Can you be struck by a bolt from the blue?

Daily Trivia / September 20, 2026

On a clear day with blue skies, lightning can jump outside of its parent cloud and travel for more than five miles through clear air. This is called the "bolt from the blue" phenomenon. The study of lightning is called ...Read More

How many ways can one start chess?

Daily Trivia / September 20, 2026

There are 170,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 ways to play the ten opening moves in a game of chess.

How much did the first pay phone charge for a call?

Daily Trivia / September 20, 2026

In 1889, the first coin-operated telephone, patented by Hartford, Connecticut inventor William Gray, was installed in the Hartford Bank. Soon, "pay phones" were installed in stores, hotels, saloons, and restaurants, and ...Read More

What makes Australia so unique?

Daily Trivia / September 19, 2026

Australia is the smallest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent in the world. It is the only country which is also a whole continent -- 18.6 million people live here.

Which is faster - the antelope or the cheetah?

Daily Trivia / September 19, 2026

The pronghorn antelope is the fastest mammal to be found in North America, and second only to the cheetah as the fastest mammal on the planet.

How can acorns predict a relationship?

Daily Trivia / September 18, 2026

According to "The Farmers Almanac," to test your love, you and your lover should each place an acorn in water. If they swim together, your love is true; if they drift apart, so will you.