Trivia For October 2, 2025

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Question 1:

In E.B. White's children's book, Stuart Little, the title character is a boy who looks "very much like" this animal.

Mouse

  • White was awarded the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal in 1970 for Stuart Little and Charlotte's Web.

Question 2:

The offspring of a male donkey (a jack) and a female horse (a mare) is called this.

Mule

  • Mules are more common that the hinny, which is the offspring of a male horse (a stallion) and a female donkey (a jenny).

Question 3:

Fill in the blank to complete the name of the U.S. Congresswoman who is often referred to by her initials, AOC: Alexandria __-Cortez

Ocasio

  • Taking office at age 29, Ocasio-Cortez is the youngest woman[ ever elected to Congress. She is a leader of the left-wing faction of the Democratic Party, and a member of the "Squad", an informal progressive congressional bloc.

Question 4:

Informally referred to as a donut, in geometry this three-dimensional shape is defined as a surface formed by revolving a circle around a line that lies in the same plane but does not intersect it.

Torus

  • Torus is a Latin word for "a round, swelling, elevation, protuberance".

Question 5:

What is the atomic mass (to the nearest whole number) of the most common isotope of uranium found in nature?

238

  • Over 99% of the uranium found in nature is U-238. U-235 is required for nuclear weapons and other uses, so vast amounts of natural uranium are needed to separate the two isotopes and collect sufficient U-235 for a critical mass.

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