Daily Trivia for October 14, 2025

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Daily Trivia for October 14, 2025

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Level 89
Oct 14, 2025
Managed the 10/10, 9,899; lost most of that time on the last question, which had me stumped for a while after flying through the rest. Very nearly went for speechwriting but figured the "-ology" suffix wouldn't apply to something like that.
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Level 61
Oct 14, 2025
I had to guess on the last one too, but some vaguely remembered Italian saved me in the end.
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Level 53
Oct 14, 2025
That one seemed obvious to me as clock in french is horloge.
+1
Level 89
Oct 14, 2025
I need to start exploring the other romance languages more, because my Portuguese didn't help on this one, although I can see the similarities in the words (clock/watch = relógio)
+1
Level 65
Oct 14, 2025
I got it and I speak Portuguese since hora is time
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Level 89
Oct 14, 2025
Yeah upon reflection I may have overcomplicated my thought process a bit there XD
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Level 76
Oct 14, 2025
and watch in Dutch is horloge. And of course the -hor part has the same root as hour.
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Level 80
Oct 14, 2025
Q10 was more process of elimination for me than anything else.
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Level 89
Oct 14, 2025
Same tbf haha, knew it wasn't insects (entomology) and was pretty sure horoscopes was a trap, so then I just had to rule out speechwriting, which took me a minute but I was moderately confident in the end
+4
Level 76
Oct 14, 2025
I got 8889, and I was fast like lightening :D (ok for the music question I did check all the answers, it was not an instant one)

Missed the moon, ofcourse as usual changed at the last second, but well if it had been right I might have said, hey I knew it was that one, my instinct was right to switch..

Still hoping for a fast 10/10 I only did like 250 so there is hope

+4
Level 44
Oct 14, 2025
9/10 missed Saturn cuz I’m an idiot.
+10
Level 69
Oct 14, 2025
Same, I also got that one wrong due to your stupidity.
+13
Level 55
Oct 14, 2025
Gotta thank Pirates of the Caribbean for getting that last one haha
+2
Level 73
Oct 14, 2025
Are you academically inclined?
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Level 83
Oct 14, 2025
Got them all, and pretty quickly, too. 9841! Only needed an educated guess on Saturn and the Congo. Also lost a bunch of time on the asteroid question because I had to reread the question because I suspected trickery in the details.
+3
Level 80
Oct 14, 2025
I was moving pretty quickly until Q10, I had to work through the ones I knew were wrong. Very happy with 9890.
+3
Level 76
Oct 14, 2025
Saturn was my only real 50/50 (would not have been able to tell 5 and 7 without options probably, but had not much doubt in what I clicked, with saturn I went back and forth.. looks like I wasn't the only one 54% went for Jupiter too, only 35% for Saturn)
+2
Level 83
Oct 14, 2025
Huh, interesting. I was waffling between Saturn and Uranus a bit.
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Level 53
Oct 14, 2025
8/10 for me. I chose violin for Kenny G and out of fuel or fertilizer I chose fuel.
+9
Level 57
Oct 14, 2025
Never commented a result before but with 9947 I'll probably never do better! Just happened to know these 10 things.
+3
Level 60
Oct 14, 2025
This is where non-natives usually hit a wall, as it takes us just a fraction longer to grasp what is asked and to sort through the answers. 9876 is probably as good as it gets for me.
+2
Level 76
Oct 14, 2025
Theoretically 9930 for me, I get 993 quite regularly, realistically more like 9900 though and even then things have to line up perfectly (and not have a sluggish day). Currently 9871 is my top score.. hopefully I improve it soon :)
+2
Level 83
Oct 14, 2025
Same goes for oldsters
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Level 83
Oct 14, 2025
Impressive! That's pushing the limits of what's feasible without cheating (no accusation implied).
+3
Level 56
Oct 14, 2025
Never would've heard of Kenny G if not for Kelpy G.
+2
Level 68
Oct 14, 2025
Never heard of Kenny G, but managed to get the rest. 9/10
+2
Level 65
Oct 14, 2025
You got 9 of 10 correct.

Didn't know the moon question. Astronomy is a weak subject for me.

+1
Level 53
Oct 14, 2025
The idea that asteroid impact caused the extinction of the dinosaurs is obsolete. Most paleontologists know thinks that it was actually multi factorial and the asteroid had a very small impact on the process. The volcanism episode who caused the Deccan Trapps, for example, was probably a way more decisive factor
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Level 77
Oct 14, 2025
Not true:

"It is now generally thought that the K–Pg extinction resulted from the impact of a massive asteroid 10 to 15 km wide. [...] Other proposed causal or contributing factors to the extinction have included the Deccan Traps and other volcanic eruptions, climate change, and sea level change. However, in January 2020, scientists reported that climate-modeling of the mass extinction event favored the asteroid impact and not volcanism." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cretaceous%E2%80%93Paleogene_extinction_event

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Level 64
Oct 14, 2025
Gary Larson told us in the 80s it was cigarettes.
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Level 80
Oct 14, 2025
OMG, great pull.
+1
Level 76
Oct 14, 2025
Now picturing a t-rex trying to smoke a cigarette, haha I should try and draw that!
+2
Level 64
Oct 14, 2025
It was a classic comic. I even saw it at a Far Side exhibition at the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History back in the day, so that proves it's science!
+3
Level 64
Oct 14, 2025
8/10, finally a good score!
+3
Level 63
Oct 14, 2025
Annoying, 8/10 but chose wrong between 2 on both questions I got wrong. Close but not close enough. Took worryingly long on the Titan question which I will definitely not tell my thesis supervisor.
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Level 64
Oct 14, 2025
Got the last one just because my kid's having me learn Italian with them and they taped the word "orologio" to our clock.
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Level 76
Oct 14, 2025
Wow that is oddly useful haha.what are the odds. :)

Did they also happen to have a poster of Saturn and its moons on the wall?

For all the quizzes from now on, you should look around the room haha, might not help with speed, but who knows it might get you more correct answers :)

+2
Level 64
Oct 14, 2025
I wish re Saturn. I missed that one!
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Level 70
Oct 14, 2025
9/10. Second guessed myself on guano and switched to fuel. oh well.
+2
Level 46
Oct 14, 2025
2nd best score all time. No big deal.
+3
Level 66
Oct 14, 2025
9/10 Titan.
+2
Level 25
Oct 14, 2025
7 out of 10 my second best score ver
+4
Level 26
Oct 14, 2025
i knew horologist from the pirates of the Caribbean
+2
Level 42
Oct 14, 2025
Sameeeeee
+3
Level 47
Oct 14, 2025
8,910, stupid miss on saturn. Tried to go too quickly and guessed Jupiter, but first time in a while I've known all 10!
+3
Level 58
Oct 14, 2025
9939 holyyy
+1
Level 62
Oct 15, 2025
BEST SCORE!
+1
Level 43
Oct 18, 2025
A horologist.

I was reading James and the Giant Peach.