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Daily Trivia

How did rhubarb get its name?

on Jan 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.

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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.

Why shouldn't you waken a sleeping Alaskan bear?

Daily Trivia / January 10, 2025

In Alaska, it is legal to shoot bears. However, waking a sleeping bear for the purpose of taking a photograph is prohibited.

What date did John Adams predict Americans would remember?

Daily Trivia / January 10, 2025

John Adams, credited by Thomas Jefferson as the unofficial, tireless whip of the independence-minded, wrote his wife Abigail on July 3, "The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of ...Read More

How would a space elevator work?

Daily Trivia / January 10, 2025

The most common proposal is a tether, usually in the form of a cable or ribbon, that spans from the surface to a point beyond geosynchronous orbit. As the planet rotates, the inertia at the end of the tether counteracts ...Read More