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Daily Quiz 31

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The towns of Luang Prabang and Pak Lay sit along which major Southeast Asian river?

  • The Irrawaddy
  • The Yangtze
  • The Ganges
  • The Mekong

 

2 of 15

The Count of Cavour helped unify which European nation and became its first prime minister in 1861?

  • Italy
  • Germany
  • Spain
  • Belgium

 

3 of 15

The 47-string concert type and the smaller Celtic or folk type are varieties of which ancient instrument?

  • A zither
  • A dulcimer
  • A harp
  • A lyre

 

4 of 15

"Don't compromise on your response!" Senator Henry Clay represented which state?

  • Virginia
  • Kentucky
  • Tennessee
  • Ohio

 

5 of 15

The Griffith Observatory showcases the famous 1851 pendulum experiment devised by which man?

  • Fizeau
  • Ampère
  • Doppler
  • Foucault

 

6 of 15

Soon after publishing "Tales, Told for Children" in 1835, which author began receiving a stipend from the Danish government?

  • Andersen
  • The Brothers Grimm
  • Charles Perrault
  • Aesop

 

7 of 15

In Greek myth, the three fanged sisters with reptilian hair were collectively known as what?

  • The Furies
  • The Sirens
  • The Gorgons
  • The Harpies

 

8 of 15

Fed by an ancient aqueduct and named for its location where three roads meet, which Italian fountain is a Roman icon?

  • The Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi
  • The Trevi Fountain
  • The Barcaccia
  • The Triton Fountain

 

9 of 15

A witty literary circle of 1920s New York writers was known as which Round Table?

  • The Bloomsbury Group
  • The Rat Pack
  • The Inklings
  • The Algonquin

 

10 of 15

This Welsh legend had an unplanned duet with Jennifer Hudson on "The Voice UK." Who is he?

  • Tom Jones
  • Engelbert Humperdinck
  • Shirley Bassey
  • Cliff Richard

 

11 of 15

This actor played a cousin of James Garner's in "Maverick," as well as Simon Templar and James Bond. Who is he?

  • Sean Connery
  • David Niven
  • Roger Moore
  • Timothy Dalton

 

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The "Bobblehead Curse" is said to jinx honored stars of which baseball team, like Mike Piazza and Johan Santana?

  • The Chicago Cubs
  • The New York Mets
  • The Boston Red Sox
  • The Cleveland Guardians

 

13 of 15

Art forger Elmyr de Hory is a subject of "F for Fake," a rare documentary by which film auteur?

  • Elia Kazan
  • Alfred Hitchcock
  • John Huston
  • Orson Welles

 

14 of 15

Expert trickster, shape-shifter, and mother of an eight-legged flying horse, which Norse figure is this?

  • Loki
  • Anansi
  • Coyote
  • Hermes

 

15 of 15

This seed of the genus Fagopyrum makes good pancakes, and pillows filled with it are said to help align your spine. What is it?

  • Quinoa
  • Millet
  • Buckwheat
  • Amaranth

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