Daily Trivia Quiz - Day 60 (2025-12-09)

Question 1

What did one of the world's first vending machines, designed for an ancient temple, dispense when a coin was dropped in?

Accepted Answer

Holy water in a measured portion

Question 2

Do identical twins have identical fingerprints?

Accepted Answer

No—fingerprints differ because tiny womb conditions shape them

Question 3

What everyday car feature was invented by Mary Anderson after she watched streetcar drivers lean out in bad weather to wipe their windshields?

Accepted Answer

The hand-operated windshield wiper

Question 4

Why do some CPR instructors teach rescuers to compress a patient's chest to the beat of the song Stayin' Alive?

Accepted Answer

Its tempo is close to the recommended chest compression rate

Question 5

How do many trees in a forest quietly share nutrients and chemical signals with one another?

Accepted Answer

Through underground fungal networks linking their roots

Question 6

Why are zippers called zippers in English?

Accepted Answer

A manufacturer popularized the name from the zip sound they make

Question 7

Why is it illegal in Switzerland to keep just one guinea pig as a pet?

Accepted Answer

They are social animals, and the law treats a lone guinea pig as a victim of neglect

Question 8

Which niche sport alternates rounds of brainwork and brawn by combining chess with boxing in the same match?

Accepted Answer

Chessboxing

Question 9

Which European river flows through or along the borders of more national capitals than any other, including Vienna, Budapest, and Belgrade?

Accepted Answer

The Danube

Question 10

Why did some European plague doctors in the 17th century wear masks with long bird-like beaks?

Accepted Answer

They stuffed the beaks with aromatic herbs, thinking it filtered bad air that caused disease