Daily Trivia Quiz - Day 93 (2026-01-11)

Question 1

Which part of a chili pepper is the hottest?

Accepted Answer

The placenta (white pith)

Question 2

Historically, lighthouse keepers often suffered from 'lighthouse madness'. This was largely attributed to the psychological effects of what?

Accepted Answer

Isolation and mercury exposure

Question 3

When restoring old paintings, experts often use X-rays. This imaging technique allows them to see what hidden feature?

Accepted Answer

Sketches or older paintings underneath

Question 4

The very first traffic light, installed in London in 1868, was not electric. It used gas lamps and semaphore arms. What happened to it after a month?

Accepted Answer

It exploded

Question 5

A 'Flashbulb Memory' is a vivid, detailed memory of a significant emotional event (like 9/11). Research has shown that these memories are usually:

Accepted Answer

Vivid but often inaccurate

Question 6

Wearing black for mourning became a strict trend in the Victorian era primarily because of whose influence?

Accepted Answer

Queen Victoria

Question 7

Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep, where most dreaming occurs, was only discovered in the 1950s. What happens to the body's major muscles during this phase?

Accepted Answer

They are paralyzed

Question 8

A marathon is 26.2 miles long. The extra 0.2 miles were added during the 1908 London Olympics so the race could finish where?

Accepted Answer

In front of the Royal Family's viewing box

Question 9

The Mayan 'Long Count' calendar is famous for its cycle ending in 2012. Contrary to doomsday myths, what did this end actually signify?

Accepted Answer

The start of a new cycle (b'ak'tun)

Question 10

Point Nemo is the 'oceanic pole of inaccessibility', the farthest point from land. Who are often the closest humans to Point Nemo?

Accepted Answer

Astronauts on the ISS