Are our kids all getting high?

Daily Trivia / June 14, 2026

Contrary to popular belief, most teenagers do not use marijuana. Among students surveyed in a yearly national survey, only about one in six 10th graders report they are current marijuana users (that is, used marijuana ...Read More

Are most movies made by accident?

Daily Trivia / June 14, 2026

An observation about film-making from director Peter Bogdanovich: "John Ford said that the best things in pictures happen by accident. And Orson Wells said that a director is a man who presides over accidents."

What's the difference between Japanese and Chinese chopsticks?

Daily Trivia / June 14, 2026

Westerners are likely unaware of this, but Japanese chopsticks are pointed at the eating end and Chinese chopsticks are blunt.

What was John Quincy Adams' nicknames?

Daily Trivia / June 14, 2026

During his heyday, John Quincy Adams was nicknamed "Old Man Eloquent."

When were tanks first used in combat?

Daily Trivia / June 14, 2026

The first tank became operational when Captain H. W. Mortimore of the Royal Navy took a Mark I into action at Delville Wood during the Battle of the Somme on September 15, 1916. The first successful use of massed tanks in ...Read More

Which was the first dome in the U.S?

Daily Trivia / June 13, 2026

The huge marble dome on top of the State Capitol of Rhode Island was the first of its kind in the United States.