Trivia For April 5, 2026

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Question 1:

What colorless and odorless gas has the chemical formula CO?

Carbon monoxide
  • Carbon monoxide is commonly produced by motor vehicles, heaters, or cooking equipment that run on carbon-based fuels. CO is also poisonous and is responsible for more than 2,500 deaths every year in the United States.


Question 2:

What political leader is credited with coining the phrase "Iron Curtain" during a speech in 1946?

Winston Churchill
  • The term refers to the political boundary separating eastern and western Europe. Its origin is attributed to the speech "Sinews of Peace" delivered by Winston Churchill on March 5, 1946 in Fulton, Missouri where he said: "an iron curtain has descended across the Continent. Behind that line lie all the capitals of the ancient states of Central and Eastern Europe."


Question 3:

At the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, this performing artist wore a "meat dress" that was made completely out of raw beef.

Lady Gaga
  • The dress was preserved by taxidermists as a type of jerky. It is on display in Las Vegas at the Haus of Gaga museum inside the Park MGM casino.


Question 4:

In what year was the Apple iPhone originally released to the public?

2007
  • The device was publicly unveiled by then-Apple CEO Steve Jobs at Macworld 2007 in January. It went on sale in the U.S. on June 29, 2007.


Question 5:

There are only two South American countries that do not border Brazil. One is Chile. What is the other one?

Ecuador
  • Colombia and Peru separate Ecuador from Brazil. Brazil has the world's third longest land border, behind China and Russia.


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