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Daily Trivia

Which Independence Day celebration is the oldest?

on Jan 12, 2025

Held since 1785, the Bristol Fourth of July Parade in Bristol, Rhode Island is the oldest continuous Independence Day celebration in the United States.

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Did the monitor lizard explode in Bangkok?

Daily Trivia / January 12, 2025

In Bangkok, Thailand in 1996, police searched the men's room of Thailand's Parliament after an anonymous bomb threat was phoned in. They got a surprise. They found a box they feared contained a bomb, but discovered the ...Read More

What make the penny unique?

Daily Trivia / January 12, 2025

The Penny is the only coin currently minted in the United States with a profile that faces to the right. All other coins – the silver dollar, half dollar, quarter, dime, and nickel -- all feature profiles that face to ...Read More

How did rhubarb get its name?

Daily Trivia / January 12, 2025

Rhubarb is named after the Volga River. In Greek, the name of the Volga is Rha, and barb means "uncultivated." Rhubarb is thus a wild plant that grows along the Volga.

Where is the Calla lily grown?

Daily Trivia / January 11, 2025

The flower of the Calla lily is 8 feet high and 12 feet wide. It is grown in Sumatra.

Which tree is most vulnerable air pollution?

Daily Trivia / January 11, 2025

Evergreens, because of their long life span and their needles' year-round exposure to pollution, are the most vulnerable trees to air pollution.

How large are star globules?

Daily Trivia / January 10, 2025

The dense globules of gas from which stars are born are much larger than the stars they will form. In the Orion nebula, globules have been detected which are 500 times larger than the solar system.