Daily Trivia Quiz - Day 51 (2025-11-30)

Question 1

Why do many stews, curries, and pasta sauces often taste better the next day than right after cooking?

Accepted Answer

Time lets flavors diffuse and complex molecules break down and meld together

Question 2

What is the basic idea of the "Pomodoro Technique" for getting work done?

Accepted Answer

Working in focused sprints with short breaks, often 25 minutes on and 5 minutes off

Question 3

Which mammal hunts underwater with its eyes, ears, and nostrils closed, using electroreceptors in its bill to sense the tiny electric fields from prey?

Accepted Answer

Platypus

Question 4

Which organ in the human body is the hardest substance you have, even harder than bone?

Accepted Answer

Tooth enamel

Question 5

Which country's flag is the only current national flag that is not a quadrilateral (not rectangular, square, or any other four-sided shape)?

Accepted Answer

Nepal

Question 6

On Mars, what unusual color do sunsets often appear to human eyes?

Accepted Answer

Bluish, because dust scatters red light sideways and leaves more blue near the Sun

Question 7

Which statement about your adult skeleton is accurate?

Accepted Answer

Bone tissue is constantly broken down and rebuilt, so most of your skeleton is renewed over time

Question 8

Which everyday writing tool's core is historically misnamed "lead" even though it does not contain the metal lead?

Accepted Answer

A graphite pencil

Question 9

What causes the big blocky squares you see when a video stream suddenly drops in quality during a bad connection?

Accepted Answer

Heavy compression that groups pixels into blocks and throws away detail to save bandwidth

Question 10

The code "A113" pops up on license plates and screens in many animated films and shows; what does it refer to in real life?

Accepted Answer

A classroom number at CalArts where many animators studied