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Daily Trivia for January 2, 2025
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Daily Trivia for January 2, 2025
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Edit: I was talking about the airport code one lol. Obviously many people will know it, but to the average American it doesn’t seem like common knowledge. That’s why it was interesting to see that a high percentage got it correct.
Tahiti is fairly well known as being in the middle of the Pacific Ocean; along with names with Pitcairn, and Cook Islands (which get brought up here & are fairly memorable due to the HMS Bounty mutiny bit of history).
Tahiti is also French.
It's mildly possible that the other answer options were fake; but I think it's common knowledge that there are flights longer than @15 hours; and I don't think the other 3 choices would fit that criteria, and therefore could be ruled out.
Also, if you have ever had interest in air traffic, or tourism - something like, "busiest airports by continent", you will likely notice and remember that Fiji and Tahiti stand out in Oceania, and wonder why traffic patterns are the way they are.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_busiest_airports_in_Oceania
That also relates to airfare costs in Oceania, and general tourism, if you have ever priced tickets, or wondered why people vacation to places they do
If you're going to remember any airports outside of the US, the first 2 are probably London Heathrow & Charles de Gaulle. It's one of the most-mentioned airports after those in the US. And the initials + fame make it more memorable.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_busiest_airports_by_passenger_traffic
Ties into most-popular tourist destinations, which is a common topic on this site. IMO Netherlands/Germany airports get mentioned much less frequently in the US
The other popular airports named after historical figures would probably be
-IAH Houston, George HW Bush
-ORD Chicago, O'Hare, "Edward "Butch" O'Hare, the U.S. Navy's first Medal of Honor recipient in [WWII]"
-BOS Boston, Logan, "Opened in 1923.. General Edward Lawrence Logan – a 20th-century soldier and politician native to Boston"
-LGA NYC, LaGuardia, 1930's mayor
-ATL Atlanta, Hartsfield–Jackson, 1960's/90's mayors.
Less memorable IMO (outside of Bush/TX)
John Daniels, a local resident, who took the famous photo with Orville flying and Wilber watching. The picture of the first flight was the first time Daniels had ever operated a camera.
One other first happened that day. After their flights, the three of them were trying to tie down the "Flyer", but the wind picked up and lifted it off the ground. Orville and Wilber let go, but Daniels held on to his rope, getting dragged and banged up in the process, earning him the distinction of being the first person injured in an aircraft accident.
'Projected costs for sustaining the F-35s have continued to rise from $1.1 trillion in 2018 to $1.58 trillion 5 years later (a 44% increase). This increase is in part due to the extension of the service life of the aircraft from 2077 in 2018 to 2088 in 2023.' - US GAO Report
So easy 10/10