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Daily Trivia for January 30, 2026

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Daily Trivia for January 30, 2026

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57 Comments
CrypticMessage
+2
Level 53
Jan 30, 2026
4/10 Many times, I mostly think much about monotonous monopoly I have.

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Him.

katieeeeeeeeeeee
+4
Level 64
Jan 30, 2026
Very aptly named OP
seabird
+2
Level 69
Jan 30, 2026
8/10. Much better than yesterday.
jmellor13
+4
Level 68
Jan 30, 2026
I have lived in both Santa Monica and the northeast (New York, just outside New Jersey), and I find it very difficult to believe the Atlantic City boardwalk gets more traffic than Santa Monica's.
Badeghut
+2
Level 74
Jan 30, 2026
Depending on how they measure it the one in Atlantic City could be a lot longer so that might be part of it

Edit: Seems like Santa Monica (not including Venice Beach) is ~2.5 km vs ~9 for Atlantic City

MovieQuizGuy
+2
Level 64
Jan 30, 2026
Maybe Santa Monica traffic just moves slower? Remember the GWB is still the busiest bridge in the world, so there's a lot of traffic 'round the tristate area.
tizzlizz
+2
Level 66
Jan 30, 2026
Santa Monica gets a lot of local traffic & popular with a 'cool' crowd, kind of like Laguna Beach, Huntington, etc. It's certainly not the oldest, nor the longest, and neither not a destination spot like Atlantic City. It's just a typical beach along Highway 1 with a sidewalk for rollers & boarders, & the mandatory volleyball/basketball courts. Growing up in Orange County in the 50s, moving out in the 90s to Oregon, it's pretty cliche for us ex-Southern Cal snarky snobs - now I'm a PNW snarky snob 😊
GlassMonkeyOLD
+9
Level 69
Jan 30, 2026
The go/free parking question was ambiguous as the corners touch 2 sides each. So Go to jail is on the opposite side as Go. You need to specify that you mean diagonally to make the question clear.
Fourviet
+3
Level 57
Jan 30, 2026
Yeah I agree, I feel like "opposite corner" would've been more clear
Limukala
+3
Level 61
Jan 30, 2026
Foiled by St James. 9/10
Jeg333
+3
Level 53
Jan 30, 2026
Same. In hindsight it's probably Santiago de Compostela, I should have got it but didn't twig that's what St James was.
FrankiiLynx
+4
Level 89
Jan 30, 2026
That's exactly right, and I only knew that one from previous JetPunk quizzes that taught me "thiago" is the iberian equivalent of James
Dimby
+5
Level 83
Jan 30, 2026
QM, out of curiosity, have you purposely made the questions slightly harder, or am I getting stupider?
tizzlizz
+3
Level 66
Jan 30, 2026
I think they are getting more random....more eclectic? But they seem less US centric, which would make it 'harder' for USA-ers...I'm getting more 6s/7s but today was a 10. Also more submitted questions are in the DTC and they are pretty niche. Like if one of my 'knot' quiz questions was in there, that would be pretty obscure.
taruino
+1
Level 52
Jan 30, 2026
Less US-centric?
duckwantbread
+2
Level 66
Jan 30, 2026
I haven't noticed much change, my average #correct for January is very close to my all time average.
Johanliebert
+1
Level 36
Jan 30, 2026
me neither, i just cheat
Quizmaster
+5
Level ∞
Jan 30, 2026
I'm definitely not trying to make it harder.
SimWithDaniel
+3
Level 64
Jan 30, 2026
7/10, too much US based
Hedgehog76
+2
Level 74
Jan 30, 2026
Too monopoly based... ;-)

Although I wonder how the question about Saint James fits in. Can anyone explain?

JfromNZ
+2
Level 52
Jan 30, 2026
Or the British ships one?
vermiciousknid
+10
Level 91
Jan 30, 2026
St. James Place and Baltic Avenue are spaces on the standard US version of the board.
Jessicule
+3
Level 59
Jan 30, 2026
Thanks, I was wondering this too!
Jessicule
+3
Level 59
Jan 30, 2026
Thanks, I was wondering this too!
MeMeMe333
+3
Level 71
Jan 30, 2026
Thanks, I was wondering this too!
MeMeMe333
+3
Level 71
Jan 30, 2026
Thanks, I was wondering this too!
Quizzking1o
+3
Level 24
Jan 30, 2026
Thank, I was wondering this too!
Johanliebert
+3
Level 36
Jan 30, 2026
Thanks, I was wondering this too!
FrankiiLynx
+2
Level 89
Jan 30, 2026
I also wondered about this, but on reflection I think there may also be a St James' Park on the UK version
Jeg333
+1
Level 53
Jan 31, 2026
Nooo definitely not.
Hedgehog76
+7
Level 74
Jan 30, 2026
Was thinking long time on Q8 whether it is houses in green and hotels in red or opposite until I realizes that red was not an option.
Darkdestroyerz
+6
Level 43
Jan 30, 2026
5/10 Go straight to jail, do not pass go.
Quizzking1o
+2
Level 24
Jan 30, 2026
same here
J0H0
+12
Level 62
Jan 30, 2026
Factual error on monopoly question!

The -poly part comes from poleio, (Πωλειω) "I sell", not from poly- (πολυ-), "many".

One-many makes much less sense than single-seller.

EcceHomo
+3
Level 85
Jan 30, 2026
I also think this is true. It's a linguistic false friend.
iuvas
+2
Level 99
Jan 30, 2026
You're 100% right.
KatyM
+2
Level 70
Jan 30, 2026
8/10. I wanted to say 5 stars, but I said 3. And I don't know where St. James is.
Eebo63
+2
Level 51
Jan 30, 2026
US quizzing site with largely americocentric questions - hardly has global appeal.
SeanGood
+2
Level 29
Jan 30, 2026
Yeah I like it when the questions are globally based
stuthemoo
+12
Level 51
Jan 30, 2026
So the quiz would be better if it had, say, a question about a European language, like Greek. A question about a European country, like Monaco. A question about European history and geography like the Baltic Sea in WWII. And how about a question about a world religion with an answer in a European country, like Spain.

Would that make it more global?

adeejinnz
+4
Level 55
Jan 30, 2026
Some quizzes are more U.S. Centric but I've been playing this quiz for a while now and there have been plenty of questions from Asia, South America, Africa, Australia/Oceania, Central America, Europe. I don't live in the US or Canada and I'm happy.
MovieQuizGuy
+2
Level 64
Jan 30, 2026
9/10 I couldn't remember if it was jail or free parking--it's been too many years since I used to play it. Now let's do a Candyland quiz!
tizzlizz
+1
Level 66
Jan 30, 2026
Chutes & Ladders?
Veggie
+2
Level 65
Jan 30, 2026
You got 8 of 10 correct
itudis
+2
Level 66
Jan 30, 2026
There is definitely an error in the question on the etymology of monopoly.

From the Merriam-Webster dictionary (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monopoly):

Monopoly comes from the Greek prefix mono-, which means "one," and pōlein, "to sell."

Attesting to that is that modern greek word for monopoly (a market in which single vendor exists) is μονοπώλιο, written with an omega. If the word was related to many (pol-), it would be with an omicron.

Pontiac
+1
Level 61
Jan 30, 2026
Mono = One Poly = Many

Monopoly

MattTel
+3
Level 49
Jan 30, 2026
Not my best day, an embarrassing 4/10
Crasyee
+4
Level 44
Jan 30, 2026
Monopoly houses have always been yellow in my country. US defaultism is strong with this one.
Jeg333
+1
Level 53
Jan 31, 2026
Green in London version as well and I always thought the London version was the original 😂.
FrankiiLynx
+3
Level 89
Jan 30, 2026
Managed the 10/10, 9,890. Couple of momentary head-scratchers today but nothing too difficult
InterAlia
+3
Level 83
Jan 30, 2026
I tried scratching, but it didn't help on Q6. 9/10
FrankiiLynx
+4
Level 89
Jan 30, 2026
That was definitely the one that took me longest. I didn't know the answer for sure, but I figured the only way into the Baltic is via Denmark, which Germany controlled for most of the war
Jeg333
+3
Level 53
Jan 31, 2026
Yeah, I also just thought you'd have to go past Germany to get to the Baltic sea, so picked it.
Rogerw1nz
+2
Level 49
Jan 30, 2026
9/10. Really annoyed I missed Free Parking! Went for Jail (to Jail?) instead!
MMC4real
+2
Level 49
Jan 30, 2026
too US centric
MeMeMe333
+1
Level 71
Jan 30, 2026
Can you guys please stop commenting that sort - occasionally the theme needs to have it - monoply = US board. If it wasn't, you'd be complaining it to be too UK centric or something.

It's also just three questions - you'll survive

verdelet
+2
Level 34
Jan 31, 2026
And my comment about the quiz being too US-centric disappeared why exactly?
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