Daily Quiz 66
Which royal dynasty ruled Russia for just over 300 years, from 1613 until the revolution of 1917 brought it to a bloody end?
Which Irish-born satirist skewered humanity in "Gulliver's Travels" and proposed eating babies in "A Modest Proposal"?
Marcel Duchamp scandalized the art world by signing a urinal and calling it "Fountain." What did he name this category of art made from everyday objects?
"I Want You to Want Me," especially the live version from their album "At Budokan," was the breakthrough for which 1970s rock band?
Which soft, creamy cow's milk cheese from Normandy comes in a small round and is often sold in a thin wooden box?
Which cool, long-haired Swedish tennis star won five straight Wimbledon titles from 1976 to 1980 before retiring at just 26?
Which wild, delicate relative of the llama produces what is often called the finest and most expensive natural wool in the world?
Multiple sclerosis attacks which fatty insulating layer that wraps nerve fibers and speeds up electrical signals in the body?
In the U.S. legal process, at which hearing is a defendant formally read the charges and asked to enter a plea?
What is the term for the minimum speed an object needs to break free of a planet's gravity without any further push?
What is the business term for the careful investigation a buyer performs before closing a deal, to confirm everything checks out?
Which word, the opposite of a benediction, means a curse or the act of speaking evil of someone?
In American tall tales, the giant lumberjack Paul Bunyan had a loyal companion. What was the name of his enormous blue ox?
The most famous mutiny in naval history took place in 1789 aboard which British ship, when the crew cast Captain Bligh adrift?
Which Baroque master, famous for his dramatic use of light and shadow, killed a man in a brawl in 1606 and spent his final years as a fugitive?
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