What does the melting of land-based polar ice cause?
Answer : A rise in sea level
Meltwater from glaciers and ice sheets on land, such as Greenland's, flows into the oceans and raises sea level; melting floating sea ice barely changes it.
Daily quiz of October 29, 2026: answers
Here are the questions of the daily quiz of October 29, 2026, with the correct answer and its explanation. Today's challenge is different: put yourself to the test!
See today's quizWhich devastating European war took place from 1618 to 1648?
Answer : The Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War, from 1618 to 1648, devastated central Europe and ended with the Peace of Westphalia.
What does one receive on the first day in the traditional English song 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'?
Answer : A partridge in a pear tree
A gift is added each day up to twelve; this cumulative rhyme was printed in England at the end of the 18th century.
Which language was the administrative language of the Inca Empire?
Answer : Quechua
Quechua was used across the Inca realm.
What are the waves of energy released during an earthquake called?
Answer : Seismic waves
They travel through the ground.
Which of these NBA teams comes from the former ABA league?
Answer : San Antonio Spurs
The Spurs are one of four ABA teams, with the Nets, Pacers and Nuggets, merged into the NBA in 1976, whereas the Celtics, Bulls and Pistons were already in the league.
Which agency, founded in Paris in 1835, is considered the first news agency?
Answer : Havas
Havas is the ancestor of AFP.
How many points is a successful free throw worth?
Answer : 1
A free throw, taken unguarded from the foul line after a foul, is worth 1 point, versus 2 or 3 points for a shot from the field.
What is the name of Mario's brother?
Answer : Luigi
Luigi, usually dressed in green, appeared alongside Mario in Mario Bros. in 1983 and is most often the second player's character.
Which French writer wrote 'Germinal', a social novel about miners in northern France?
Answer : Émile Zola
Émile Zola wrote 'Germinal', a naturalist novel about the living conditions of miners.