Daily Trivia Quiz - Day 76 (2025-12-25)

Question 1

Why does ice cream often taste noticeably sweeter after you've been eating it for a minute compared with the first spoonful?

Accepted Answer

As it warms and melts, your taste receptors and smell pick up more sweetness

Question 2

How do parts of Reykjavik, Iceland keep some sidewalks clear of snow and ice in winter?

Accepted Answer

They run geothermal hot water pipes underneath to melt it

Question 3

Where do the syllables "Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti" used in music education originally come from?

Accepted Answer

From a medieval hymn whose lines began on successive notes of the scale

Question 4

Why did many early cartoon characters wear white gloves?

Accepted Answer

So hands were easier to see and animate

Question 5

Why does a microwave oven door often have a metal mesh window?

Accepted Answer

It blocks microwaves while letting visible light through

Question 6

In an orchestra, which instrument traditionally gives the tuning note for everyone else?

Accepted Answer

Oboe

Question 7

Which animal can see ultraviolet light, helping it spot contrast in snowy landscapes?

Accepted Answer

Reindeer

Question 8

What famous 18th-century “chess-playing machine” was actually a hoax with a hidden human operator?

Accepted Answer

The Mechanical Turk

Question 9

What does “karaoke” literally mean in Japanese?

Accepted Answer

Empty orchestra

Question 10

What is the main reason computers represent data in binary rather than decimal internally?

Accepted Answer

Two-state electronics are more reliable under noise