Trivia For August 23, 2026

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Question 1:

Fill in the blank to complete this often mocked and parodied phrase: "It was a dark and ___ night".

Stormy

  • The status of the sentence as an archetype for bad writing comes from the first phrase of the opening sentence of English novelist Edward Bulwer-Lytton's 1830 novel Paul Clifford.

Question 2:

Fill in the blank: In Greek myth, King _____ was granted a wish by Dionysus that everything he touched would turn into gold.

Midas

  • Today, the phrase "Midas touch" is an idiom, referring to a person's uncanny ability to succeed in every venture, particularly when money is involved.

Question 3:

Name the apparel and outdoor gear retailer that was founded in 1912 in Freeport, Maine.

L.L. Bean

  • The company was founded by Leon Leonwood (L.L.) Bean after he invented a waterproof boot he called the Maine Hunting Shoe (aka the Bean Boot).

Question 4:

Fill in the blank: Coined by Benoît Mandelbrot in 1975, a _____ is a geometric shape containing detailed structure at arbitrarily small scales.

Fractal

  • Mandelbrot coined the term from the Latin fractus (meaning broken). Fractals describe irregular, detailed structures found in nature (coastlines, trees) and mathematics.

Question 5:

The Mau Mau rebellion (1952–1960) was a revolt against British colonialism in the African territory that would eventually become this country.

Kenya

  • The Mau Mau movement remained internally divided and the rebellion would eventually be crushed by colonial forces. However, by 1963, Kenya achieved independence from Britain.

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