Trivia of the Day: Thursday, November 5, 2026

The trivia questions Trivia Cafe ran on November 5, 2026, each with its answer. Play today's Daily 10.

The Daily 10 for November 5, 2026

1.From February 29, 1896, through February 29, 1996 inclusive, how many February 29th's were there?
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25 One every four years, but none on Feb. 29, 1900
2.What 12th century Archbishop of Canterbury, killed by king's men, is featured in plays by T.S. Eliot (Murder in the Cathedral) and the French playwright Jean Anouilh?
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THOMAS à BECKET
3.Does light travel more quickly through water or through air?
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AIR
4.Shaped like a flat disk, it's about 100,000 light years in diameter, and about 10,000 light years thick. What is it?
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MILKY WAY
5.What occupation was portrayed on the television screen by each of these actors: Bill Cosby, Robert Vaughn, Diana Rigg, Don Adams?
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THEY ALL PLAYED ROLES AS SPIES
6.Can you name four materials, considered almost as valuable as gems, and frequently used as jewelry, that come from plants and animals?
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CORAL - from sea animals / PEARL - from sea animals / AMBER - petrified tree sap / IVORY - from elephants
7.During the 1980's which entertainer was considered to be the poet laureate of Colorado?
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John Denver
8.History records that for 5,000 years people have been eating this vegetable, although most people would consider it a fruit. Giant ones can weigh well over 200 pounds. What is it?
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WATERMELON
9.Born in 1606 in the Netherlands, this painter's masterpieces include The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp (1632) and The Night Watch (1642). Who was this Dutch painter?
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REMBRANDT van Rijn
10.What is the name of the Jewish festival that begins at sundown on March 2, 2026?
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Purim

New trivia questions published that day

100 questions added on November 5, 2026, built from sourced entries on Codexery.

1.Which record label is associated with "Circus": Epic Records Japan, Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Columbia or Sony Music Labels?
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Epic Records Japan
2.Which record label is associated with "Butai ni Tatte": Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Sony Music Labels, Epic Records Japan or Columbia Records?
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Sony Music Entertainment Japan
3.In what year was "Dare ga Sono Kane o Narasu no ka?" first released: 1992, 2020, 2021 or 2023?
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2020
4.Who wrote "Bone Song": John Meaney, Terrance Dicks, Adrian Tchaikovsky or Kingsley Amis?
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John Meaney
5.Who wrote "Billion-Dollar Brain": Laline Paull, Christopher Priest, Gareth L. Powell or Len Deighton?
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Len Deighton
6.Who wrote "Black August": Dennis Wheatley, Ian McDonald, Laline Paull or Michael Moorcock?
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Dennis Wheatley
7.In what year was American country Hellbound Glory formed: 1998, 2008, 2010 or 2015?
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2008
8.In what year was American rock band The Hooters formed: 1980, 1982, 1983 or 1988?
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1980
9.In what year was Traveling Wilburys formed: 1980, 1982, 1983 or 1988?
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1988
10.Who directed the Justified episode "Coalition": Fred Keller, Michael Watkins, Bill Johnson or Michael Katleman?
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Bill Johnson
11.Who directed the Justified episode "Long in the Tooth": Jon Avnet, Adam Arkin, Dean Parisot or John Dahl?
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Adam Arkin
12.Who directed the Justified episode "The Hammer": Michael Katleman, John Dahl, Bill Johnson or Michael Pressman?
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John Dahl
13.In what year was German textile merchant Martin Behaim born: 1420, 1459, 1460 or 1500?
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1459
14.In what year did Portuguese explorer Miguel Corte-Real die: 1496, 1502, 1507 or 1514?
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1502
15.In what year was Portuguese nobleman Jorge Cabral born: 1459, 1460, 1492 or 1500?
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1500
16.In what year did Pál Selényi die: 1944, 1954, 1955 or 1963?
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1954
17.In what year was Hungarian physicist Kálmán Tihanyi born: 1897, 1898, 1902 or 1907?
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1897
18.In what year was Hungarian-American chemical engineer Csaba Horváth born: 1911, 1918, 1926 or 1930?
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1930
19.In what year was "Clumsy Ninja" first released: 2010, 2011, 2012 or 2013?
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2013
20.Which company developed "Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom": MercurySteam, System Era Softworks, Hands-On Mobile or Game Republic?
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Game Republic
21.Who directed the Lost Season 2 episode "What Kate Did": Roxann Dawson, Alan Taylor, Paul Edwards or Stephen Williams?
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Paul Edwards
22.Who directed the Lost Season 2 episode "Lockdown": Roxann Dawson, Matt Earl Beesley, Deran Sarafian or Stephen Williams?
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Stephen Williams
23.Who directed the Lost Season 2 episode "One of Them": Deran Sarafian, Roxann Dawson, Karen Gaviola or Stephen Williams?
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Stephen Williams
24.Which network originally aired "The Proud Family": Playhouse Disney, Disney Jr, Disney Junior or Disney Channel?
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Disney Channel
25.In what year did "Dream Productions" premiere: 2001, 2012, 2021 or 2024?
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2024
26.Who created "Rolie Polie Olie": Trevor Ricketts, Tom Rogers, Chris Gilligan or William Joyce?
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William Joyce
27.In what year was Brandon Bussi born: 1985, 1989, 1994 or 1998?
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1998
28.In what year was Trevor van Riemsdyk born: 1988, 1989, 1991 or 1998?
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1991
29.In what year was Jaccob Slavin born: 1985, 1989, 1991 or 1994?
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1994
30.In what year did "Married to the Kellys" premiere: 1994, 1996, 1999 or 2003?
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2003
31.In what year did "Odd Man Out" premiere: 1994, 1996, 1999 or 2003?
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1999
32.In what year did "Two of a Kind" first air: 1986, 1997, 1998 or 2002?
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1998
33.In what year was Los Angeles Sparks founded: 1997, 1998, 2000 or 2008?
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1997
34.In what year was Chicago Sky founded: 1997, 1999, 2006 or 2008?
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2006
35.In what year was American professional basketball team Detroit WNBA team founded: 2000, 2006, 2008 or 2025?
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2025
36.In what year was Mars Science Laboratory launched: 2008, 2011, 2020 or 2022?
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2011
37.In what year was Tianwen-1 launched: 1992, 2008, 2020 or 2022?
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2020
38.In what year was Fobos-Grunt launched: 2008, 2011, 2020 or 2022?
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2011
39.Which network originally aired "At Ease": ABC, CBS, Fox or NBC?
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ABC
40.Which network originally aired "Aloha Paradise": Fox, UPN, ABC or CBS?
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ABC
41.In what year did "The Heights" premiere: 1986, 1988, 1992 or 1994?
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1992
42.In what year was "Lost in a Harem" first released: 1941, 1942, 1944 or 1945?
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1944
43.In what year was "Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion" first released: 1947, 1950, 1951 or 1952?
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1950
44.Who directed "The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap": Arthur Lubin, William A. Seiter, Charles Lamont or Charles Barton?
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Charles Barton
45.Which company published "Elder Sign": Sleuth Publications, Restoration Games, Fantasy Flight Games or Z-Man Games?
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Fantasy Flight Games
46.In what year was "Gloomhaven" first released: 2012, 2016, 2017 or 2022?
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2017
47.Which company published "Mice and Mystics": Self-published, Le Scorpion Masqué, Games Workshop or Plaid Hat Games?
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Plaid Hat Games
48.In what year did Colombian author Rafael Núñez die: 1894, 1915, 1926 or 1945?
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1894
49.In what year was Mexican politician Plutarco Elías Calles born: 1844, 1870, 1877 or 1882?
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1877
50.What was the nationality of Nelson W. Aldrich: American, Salvadoran, Venezuelan or Mexican?
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American
51.In which place was Maggie Beer born: Sri Lanka, Sydney, Nairn, Scottish Highlands or Colombo, Ceylon?
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Sydney
52.In which place was Cassandra Fernando born: Sydney, Colombo, Ceylon, Sri Lanka or Nairn, Scottish Highlands?
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Sri Lanka
53.In what year was Elizabeth Chong born: 1930, 1931, 1945 or 1963?
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1931
54.Who is the protagonist of "Confessions of a Crap Artist": Dr. Eric Sweetscent, Nick Appleton, Rachmael ben Applebaum or Jack Isidore?
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Jack Isidore
55.Which company published "We Can Build You": Dragon Press, DAW Books, WCS Books or Ace Books?
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DAW Books
56.In what year was "The Broken Bubble" first published: 1977, 1981, 1985 or 1988?
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1988
57.In what year was Mount Kenya National Park established: 1946, 1949, 1973 or 1983?
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1949
58.In what year was Nairobi National Park established: 1946, 1949, 1973 or 1983?
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1946
59.In what year was Lewa Wildlife Conservancy established: 1973, 1983, 1984 or 2007?
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1983
60.In what year did "The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest" premiere: 2006, 2007, 2008 or 2012?
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2008
61.In what year did "The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia" premiere: 2008, 2010, 2012 or 2014?
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2014
62.Which network originally aired "The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Chandler": Spike, Liaoning Television, FX or ESPN+?
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ESPN+
63.In what year was Bulgarian revolutionary Georgi Izmirliev born: 1835, 1844, 1850 or 1851?
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1851
64.In what year did Bulgarian revolutionary Zahari Stoyanov die: 1878, 1889, 1898 or 1917?
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1889
65.In what year was American journalist Januarius MacGahan born: 1843, 1844, 1851 or 1856?
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1844
66.Who directed the The Simpsons Season 28 episode "The Nightmare After Krustmas": Lance Kramer, Mark Kirkland, Rob Oliver or Matthew Nastuk?
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Rob Oliver
67.Who directed the The Simpsons Season 28 episode "Fatzcarraldo": Mark Kirkland, Rob Oliver, Bob Anderson or Chris Clements?
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Mark Kirkland
68.Who directed the The Simpsons Season 28 episode "Dogtown": Matthew Faughnan, Steven Dean Moore, Bob Anderson or Rob Oliver?
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Steven Dean Moore
69.In which place was Donald Bailey born: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, southern California, Wayland, Kentucky or New York City?
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
70.In which place was Taru Alexander born: Camden, New Jersey, New York City, Waipahu, Hawaii or Brooklyn, New York?
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Brooklyn, New York
71.In what year was American drummer Bruce Becker born: 1937, 1948, 1959 or 1963?
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1959
72.Who is the protagonist of "Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow": Violette Summer, James Earl Cash, Jesse Fox or Magpie?
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Magpie
73.Which company developed "Hitman: Absolution": Ion Storm, Draw Distance, Asobo Studio or IO Interactive?
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IO Interactive
74.Which company developed "Serial Cleaner": Rockstar North, Pocketwatch Games, Draw Distance or Mindware Studios?
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Draw Distance
75.In what year was Shalom Luani born: 1994, 1995, 1996 or 1997?
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1994
76.In what year was American football wide receiver Fabian Guerra born: 1992, 1993, 1994 or 1995?
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1995
77.In what year was American professional football punter Brock Miller born: 1991, 1992, 1994 or 1996?
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1991
78.In what year was Edmonton Capitals founded: 1996, 2001, 2002 or 2005?
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2005
79.In what year was Abilene Prairie Dogs founded: 1995, 1996, 2001 or 2002?
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1995
80.In what year was Calgary Vipers founded: 1996, 2001, 2002 or 2005?
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2005
81.Who discovered Neodymium: Charles Hatchett, Bernard Courtois, Carl Auer von Welsbach or Joseph Priestley?
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Carl Auer von Welsbach
82.Who discovered Iridium: Smithson Tennant, Bernard Courtois, Jöns Jacob Berzelius or Joseph Priestley?
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Smithson Tennant
83.Who discovered Lactic acid: Joseph Priestley, Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Bernard Courtois or Smithson Tennant?
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Jöns Jacob Berzelius
84.In what year was Akira Maeda born: 1959, 1962, 1967 or 1973?
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1959
85.What is the nationality of Scott Coker: Japanese, Indian, American or Romanian?
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American
86.In what year was American businessman Dana White born: 1962, 1967, 1969 or 1973?
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1969
87.Who is the protagonist of "Castle in the Air": Jamie, Abdullah, Mayelbridwen Singer or David Allard?
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Abdullah
88.Who is the protagonist of "Power of Three": Jamie, Gair, Abdullah or David Allard?
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Gair
89.Who is the protagonist of "The Crown of Dalemark": Gair, Jamie, Abdullah or Mayelbridwen Singer?
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Mayelbridwen Singer
90.Which company developed "Shoot-'Em-Up Construction Kit": Magnetic Scrolls, Jonathan Griffiths, Addictive Games or Sensible Software?
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Sensible Software
91.In what year was "007: Licence to Kill" first released: 1983, 1986, 1988 or 1989?
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1989
92.In what year was "Driller" first released: 1983, 1985, 1986 or 1987?
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1987
93.Which network originally aired "Ex on the Beach": BBC Two, ITV, ITVBe or MTV UK?
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MTV UK
94.Which company developed "AI2U: With You 'Til The End": Kunos Simulazioni, AlterStaff Inc, MECC or Spiderling Studios?
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AlterStaff Inc
95.Which company developed "Abzû": Giant Squid, MECC, Artdink or Supernova Games Studios?
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Giant Squid
96.Which company developed "Assetto Corsa Competizione": Chris Oberth, Kunos Simulazioni, Plethora Project or Spiderling Studios?
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Kunos Simulazioni
97.Who wrote "Independent People": Julio Cortázar, James Joyce, Thomas Mann or Halldór Laxness?
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Halldór Laxness
98.Who is the protagonist of "Journey to the End of the Night": Moses E. Herzog, Guðbjartur Jónsson, Ferdinand Bardamu or Emma Woodhouse?
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Ferdinand Bardamu
99.Who wrote "Herzog": Ivan Turgenev, Charles Dickens, Hunter S. Thompson or Saul Bellow?
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Saul Bellow
100.In what year was "The Halfling's Gem" first published: 1988, 1990, 1992 or 1996?
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1990