October 13, 2026 Trivia

The 5 dubtrivia questions from October 13, 2026, with answers and explanations.

1. K12

   1. You have around 206 bones as an adult — but babies are born with far more. Roughly how many bones does a newborn have?

   ✓About 270

   Did you know?

   Newborns have around 270 bones, many of which are made of flexible cartilage. As children grow, bones fuse together — a process called ossification — until the adult count of roughly 206 is reached by early adulthood.

2. Wild Card

   2. The bald eagle is the national symbol of the United States however which Founding Father famously wrote that he thought it was a poor choice and preferred a different bird?

   ✓Benjamin Franklin

   Did you know?

   Benjamin Franklin wrote in a private 1784 letter that the bald eagle was "a bird of bad moral character" because it steals food from other birds. While he argued the wild turkey was "a much more respectable bird" and a true American original, he did so to critique a military medal rather than officially proposing it as the national symbol.

3. Around the World

   3. The Dead Sea is famous for being so salty that people float effortlessly. Roughly how many times saltier is it than the average ocean?

   ✓10 times

   Did you know?

   The Dead Sea has a salinity of around 34%, making it roughly 10 times saltier than typical ocean water (about 3.5%). That extreme salt concentration makes it nearly impossible for most life forms to survive — hence its name.

4. Arts & Sports

   4. The Chicago Bulls' 1995–96 season is considered the greatest in NBA history — but how many games did they win that regular season, setting an all-time record at the time?

   ✓72

   Did you know?

   The Michael Jordan-led Bulls went 72–10 that season, a record that stood for 20 years until the 2015–16 Golden State Warriors won 73 games. Chicago then won the championship, completing one of sport's greatest campaigns.

5. Tech

   5. The Nintendo Game Boy launched in 1989. Which game was bundled with it at launch, making that title a worldwide phenomenon almost overnight?

   ✓Tetris

   Did you know?

   Nintendo bundled Tetris with the Game Boy instead of Super Mario Land, a decision pushed by video game publisher Henk Rogers, who successfully convinced Nintendo of America president Minoru Arakawa. It turned out to be genius—the simple, addictive puzzle game appealed to all ages and helped the Game Boy line sell over 118 million units.