Daily Trivia Quiz - Day 52 (2025-12-01)

Question 1

Why does a tiny paper cut on your fingertip often hurt more than a much larger scrape elsewhere?

Accepted Answer

Fingertips are packed with pain and touch receptors, and the cut stays open and exposed to air

Question 2

What causes the "burn" you feel in your nose and throat when drinking fizzy soda water?

Accepted Answer

Carbonic acid and CO2 bubbles activating pain receptors, not just sharp bubbles

Question 3

Why does stubble feel prickly when hair first grows back after shaving?

Accepted Answer

Cut hairs have blunt tips that feel rough until they wear down or grow longer

Question 4

In which country can you snorkel or dive in the Silfra fissure between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates in crystal-clear glacial water?

Accepted Answer

Iceland

Question 5

The word spam for junk email comes from a sketch by which comedy group that repeated the word over and over in a restaurant scene?

Accepted Answer

Monty Python

Question 6

Which African lake is so large and shallow that it can generate its own local thunderstorms, behaving almost like an inland sea?

Accepted Answer

Lake Victoria

Question 7

What actually causes the nostalgic smell of freshly cut grass that many people find relaxing?

Accepted Answer

Distress chemicals released by damaged plant cells

Question 8

In the United States, where can you stand with your feet in four different states at once?

Accepted Answer

The Four Corners Monument where Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado meet

Question 9

From 1912 to 1948, the Olympics awarded medals in a now discontinued category alongside athletic events. What was it?

Accepted Answer

Art competitions including architecture, painting, literature and music

Question 10

Why does the Moon always show the same face to observers on Earth?

Accepted Answer

It is tidally locked and rotates once per orbit so the same side always faces Earth