Smarddy Daily #20: the answers

Wednesday, August 5, 2026. The same seven questions everyone got that day, with the right answers and the fun facts from the recap.

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Beneath their white-looking fur, what color is a polar bear's skin?
- Black ✓
- Pink
- Gray
- Brown
Who became the first human to travel into outer space, in 1961?
- Yuri Gagarin ✓
- Neil Armstrong
- John Glenn
- Alan Shepard
Fun fact: Yuri Gagarin completed one orbit around Earth in Vostok 1.
What is the main shredded vegetable in classic coleslaw?
- Cabbage ✓
- Broccoli
- Spinach
- Kale
Fun fact: Cabbage stays crunchy in coleslaw because its sturdy leaves resist the dressing.
The ancient hilltop citadel of the Acropolis, home to the Parthenon, overlooks which city?
- Athens ✓
- Sparta
- Thessaloniki
- Corinth
Fun fact: Athens' Acropolis rises above the modern city.
In which TV series does the character Don Draper work as an advertising executive in 1960s New York?
- Suits
- Halt and Catch Fire
- Masters of Sex
- Mad Men ✓
Fun fact: Mad Men won the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series four years straight.
Which TLC reality show, launched in 2000, had neighboring homeowners swap houses and redecorate a room for each other on a budget?
- Trading Spaces ✓
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
- While You Were Out
- Design on a Dime
Fun fact: Trading Spaces helped popularize home-makeover television.
The Patagonian Desert, the largest desert in the Americas, is located primarily in which country?
- Argentina ✓
- Chile
- Bolivia
- Uruguay
Fun fact: Patagonia's desert is cold and windy, not a classic hot sand sea.

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