Question 1

Which country is home to the ancient 'Nazca Lines,' enormous geoglyphs etched into a desert plateau that are only fully visible from the air and have puzzled researchers for over a century?

Accepted Answer

Peru. The Nazca Lines are located in the Nazca Desert of southern Peru and were created by the Nazca culture between 500 BCE and 500 CE. Their purpose remains debated, with theories ranging from astronomical calendars to ritual pathways.

Question 2

Which rock band took its name from a torture device described in a William S. Burroughs novel, specifically a metal jacket used in medieval executions?

Accepted Answer

Steely Dan. Steely Dan took their name from a steam-powered dildo mentioned in William S. Burroughs' 1959 novel 'Naked Lunch,' a deliberately provocative choice that the band's founders Walter Becker and Donald Fagen found darkly amusing.

Question 3

Which streaming platform introduced the 'autoplay next episode' feature in 2012, a design decision that researchers later linked to binge-watching behavior and disrupted sleep patterns worldwide?

Accepted Answer

Netflix. Netflix introduced continuous autoplay as a default setting in 2012, later admitting it fueled excessive viewing—famously stating their biggest competitor was "sleep". While the company did not turn the feature off by default in 2020, it did finally respond to years of pressure by allowing users to manually disable autoplay for both next episodes and homepage previews for the first time.

Question 4

Which country is home to the annual 'Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling' event, where participants hurl themselves down a nearly vertical hillside chasing a round of cheese — and injuries are so common that ambulances are permanently stationed at the bottom?

Accepted Answer

England. The Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling race takes place in Gloucestershire, England, on a slope so steep it approaches 70 degrees in some sections. The cheese can reach speeds of 70 mph, and competitors routinely suffer broken bones. Despite this, or perhaps because of it, it draws thousands of spectators annually.

Question 5

Which U.S. state was the last to officially ratify the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote, doing so in 1984 — over 60 years after it became law?

Accepted Answer

Mississippi. Mississippi finally ratified the 19th Amendment in 1984, though this was a symbolic act since the federal amendment had been in effect since 1920 regardless of state ratification.

May 18, 2026 Trivia

1. Which country is home to the ancient 'Nazca Lines,' enormous geoglyphs etched into a desert plateau that are only fully visible from the air and have puzzled researchers for over a century?

2. Which rock band took its name from a torture device described in a William S. Burroughs novel, specifically a metal jacket used in medieval executions?

3. Which streaming platform introduced the 'autoplay next episode' feature in 2012, a design decision that researchers later linked to binge-watching behavior and disrupted sleep patterns worldwide?

4. Which country is home to the annual 'Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling' event, where participants hurl themselves down a nearly vertical hillside chasing a round of cheese — and injuries are so common that ambulances are permanently stationed at the bottom?

5. Which U.S. state was the last to officially ratify the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote, doing so in 1984 — over 60 years after it became law?