The Daily Quiz for December 28, 2024

Wombats’ cube-shaped poop is an evolutionary marvel! It’s thought to help mark territory without rolling away, and the shape is formed by the unique elasticity of their intestines.

Before her groundbreaking win, only one African American (Hattie McDaniel) had won any acting Oscar.

John Carpenter directed Halloween, which became a seminal work in the slasher genre.

Charlene’s “I’ve Never Been to Me” was originally released in 1977 but became a hit when re-released in 1982.

The show was a spin-off of “Diff’rent Strokes” and originally featured seven girls before being reduced to four main characters.

The 15 puzzle (also called Gem Puzzle, Boss Puzzle, Game of Fifteen, Mystic Square and more) is a sliding puzzle that has 15 square tiles numbered 1 to 15 in a frame that is 4 tile positions high and 4 tile positions wide, with one unoccupied position.

V.I.C.I. stood for Voice Input Child Identicant, and the character was portrayed by Tiffany Brissette.

Despite being called “King of the Jungle,” lions don’t actually live in jungles but in grasslands and plains.

The colonists signed the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce with France in 1778, which officially allied the two countries. France secretly aided the rebels as early as 1776, but didn’t formally declare war on Britain until June 1778.

The symbol Ag comes from the Latin word “argentum,” which means “white” or “shining.”