Daily Quiz 18
Dating back to the 11th century, which landmark was Sir Walter Raleigh's unwelcome home for 13 years?
The strategically vital Bab el-Mandeb Strait separates Africa from which peninsula?
The flap of tissue hanging at the back of your throat, which keeps food from going up your nose, is called what?
Eratosthenes accurately estimated the circumference of the Earth while running which institution?
Which dynasty took control of Austria under Rudolf I and ruled in Europe into the 20th century?
The ancient Greek philosopher Aristocles is far better known by which nickname, possibly referring to his broad build?
Now a Winter Olympic sport, snowboarding uses equipment originally marketed in 1965 under what name?
During the German occupation of which island is the fictional "Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" born as an alibi?
This brief period, known in French as "Cent Jours," ended in disaster for Napoleon.
In 1543, the Copernican model of the solar system eventually displaced the one named for which ancient astronomer?
In 1626, which Dutch colonial governor famously bought Manhattan for goods worth 60 guilders?
The Latin phrase "tabula rasa" is commonly translated as which empty surface?
Which former Soviet republic borders Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine?
In 17th-century London's bills of mortality, deaths from which cause jumped from 6 in 1664 to nearly 69,000 in 1665?
Which macabre yet whimsical artist drew the iconic animated opening titles for the PBS series "Mystery!"?
