Nerdy Trivia: January 16, 2026

We've all been that person pretending the tears streaming down our faces aren't real while our mouths feel like they're hosting a small fire. The entertainment gods behind "Hot Ones" deserve credit for convincing celebrities to torture themselves on camera while trying to form coherent sentences about their latest movie.

You can name Mario's brother, his princess, his arch-nemesis, and probably hum his theme song without thinking. Ask for his last name and most people draw a blank. He's been gaming's most famous face since 1981, and somehow that detail never came up. What's Mario's full name?

Take a swing at some random trivia. When you get the answer, just hit "Random Question" to keep going!

31 years ago TODAY, a Starfleet crew got flung to the far side of the galaxy when "Star Trek: Voyager" premiered on UPN in 1995!

The series followed Captain Kathryn Janeway as Voyager chased a Maquis ship into the Badlands, got yanked 70,000 light-years into the Delta Quadrant, and had to mash Starfleet officers and Maquis rebels into one uneasy crew for a 75-year trip home. Between the Emergency Medical Hologram figuring himself out, weird new aliens every week, and a network trying to launch itself on the back of a stranded starship, "Voyager" became UPN’s flagship and ran for seven seasons before finally making it back to Earth.

Donald Duck has been quacking his way through Disney cartoons since the 1930s, but he's rarely flying solo. When Disney introduced Donald Duck's mischievous nephews in 1937, they created some of the most memorable troublemakers in animation history. What are the names of these three feathered rascals who call Donald Duck their uncle?

Check out more celeb birthdays in today's birthday post!