Totally Random Trivia - 2026

Questions for Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Five questions to wake up your noodle. 

1. The heroic trio of Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup is collectively known by what name?

2. The difference between baking soda and baking powder is that baking powder contains an acid such as potassium bitartrate, which is more commonly known as… what?

3. The full moon that falls closest to the fall equinox is known by what moniker, as both Neil Young and farming game fans may know?

4. All but one of the “Friends” friends were nominated for at least one acting Emmy over the course of the show’s run. Which of the six “Friends” actors was never nominated?

5. There are 52 white keys on a standard piano. How many black keys are there?

1.  Powerpuff Girls

3. Harvest Moon

5. 36

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3. Harvest Moon

Top ten album for me.  😉 

2 Cream of tartar

4. Courteney Cox

Answers to Tuesday, July 28, 2026
1. The heroic trio of Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup is collectively known by what name?
The Powerpuff Girls

2. The difference between baking soda and baking powder is that baking powder contains an acid such as potassium bitartrate, which is more commonly known as… what?
Cream of tartar

3. The full moon that falls closest to the fall equinox is known by what moniker, as both Neil Young and farming game fans may know?
Harvest Moon

4. All but one of the “Friends” friends were nominated for at least one acting Emmy over the course of the show’s run. Which of the six “Friends” actors was never nominated?
Courteney Cox

5. There are 52 white keys on a standard piano. How many black keys are there?
36

Questions for Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Five questions to wake up your noodle. 

1. What shade of red gets its name from the Latin for “worm,” because it resembles an ancient dye made from crushed insects?

2. Not to be confused with a similar horticulture term, what Japanese expression translates literally to English as “10,000 years,” and is typically used to wish someone a long life?

3. Carly Simon sang “Nobody Does It Better” for the Bond film “The Spy Who Loved Me.” Twenty-two years later, Madonna’s song “Beautiful Stranger” led off the soundtrack for what movie?

4. What famous piece of classical music did Tchaikovsky compose in 1880 to celebrate Russia’s defense against Napoleon’s army nearly 70 years earlier?

5. What unit of speed is roughly equal to 1.15 miles per hour?

5.  Knot

4. 1812 Overture

2. Bonzai

1 Vermillion

3. The Spy Who Shagged Me

Answers to Wednesday, July 29, 2026

1. What shade of red gets its name from the Latin for “worm,” because it resembles an ancient dye made from crushed insects?
Vermilion

2. Not to be confused with a similar horticulture term, what Japanese expression translates literally to English as “10,000 years,” and is typically used to wish someone a long life?
“Banzai”

3. Carly Simon sang “Nobody Does It Better” for the Bond film “The Spy Who Loved Me.” Twenty-two years later, Madonna’s song “Beautiful Stranger” led off the soundtrack for what movie?

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me”

4. What famous piece of classical music did Tchaikovsky compose in 1880 to celebrate Russia’s defense against Napoleon’s army nearly 70 years earlier?
“1812 Overture”

5. What unit of speed is roughly equal to 1.15 miles per hour?
Knot

Questions for Theme Thursday, July 30, 2026

A Souper Round: A souped-up round of souper awesome questions.

1. In a formal Western-style dining setting, does the soup spoon go on the left side of the plate, or the right?

2. What nostalgic-for-the-’80s Texas pop-punk group got their name from a Steve Martin comedy routine about a fake game show?

3. A video of Adam Driver sitting in a diner and saying “good soup” went viral in 2021. It was a clip from a 2017 episode of what HBO series?

4. “New Moms,” “Christmas in Canada,” and “The Dog Did What?” are special editions of what best-selling self-help book series?

5. What 1933 film was the last Marx Brothers film released by Paramount Pictures, and Zeppo’s final role before becoming a talent agent?

5.  Duck Soup

1. Right side

4. Chicken Soup for the Soul

2 Bowling for Soup

3. Girls

Answers to Thursday, July 30, 2026

A Souper Round: A souped-up round of souper awesome questions.

1. In a formal Western-style dining setting, does the soup spoon go on the left side of the plate, or the right?
Right

2. What nostalgic-for-the-’80s Texas pop-punk group got their name from a Steve Martin comedy routine about a fake game show?
Bowling for Soup

3. A video of Adam Driver sitting in a diner and saying “good soup” went viral in 2021. It was a clip from a 2017 episode of what HBO series?
“Girls”

4. “New Moms,” “Christmas in Canada,” and “The Dog Did What?” are special editions of what best-selling self-help book series?
“Chicken Soup for the Soul”

5. What 1933 film was the last Marx Brothers film released by Paramount Pictures, and Zeppo’s final role before becoming a talent agent?
“Duck Soup”

Questions for Friday, July 31, 2026

Five questions to wake up your noodle. 

1. Quit While You’re Ahead: There are seven elements in the periodic table whose English names begin with the letter “B.” Name as many of those elements as you can for one point each. Zero points total if you get any incorrect.

2. The 1999 film “Office Space” was adapted from Mike Judge’s “Saturday Night Live” cartoon named after what stapler-coveting character?

3. Ceres is the ancient Roman goddess of agriculture. Who is her Greek counterpart?

4. The process of heating liquids at high temperatures to kill microbes without affecting taste or nutritional value is named after what French microbiologist?

5. Today is July 31. This would have been the 51st birthday of Kavinsky, a recently departed French DJ and producer who achieved public recognition after his song “Nightcall” was featured in what vibey 2011 Ryan Gosling film?

2.  Milton

5. Drive

4. Louis Pasteur

3 Demeter

4 Louis Pasteur

1 Boron, beryllium, bromine, berkelium,, bismuth, bohrium, barium

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1 Boron, beryllium, bromine, berkelium,, bismuth, bohrium, barium

Bravo!

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1 Boron, beryllium, bromine, berkelium,, bismuth, bohrium, barium

Bravo!

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1 Boron, beryllium, bromine, berkelium,, bismuth, bohrium, barium

Bravo!

Not an element sorry

Answers to Friday, July 31, 2026

1. Quit While You’re Ahead: There are seven elements in the periodic table whose English names begin with the letter “B.” Name as many of those elements as you can for one point each. Zero points total if you get any incorrect.
Barium, berkelium, beryllium, bismuth, bohrium, boron, bromine

2. The 1999 film “Office Space” was adapted from Mike Judge’s “Saturday Night Live” cartoon named after what stapler-coveting character?
Milton

3. Ceres is the ancient Roman goddess of agriculture. Who is her Greek counterpart?
Demeter

4. The process of heating liquids at high temperatures to kill microbes without affecting taste or nutritional value is named after what French microbiologist?
Louis Pasteur  (pasteurization)

5. Today is July 31. This would have been the 51st birthday of Kavinsky, a recently departed French DJ and producer who achieved public recognition after his song “Nightcall” was featured in what vibey 2011 Ryan Gosling film?
“Drive”

Monday, August 3, 2026
Five questions to wake up your noodle. 

1. British people use the French word “courgette” to refer to the food known in the United States as a… what?

2. What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea by area?

3. Juneteenth celebrations often include singing the song known as the “Black national anthem.” Its words were written by poet James Weldon Johnson in 1900. Name that song.

4. Between 2008 and 2012, Freddie Prinze Jr. worked as a producer and writer scripting showdowns between “heels” and “faces” for what entertainment company?

5. What cut of beef appears in the stage name of pioneering rapper and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Carlton Douglas Ridenhour?

2.  Sicily ?

3. Lift Every Voice and Sing

1. Zucchini

5. Chuck

4 WWE

Answers to Monday, August 3, 2026
1. British people use the French word “courgette” to refer to the food known in the United States as a… what?
Zucchini

2. What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea by area?
Sicily

3. Juneteenth celebrations often include singing the song known as the “Black national anthem.” Its words were written by poet James Weldon Johnson in 1900. Name that song.
“Lift Every Voice and Sing”

4. Between 2008 and 2012, Freddie Prinze Jr. worked as a producer and writer scripting showdowns between “heels” and “faces” for what entertainment company?
WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment)

5. What cut of beef appears in the stage name of pioneering rapper and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Carlton Douglas Ridenhour?
Chuck (Chuck D)

Questions for Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Five questions to wake up your noodle. 

1. Network TV dominated the Outstanding Drama Series category at the Emmys until HBO took home the trophy for the first time in 2004, for “The Sopranos.” Only two network shows have won since then. Name either of them.

2. Although “Budweiser” means “from the city of Budweis,” the beer was actually founded in what U.S. city?

3. What adjective, which comes from the Latin for “footprints” by way of French, refers to parts of the human body that are remnants of evolutionary history, such as the coccyx in humans?

4. In the 1800s, an urban legend arose in London about a shadowy character who could breathe blue flames and jump over buildings. He was known as “Spring-Heeled BLANK.” Fill in that blank.

5. In the early 1970s, singer-songwriters James Taylor and Kenny Loggins both released songs dedicated to the newborn sons of their respective brothers. Name either of these songs.

2.  St. Louis, MO

3. Vestigial

1. Lost, 24

4 Jack

5. Sweet Baby James

Answers to Tuesday, August 4, 2026

1. Network TV dominated the Outstanding Drama Series category at the Emmys until HBO took home the trophy for the first time in 2004, for “The Sopranos.” Only two network shows have won since then. Name either of them.
“24,” “Lost”  (the next two years)

2. Although “Budweiser” means “from the city of Budweis,” the beer was actually founded in what U.S. city?
St. Louis

3. What adjective, which comes from the Latin for “footprints” by way of French, refers to parts of the human body that are remnants of evolutionary history, such as the coccyx in humans?
Vestigial

4. In the 1800s, an urban legend arose in London about a shadowy character who could breathe blue flames and jump over buildings. He was known as “Spring-Heeled BLANK.” Fill in that blank.
Jack

5. In the early 1970s, singer-songwriters James Taylor and Kenny Loggins both released songs dedicated to the newborn sons of their respective brothers. Name either of these songs.
“Sweet Baby James,” “Danny’s Song”   (by James Taylor and Loggins & Messina respectively)

Questions for Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Five questions to wake up your noodle. Answers in tomorrow’s email. Answers to yesterday’s questions below.

1. Alaska’s flag shows the Big Dipper plus the North Star, which means it has how many total stars?

2. What two-word chemical compound is the main component of limestone, coral reefs, and eggshells?

3. New York City hosts one of the largest Fourth of July fireworks displays in the U.S. It's sponsored by what department store, which is more commonly associated with another holiday celebration?

4. What former figure skater spent 17 years as a fashion editor for Vogue Magazine, then went on to design wedding gowns for Chelsea Clinton, Ariana Grande, and two Kardashians?

5. In Greek mythology, Jocasta and Laius were the unfortunate royal parents of what hero?

3.  Macy's

4. Vera Wang

5. Oedipus

2. Calcium carbonate 

1: eight 

1. 8 stars of gold on a field of blue

Answers to Wednesday, August 5, 2026

1. Alaska’s flag shows the Big Dipper plus the North Star, which means it has how many total stars?
Eight

2. What two-word chemical compound is the main component of limestone, coral reefs, and eggshells?
Calcium carbonate

3. New York City hosts one of the largest Fourth of July fireworks displays in the U.S. It's sponsored by what department store, which is more commonly associated with another holiday celebration?
Macy's

4. What former figure skater spent 17 years as a fashion editor for Vogue Magazine, then went on to design wedding gowns for Chelsea Clinton, Ariana Grande, and two Kardashians?
Vera Wang

5. In Greek mythology, Jocasta and Laius were the unfortunate royal parents of what hero?
Oedipus