Trivia For May 28, 2026

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Question 1:

This element that has an atomic number of 3 is an essential component of most rechargeable batteries.

Lithium

  • Lithium-ion batteries are the industry-standard rechargeable power source. They utilize lithium ions moving between electrodes to provide high energy density and are known for being lightweight and efficient.

Question 2:

In the Biblical Book of Judges, who betrays Samson?

Delilah

  • Delilah is Samson's lover, but is bribed by the Philistines to discover why Samson is so strong. She learns that his strength comes from his hair and so has it cut off while Samson sleeps.

Question 3:

Fill in the blank: Passed on August 7, 1964, the Gulf of _______ Resolution authorized President Lyndon Johnson to escalate U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.

Tonkin

  • The resolution was in response to reported attacks on U.S. ships by North Vietnam. The resolution significantly expanded presidential war powers, allowing military intervention without a formal declaration of war by Congress.

Question 4:

What four letter acronym is used to describe games where participants physically portray characters in a fictional setting?

LARP

  • LARP stands for Live Action Role-Play. The first LARPs were run in the late 1970s. More recently, the term has been used to describe someone creating fake narratives in real life or on social media.

Question 5:

Trimalchio in West Egg was the working title for this classic work of 20th century literature.

The Great Gatsby

  • Trimalchio was a wealthy, vulgar, ex-slave character from Petronius's 1st-century Roman satire Satyricon, while West Egg was the fictional, wealthy Long Island peninsula in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel whose real-life analogue is Great Neck, NY.

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