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Trivia question of the day — Jun 3, 2026

Wednesday, June 3, 2026. Tap Show answer for the answer, explanation and source.

QUESTION OF THE DAYWED 03 JUN
DIFFICULTY 55 · HARDLITERATURE

Faulkner wrote 'As I Lay Dying' in six weeks while on the night shift at what type of facility?

  1. A printing works
  2. A cotton mill
  3. A railroad depot
  4. A power house
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Answer

D. A power house

He shoveled coal for the first eight hours of a twelve-hour shift, then wrote from midnight to 4 a.m. and claimed he never changed a word.

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