
Daily Quiz 21
In 1206, which conqueror united the warring Mongol tribes before launching his invasions of China?
Bram Stoker consulted a text on Wallachia and Moldavia while writing which 1897 novel?
Helen Mirren played detective Jane Tennison, breaking barriers in London's police, on which acclaimed British series?
Hydrophobia is another name for which viral disease that affects humans and other mammals?
Professor Pierre Aronnax narrates which 1870 Jules Verne novel of underwater adventure?
In a 1997 film, Stephen Fry played which Irish poet and dramatist, with Jude Law as Lord Alfred Douglas?
Bornite's colorful iridescence earns it a nickname referencing which bird's shimmering feathers?
Created in January 1918 after the Bolshevik Revolution, which military force later suffered a devastating purge?
Born in Moscow, which Stanford student co-developed the PageRank algorithm behind a famous search engine?
These European show horses are known for their iconic white coats and Roman noses. What are they?
Of all NATO member countries, which comes alphabetically first, having joined in 2009?
The lowest portion of the brainstem, which helps control the heartbeat, is known by what two-word name?
"Mandingo" and "Malinke" are other names for which West African people, the name Alex Haley used in "Roots"?
When we first meet which Shakespeare character, she's reading a letter from her husband about his encounter with three "weird sisters"?
Nikita Khrushchev reportedly flew into a rage during a 1959 U.S. visit when told he couldn't visit which attraction?
