Question of the Day >> Science – Vitamins
Which vitamin plays a key role in blood clotting? About 40 vitamins and minerals essential to life must be obtained from diet or supplementation because the body cannot synthesize enough to meet its needs.
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Question of the Day >> History – US Billionaires
Who was the first billionaire in America? Only 21% of the top 400 richest American billionaires are self-made.
Question of the Day >> History – London’s Great Fire
The Great Fire of London (1666) started inside what? Analysis of melted pottery fragments have revealed that the temperature of the fire hit heights of 1,700 degrees celsius.
Question of the Day >> Terms – Robot
Robot comes from the Czech word robota, meaning what? The word robot was introduced in 1920 in a play by Karel Capek called R.U.R. , or Rossum’s Universal Robots.
Question of the Day >> History – Presidential Marriage
Which US president was never married? The engagement ring is a custom dating back to Roman times.
Question of the Day >> Literature – Harry Potter
What is the original publishing company of the Harry Potter series? The Bay Psalm Book was the first book to be published in British North America in 1640.
Question of the Day >> Sports – NFL Cheerleaders
Which NFL team was the first to have a cheer squad? The Green Bay Packers won the first two Super Bowls ever played, which was held in Los Angeles in January 1967.
Question of the Day >> Animals – Unicorns
What is considered the collective noun for a group of unicorns? The earliest known description of a unicorn is from Ctesias in his book Indika around 2,000 years ago.
Question of the Day >> Literature – Hamlet
What is Hamlet’s father’s name? The Lion King is essentially Hamlet put in cartoon version for children.