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Daily Trivia

Who trained Flipper?

on May 30, 2026

Ricou Browning, a former lifeguard who earned limited fame after playing the monster in 1954's horror film Creature From the Black Lagoon, personally trained TV's first Flipper, a female dolphin named Mitzi. Browning is the one responsible for developing the show's premise, and got his inspiration from his own kids' favorite TV show at the time, Lassie.

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How much does Old Faithful erupt?

Daily Trivia / May 30, 2026

Every time it erupts, Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park spurts up to 8,000 gallons of 199-degree water about 140 feet into the air.

What is a Cornish game hen?

Daily Trivia / May 30, 2026

A Cornish game hen is really just a young Cornish chicken, usually 5 to 6 weeks of age, that weighs no more than 2 pounds.

Did Michelangelo sign his name?

Daily Trivia / May 29, 2026

"The Pieta" is the only sculpture on which Michelangelo is believed to have carved his name.

Where would you find a dybbuk?

Daily Trivia / May 28, 2026

In Jewish folklore, a dybbuk was a demon, or the soul of a dead person that entered the body of a living person and directed the person’s conduct, exorcism being possible only by a religious ceremony.

How long is the world's longest railway?

Daily Trivia / May 28, 2026

The world's longest railway is in Peru. The Central Railway climbs to 15,694 feet in the Galera tunnel, 108 miles from Lima. Tourists take it to get to the ruins of Machu Picchu.

Who owns the Mona Lisa?

Daily Trivia / May 28, 2026

Mona Lisa, or La Gioconda, is a 16th-century oil painting on poplar wood by Leonardo da Vinci, and is, perhaps, the most famous painting in Western art history or even the world. Few other works of art are as romanticised,...Read More