US Daily Quiz — 20 March 2026

In the news recently...

Which K-pop supergroup announced a long-awaited comeback concert at Seoul's Gwanghwamun Square?
💡 BTS
The FDA recently approved a new higher-dose version of which blockbuster obesity drug?
💡 Wegovy
Which entertainment company acquired Tina Turner's name, image, likeness, and the majority of her music catalog rights?
💡 Pophouse

Mixed bag

What is the name of the largest planet in our solar system?
💡 Jupiter
With 254 of them packed within its borders, which U.S. state boasts more counties than any other in the nation?
💡 Texas
When Martin Luther King Jr. thundered 'I have a dream' at the start of clause after clause, he was wielding what rhetorical device — defined as the deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses?
💡 Anaphora

On this date (20 March)

On March 20, 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe's landmark anti-slavery novel was published. What is the title of that novel?
💡 Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Republican Party of the United States was founded in 1854 in a schoolhouse in which Wisconsin city?
💡 Ripon
On March 20, 1727, which English scientist and mathematician, widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of science, died in London?
💡 Isaac Newton