Why Is the Earth Round? Why Can’t it be Flat?
Why Is the Earth Round? Alright, this question assumes you know the Earth is a sphere. We could go into the evidence, like how we’ve been to space, how you can see the curvature of [...]
View ArticleI Downloaded Zoom for Virtual Trivia. Now What?
So, you’ve got your wine, quarantine snacks, and are all set for virtual live trivia, and there’s only one thing left to do: figure out how Zoom works! You may be asking yourself, what’s a [...]
View ArticleWhat Makes the World Spin?
Fun fact, the world is always spinning, and not just because you stood up really fast. It’s what makes the day/night cycle work and all that. But, what do we know, not every planet spins. [...]
View Article16 Obi-Wan Quotes That Will Give You the Force
Given that we’re in the Star Wars month and Star Wars: The Clone Wars reaches its close, we thought it would be fun to reflect on the wisdom of a fan favorite—the old guy that [...]
View ArticleFAQs About Sporcle’s Virtual Live Trivia
Sporcle is hosting hundreds of virtual live trivia games each week. These virtual live pub trivia games are played using Zoom. They are live-hosted by one of our nationwide team of trivia hosts (maybe...
View ArticleShould You Use the 5 Second Rule?
Unless you have some kind of godlike ability to never drop food, some of yours has probably ended up on the floor. And depending on who you or your friends are, you might have been [...]
View ArticleWhy Are We Afraid of the Dark? Can We Be Fearless?
Why Are We Afraid of the Dark? You’ve probably felt a fear of the dark for as long as you can remember, or at the very least, you’ve felt a relative uneasiness in the dark [...]
View ArticleDoes Anything Rhyme With Orange?
Does Anything Rhyme With Orange? You’ve heard it before. Whatever the context, someone has probably gone and told you that nothing rhymes with “orange.” Of course, everyone is going to spit “orange...
View ArticleThe 17 Freshest Gordon Ramsay Quotes
Alright, let’s all be real. We’ve been spending a lot of time inside lately, and ordering takeout can make the bills stack up pretty high. Learning to cook may be a great idea, if only [...]
View ArticleWhy Do We Swear?
Why Do We Swear? We’re not sure under what context it occurred, but you’ve probably cursed at some point in your life. If you grew up in a particularly strict household, maybe you were made [...]
View Article15 Theatrical Shakespearean Pick-Up Lines
Are you looking for love and finding yourself tongue-tied? Are your tried-and-true pick-up lines missing the mark? For inspiration, you need search no further than the plays and poetry of the immortal...
View ArticleWhat Is Zipf’s Law? What Are the Most Common Words?
What Is Zipf’s Law? Alright, we’re not going to lie, “Zipf’s Law” sounds like something you got after running your hand up and down your keyboard. But no, that’s not it. Zipf’s law is actually [...]
View Article19 Mad-About-Everything John Mulaney Quotes
Sometimes you just need to sit down and see some things that are funny. And when you think about it, what better funnies are there than a stand-up comedian with so much notoriety his reappearance [...]
View ArticleWhy Do Deer Stop in the Headlights?
Hopefully you’ve never hit a deer, or had an otherwise bad driving incident with one. But even if you haven’t had such an experience, you’ve probably heard the expression about stopping “like a deer in...
View ArticleWhy Do We Give People Our Two Cents?
Why Do We Give People Our Two Cents? When someone enters a conversation of yours to give an opinion (warranted or not), they probably did so by throwing in and giving their “two cents.” But [...]
View Article20 Danceworthy 90s Music Trivia Team Names
We can’t guarantee your next round of live trivia will morph into a dance party. But nobody can stop you from dancing on your own! And it all starts with the right team name. If [...]
View ArticleWhat Is Roko’s Basilisk?
What Is Roko’s Basilisk? You probably saw the title of this post and thought you were going to get to read about a cool rage dragon snake monster. Unfortunately we’re not going to talk about [...]
View ArticleWhat Is the Best Pub Trivia Question Ever?
“What is the best pub trivia question ever?” – answered by Mark Adams, founder of Sporcle Live Now that I’ve run a live trivia business for eleven years, I’ve learned that whenever someone asks what [...]
View Article10 Unusual Place Names in the United Kingdom
Naming things is not always easy, but someone has to do it. While the UK is home to many familiar towns and cities, it also has a few that are quite silly. Want some proof? [...]
View ArticleHas An MLB Season Ever Been Cancelled?
Has An MLB Season Ever Been Cancelled? If you happen to know that the MLB was founded in 1869, you probably figured that at some point in those 150+ years something had to have gone [...]
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