Daily Quiz 6
In 1877, which Nez Perce leader led his people on a 1,000-mile retreat toward Canada before surrendering with the words "I will fight no more forever"?
Measured from the center of the Earth rather than sea level, which Ecuadorian volcano is the highest point on the planet, beating even Everest?
In which 1986 cult action film does Kurt Russell play loudmouth trucker Jack Burton, dragged into a supernatural war under San Francisco's Chinatown?
Which novel is narrated by a teenage delinquent named Alex, who speaks an invented Russian-flavored slang called Nadsat?
Which artist, working with his wife Jeanne-Claude, became famous for wrapping entire landmarks like Berlin's Reichstag and Paris's Pont Neuf in fabric?
Which Seattle band titled its 1991 debut album "Ten" after the jersey number of basketball player Mookie Blaylock?
Sometimes called a Greek version of lasagna, which baked dish layers eggplant, spiced meat, and a creamy béchamel on top?
First run in 1867 at Jerome Park, which race is the oldest and longest of American horse racing's Triple Crown?
Baseball pitchers constantly worry about tearing which group of four shoulder muscles and tendons?
In which 1896 Supreme Court case did Justice John Marshall Harlan write a lone dissent against the "separate but equal" doctrine?
Pluto is the most famous resident of which ring of icy bodies orbiting beyond Neptune?
Musicians can thank John Shore, who in 1711 invented which simple two-pronged device for producing a pure reference pitch?
Which posh London department store, founded as a small grocer, grew into a sprawling Knightsbridge institution famous for its food halls?
Which baking soda brand took its name and logo from the symbol of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalworking?
The name of which soft-furred South American rodent, prized for its coat, comes from a native Andean people?
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