Trivia For May 3, 2026

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Question 1:

What planet in our Solar System is the closest in mass and diameter to Earth?

Venus

  • Despite the similarity in size, the planets are very different. At the surface Venus has a mean temperature of 737 K (464 °C; 867 °F) and a pressure 92 times that of Earth's at sea level.

Question 2:

Although it was known as the "October Revolution", the Bolshevik seizure of power in Russia actually happened in this month, according to the Gregorian calendar.

November

  • The revolution began on November 7, 1917 in St. Petersburg (then known as Petrograd). At the time, Russia was still using the Julian calendar and would not switch until the following year.

Question 3:

The piña colada is a cocktail traditionally made with pineapple juice, cream of coconut and what liquor?

Rum

  • In spanish, piña colada literally means "strained pineapple". According to legend, Puerto Rican pirate Roberto Cofresí served his crew a drink coconut, pineapple, and white rum. The modern drink dates from 1954, when Ramon López Irizarry invented a new process to extract coconut cream.

Question 4:

In Washington Irving's tale "Rip Van Winkle," how many years is the title character asleep before awakening?

Twenty

  • In the story, Rip meets a group of bearded, who give him strong drink that puts him to sleep for two decades. When he awakes he learns that his wife is dead, his children are grown, and the American Revolution occurred during his absence.

Question 5:

Originally founded in 1861 to provide women with a top-quality education, this member of the historic Seven Sisters consortium became coeducational in 1969.

Vassar College

  • The decision to become co-ed came after its trustees declined an offer to merge with Yale University in the wave of mergers between the historically all-male colleges of the Ivy League and their Seven Sisters counterparts.

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