Trivia For February 13, 2026

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Question 1:

The term "gutter ball" comes from this sport.

Bowling
  • On either side of the bowling lane are two shallow troughs, called gutters. Should a ball enter the gutter, it will be guided to the pit without an opportunity to knock down any pins.


Question 2:

Bronze is an alloy primarily consisting of copper and what other metallic element?

Tin
  • Bronze is approximately 88% copper and 12% tin, although small amounts of other metals are sometimes added to increase hardness, strength and/or ductibility.


Question 3:

What European explorer was killed in 1779 after getting into a conflict with the indigenous inhabitants on the island of Hawaii?

James Cook
  • Cook was killed while attempting to take hostage Kalaniʻōpuʻu, chief of the island of Hawaii, during a dispute.


Question 4:

In what year did Theodore Roosevelt run for U.S. president as a third-party candidate.

1912
  • Although Roosevelt was a Republican and a former president, he was angered by the conservatism of William Howard Taft, his handpicked successor. After challenging Taft and losing at the Republican National Convention, he launched a third-party bid under the auspices of the Progressive Party.


Question 5:

What word is used to describe the opposite of sublimation, i.e., when a gas transforms into solid without passing through the liquid phase.

Deposition
  • One example of deposition is the process by which, in sub-freezing air, water vapour changes directly to ice without first becoming a liquid. This is how frost forms on the ground or on leaves..


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