The Daily Quiz for December 6, 2024

The game of basketball was invented in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith, who used peach baskets as the first hoops.

In “Wheel of Fortune,” contestants guess letters to solve word puzzles.

The band initially refused to release it as a single – radio stations recorded it from Friends episodes until they gave in

Dry ice (solid carbon dioxide) sublimates at room temperature and normal atmospheric pressure.

‘TBH’ gained popularity on Twitter due to character limits forcing users to be more concise.

Eddie Murphy’s portrayal of the streetwise children’s show host Mr. Robinson was modeled after Mr Rogers Neighborhood.

‘Begun’ follows an ancient Indo-European pattern of vowel gradation called ablaut.

Embellish comes from the Old French “embellir,” meaning “to make beautiful.”

While ratatouille contains various vegetables, eggplant is usually the main ingredient in this Provençal dish.

Jolt Cola contained twice the caffeine of regular cola and used the slogan “All the sugar and twice the caffeine”