Daily Quiz 8
Rome and Carthage fought three brutal conflicts for control of the ancient Mediterranean. What are these wars collectively called?
The Golden Temple in Amritsar is the holiest site of which religion, founded in the Punjab region around 500 years ago?
In which 2004 film does Paul Giamatti play a depressed wine snob on a road trip through California wine country?
Which 2003 Khaled Hosseini novel follows the guilt-ridden friendship between two boys in Afghanistan, bound up with kite fighting?
Which 19th-century painter awed Americans with enormous, light-drenched landscapes of Yosemite and the untamed West?
With diamond-selling albums like "Come On Over," which Canadian singer became the best-selling female artist in country music history?
Which soft, squeaky Indian cheese holds its shape when fried and shows up in dishes like saag and tikka masala?
Which Hall of Fame pitcher won 25 games for the "Miracle Mets" on their shocking run to the 1969 World Series title?
Which ancient surgical practice involved drilling or scraping a hole into a living person's skull?
In property law, a right of way allowing someone to cross another person's land is a common type of what?
Famous for sitting nearly above the North Pole, which star has guided sailors to true north for centuries?
After years of litigation against Isaac Singer and others, which inventor is credited with patenting the first practical sewing machine in America?
Warren Buffett popularized which watery metaphor for a durable competitive advantage that protects a business from rivals?
In World War I, what was the name for the deadly, cratered stretch of ground between two opposing lines of trenches?
In the Studio Ghibli film about a young witch and her black cat Jiji, what is the witch's name?
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