Daily Trivia Quiz - Day 99 (2026-01-17)

Question 1

While you can often see and hear in your dreams, studies suggest that it is extremely rare for people to experience which sense while sleeping?

Accepted Answer

Smell

Question 2

Before modern spandex, Victorian-era swimsuits were often made of wool. This posed a serious safety risk because when wet, the heavy fabric could cause the swimmer to do what?

Accepted Answer

Drown

Question 3

In Viking society, women often wore keys on their tunics as a visible status symbol. This signified their power and control over the household's what?

Accepted Answer

Food stores

Question 4

The sharp, metallic scent you often smell after a lightning strike or from a static spark is actually the smell of what gas?

Accepted Answer

Ozone

Question 5

The bright orange 'Fiestaware' plates popular in the 1930s are now collectors' items, but they were originally controversial because the glaze contained significant amounts of what?

Accepted Answer

Uranium

Question 6

The Rosetta Stone helped decipher hieroglyphs, but the script itself has a unique mechanical rule: the text must be read into the faces of the what?

Accepted Answer

The animals

Question 7

If you properly shuffle a standard deck of cards, it is statistically likely that the resulting order of cards has never existed when?

Accepted Answer

In the history of the universe

Question 8

In 1916, a man built a bank in Utah using bricks that were delivered by what unusual method because it was cheaper than freight shipping?

Accepted Answer

The US Mail

Question 9

Because the massive ice sheet covering Antarctica is constantly drifting towards the ocean, the marker designating the South Pole must be moved how often?

Accepted Answer

Every year

Question 10

At the beach, a red flag warns of high surf, but a purple flag is a specific warning that the water currently contains what?

Accepted Answer

Dangerous Marine Life