Totally Random Trivia - 2026

Answers to Tuesday, July 7, 2026

1. In Dante’s “Inferno,” Satan is at the center of hell, chewing on what Biblical figure?
Judas (along with Brutus and Cassius)

2. LG, Hyundai, and Samsung are all among the largest employers based in what country?
South Korea

3. Nutmeg is a spice made from the seed of the Myristica fragrans tree. What similar-tasting four-letter spice is made from that same seed?

Mace

4. Sudan and Eritrea are located on the western shore of what body of water?
Red Sea

5. A cryptid is a creature whose existence has been purported but never proven. Which NHL team takes its name from a cryptid said to lurk in a forest called the Pine Barrens?
New Jersey Devils

Questions for Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Five questions to wake up your noodle. 

1. What city — the largest in Northern California — is the self-proclaimed “Capital of Silicon Valley”?

2. The solid one ball and the striped nine ball in billiards are traditionally what color?

3. Food scientist William Mitchell invented Tang, quick-set Jell-O, Cool Whip, and what candy, which was featured in the first episode of “MythBusters”?

4. In 1970, the Boston Women's Health Book Collective published a 193-page booklet called “Women and Their Bodies” that they sold for 75 cents. A book version and its subsequent editions were published under what other title?

5. What brand of artificial leather, or “pleather,” was trademarked in 1936, taking its name from the Connecticut village where it was first produced?

1.  San Jose

2. Yellow

3. Menthos nope

5. Naugahyde

3. Don't know the candy, but I know that Mitchell was born in Raymond MN. Not real far from where I live.

3. pop rocks (trying to explode the stomach)

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5. Naugahyde

I almost guessed on this one but 1936 seemed too early for rich Corinthian Leather.  😆 😉 

4. Our Bodies, Ourselves

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5. Naugahyde

I almost guessed on this one but 1936 seemed too early for rich Corinthian Leather.  😆 😉 

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Nauga.....Nauga.....not gonna work here anymore. (c)Office Space

That's how I thought of the answer, because I knew I knew it, just had to take a couple steps to get there. 

Answers to Wednesday, July 8, 2026
1. What city — the largest in Northern California — is the self-proclaimed “Capital of Silicon Valley”?
San Jose

2. The solid one ball and the striped nine ball in billiards are traditionally what color?
Yellow

3. Food scientist William Mitchell invented Tang, quick-set Jell-O, Cool Whip, and what candy, which was featured in the first episode of “MythBusters”?
Pop Rocks

4. In 1970, the Boston Women's Health Book Collective published a 193-page booklet called “Women and Their Bodies” that they sold for 75 cents. A book version and its subsequent editions were published under what other title?
“Our Bodies, Ourselves”

5. What brand of artificial leather, or “pleather,” was trademarked in 1936, taking its name from the Connecticut village where it was first produced?
Naugahyde  (from Naugatuck, Connecticut)

Questions for Theme Thursday, July 9, 2026
A “D” in Science: Here are five science-related questions. All answers will begin with the letter “D.”

1. What still-hypothetical substance is invisible to the entire electromagnetic spectrum, emits no light, and may constitute up to 85 percent of all mass in the universe?

2. The mass of a substance divided by its volume gives you its... what?

3. What is the surname of the Austrian physicist who discovered, in 1842, that “the observed frequency of a wave depends on the relative speed of the source and the observer”?

4. Light waves bend around the edge of an obstacle in a phenomenon known as… what?

5. What common form of sugar is also known as “corn sugar” or “grape sugar”?

2. Density

3. Doppler

5.Dextrose

1. Dark matter

4. Diffraction 

Answers to Thursday, July 9, 2026

A “D” in Science: Here are five science-related questions. All answers will begin with the letter “D.”

1. What still-hypothetical substance is invisible to the entire electromagnetic spectrum, emits no light, and may constitute up to 85 percent of all mass in the universe?
Dark matter

2. The mass of a substance divided by its volume gives you its... what?
Density

3. What is the surname of the Austrian physicist who discovered, in 1842, that “the observed frequency of a wave depends on the relative speed of the source and the observer”?
Doppler

4. Light waves bend around the edge of an obstacle in a phenomenon known as… what?
Diffraction

5. What common form of sugar is also known as “corn sugar” or “grape sugar”?
Dextrose (or d-glucose)

Questions for Friday, July 10, 2026

Five questions to wake up your noodle. 

1. There are five United Nations member states whose names in English begin with the letter “K.” Name as many of those countries as you can for one point each. Zero points total if you get any incorrect.

2. Which U.S. state is currently the leading producer of butter and milk in the U.S., thanks largely to the many dairy farms of its Central Valley region?

3. “La Vie d’Adele,” a French-language LGBTQ film that won the 2013 Palme d’Or Award at Cannes, has what title in English, referring to the sky-like shade of Léa Seydoux’s hair?

4. As laid out in the U.S. Constitution, the minimum age of a president is 35 years old. Which is lower: the minimum age of a representative, or a senator?

5. Today is July 10. On this day in 1553, Lady Jane Grey was proclaimed queen of England and Ireland, but her short reign that ended on July 19 gave her what nickname?

2.  California - which is the real "Dairy State"

4. Representative - 25 years of age. (Senator is 30 y.o.)

1 Kenya, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, ???

5 The nine days Queen

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1 Kenya, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, ???

Kiribati

3 Blue is the warmest color

1. New York Knicks / Boston Celtics 

4. What's Up?

2. Patella 

3. Golden Gate Bridge.

5. Australia. Gotta love quokkas

Answers to Monday, July 13, 2026

1. Two NBA teams play on home courts that are often called, simply, “The Garden.” Name either of them.
New York Knicks, Boston Celtics
(Madison Square Garden and TD Garden, respectively; you can also give yourself a point for the Portland Trail Blazers)

2. What is the scientific name for the bone that makes up your kneecap?

Patella

3. Of the American Institute of Architects' list of “America's Favorite Architecture,” only one of the top 10 entries is on the West Coast. What is it?
Golden Gate Bridge

4. Singer/songwriter Linda Perry scored her first big hit with her band in 1993. The title she planned to give that song was already taken by Marvin Gaye in 1971. What did she call the song instead?
“What’s Up”
(by 4 Non Blondes; she wanted to call it “What’s going on?”)

5. If you've encountered a quokka in the wild, you're probably in the southwest of what country?
Australia

Questions for Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Five questions to wake up your noodle. 

1. The official seal of Portland, Oregon features the peak of what mountain in the background?

2. An “X-Men” character with pyrotechnic powers, a cherry-based dessert, and a periodic celebration hosted by the British monarchy all share what name?

3. The popular name of what piece of sporting equipment, which can be used for a simple game of catch or in the ultimate competitive setting, is a registered trademark of the Wham-O company?

4. Vanilla comes from what family of flower, which gets its name from the Greek for “testicle”?

5. Jonathan Demme directed a few concert films, including “Stop Making Sense” featuring what post-punk/new wave ’80s band?

1.  Mt. Hood

3. Frisbee

5. Talking Heads

2 Jubilee 

4. Orchid

Answers to Tuesday, July 14, 2026

1. The official seal of Portland, Oregon features the peak of what mountain in the background?
Mount Hood

2. An “X-Men” character with pyrotechnic powers, a cherry-based dessert, and a periodic celebration hosted by the British monarchy all share what name?
Jubilee

3. The popular name of what piece of sporting equipment, which can be used for a simple game of catch or in the ultimate competitive setting, is a registered trademark of the Wham-O company?
Frisbee

4. Vanilla comes from what family of flower, which gets its name from the Greek for “testicle”?
Orchid

5. Jonathan Demme directed a few concert films, including “Stop Making Sense” featuring what post-punk/new wave ’80s band?
Talking Heads

Questions for Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Five questions to wake up your noodle.

1. What theme park — first established in Billund, Denmark in 1968 — features attractions like Ninjago World, Emmet’s Super Suite, and the Duplo Valley?

2. Thousands of valuable works by one of the most prolific painters in U.S. history have been stored in a Virginia office since his death in 1995. That's because his estate makes more money licensing his image than it would selling his paintings. Name him!

3. A 2014 political movement in Hong Kong, a villainous corporation in the “Resident Evil” franchise, and a hip-hop/R&B song that topped the charts in 2007 are all covered by what name?

4. The Allegheny and Monongahela rivers meet to form the Ohio River in what U.S. city?

5. What NBC series debuted in 1965 with actor Barbara Eden saying, in Farsi, “You have the face of a wise and fearless caliph”?

5. I Dream Of Jeannie

4. Pittsburgh, PA

1. Legoland

2. Bob Ross

3. Umbrella

There are 5 state capitals that rank 10th or lower on their state’s list of most populous cities.  Can you name them?

Guesses

edit- 1 for 5, Pierre

Albany

Springfield

Lancing

Pierre

Olympia

Annapolis, Montpelier, Jefferson City?

Jefferson City, Annapolis, and Olympia are correct.

2 more

Hmmm. Augusta maybe?

Sacramento? 

lots of big cities in CA. Shot in the dark. 

This has been bugging me. I’ll toss out Frankfort as another guess.

Olympia

Jefferson City

Annapolis

Augusta

Frankfort