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Daily Trivia

What would do with a gamp?

on Aug 26, 2025

Hold it over your head. The British call a large umbrella, especially one that is bulky or awkwardly wrapped, a "gamp." It is in allusion to the umbrella of Mrs. Gamp in Charles Dickens' work Martin Chuzzlewit.

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When did the French like square toes?

Daily Trivia / August 25, 2025

Toward the end of the fifteenth century, men's shoes had a square tip, like a duck's beak, a fashion launched by Charles VIII of France to hide the imperfection of one of his feet, which had six toes.

Do comets ever slow down?

Daily Trivia / August 25, 2025

Comets speed up as they approach the Sun a " sometimes reaching speeds of over a million miles per hour. Far away from the Sun, speeds drop, perhaps down to as little as 700 miles per hour.

What was Martha's title?

Daily Trivia / August 25, 2025

During her husband's presidency, Martha Washington was formally addressed as Lady Washington

What's the best way to make chocolate chip cookies?

Daily Trivia / August 25, 2025

Chocolate chip cookies are made with sugar, flour, eggs, semi-sweet baker's chocolate and butter. While the Toll House recipe is considered the standard, the ingredients can be adjusted to give the cookies slightly ...Read More

Does Utah get more snow than Alaska?

Daily Trivia / August 24, 2025

Salt Lake City, Utah, gets an average of 17 inches more snow annually than Fairbanks, Alaska. Santa Fe, New Mexico, gets an average of 9 inches more snow each year than New Haven, Connecticut.