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Daily Quiz 5

1 of 15

The Hanseatic League was a powerful medieval commercial alliance centered in what part of Europe?

  • The Mediterranean coast
  • The Baltic and North Sea region
  • The Iberian Peninsula
  • The Black Sea

 

2 of 15

In the human body, the islets of Langerhans are clusters of cells found in which organ?

  • The liver
  • The kidney
  • The pancreas
  • The spleen

 

3 of 15

The composer Antonio Vivaldi, known for "The Four Seasons," also held what profession?

  • Sea captain
  • Catholic priest
  • Architect
  • Physician

 

4 of 15

What is the term for a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward, like "racecar"?

  • An anagram
  • A homonym
  • A palindrome
  • A synonym

 

5 of 15

The ancient Library of Alexandria was located in what present-day country?

  • Greece
  • Turkey
  • Egypt
  • Italy

 

6 of 15

In music theory, an interval of seven semitones is known as a perfect what?

  • Third
  • Fourth
  • Fifth
  • Octave

 

7 of 15

The Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494 divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between which two countries?

  • England and France
  • Spain and Portugal
  • The Netherlands and Spain
  • Italy and Portugal

 

8 of 15

What is the name of the protein that gives skin, hair, and nails their structure?

  • Collagen
  • Keratin
  • Elastin
  • Myosin

 

9 of 15

The painter known for melting clocks and surreal dreamscapes, including "The Persistence of Memory," was who?

  • Pablo Picasso
  • Joan Mirรณ
  • Salvador Dalรญ
  • Renรฉ Magritte

 

10 of 15

The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea to what other body of water?

  • The Black Sea
  • The Persian Gulf
  • The Red Sea
  • The Arabian Sea

 

11 of 15

In Norse mythology, what is the name of the rainbow bridge connecting the realm of the gods to the world of humans?

  • Yggdrasil
  • Bifrรถst
  • Valhalla
  • Mjรถlnir

 

12 of 15

The economic theory associated with John Maynard Keynes argues that governments should do what during a recession?

  • Cut all spending immediately
  • Increase spending to boost demand
  • Raise interest rates sharply
  • Let markets correct without intervention

 

13 of 15

What is the largest moon in our solar system, larger even than the planet Mercury?

  • Titan
  • Europa
  • Ganymede
  • Io

 

14 of 15

The "Defenestration" that helped spark a major war involved throwing people out of windows in what city?

  • Vienna
  • Prague
  • Budapest
  • Warsaw

 

15 of 15

The phrase "the bends," a danger faced by deep-sea divers, is caused by what?

  • Lack of oxygen
  • Nitrogen bubbles forming in the blood
  • Extreme cold
  • Water pressure crushing the lungs

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