April 21, 2026 Trivia

The 5 dubtrivia questions from April 21, 2026, with answers and explanations.

1. News & Pop Culture

   1. Which 2019 HBO miniseries dramatized the 1986 nuclear disaster in Ukraine and became the highest-rated TV show in history on IMDb, surpassing even Breaking Bad?

   ✓Chernobyl

   Did you know?

   HBO's 'Chernobyl,' created by Craig Mazin, reached a 9.7 rating on IMDb shortly after its release, becoming the highest-rated TV series on the platform at the time.

2. Arts & Sports

   2. Which novelist created the fictional detective Hercule Poirot, a Belgian investigator famous for using his 'little grey cells' to solve crimes?

   ✓Agatha Christie

   Did you know?

   Agatha Christie introduced Hercule Poirot in her 1920 debut novel 'The Mysterious Affair at Styles,' and the character appeared in 33 novels and 50 short stories.

3. Around the World

   3. Which African country is home to more pyramids than Egypt, with over 200 ancient Nubian pyramids built by the rulers of the Kushite kingdoms?

   ✓Sudan

   Did you know?

   Sudan contains the ruins of Meroe and other Nubian sites with more than 200 pyramids — outnumbering Egypt's. The Kushite civilizations built them for royal burials over roughly 2,000 years.

4. K12

   4. Which ocean current, invisible on the surface, is sometimes called the 'ocean conveyor belt' and plays a major role in regulating global climate?

   ✓Thermohaline circulation

   Did you know?

   The thermohaline circulation is a planet-wide system of ocean currents driven by differences in water temperature and salinity, distributing heat around Earth.

5. Around the World

   5. Which Japanese city was the original capital of Japan for over a thousand years before Tokyo took over that role in 1869?

   ✓Kyoto

   Did you know?

   Kyoto served as Japan's imperial capital from 794 AD until Emperor Meiji relocated the seat of government to Tokyo following the Meiji Restoration.