The Daily Quiz for November 21, 2025

As the name suggests (‘coq’ means rooster), traditional coq au vin is made with rooster, though chicken is often used.

OMSECRUIPT is an anagram of ‘MICROSCOPE’, a scientific instrument used to view small objects.

Illinois is the top pumpkin producer in the United States, producing 630 million pounds of pumpkins in 2022, nearly four times more than the second-highest producer, Indiana.

1950s

Thimphu is the capital and largest city of Bhutan, located in the western part of the country.

Sugar Pops Pete, a prairie dog wearing a cowboy hat, was the original mascot for Sugar Pops (now just called Pops) in the 1950s.

The Mini-Wheat character, a anthropomorphized wheat biscuit, has represented Frosted Mini-Wheats in various forms since the 1980s.

The term ‘dry’ in wine simply means the absence of residual sugar after fermentation.

This tradition involved walking into a dark room, alone, and standing in front of a mirror. As they peeled an apple (?!) the woman might be able to see the reflection of the person they would someday marry. Alternately, they’d see a skeleton, in which case they’d die alone.