What is the sum of the angles of a triangle?
Answer : 180°
The sum is always 180 degrees.
Daily quiz of October 14, 2026: answers
Here are the questions of the daily quiz of October 14, 2026, with the correct answer and its explanation. Today's challenge is different: put yourself to the test!
See today's quizWhich practice did Ignaz Semmelweis promote to reduce puerperal fever?
Answer : Handwashing
He advocated it in the 1840s.
Which ancient people founded the city of Carthage?
Answer : The Phoenicians
Carthage was founded by the Phoenicians, a people of traders and sailors.
What do we call the Christian reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula from Muslim rule?
Answer : The Reconquista
The Reconquista refers to the gradual reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula by Christian kingdoms.
Which 1688 English revolution overthrew James II in favor of William III and Mary II?
Answer : The Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution of 1688 deposed James II with little major bloodshed and established a parliamentary monarchy.
Which South African leader, released in 1990, became president in 1994?
Answer : Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela was the first South African president elected after the end of apartheid.
Who invented the RSA encryption algorithm?
Answer : Rivest, Shamir and Adleman
The letters R, S and A come from their surnames.
In which US state is Mount St. Helens, which erupted in 1980?
Answer : Washington
The 1980 eruption was one of the deadliest in US history.
Which country has a national flag whose front and back show different emblems?
Answer : Paraguay
The flag of Paraguay is famous for having two different sides.
The Tour de France is a race...
Answer : by stages
The Tour is usually raced over 21 stages across about three weeks, and the winner is the rider with the lowest cumulative time.