Aug. 20, 2025

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Turning up the heat with trivia about extreme temperatures, spicy foods, and everything that brings the fire.
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Calarogus Shark Media Greeting's Trivia fans. I'm Mark Ellison, and

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today we're turning up the heat with questions about things

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that are hot. Question one, what is the hottest naturally

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occurring substance on Earth? Measuring over one thousand degrees fahrenheit?

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Question two, according to the Scoville scale, which pepper currently

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holds the world record as the hottest? Question three? What

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desert holds the record for the highest air temperature ever

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reliably recorded on Earth? Question four? In nineteen ninety two,

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which song by Wright said, Fred became a worldwide hit

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about being attractive or hot? Question five? Hot springs get

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their heat from what underground source? We'll be right back

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with these sizzling answers after this break. Welcome back, trivia fans.

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Let's reveal today's answers. Question one, what's the hottest naturally

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occurring substance on Earth? Answer? Lava? Fresh lava can reach

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temperatures between one thousand to two thousand degrees fahrenheit, with

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some volcanic eruptions producing even hotter temperatures. Question two, what's

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the world's hottest pepper? Answer the Carolina Reaper. This pepper

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averages over two point two million Scoville heat units, making

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it significantly hotter than law enforcement pepper spray. Question three,

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which desert recorded Earth's highest temper Answer, Death Valley, California

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on July tenth, nineteen thirteen. Death Valley's Furnace Creek recorded

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one hundred and thirty four degrees fahrenheit fifty six point

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seven degrees celsius, the highest air temperature reliably recorded on

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our planet. Question four, which nineteen ninety two song was

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about being hot? Answer? I'm too sexy by right, said Fred.

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This catchy dance hit topped charts worldwide with its memorable

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lyrics about being too sexy and became a cultural Phenomenon

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question five, what heats hot springs? Answer? Geothermal energy from

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the Earth's interior. Underground water is heated by hot rocks, magma,

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or the Earth's natural geothermal gradient before rising to the surface.

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That wraps up today's hot topics. On five daily trivia questions,

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I'm Mark Ellison and this podcast was crafted with the

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help of AI technology. Stay cool and see you tomorrow.