual returns

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More returns due to more time to reconsider

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Higher rates of product complaints

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No measurable difference in return rates

Question 6

Retailers know that customers just entering a store are mentally still 'adjusting' and won't notice products right at the door. What do retail designers call this area?

Accepted Answer

The decompression zone

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The transition corridor

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The buffer display

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The entry threshold

Question 7

Before the baroque Trevi Fountain was completed in 1762, the site had long served a practical Roman purpose. What was it?

Accepted Answer

It marked the terminal point of an ancient aqueduct bringing water into the city

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It was a public bathing facility for Roman citizens

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It was a decorative monument commissioned to celebrate a military victory

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It served as a reservoir for the surrounding neighborhood

Question 8

Why is a taxi called a taxi?

Accepted Answer

The name comes from the taximeter

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It comes from a city district named Taxi

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It is short for 'tax-inclusive carriage'

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It was named after a yellow paint brand

Question 9

The numbered triangle symbol on many plastic containers does not guarantee recyclability. What does it actually identify?

Accepted Answer

It identifies the type of plastic resin used

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It confirms the item is accepted in curbside recycling

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It shows the item was made from recycled materials

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It certifies the item meets environmental standards

Question 10

A 2018 study at Helsinki airport found that security checkpoint trays carried more respiratory viruses than what other airport surface?

Accepted Answer

Toilet surfaces

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Escalator handrails

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Check-in counter touchscreens

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Armrests in the gate area