The Daily Quiz for May 12, 2025

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1 / 10

In Monopoly, how much money do players start with?

$1,000

$2,000

$1,500

In classic Monopoly, each player starts with $1,500

2 / 10

What was the name of Terry Jacks’ 1974 hit about a dying man’s farewell?

The Last Farewell

Goodbye to Love

Time in a Bottle

Seasons in the Sun

The song was originally written and recorded by Jacques Brel in French.

3 / 10

What is the name of the game where players stack wooden blocks and remove them without toppling the tower?

Tower Tumble

Jenga

Block Balance

Jenga was invented by Leslie Scott. The name “jenga” is a form of the Swahili word kujenga, which means “to build.”

4 / 10

Which country is home to the Great Barrier Reef?

Mexico

Brazil

Australia

The Great Barrier Reef is so large it can be seen from space and is the world’s largest living structure.

5 / 10

Which U.S. military operation led to the capture of Saddam Hussein?

Operation Desert Storm

Operation Iraqi Freedom

Operation Red Dawn

Operation Red Dawn, conducted on December 13, 2003, led to the capture of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

6 / 10

What is the capital of Spain?

Barcelona

Seville

Madrid

Madrid is home to the world’s oldest restaurant, Botín, which has been in continuous operation since 1725.

7 / 10

Which 1984 movie features the ghostly librarian scene?

Ghostbusters

Beetlejuice

Poltergeist

Ghostbusters (1984) includes the famous scene with the ghost of a librarian in the New York Public Library.

8 / 10

What river forms part of the border between Texas and Mexico?

Rio Grande

Colorado River

Pecos River

The Rio Grande has served as the international boundary since the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, spanning approximately 1,254 miles.

9 / 10

Find the misspelled word

teacher

professor

instructor

proffessor

10 / 10

Who wrote the screenplay for Fast Times at Ridgemont High?

Amy Heckerling

John Hughes

Cameron Crowe

Cameron Crowe went undercover as a high school student for a year to gather material for the book that became the basis for this screenplay.

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