Trivia For October 12, 2025

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Question 1:

Who was the second person to set foot on the moon?

Buzz Aldrin
  • Aldrin is the only member of the Apollo 11 crew who is still living.


Question 2:

The female black widow spider can be identified by the reddish markings on the underside of their abdomen, which are usually shaped like this object.

Hourglass
  • These small spiders have an unusually potent venom containing the neurotoxin latrotoxin. Female widow spiders have unusually large venom glands, and their bite can be particularly harmful to large vertebrates, including humans.


Question 3:

What word is used to describe the textual script of an opera, both spoken and sung?

Libretto
  • In the context of a modern English-language musical theatre piece, the libretto is considered to encompass both the book of the work (i.e., the spoken dialogue) and the sung lyrics.


Question 4:

Karl Marx primarily wrote Das Kapital while residing in this city.

London
  • Much of the research for Das Kapital was conducted in the Reading Room of the British Museum.


Question 5:

In finance, calls and puts are the two primary kinds of this derivative contract.

Option
  • A call option give the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy (call) an underlying asset at a specified price. A put option give the holder the right, but not the obligation, to sell the underlying asset at a specified price.


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