Nerdy Trivia: October 5, 2025

James Brown made funk dancing look so effortless, and I can barely clap on the right beat. A good funk bass line makes even the most rhythm-challenged person think they could totally groove at the next wedding. Too bad that confidence doesn't come with actual coordination.

Being an astronaut is pretty much the coolest job in the universe, but getting woken up in space comes with some serious perks. Since the mid-1960s, NASA has been treating their space crews to personalized musical alarm clocks, beaming everything from Sinatra classics to college fight songs up to the cosmos. Which James Brown song has NASA included on a wake-up playlist for astronauts?

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

52 years ago TODAY, we took the yellow brick road to the top of the charts when Elton John released the album “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” in 1973! It hit number one on the Billboard 200 chart for eight straight weeks and finished as the best-selling U.S. album of 1974. The album spun off signatures like “Bennie and the Jets,” “Candle in the Wind,” “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting.” Certified 8× Platinum in the U.S., inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, and ranked as one of Rolling Stone’s greatest albums, it’s widely considered as Elton’s magnum opus. Do you remember Elton John's real name?

One of "Titanic's" most memorable characters almost had a very different accent on screen. Before Kathy Bates charmed audiences as the "Unsinkable Molly Brown," another powerhouse performer was set to bring this larger-than-life survivor to life. Which star nearly stepped into those first-class shoes?

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