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Daily Quiz 39

1 of 15

He used Medusa's severed head to rescue his mother and turn a troublesome king to stone. Which Greek hero?

  • Perseus
  • Theseus
  • Bellerophon
  • Cadmus

 

2 of 15

An Italian dialect gives us the name of which European sea bass, usually served whole with a squeeze of lemon?

  • Turbot
  • Branzino
  • Dover sole
  • Monkfish

 

3 of 15

James Caan's Sonny takes 100-plus squibs to a brutal end at a tollbooth in which 1972 crime classic?

  • Goodfellas
  • Scarface
  • The Godfather
  • Casino

 

4 of 15

A doomed French outpost near the Laos border fell in May 1954, ending the First Indochina War. Name the battle.

  • Khe Sanh
  • Hue
  • Ia Drang
  • ฤiแป‡n Biรชn Phแปง

 

5 of 15

These flowers are named for a self-obsessed youth of myth and stand for vanity. Which blooms?

  • Narcissus
  • Hyacinth
  • Iris
  • Amaryllis

 

6 of 15

Over 130 nations chase this men's international tennis trophy, once called the International Lawn Tennis Challenge. Which cup?

  • The Ryder Cup
  • The Davis Cup
  • The Fed Cup
  • The Wightman Cup

 

7 of 15

Song Kang-ho starred in which 2019 film that became the first non-English movie to win Best Picture?

  • Roma
  • Minari
  • Parasite
  • Burning

 

8 of 15

Defying the king's order, she buries her brother Polyneices and pays for it with her life. Which tragic heroine?

  • Electra
  • Cassandra
  • Iphigenia
  • Antigone

 

9 of 15

Once dismissed as a dreary old-fashioned breakfast, which smoked herring is making a British comeback?

  • Kippers
  • Bangers
  • Bubble and squeak
  • Toad in the hole

 

10 of 15

Most bony fish stay perfectly suspended in the water thanks to which gas-filled organ?

  • A gill raker
  • A swim bladder
  • A lateral line
  • A spiracle

 

11 of 15

Eleanor Shellstrop wakes up in the afterlife and marvels at all the frozen-yogurt shops on which philosophical sitcom?

  • The Office
  • Parks and Recreation
  • The Good Place
  • Community

 

12 of 15

With a record 200 Cup Series wins, which "King" of NASCAR drove the famous number 43 for most of his reign?

  • Dale Earnhardt
  • Jeff Gordon
  • Bobby Allison
  • Richard Petty

 

13 of 15

A priest curses Cio-Cio-San for abandoning her religion to marry Lieutenant Pinkerton in which Puccini opera?

  • Madame Butterfly
  • La Bohรจme
  • Turandot
  • Tosca

 

14 of 15

In "Frozen," what's the name of Kristoff's loyal, carrot-loving reindeer?

  • Olaf
  • Sven
  • Hei Hei
  • Pua

 

15 of 15

Designed with the word "Suomi" on its 2-euro coin, which Nordic country calls itself by that name?

  • Estonia
  • Sweden
  • Finland
  • Denmark

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