Daily Trivia Quiz - Day 47 (2025-11-26)

Question 1

Why can't most birds see the glass in clean windows, leading them to crash into them?

Accepted Answer

Glass reflects sky and trees without obvious depth cues for birds

Question 2

Why can't you tickle yourself effectively even if you try?

Accepted Answer

Your brain predicts your own movements and dampens the sensation

Question 3

Which aquatic animal can generate electric shocks of several hundred volts using stacks of specialized cells called electrocytes?

Accepted Answer

Electric eel

Question 4

Why does chewing mint gum make cold water feel icy in your mouth?

Accepted Answer

Menthol tricks cold-sensing nerves into overreacting

Question 5

Why did laugh tracks become common in older sitcoms?

Accepted Answer

To cue viewers when to laugh and make jokes feel funnier

Question 6

Which major city famously spans two continents, with one part in Europe and the other in Asia separated by the Bosporus Strait?

Accepted Answer

Istanbul

Question 7

Why do human babies have more bones than adults?

Accepted Answer

Some bones start separate and fuse together as they grow

Question 8

What did the world's first webcam, set up at the University of Cambridge in the early 1990s, actually watch?

Accepted Answer

A coffee pot, so researchers could see if fresh coffee was ready

Question 9

In traditional Japanese ramen shops, what table manner is actually considered polite and even encouraged?

Accepted Answer

Slurping your noodles loudly to show you're enjoying them

Question 10

Why do fingerprints improve grip instead of just being unique ID patterns?

Accepted Answer

Ridges help channel water and increase friction on surfaces