Smarddy Daily #22: the answers

Friday, August 7, 2026. The same seven questions everyone got that day, with the right answers and the fun facts from the recap.

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Which software company released the Windows 95 operating system, celebrated with a Rolling Stones song in its commercials?
- Microsoft ✓
- Apple
- IBM
- Netscape
Fun fact: Windows 95 introduced the Start button and taskbar to millions of home users.
Sushi rice is traditionally seasoned with which acid ingredient?
- Rice vinegar ✓
- Lemon juice
- Soy sauce
- Mirin only
Fun fact: Rice vinegar seasons sushi rice with acidity, sugar, and salt.
What happens to sound when its frequency increases?
- Its pitch rises ✓
- Its speed stops
- Its mass increases
- Its wavelength vanishes
Fun fact: Higher-frequency sound waves are heard as higher pitches.
Which band recorded "The Politics of Dancing"?
- Re-Flex ✓
- Yazoo
- Nu Shooz
- The Escape Club
What was the real name of the internet-famous feline known as 'Grumpy Cat'?
- Tardar Sauce ✓
- Lil Bub
- Maru
- Colonel Meow
Fun fact: Tardar Sauce earned the Grumpy Cat name because of her permanent frown.
Which atmospheric puzzle adventure game, released in 1993, became one of the best-selling PC games of the decade?
- Myst ✓
- Riven
- The 7th Guest
- King's Quest
Aside: Myst made clicking through empty rooms feel like a very quiet emergency.
Who played the villainous Lord Humungus in The Road Warrior?
- Kjell Nilsson ✓
- Vernon Wells
- Bruce Spence
- Emil Minty

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