LearnClash Quiz Night

LearnClash

A weekly play-along quiz: 40 trivia questions with real answer counts from LearnClash players, so you can see how you do against the crowd. Pick your answer in the pause, then hear the reveal, how the crowd split and the explanation behind it. AI narration; every question and every number is checked by the LearnClash team. Keep playing in LearnClash, the ad-free competitive learning app for ages 13 and up. Free to play on iPhone and Android, with optional Premium: https://learnclash.com/

  1. 4d ago

    Trivia Questions: Can You Beat 35/40?

    An AI-narrated general knowledge quiz in four rounds of ten: Places and Capitals, Letters and Words, Games and Famous Names, and Science and Discovery. Keep score against Clash, who always goes with the crowd, and try to beat him. Each question gets a short thinking pause, then the crowd's pick, the answer and the reason. Keep playing in LearnClash on iPhone or Android: https://learnclash.com/?utm_source=learnclash_quiz_night&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=vid_pod&utm_content=quiz-night-04 Sources, numbered as in the episode1 https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/historyculture/index.htm2 https://www.britannica.com/place/Ottawa3 https://www.britannica.com/place/Nairobi4 https://european-union.europa.eu/institutions-law-budget/institutions-and-bodies/search-all-eu-institutions-and-bodies/european-commission_en5 https://www.britannica.com/place/Vienna6 https://www.britannica.com/place/The-Hague7 https://www.britannica.com/place/Brasilia8 https://www.mass.gov/locations/pilgrim-memorial-state-park9 https://www.parmigianoreggiano.com/en-US/faq-10 https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/67273-longest-place-name11 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vermicelli12 https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/reference/state.txt13 https://www.britannica.com/topic/sandwich14 https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/romeo-and-juliet/read/2/2/15 https://www.britannica.com/topic/alphabet-writing16 https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200791h.html17 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20fleek18 http://norvig.com/mayzner.html19 https://www.britannica.com/topic/vowel20 https://www.britannica.com/topic/U-letter21 https://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/james-naismith/22 https://www.britannica.com/sports/Monopoly-board-game23 https://blogs.loc.gov/picturethis/2018/05/a-closer-look-why-barns-are-red/24 https://web.archive.org/web/20070219173015/https://www.hasbro.com/risk/default.cfm?page=strategy25 https://www.mnhs.org/mnopedia/search/index/thing/post-it-notes26 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Bradley_Company27 https://dartswdf.com/rules28 https://case.edu/ech/articles/c/cleveland-browns29 https://www.audi.com/en/press-releases/how-the-four-rings-became-the-audi-trademark-auto-union-ag-founded-90-years-ago-1475030 The Papers of Abraham Lincoln31 https://www.epa.gov/radtown/natural-radioactivity-food32 https://www.britannica.com/science/enamel-tooth33 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/killer-whale34 https://doi.org/10.1126/science.119483035 https://www.britannica.com/science/prime-number36 https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/dino-directory/stegosaurus.html37 https://www.livescience.com/animals/cats/why-do-cats-knead38 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietary_fiber39 https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/09/20/the-face-of-facebook40 https://www.britannica.com/science/silver Photos licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), cropped:Teaser: KkiefuikRound 3 card: UzbekistanWikiEditorQuestion 6: HuskyQuestion 10: Jakob (TheLoyalOrder)Question 12: JayCubbyQuestion 15: BobjgalindoQuestion 16: Bjankuloski06Question 17: PantheraLeo1359531Question 28: JKT is on WikiQuestion 29: DerbrauniQuestion 32: Tõnu PaniQuestion 35: David MaloneQuestion 39: Joyful spherical creature Questions written and fact-checked by the LearnClash team; every player number is a dated count. AI narration.

    Trivia Questions: Can You Beat 35/40?
  2. Oct 16

    General Knowledge Quiz: Can You Get 36/40?

    An AI-narrated general knowledge quiz in four rounds of ten: The Natural World, Body and Mind, History and Stories, and General Knowledge. Keep score against Clash, who always goes with the crowd, and try to beat him. Each question gets a short thinking pause, then the crowd's pick, the answer and the reason. Keep playing in LearnClash on iPhone or Android: https://learnclash.com/?utm_source=learnclash_quiz_night&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=vid_pod&utm_content=quiz-night-03 Sources, numbered as in the episode1 https://www.amnh.org/explore/news-blogs/what-is-a-pterosaur2 https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150508.html3 https://www.britannica.com/place/Maldives4 https://www.britannica.com/plant/saffron5 https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/giraffe6 https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adt26427 https://doi.org/10.1126/science.136.3520.9538 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2016.03.0309 https://www.britannica.com/place/Angel-Falls10 https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.300611 https://www.britannica.com/science/myelin12 https://doi.org/10.1086/43074413 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1651-2227.2006.tb02379.x14 https://www.britannica.com/science/arrector-pili-muscle15 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK542173/16 https://www.healthychildren.org/English/tips-tools/symptom-checker/Pages/symptomviewer.aspx?symptom=Newborn+Reflexes+and+Behavior17 https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sigmund-Freud18 https://doi.org/10.1037/1089-2680.5.4.32319 https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.35.00115120 https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.nutr.26.061505.11125821 https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edward-Gibbon22 https://www.nps.gov/thrb/learn/historyculture/storyofteddybear.htm23 https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/transformingsociety/towncountry/towns/overview/windowtax/24 https://www.britannica.com/topic/eth25 https://www.britannica.com/sports/marathon-race26 https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ceres-Roman-goddess27 https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Tale-of-Genji28 https://www.britannica.com/topic/Juno-Roman-goddess29 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/270130 https://www.britannica.com/topic/minuscule31 https://www.pmc.gov.au/honours-and-symbols/australian-national-symbols/australian-national-flag32 https://www.britannica.com/topic/Flora-Roman-goddess33 https://science.nasa.gov/mission/msl-curiosity/34 https://www1.grc.nasa.gov/beginners-guide-to-aeronautics/drag-of-a-sphere/35 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panettone36 https://chsi.harvard.edu/current_exhibitions/freud-interp-drawings/interpretation-dreams37 https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Great-Gatsby38 https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/home-fire-safety/cooking39 https://www.britannica.com/topic/Jupiter-Roman-god40 https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/tallest-tree-living Photos licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), cropped and scaled:Round 1 card "Zagedan Lakes, Mountain cirque, Caucasus Mountains" by Vyacheslav Argenberg2 "Kitt Peak National Observatory Beneath Star Trails (noirlab2512ae)" by DESI Collaboration/DOE/KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/L. Tyas3 "Malé - 029735023574" by xiquinhosilva9 "Skógafoss Waterfall, Iceland, 20240720 1330 2993" by Jakub Hałun10 "Choloepus hoffmanni 353441834" by Bex Goreham20 "Simple cutlery layout" by LunaEatsTuna23 "Copped Hall stable block window, Epping, Essex, England 01" by Acabashi26 "Ripe wheat ears" by Jazzmaster199727 "Dublin Trinity College Library Long Room 07" by Zairon32 "Bee blooming flowers in spring" by Raduvintila35 "Panettone italiano. Pan dulce de Navidad" by Juan Emilio Prades Bel Questions written and fact-checked by the LearnClash team; every player number is a dated count. AI narration.

    General Knowledge Quiz: Can You Get 36/40?
  3. Oct 9

    40 Questions Everyone Should Know

    An AI-narrated trivia quiz in four rounds of ten: Around the World, Science Surprises, Words and Names, and Everyday Things and Inventions. Keep score against Clash, who always goes with the crowd, and try to beat him. Each question gets a short thinking pause, then the crowd's pick, the answer and the reason. Keep playing in LearnClash on iPhone or Android: https://learnclash.com/?utm_source=learnclash_quiz_night&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=vid_pod&utm_content=quiz-night-02 Sources for each round's crowd killer and deep cut, numbered as in the episode10 https://www.scb.se/en/finding-statistics/statistics-by-subject-area/housing-construction-and-building/land-use/land-use-in-proximity-to-shoreline/pong/statistical-news/coast-shores-and-islands-in-sweden-2013/Deep cut 1 (Sweden) https://www.sgu.se/om-geologi/jord/fran-istid-till-nutid/landhojning-fran-havsbotten-till-lerslatt/20 https://iauarchive.eso.org/static/resolutions/Resolution_GA26-5-6.pdfDeep cut 2 (Pluto) https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/planets/what-is-a-planet/30 https://www.britannica.com/biography/Francis-FukuyamaDeep cut 3 (choux, question 24) https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/blog/2022/10/24/what-is-pate-a-choux-why-we-love-this-versatile-french-dough40 https://about.google/our-story/Deep cut 4 (Google) https://graphics.stanford.edu/~dk/google_name_origin.htmlSources for all 40 questions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHZq13sJ6ho Photos licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), cropped and scaled:Round 4 card "Close-up light bulb filament 2" by domdomegg1 "Crater Lake, OR (DSC 0020)" by Trougnouf (Benoit Brummer)8 "Vieques Air Link BN-2B-27 Islander" by AnonymousEditor9511 "SEST and Andromeda (andromedasest-cc)" by ESO/F. Char27 "2025-12-13 Dinosaur footprint in São Martinho do Porto" by Alexkom00031 "CPUs 20240707 HOF0369 RAW-Export" by PantheraLeo135953135 "Boone Tavern - October 2023 - Sarah Stierch 09" by Missvain40 "NOIRLab HQ Server Racks (6V6A0402-CC)" by NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/T. Slovinský Questions written and fact-checked by the LearnClash team; every player number is a dated count. AI narration.

    40 Questions Everyone Should Know
  4. Oct 2

    Can You Beat the Crowd? 40 Trivia Questions

    An AI-narrated trivia quiz of 40 questions in four rounds: General Knowledge, Food and Health, Animals and Nature, and History. Keep score against Clash, who goes with the crowd, and try to beat him. Each question gets a short thinking pause, then the crowd's pick, the answer and the reason. Keep playing in LearnClash on iPhone or Android: https://learnclash.com/?utm_source=learnclash_quiz_night&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=vid_pod&utm_content=quiz-night-01 Sources, numbered as in the episode1 https://www.moma.org/collection/works/790182 https://www.britannica.com/place/Nile-River3 https://www.britannica.com/art/piano4 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1200696/5 https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/16/dining/16fort.html6 https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/earthfact.html7 https://www.britannica.com/science/desert8 https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST9 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/OK10 https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/133611 https://www.britannica.com/technology/pasteurization12 https://uscpress.com/Pure-Ketchup13 https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Omega3FattyAcids-HealthProfessional/14 https://www.britannica.com/topic/buttermilk15 https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/16 https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Potassium-HealthProfessional/17 https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/digestive-diseases/digestive-system-how-it-works18 https://www.fao.org/international-tea-day/en19 https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/rickets-and-osteomalacia/20 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2010.05.06021 https://cfa.org/manx/22 https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/how-dinosaurs-evolved-into-birds.html23 https://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/geotime/radiometric.html24 https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/the-discovery-of-iguanodon.html25 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/mammals-have-extremely-diverse-pregnancies-heres-why26 https://www.etymonline.com/word/hippopotamus27 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clowder28 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/shortfin-mako-shark29 https://www.etymonline.com/word/squirrel30 https://atoptics.co.uk/halo/common.htm31 https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.1428532 https://www.worldhistory.org/Lighthouse_of_Alexandria/33 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4717768/34 https://www.deadseascrolls.org.il/35 https://www.britannica.com/biography/Herodotus-Greek-historian36 https://www.napoleon.org/en/history-of-the-two-empires/articles/was-napoleon-small/37 https://www.ox.ac.uk/about/organisation/history38 https://www.britannica.com/topic/samurai39 https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/shortest-war40 https://quoteinvestigator.com/2024/03/04/past-repeat/ Photo credits (Wikimedia Commons, cropped and scaled, licensed CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)10 "2024-10-12 Rome, Pyramid of Caius Cestius and Porta San Paolo" by Alexkom00011 "Wine cellar at Tahbilk" by Peterdownunder12 "Ketchup 20160918 181342" by Kim Holger Kelting15 "Tablespoon (AM 1989.149-7)" by Auckland War Memorial Museum (tablespoon by J R Gaunt & Sons)19 "Sonnenschein in Hof-Krötenbruck 20210811 HOF03043crop" by PantheraLeo135953125 "Iceland Horses Mare and Foal 9244" by ImagePerson27 "2025-05-09 A group of cats in Zupci, Bar Municipality 3" by Alexkom00028 "Carcharhinus melanopterus 261420865" by Darren Obbard (iNaturalist)31 "Model of Plague Doctor Wellcome M0000824" by Wellcome Collection32 "Kom el-Dikka, Alexandria" by Abdelrhman 199033 "Pharmacy leech jar, blue gilt earthenware, English 1831-1859 Wellcome L0057178" by Wellcome Collection37 "Radcliffe Camera Oxford 2018 02" by Julian HerzogDiagrams are simplified illustrations, not to scale. AI narration.

    Can You Beat the Crowd? 40 Trivia Questions
  5. Oct 1

    Why Does Your Dog Look Guilty?

    Five AI-narrated cat and dog trivia questions: why a dog looks guilty, who adult cats meow at, what a dog's face muscle that wolves mostly lack moves, why a cat's tongue feels rough, and which common flower can be deadly to cats. Five seconds to guess each one, then a clear picture of how our pets really work. Keep playing in LearnClash on iPhone or Android: https://learnclash.com/?utm_source=learnclash_daily_quiz&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=vid_pod&utm_content=e1c01 Sources (one per question)Guilty look: Behavioural Processes (Horowitz 2009) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2009.03.014Cat meows: ASPCA https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/cat-care/common-cat-behavior-issues/meowing-and-yowlingDog eyebrows: PNAS (Kaminski et al. 2019) https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1820653116Cat tongue: PNAS (Noel and Hu 2018) https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1809544115Lilies and cats: U.S. FDA https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/animal-health-literacy/lovely-lilies-and-curious-cats-dangerous-combination Photo credits (Wikimedia Commons)Dog eye: "MadsenTheDog-105507" by Kent Madsen, CC0 1.0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/; credited as a courtesy); cropped and shaded behind on-screen text. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MadsenTheDog-105507.jpgCalico cat: "Meow" by Simone Ivan Conte, CC0 1.0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/; credited as a courtesy); scaled, edge faded and shaded behind on-screen text. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Meow_(256822093).jpegWolf: "Gray-wolf-gary-kramer-usfws" by Gary Kramer/USFWS, public domain (credited as a courtesy); cropped, edge faded and shaded behind on-screen text. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gray-wolf-gary-kramer-usfws.jpgCat licking a paw: "Cat Bathing in Sunbeam" by photos-public-domain.com, CC0 1.0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/; credited as a courtesy); edge faded and shaded behind on-screen text. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cat_Bathing_in_Sunbeam.jpgCat tongue: "Cat grooming" by Karin Laurila (TeamK), CC0 1.0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/; credited as a courtesy); cropped. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cat_grooming.jpgCat (question 5): "Mackarel tabby cat bokeh" by Ilmfoto, CC0 1.0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/; credited as a courtesy); edge faded and shaded behind on-screen text. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mackarel_tabby_cat_bokeh.jpgLily (question 5 diagram): "Garden Lily - Mississauga, Ontario" by Mustang Joe, CC0 1.0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/; credited as a courtesy); cropped. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Garden_Lily_-_Mississauga,_Ontario.jpgDiagrams are simplified illustrations, not to scale. AI narration.

    Why Does Your Dog Look Guilty?
  6. Sep 29

    What Actually Makes Blue Eyes Blue?

    Five AI-narrated eye trivia questions: what makes blue eyes blue, why the Moon looks so big near the horizon, what glows red in flash photos, what happens to your blinking at a screen, and which color fades first at dusk. Five seconds to guess each one, then a clear picture of how your eyes really work. Keep playing in LearnClash on iPhone or Android: https://learnclash.com/?utm_source=learnclash_daily_quiz&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=p22_eye_surprises Sources (one per question)Blue eyes: American Academy of Ophthalmology https://www.aao.org/eye-health/tips-prevention/your-blue-eyes-arent-really-blueMoon illusion: NASA Science https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/moon/the-moon-illusion-why-does-the-moon-look-so-big-sometimes/Red eye in photos: American Academy of Ophthalmology https://www.aao.org/eye-health/tips-prevention/experiment-seeing-redBlinking at a screen: American Academy of Ophthalmology https://www.aao.org/eye-health/tips-prevention/computer-usageColors at dusk: Journal of Vision (Anstis and MacLeod 2015) https://doi.org/10.1167/15.3.23 Photo credits (Wikimedia Commons)Blue eye: "Eyes tell no lies (Unsplash)" by Amanda Dalbjörn, CC0 1.0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/; credited as a courtesy); cropped and shaded behind on-screen text. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eyes_tell_no_lies_(Unsplash).jpgMoonrise: "Moonrise over the Mountains" by Jacob W. Frank, Glacier National Park (U.S. National Park Service), public domain (credited as a courtesy); cropped and shaded behind on-screen text. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moonrise_over_the_Mountains_(29798645481).jpgCamera flash: "Compact camera Olympus XA2 with flash A11" by Spielvogel, CC0 1.0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/; credited as a courtesy); cropped to the flash, text blurred, shaded behind on-screen text. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Compact_camera_Olympus_XA2_with_flash_A11.jpgLaptop: "Reading mail at night (Unsplash)" by Jay Wennington, CC0 1.0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/; credited as a courtesy); screen blurred, cropped and shaded behind on-screen text. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Reading_mail_at_night_(Unsplash).jpgWildflowers: "Wildflower bouquet-Tongass-SS-001" by the USDA Forest Service Alaska Region, public domain (credited as a courtesy); cropped and shaded; the dusk panel is a simulation made from it. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wildflower_bouquet-Tongass-SS-001_(52502186386).jpgDiagrams are simplified illustrations, not to scale; the dusk panel simulates how rod cells see the scene. AI narration.

    What Actually Makes Blue Eyes Blue?
  7. Sep 27

    When Are You at Your Tallest? | 5 Sleep Surprises

    Five AI-narrated sleep trivia questions: when you are at your tallest, why breath smells worse after sleep, what your brain does on a first night somewhere new, what falling asleep in minutes means, and what dream sleep does to your muscles. Five seconds to guess each one, then a clear picture of what really happens while you sleep. Keep playing in LearnClash on iPhone or Android: https://learnclash.com/?utm_source=learnclash_daily_quiz&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=p21_sleep_surprises Sources (one per question)Height through the day: Tyrrell et al., Spine 1985 https://europepmc.org/article/MED/4002039Morning breath: Cleveland Clinic https://health.clevelandclinic.org/morning-breathFirst night somewhere new: Current Biology (Tamaki et al. 2016) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2016.02.063Falling asleep fast: Sleep Foundation https://www.sleepfoundation.org/how-sleep-works/sleep-latencyDream sleep: NIH NINDS https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/public-education/brain-basics/brain-basics-understanding-sleep Photo credits (Wikimedia Commons)Height meter: "Wall-mounted measuring tape" by Whispyhistory (Wikimedia Commons user), CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0); rotated, cropped and shaded behind on-screen text. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wall-mounted_measuring_tape.jpgToothbrushes: "Toothbrush-20060209" by Henrik Abelsson, public domain (credited as a courtesy); cropped and toned down behind on-screen text. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Toothbrush-20060209.JPGHotel room: "Bed in hotel room 2" by Kurt Kaiser, CC0 1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en; credited as a courtesy); cropped and shaded behind on-screen text. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bed_in_hotel_room_2.jpgPillow: "Soft pillow on a comfortable bed" by PenCooper93 (Wikimedia Commons user), CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0); cropped and shaded behind on-screen text. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Soft_pillow_on_a_comfortable_bed.JPGSleeper: "David sleeping" by Qbx101 (Wikimedia Commons user), CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0); face blurred, cropped to the shoulder and arm, shaded behind on-screen text. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:David_sleeping.jpgOur adaptations of the CC BY-SA 4.0 and CC BY-SA 3.0 photos are shared under the same licenses (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0). Diagrams are simplified illustrations, not to scale. AI narration.

    When Are You at Your Tallest? | 5 Sleep Surprises
  8. Sep 26

    What Do You Really Hear in a Seashell? | 5 Beach Surprises

    Five AI-narrated beach trivia questions: what you really hear in a seashell, which animal makes much of Hawaii's white sand, how a passing wave moves a floating ball, what decides a baby sea turtle's sex, and how far away the horizon is. Five seconds to guess each one, then a clear picture of what really happens at the beach. Keep playing in LearnClash on iPhone or Android: https://learnclash.com/?utm_source=learnclash_daily_quiz&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=p20_beach_surprises Sources (one per question)Seashell sound: ABC Science https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2012/05/15/3500938.htmHawaii's white sand: NOAA Ocean Service https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/sand.htmlWaves and a floating ball: NOAA Ocean Exploration https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/ocean-fact/waves/Sea turtle hatchlings: NOAA Ocean Service https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/temperature-dependent.htmlDistance to the horizon: BBC Science Focus https://www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth/how-far-away-is-the-horizon Photo credits (Wikimedia Commons)Seashell: "Seashell on the beach - Flickr - faktor1komma5" by Claus P. Heibel (faktor1komma5), via Flickr, CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0); cropped and shaded behind on-screen text. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Seashell_on_the_beach_-_Flickr_-_faktor1komma5.jpgBeach sand: "Lanikai Beach 20" by claralieu, via Flickr, CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0); cropped, distant swimmers blurred, shaded behind on-screen text. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lanikai_Beach_20.jpgSand reveal: "Quoy's parrotfish (Scarus quoyi) (26887272167)" by Rickard Zerpe, via Flickr, CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0); cropped. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quoy%27s_parrotfish_(Scarus_quoyi)_(26887272167).jpgOpen sea: "Pacific swells (14311114983)" by Russ, via Flickr, CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0); cropped, shaded behind on-screen text, illustrated ball added. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pacific_swells_(14311114983).jpgTurtle hatchlings: "Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Hatchlings" by Bethany McCarter, CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0); cropped, shaded behind on-screen text. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Olive_Ridley_Sea_Turtle_Hatchlings.jpgHorizon: "Cargo ships at late night sunset Sønderstrand beach Skagen Denmark 03" by Ciara Ní Riain, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0); cropped, shaded behind on-screen text. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cargo_ships_at_late_night_sunset_S%C3%B8nderstrand_beach_Skagen_Denmark_03.jpgOur adaptation of the CC BY-SA 4.0 horizon photo is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). Diagrams are simplified illustrations, not to scale. AI narration.

    What Do You Really Hear in a Seashell? | 5 Beach Surprises

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A weekly play-along quiz: 40 trivia questions with real answer counts from LearnClash players, so you can see how you do against the crowd. Pick your answer in the pause, then hear the reveal, how the crowd split and the explanation behind it. AI narration; every question and every number is checked by the LearnClash team. Keep playing in LearnClash, the ad-free competitive learning app for ages 13 and up. Free to play on iPhone and Android, with optional Premium: https://learnclash.com/