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Daily Quiz 52

1 of 15

Dice-gambling slang gave us which numerical phrase meaning in a state of confusion or disorder?

  • At loggerheads
  • At sixes and sevens
  • Beyond the pale
  • At full tilt

 

2 of 15

Musicians can thank John Shore, who in 1711 invented which two-pronged pitch reference?

  • A metronome
  • A pitch pipe
  • A tuning fork
  • A diapason

 

3 of 15

Beyond Neptune lies which icy ring of billions of comets and dwarf planets, including Pluto?

  • The asteroid belt
  • The Oort Cloud
  • The heliopause
  • The Kuiper Belt

 

4 of 15

Mary Bonauto argued the 2015 case that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. Name the case.

  • Obergefell
  • Loving
  • Lawrence
  • Windsor

 

5 of 15

In 1772 William Heberden coined which Latin term for chest pain caused by diseased coronary arteries?

  • Arrhythmia
  • Angina
  • Aneurysm
  • Embolism

 

6 of 15

Named for their ruddy facades, which 19th-century row houses are iconic in cities like New York and Boston?

  • A bungalow
  • A row house
  • A brownstone
  • A tenement

 

7 of 15

Built of birch despite its mocking nickname, which giant Howard Hughes flying boat flew only once, in 1947?

  • The Enola Gay
  • The Memphis Belle
  • The Gossamer Condor
  • The Spruce Goose

 

8 of 15

Johnny Depp plays a gleefully untalented director in which 1994 Tim Burton biographical film?

  • Ed Wood
  • Boogie Nights
  • The Disaster Artist
  • Bowfinger

 

9 of 15

A powerful WWI cannon lends its name to which cocktail of gin, lemon, sugar, and champagne?

  • A Bellini
  • A French 75
  • A Kir Royale
  • A Mimosa

 

10 of 15

Druids and revelers gather at Stonehenge each June to greet the sunrise on which day?

  • The vernal equinox
  • Beltane
  • The summer solstice
  • Lughnasadh

 

11 of 15

She played the title roles in the 1970s classic "Foxy Brown" and, decades later, Tarantino's "Jackie Brown." Who?

  • Diahann Carroll
  • Cicely Tyson
  • Diana Ross
  • Pam Grier

 

12 of 15

Called Nathanael in John's gospel, which apostle beginning with "B" is said to have died in Armenia?

  • Bartholomew
  • Thaddeus
  • Matthias
  • Barnabas

 

13 of 15

Its Latin name means "many-tongued," fitting for which mimicking songbird that dive-bombs intruders near its nest?

  • A catbird
  • A mockingbird
  • A thrasher
  • A shrike

 

14 of 15

Beginning about 400 miles southeast of Caracas, which river empties into the Atlantic through a huge delta?

  • The Magdalena
  • The Paranรก
  • The Orinoco
  • The Sรฃo Francisco

 

15 of 15

Making up Egypt's largest Christian group, which ancient sect traces its church to the apostle Mark?

  • The Druze
  • The Maronites
  • The Yazidis
  • The Copts

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