Daily Quiz 23
Beginning its rule in 202 B.C., which powerful dynasty ushered in a golden age of Chinese culture and prosperity?
On April 19, 1775, patriots turned back the advancing British at which bridge spanning the Concord River?
Camus's attack on Stalinism in his 1951 work "The Rebel" famously strained his friendship with which fellow existentialist?
In the Book of Exodus, the third plague turned the dust of Egypt into which pests?
Orpheus charmed which multi-headed canine guardian of Hades with his lyre to enter the underworld and rescue Eurydice?
Handel composed which suite for strings and winds, performed for a royal boat trip along the Thames?
What is the technical name for ground that has remained at or below the freezing point for two or more years?
Which amusement park claims to have given the world both the hot dog and the roller coaster?
Scotland calls New Year's Eve by which distinctive name, marked by its own traditions and celebrations?
A needless repetition of an idea in different words, such as "frozen ice" or "close proximity," is called what?
In 1913, the Joseph Dixon Crucible Company renamed its pencils after the New York town where its graphite was mined. What name?
Which Italian patriot, a Fourth of July baby inspired by the American fight for liberty, helped unify his country?
Which Renzo who won the Pritzker Prize in 1998 designed the San Nicola Stadium in Bari?
At least 7,000 years old, which surgical procedure involved drilling a hole into a living person's skull?
Which longest Chinese river was the only habitat of the Baiji dolphin, a creature known as "the Goddess" now feared extinct?
