Daily Trivia Quiz - Day 67 (2025-12-16)

Question 1

Brain scans show that when people listen to a favorite song, when does the biggest spike of dopamine often occur?

Accepted Answer

Just before the expected peak or drop arrives, in anticipation

Question 2

Where does most international internet traffic actually travel?

Accepted Answer

Through undersea fiber-optic cables on the ocean floor

Question 3

Why might a busy restaurant deliberately play faster background music during peak hours?

Accepted Answer

Faster tempos make people eat quicker and leave sooner

Question 4

What is unusual about the desert region of Bir Tawil on the border between Egypt and Sudan?

Accepted Answer

It is one of the few pieces of land not claimed by any country

Question 5

Which extinct Australian frog incubated its young in its stomach and then "gave birth" by letting tiny frogs hop out of its mouth?

Accepted Answer

The gastric-brooding frog

Question 6

Why are high-level curling stones for major competitions so specialized and expensive to replace?

Accepted Answer

They are carved from rare, very hard granite from a few quarries in Scotland and Wales

Question 7

Which spectacular basketball move was banned from many U.S. college games for nearly a decade starting in the late 1960s?

Accepted Answer

The slam dunk

Question 8

Which 17th-century craze in the Netherlands is often cited as one of the first recorded financial bubbles?

Accepted Answer

Tulip mania

Question 9

In Olympic racewalking, what key rule makes it different from running?

Accepted Answer

One foot must always appear to stay in contact with the ground

Question 10

In music, when you play a note exactly one octave higher, how does its frequency compare to the original?

Accepted Answer

It is exactly double the frequency