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Hello, smarty pants, and welcome to trusty Trivia Thursday. Today we're heading back to ancient Rome to gladiators, emperors, and epic events in the Roman Colosseum. Before we shout veni, vidi, vici, let's give a heroic shout out to Logan in West Tisbury, Massachusetts. You asked for a shout out, and here it is. We're so glad you're part of our smarty family, Logan. Keep on learning, laughing and smarting with us. Now, let's enter the arena. Question 1. What was the Roman Colosseum used for? Was it A, shopping B, gladiator battles and public spectacles, or C, giant pizza parties? Did you say B Victoria's choice. The Colosseum was built for public entertainment, including gladiator fights, recreated sea battles, and and animal hunts. Pretty much ancient Rome's version of Netflix. Question 2. What is the Colosseum made of? Is it A, wood B, stone and concrete, or C, Roman candles? If you pick B, you are rock solid. Romans used stone, concrete, and brilliant engineering to build the Colosseum nearly 2,000 years ago, and it's still standing today. Final question. What clever feature could protect spectators from the sun? Was it A, large hats, B. Umbrellas, or C, a retractable awning called the Valerium? Did you go with C? You are architecturally awesome. The Velarium was a giant canvas awning that shaded the crowd. Ancient Roman engineering at its coolest. You've conquered the trivia arena, smartypants. Join us next week for more legendary learning. And if you want to learn more, check out our Roman Coliseum episode in the WhoSmarted archives. WhoSmarted is brought to you by Squarespace. Now, you know I'm good about creating new adventures and episodes of Whosmarted, but you don't know that I procrastinate on other stuff, like a website for one of our new projects. Oops. When the website builder Squarespace reached out about sponsoring Whosmarted, I decided to test it out. And now I feel silly for putting off building that website. Squarespace's blueprint AI thing literally built me a custom website in minutes. I just told it a few details about the project, and boom, it generated everything. And everything you need is right there. I can schedule guest interviews, send email campaigns, even sell merch, all from one dashboard. Now it's your turn to stop procrastinating and start building. You can use Squarespace to launch that business site or any site that you've been dreaming about. But putting off today, there's no excuse anymore. Especially since you can head to squarespace.com smarted for a free trial and when you're ready to launch, you can use Code smarted to save 10% on your first purchase of a website or domain. That's squarespace.com smarted code smarted this episode is sponsored by IXL. Look, I know back to school looks a little different when you're a homeschool family because maybe you're keeping up with your year round rhythm or maybe you're starting fresh with new plans and goals. Either way, it is the perfect time to res, refresh and find tools that make life easier. That's where IXL comes in. IXL is an award winning online learning platform that covers math, language arts, science and social studies from Pre K through 12th grade. It adjusts to your child's level, giving them just the right challenge at the right time so learning feels motivating, not overwhelming. And what I love about IXL is how effortless it makes homeschooling. Everything is organized by grade and topic, so instead of hunting for lessons, you can jump straight into exactly what your child needs. And the real time feedback is a game changer. When kids make a mistake, IXL explains it instantly, helping them learn and move forward with confidence. Plus, you can see their progress at a glance with detailed reports. Over 15 million students use IXL and more than 75 studies show that it really works. So make an impact on your child's learning. Get IXL today. WhoSmarted listeners get an exclusive 20% off when you sign up at ixcel.com WhoSmarted that's ixl.com WhoSmarted who smarted.