April 4, 2026 Trivia

The 5 dubtrivia questions from April 4, 2026, with answers and explanations.

1. Arts & Sports

   1. Which actress holds the record for the most Academy Award nominations in history, with 21 nominations across a career spanning six decades?

   ✓Meryl Streep

   Did you know?

   Meryl Streep has received 21 Academy Award nominations as of 2024, winning three times. Her first nomination came in 1978 for The Deer Hunter and her first win was in 1979 for Kramer vs. Kramer.

2. Around the World

   2. In which country did the 'Tulip Mania' economic bubble occur during the 1630s, when single bulbs were sold for more than the price of a house?

   ✓Netherlands

   Did you know?

   Tulip Mania struck the Dutch Republic in 1636–1637, becoming one of history's first recorded speculative economic bubbles. At its peak, a single Semper Augustus tulip bulb sold for the equivalent of a luxury Amsterdam canal house.

3. Tech

   3. Which country was the first to make Bitcoin legal tender alongside its national currency, doing so in September 2021?

   ✓El Salvador

   Did you know?

   El Salvador became the first country in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender in 2021, under President Nayib Bukele, despite concerns from the IMF.

4. Around the World

   4. Which country is home to the 'Door to Hell,' a natural gas crater that has been burning continuously since Soviet scientists accidentally ignited it in 1971?

   ✓Turkmenistan

   Did you know?

   The Darvaza gas crater in Turkmenistan was set alight by Soviet geologists to prevent methane from spreading, and it has never stopped burning since.

5. K12

   5. Which novel, published in 1851, was a commercial failure during its author's lifetime but is now widely considered the greatest American novel ever written?

   ✓Moby-Dick

   Did you know?

   Herman Melville's Moby-Dick sold fewer than 4,000 copies during his lifetime and was mostly ignored until a literary revival in the 1920s cemented its legendary status.