Smarddy Daily #32: the answers

Monday, August 17, 2026. The same seven questions everyone got that day, with the right answers and the fun facts from the recap.

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The O.C. is set in which California community?
- Newport Beach ✓
- Malibu
- Santa Monica
- Laguna Beach
What is the smallest country in the world by land area?
- Monaco
- Nauru
- San Marino
- Vatican City ✓
Fun fact: Vatican City covers less than half a square kilometer.
In the original 'Pac-Man' arcade game, what is the name of the red ghost?
- Blinky ✓
- Pinky
- Inky
- Clyde
Fun fact: Blinky is the red ghost in Pac-Man's original arcade maze.
Which country won the 2008 UEFA European Championship?
- Spain ✓
- Germany
- Italy
- France
Fun fact: Spain beat Germany 1-0 in the Euro 2008 final.
The French term 'chiffonade' refers to cutting herbs or leafy vegetables into what form?
- Thin ribbons ✓
- Small cubes
- Rough chunks
- Fine powder
Fun fact: Stacking leaves, rolling them, and slicing yields chiffonade ribbons.
Which principle states that it is impossible to simultaneously know both the exact position and exact momentum of a particle?
- Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle ✓
- Pauli Exclusion Principle
- Schrödinger's equation
- Le Chatelier's principle
Fun fact: The more precisely you pin down one, the fuzzier the other becomes.
How many hearts, or aortic arches, does a typical earthworm have?
- 5 ✓
- 1
- 3
- 8
Fun fact: They are not true hearts like ours, but five pairs of pumping vessels.

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