Past Questions of the Day
What common ground cover was once thought not to have existed alongside dinosaurs, until fossilized dinosaur droppings showed otherwise?
Before it was officially named Amazon.com, what was the original 'magic-themed' URL Jeff Bezos chose for the company?
Statistically, what is the most common bird found on Earth?
What was the original purpose of Augusta National's green jackets, later awarded to Masters champions?
Which country music icon famously turned down Elvis Presley’s request to cover her song because she refused to give up half of the publishing rights?
In which country are there more saunas than private cars?
Which creator of a legendary fictional detective is credited with helping to popularize the sport of skiing in Switzerland?
In a 24-hour period, how many times do the hour and minute hands of an analog clock overlap exactly?
Why are the shells of cashews never sold to consumers, unlike peanuts or pistachios?
Which beverage was created during WWII because Coca-Cola ingredients were difficult to import into Nazi Germany?
Who is the only person to serve as both Vice President and President of the United States without once being elected to either office by the Electoral College?
Which 20th-century political leader, responsible for millions of deaths, was officially nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1939?
What was the original flavor of the filling in a Twinkie before a fruit shortage during WWII forced a permanent change to vanilla?
The melody of 'The Star-Spangled Banner' was originally written as the theme song for what type of British organization?
On the Spanish island of La Gomera, inhabitants use 'Silbo Gomero,' a version of their language made entirely of what?
At the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, what were the first-place winners awarded instead of gold medals?
Which U.S. President turned down professional contract offers from both the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions?
In the 1850s, the U.S. Secretary of War Jefferson Davis established a short-lived 'Corps' using what animal to transport supplies across the American Southwest?
Which 20th-century author is credited with the first recorded use of the word 'nerd' in a 1950 children's book?
Which number's name is the only one in the English language to have its letters arranged in alphabetical order?
Which country sits on a calendar that is approximately seven years behind the rest of the world and features 13 months?
Which inventor is responsible for 'Hello' becoming the standard phone greeting, beating out Alexander Graham Bell’s preferred 'Ahoy'?
What is the most widely sold mobile phone model of all time, outperforming every individual iPhone and Samsung model?
Which legendary rapper was a student of jazz and poetry who once performed as a ballet dancer in 'The Nutcracker'?
Adding all the numbers on a standard casino roulette wheel results in what total sum?
Which A-list action movie star provided the voice for the title character in the 1999 animated classic 'The Iron Giant'?
The world's most recognizable song, 'Happy Birthday to You,' was originally titled and sung as what in the 1890s?
Until the rule was changed in 1937, what event had to occur after every single basket made in a basketball game?
Who is the only musical artist to have a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in each of the 1960s, 70s, 80s, and 90s?
Why was the scene of the water crashing into the Grand Staircase in the movie 'Titanic' filmed in just a single take?