US Daily Quiz — 31 March 2026

In the news recently...

A Democrat flipped a Florida state House seat in a special election in the district that is home to which famous presidential estate?
💡 Mar-a-Lago
Which San Antonio Spurs player recorded the fastest double-double in NBA history with a season-high 41 points and 16 rebounds against the Bulls?
💡 Victor Wembanyama
Which AI company went to court seeking to overturn the Pentagon's designation of it as a supply chain risk?
💡 Anthropic

Mixed bag

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution shields Americans' rights to free speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of the press?
💡 1st Amendment
Just as perihelion marks Earth's closest approach to the Sun, what term describes the opposite point in Earth's orbit — when our planet is at its greatest distance from the Sun?
💡 Aphelion
In a ruling that would stand for nearly six decades until Brown v. Board of Education, what 1896 Supreme Court case gave constitutional cover to racial segregation by upholding the doctrine of 'separate but equal'?
💡 Plessy v. Ferguson

On this date (31 March)

On March 31, 1889, which iconic iron tower was officially opened in Paris, France?
💡 Eiffel Tower
On March 31, 1968, Lyndon B. Johnson made a surprise televised announcement that he would not seek re-election. Who went on to win the presidential election that year?
💡 Richard Nixon
On March 31, 1917, the United States took formal possession of the Virgin Islands after purchasing them from which European country for $25 million?
💡 Denmark