The Level-Step Secret

Daybreak Trivia for November 2, 2026. Ten questions, each with a short explanation.

1. Why does an escalator step stay level while the staircase climbs?
2. What can a chemical catalyst do to a reaction without being used up overall?
3. What usually signals a Venus flytrap to snap shut?
4. At high-altitude Lake Titicaca, what reed do Uros residents use to build floating islands?
5. What did wing-warping let pilots control on the Wright brothers’ early aircraft?
6. What did artists paste into early Cubist papier collé compositions?
7. In a dolly zoom, what happens to the background while the subject stays about the same size?
8. What flavor do edible nasturtium flowers bring to a salad?
9. In springboard and platform diving, what does a dive’s degree of difficulty do to its execution score?
10. In Japanese, which expression suggests someone is smiling brightly and continuously?