The Daily Trivia Podcast

The Daily Trivia Podcast is a fast, fun daily trivia podcast featuring quick-hit questions on history, pop culture, movies, sports, science, and general knowledge. Perfect for commutes, breaks, and trivia lovers who want to challenge their brain in just a few minutes a day. Subscribe for new episodes every weekday.

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Episodes

Monday Jun 01, 2026

I'm back! Its a new month and new week for new trivia, and if you're here, thanks for sticking with me!
 
Please subscribe and if you want to get in touch, you can send an email to dailytriviapod@gmail.com
 
Thanks and I look forward to bringing you fun trivia every day!
 
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QUESTIONS:
Delivery services
What delivery service started in 1907 by 2 teenagers was originally known as American Messenger Company?
Creation myths
What animal product is at the root of several
Creation myths, with the top half representing heaven and the bottom half representing earth?
Safari Parks
Longleat Safari, the first drive-thru safari park outside of Africa was opened in 1966 in what country?
Rice dishes
The Jollof wars, an argument as to which country makes the best Jollof rice   is particularly heated between which two west African countries?
Songbirds
Of the roughly 4000 species of songbirds, which common bird is the largest?
Computer peripheral
Many computer peripherals such as Mice, Keyboards and Printers are connected through USB. What does USB stand for?

And now, one from February!

Friday May 29, 2026

Friday May 29, 2026

Last one of the RePubs! Fresh ones next week. Thanks for sticking with me!
 
-Dan
QUESTIONS:
 
Neanderthals
Neanderthals, an extinct race of humans, were discovered in 1856, in the Neander Valley, located in what country?
Raptors
Which type of Raptor am I asking about? The basketball one! So, which year did the Toronto Raptors, finally win a league championship making it the first time a Canadian team has won it all?
Sculptors
Discobolus is s a statue of an athlete throwing a discus. What ancient sculptor created it?
Directors
Who, in 2024, became the first person to win the Oscar for Best Picture, Editing, Original Screenplay and Director, in the same year?
Music Videos
Elvis Costello’s music video for “Accidents Will Happen”, released in 1979, was the first music video to be made in what style?
Opera
Composed in 1805, Fidelio is the only opera written by what composer?

Thursday May 28, 2026

Another re-publish! You get to hear how novice I was *checks notes* 4 months ago.
 
Psychology
Responses that can be triggered through association to stimuli is called a ‘what’ response? Due to experiments with bells, dogs, and drool?
Boxing
In 1994, which boxer became the oldest person to win the world heavyweight title at age 45?
History of Playwrights
Thomas Lanier Williams III who is the playwright whose works include the rose tattoo, sweet bird of youth, and a streetcar named desire. But you probably know him as what other name?
Airplanes
The rudder on an airplane cause of the nose to move left or right. In aviation, this direction is known as what three letter term?
Scrolls
The Herculaneum scrolls are a collection of papyrus scrolls that are carbonized and extremely brittle making their contents unreadable until recently when researchers have used x-ray techniques to read them. What event in 79 AD caused them to be in this state?
Streaming!
Which movie released on June 20th, 2025 became the most watched film by number of views and hours watched on Netflix

Replay for May 27th

Wednesday May 27, 2026

Wednesday May 27, 2026

Bringing you April 8th from the vaults!
 
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QUESTIONS:
 
Forests
What is the highest layer of a forest, reserved for only the tallest trees?
Databases
Which programming language found in database management is actually named after a bunch of silly comedians?
Medieval Europe
The Battle of Agincourt was a massive English victory against the French in what lengthy conflict between the two countries?
Space Telescopes
What was the shared name of NASA’s first three space telescopes launched between 1965 and 1969?
Deserts
The taklamakan desert is a sandy desert located in which country?
Illustration
The technique of using oil, fat, or wax to draw on a level limestone surface is know by what greek name?

Same old same old Trivia

Tuesday May 26, 2026

Tuesday May 26, 2026

Hi all, Need a bit of time to collect myself and write new episodes. Should have fresh ones next week but in the meantime, enjoy these oldies. But still goodies!
 
Thanks for bearing with me!
 
-Dan
 
Please subscribe and if you want to get in touch, you can send an email to dailytriviapod@gmail.com
 
Thanks and I look forward to bringing you fun trivia every day!
 
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QUESTIONS:
 
Child Prodigies
Joey Alexander from Indonesia and currently 22 years old is a self taught prodigy of what musical instrument?
Supervillains
The Disney villain that is regarded as being pure evil, without any motives is Chernabog from what film?
Apple
The science of studying how Apples grow is known as what type of field?
Birds
On a turkey, What is the name of the long, sorry for this descriptor, fleshy appendage that hangs over the bill?
Economics
What country has the most amount of Nobel laureates in Economics awarded to them?
Apollo Astronauts
Harrison Schmitt became the last person to walk on the moon aboard what numbered Apollo mission?

Update for this week

Tuesday May 26, 2026

Tuesday May 26, 2026

Hi all,
As said, I have had a rough week caring for my dog and cranking out new episodes had to unfortunately take a backseat. I'll republish old episodes for this week and be back with new ones next week. Thanks for sticking with me and I'll be back soon.
 
-Dan

Happy Memorial Day!

Monday May 25, 2026

Monday May 25, 2026

Hope your enjoying the holiday and remembering those who served.
 
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QUESTIONS:
 
Evolution
What revolutionary trait sometimes identified on a drivers license only evolved about 10,000 years ago?
Wetlands
A national historic park and preservation about 30 miles south of New Orleans is named for what pirate and defender of the city during the war of 1812?
Impressionism
What artist painted the piece known as Olive trees, and indoing so embedded a cricket onto the canvas?
Literary Characters
In Moby Dick, who is the only remaining survivor after the sinking of the Pequod?
Opera Singers
What opera singer successfully made a transition from opera to Broadway and even garnered a Tony nomination for her role in Carousel?
Canoeing
What are the two disciplines of canoeing currently in the Olympics?

Friday May 22, 2026

Those three things totally make sense together.
 
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QUESTIONS:
 
Angels
Which angel in Christianity is considered to be the fallen Angel cast out of the kingdoms of heaven for trying to usurp God?
RV Travel
60% of the RVs produced in the US are manufactured in what state? Bonus points if you can name the actual town, that also contains the RV hall of fame.
Pasta Dishes
The Italian pasta Tortellini, was modeled, apparently, after the navel of what goddess?
Parrots
We’ve talked about bird groupings before so here’s another fun one: What is a group of parrots called?
Gaming Engines
The first widely credited gaming engine was designed for what monster hit, released in 1993?
Knights
Sir Nicholas Hickman Ponsonby Bacon is the first person to have been knighted by what monarch?

DELAYED! but still good trivia!

Thursday May 21, 2026

Thursday May 21, 2026

Hi all! Had a delay but dont let that stop you from enjoying this trivia!
 
Please subscribe and if you want to get in touch, you can send an email to dailytriviapod@gmail.com
 
Thanks and I look forward to bringing you fun trivia every day!
 
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QUESTIONS:
 
Valleys
According to the bible, the valley of Elah is the site of what fight as detailed in the book of Samuel?
Fictional Locations
Based off of real life Washington Depot, CT, the show Gilmore Girls is set in what fictional town?
Playwrights
In addition to becoming one of the most influential American playwrights, who also became Charlie Chaplins father-in-law?
Chamber Music
Chamber music is generally classical music played without which member of the orchestra?
Rowing
Starting in 1829, what two universities have engaged in a rowing race where the loser challenges the champion to a rematch?
Shipping containers
In 1992, a shipping container filled with 28000 of what object, spilled into the Pacific Ocean and provided Oceanographers with critical data about ocean currents?
 
 

Wednesday May 20, 2026

We made it! Let's see if I can do 100 more!
 
Please subscribe and if you want to get in touch, you can send an email to dailytriviapod@gmail.com
 
Thanks and I look forward to bringing you fun trivia every day!
 
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QUESTIONS:
 
Camping
The word camp is adapted from what latin word for a military space or field?
Burgers
In doing research for this question, I found out the Hamburger hall of fame exists, and it’s located in the US in a town called Seymour, in what state?
Falcons
Falcons are unique amongst raptors and other birds of prey as they use what appendage to kill their prey?
Augmented Reality
The term Augmented reality was coined in 1990 by researcher Tom Caudell at what aerospace company?
Samurai
Female women in the samurai class known as Onna-Bugeisha, frequently used what weapon in combat?
Fossils
Fossils are imprints, remains, and traces of organisms that have been preserved. What is the minimum age they have to be in order to actually be considered a fossil?

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