Daily Trivia Quiz - Day 49 (2025-11-28)

Question 1

What everyday phenomenon describes forgetting why you walked into a room the moment you step through the doorway?

Accepted Answer

The doorway effect - a mental reset when context changes

Question 2

The word "robot" was popularized by the 1920 play R.U.R.; what did the original Czech root "robota" mean?

Accepted Answer

Forced labor or drudgery

Question 3

In animation and CGI, what does the "uncanny valley" describe?

Accepted Answer

When a character looks almost human but not quite, making viewers feel uneasy

Question 4

How do honeybees in a dark hive tell nestmates the direction and distance to a good flower patch?

Accepted Answer

By performing a waggle dance that encodes angle and distance

Question 5

Why is it unusually easy for people to float on their backs in the Dead Sea?

Accepted Answer

Its extremely salty water is so dense that it provides extra buoyancy

Question 6

Which insect defends itself by firing a boiling-hot, chemically explosive spray from the tip of its abdomen?

Accepted Answer

Bombardier beetle

Question 7

What is special about Point Nemo in the South Pacific Ocean?

Accepted Answer

It is the ocean point farthest from any land, used as a spacecraft cemetery

Question 8

Which popular bedding material was originally developed under a NASA contract to improve crash protection and seat comfort in aircraft?

Accepted Answer

Viscoelastic memory foam

Question 9

What is the "Tetris effect" in psychology and everyday life?

Accepted Answer

Seeing or dreaming patterns from a repetitive activity, like Tetris blocks, even after you stop

Question 10

Which European city is built on more than 100 small islands connected by bridges and canals, earning it the nickname "The Floating City"?

Accepted Answer

Venice, Italy