Nerdy Trivia: January 4, 2026

I’m at the point where every random fact I read goes straight into my Nerdy Trivia idea list. Most of the notes are chaos, but every so often a clean set of multiple-choice options survives and makes it into an email.

Celebrate with some random trivia!

Even the most lavish albums used to be pretty affordable. The Beatles spent about $75,000 on "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" in 1967, and the Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" cost around $70,000 the year before. Those were considered extravagant back then, but they look like pocket change compared to what artists started spending a few decades later. What is the most expensive album ever produced?

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

41 years ago TODAY, New York’s weirdest shift went to prime time when “Night Court” premiered on NBC in 1984!

The sitcom followed baby-faced Judge Harry Stone trying to keep order in a graveyard-shift municipal court packed with oddball defendants, sharp-tongued prosecutor Dan Fielding, and a rotating crew of public defenders and bailiffs who made the place feel more like a late-night circus than a courtroom. Its blend of slapstick, heart, and anything-goes cases turned it into one of NBC’s most beloved '80s workplace comedies and even paved the way for a revival decades later.

What is Bull's actual first name?

The Doors were having a rough time in the studio. They'd burned through their stockpile of pre-written songs, producer Paul Rothchild was demanding dozens of takes for individual tracks, and Morrison wasn't exactly the most reliable frontman. And yet, they managed to create a record that went to the top of the charts. What was The Doors' only number one album?

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