The Daily Quiz for June 30, 2025

While most people think the Statue of Liberty is in New York, it’s technically located in New Jersey waters, though the island it stands on is New York territory.

MapQuest, launched in 1996, was one of the first popular web-based map services.

Prince’s Purple Rain soundtrack (1984) spent 24 weeks at #1, not 37

The Statue of Liberty’s face was modeled after the sculptor’s mother, Charlotte Bartholdi.

Rockwell is the son of Motown CEO Berry Gordy, and Michael Jackson sang backing vocals on this hit.

Steve Clarke holds the Guinness World Record for the fastest time to carve a pumpkin at 9.4 seconds. Clarke set the record at Stable Craft Brewing’s Fall Harvest Party October 17, 2020. This time smashed his previous record of 16.47 seconds!

Natalie had never heard the original Danish version – she learned the song from a male Swedish cover version

As of 2024, there have been 5 Presidents who lost the popular vote but won the election. 3 were in the 1800s and most recently, George W. Bush and Donald Trump lost the popular vote but still won the election.

Barley has been used in beer making for over 10,000 years, with archaeological evidence from multiple sites in the Fertile Crescent confirming its early usage in fermented beverages.

This revolution led to the formation of the Soviet Union in 1922.