Daily Trivia for December 18, 2024

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Daily Trivia for December 18, 2024

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Level 47
Dec 18, 2024
Drat. Did fairly well, but fell on the last hurdle. Never heard of the Drake equation. 9/10.
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Level 89
Dec 18, 2024
Same here. In hindsight shouldn't have gone with Boltzmann though because I'm fairly sure he was a chemist. My head just got stuck on looking for the Fermi paradox 😅
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Level 41
Dec 18, 2024
Boltzmann was the one who coined the idea of the "Boltzmann Brain" or that everything in the universe is one brain. So not far off.
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Level 89
Dec 18, 2024
Ahh fair, I only know his name from seeing the "Stefan–Boltzmann constant" mentioned in papers I edit haha
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Level 47
Dec 18, 2024
That's probably not far off, but I see the collective unconscious as the indwelling in God's spirit which contains the universe.
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Level 39
Dec 18, 2024
Tom, falling short like usual. Who am I kidding, I got a 4
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Level 47
Dec 18, 2024
Don't feel bad, man. There's always tomorrow.
+1
Level 68
Dec 18, 2024
Me too, but my guess was lucky and gave me my first 10/10 in ages! 👽🖤
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Level 25
Dec 18, 2024
drat!
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Level 69
Dec 18, 2024
"Aliens"
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Level 61
Dec 18, 2024
9/10 -the intelligent aliens got me in the last question
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Level 81
Dec 18, 2024
10/10. Got that last one correct because studied astronomy a bit back at the uni.
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Level 65
Dec 18, 2024
rip, never watched independence day, but should have known it wouldn’t be harrison ford. 9/10.
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Level 89
Dec 18, 2024
Turns out I got supremely lucky on that one because I also haven't seen Independence Day but I thought it was from Men in Black 😅
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Level 41
Dec 18, 2024
i got it wrong but i also thought it was from men in black
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Level 79
Dec 18, 2024
9/10, just missed the Drake one haha. I guess I fared well with the alien theme
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Level 24
Dec 18, 2024
me too! good job. preciatchu 😉
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Level 88
Dec 18, 2024
Pathogens to which they had no immunity. Bad form to end a sentence with a preposition.
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Level 52
Dec 18, 2024
I think you meant “IT’S bad form…” But seriously, it’s fine to end a sentence with a preposition. That “rule” was just one dude’s opinion in an 18th century style guide. It’s just a snooty preference we can safely steer clear of (or of which we can safely steer clear).
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Level 68
Dec 18, 2024
OP didnt say it was a rule. Your of course welcome to your affront
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Level 62
Dec 18, 2024
*You're
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Level 65
Dec 18, 2024
The ineluctable application of Muphry's Law.
+1
Level 68
Dec 18, 2024
*Did'nt
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Level 67
Dec 18, 2024
*didn't
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Level 68
Dec 18, 2024
8/10. Fell on the last two. I don't follow cults and it was a coin flip on the Drake Equation. The Boltzmann Equation sounds like a thing, right?
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Level 66
Dec 18, 2024
The Boltzmann equation is a real thing, but it's about thermodynamics rather than aliens.
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Level 83
Dec 19, 2024
same
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Level 70
Dec 18, 2024
6/10. And about 3 of those were lucky guesses.
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Level 24
Dec 18, 2024
SAME
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Level 89
Dec 18, 2024
Aliens is definitely more my kind of theme, but fell on the last hurdle. Also got very close to answering Snapchat for question 3 before I remembered that's a ghost 😂 Still, 9/10, an improvement on yesterday
+2
Level 49
Dec 18, 2024
Tripped up on 9th & 10th. Nice alien theme today. May the Force be with you!
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Level 70
Dec 18, 2024
I always pick Drake
+1
Level 25
Dec 18, 2024
same i like children
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Level 71
Dec 18, 2024
Took me an embarrassingly long time to figure out this is alien/sci-fi themed :P
+2
Level 68
Dec 18, 2024
Best quiz yet! I thought it was the Beatles/beetles quiz a few days back but I was wrong. This is the one.
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Level 78
Dec 18, 2024
Learned about the Drake equation in an Earth Science class my freshman year, never thought I'd hear about it again
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Level 64
Dec 18, 2024
9/10 because I, like lots of us, couldn't remember the name of the equation. I was hoping it would end with a Marvin the Martian question.
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Level 68
Dec 18, 2024
Marvin!!!🖤
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Level 37
Dec 18, 2024
Everyone only knows question 9 cause of the South Park episode
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Level 47
Dec 18, 2024
I actually knew it because of Scientology, not that I am a Scientologist.
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Level 25
Dec 18, 2024
same im part of it
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Level 70
Dec 18, 2024
ohh yeahh doctor who
+1
Level 60
Dec 18, 2024
People still care about Dr who? 😭😭
+1
Level 91
Dec 19, 2024
Not my cup of tea personally but I know a lot of folks who are fans of the franchise.
+1
Level 53
Dec 18, 2024
3/10 I should probably catch up on you normal humans' trivia because I am also a normal human being myself.
+1
Level 68
Dec 18, 2024
that sounds very human, oddly so
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Level 25
Dec 18, 2024
the drake equation…. might as well put diddy equation… 🛢️🧴
+1
Level 75
Dec 18, 2024
an easy 10 for me due to my Dad being a massive nerd 😂
+1
Level 31
Dec 18, 2024
Haha 😆
+1
Level 70
Dec 18, 2024
Oof. 5/10. I thought I knew aliens better than this.
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Level 36
Dec 18, 2024
10/10, Thank you Bart King for writing “The Drake Equation” so I could read it when I was 11 and get this question right all these years later
+1
Level 55
Dec 20, 2024
Well that was a disaster. One of my worst ever scores. 4/10.
+1
Level 68
Jan 13, 2025
Groot's resemblance to a tree can be called into question.