DayQuizzDayQuizz answers for Saturday, September 5, 2026
All 60 questions and answers from that day's DayQuizz, subject by subject. Today's set is live now, and the answers appear here tomorrow.
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- The word 'quarantine' comes from an Italian word meaning forty.⭐⭐⭐
- The word 'alphabet' comes from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet.⭐
- The word 'salary' derives from the Latin word for salt.⭐⭐⭐
- The word 'robot' entered English from Czech.⭐⭐
- The word 'ketchup' likely traces back to a Chinese term for a fish sauce.⭐
- The English word 'pajamas' came from Hindi.⭐
- The 'sandwich' is named after an English earl.⭐⭐
- The word 'safari' entered English from Swahili.⭐
- The word 'kindergarten' was borrowed from German.⭐
- The word 'tsunami' comes from Japanese.⭐⭐
Spanish
- The Spanish word for 'right' (direction) is derecha.⭐
- The Spanish word for 'train' is tren.⭐⭐
- 'Straight ahead' in Spanish is 'todo recto.'⭐⭐
- The Spanish word for 'airport' is aeropuerto.⭐
- The Spanish word for 'store' is tienda.⭐⭐
- The Spanish word for a travel 'ticket' is boleto.⭐⭐⭐
- The Spanish word for 'left' is izquierda.⭐
- The Spanish word for 'sidewalk' is acera.⭐⭐⭐
- The Spanish word for 'street' is calle.⭐
- 'Where is the bathroom?' is '¿Dónde está el baño?'⭐
Math
- The smallest prime number is 2.⭐
- The least common multiple of 4 and 6 is 12.⭐⭐
- The prime factorization of 12 is 2 × 2 × 3.⭐⭐
- The factors of 6 are 1, 2, 3, and 6.⭐
- The greatest common factor of 48 and 60 is 12.⭐⭐⭐
- The next multiple of 7 after 7 itself is 14.⭐
- The number 9 is composite.⭐
- The greatest common factor of 12 and 18 is 6.⭐⭐
- Every even number is divisible by 2.⭐
- The count of prime numbers less than 20 is 8.⭐⭐⭐
History
- Napoleon was finally defeated in 1815 at Waterloo.⭐⭐⭐
- Genghis Khan founded and led the Mongol Empire.⭐
- The Inca Empire was centered in the Andes mountains.⭐⭐
- The Meiji Restoration rapidly modernized Japan.⭐⭐⭐
- Napoleon Bonaparte rose to power in France.⭐
- Nelson Mandela became the first Black president of South Africa.⭐
- Mahatma Gandhi led nonviolent resistance to British rule in India.⭐⭐
- Queen Victoria ruled Britain from 1837 to 1901.⭐⭐
- The Ottoman Empire was centered in what is now Turkey.⭐
- The Taj Mahal was built in India.⭐
Science
- The natural place where an animal lives is its habitat.⭐
- Animals that hunt and eat other animals are predators.⭐
- A species with no living members remaining is extinct.⭐⭐⭐
- The continuous movement of water through Earth's systems is the water cycle.⭐⭐
- Fungi and bacteria that break down dead material are decomposers.⭐
- Processing used materials into new products is called recycling.⭐
- Atmospheric gases that trap heat near Earth's surface are greenhouse gases.⭐⭐⭐
- The variety of living things in an ecosystem is its biodiversity.⭐⭐
- Plants sit at the base of a food chain as producers.⭐
- A desert biome is defined mainly by its very low rainfall.⭐⭐
Trivia
- The rice dish paella originated in Spain.⭐⭐
- The gemstone known for its rich green color is the emerald.⭐
- The largest living penguin species is the emperor penguin.⭐⭐
- The driest non-polar desert on Earth is the Atacama Desert.⭐⭐⭐
- A century is a period of 100 years.⭐
- The element with the chemical symbol Sn is tin.⭐⭐⭐
- The Panama Canal links the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean.⭐⭐
- The farm animal raised for wool is the sheep.⭐
- The capital city of Egypt is Cairo.⭐
- A group of cattle is called a herd.⭐