US Daily Quiz — 3 April 2026

In the news recently...

Which tech company, founded on April Fools' Day by a hippie and a nerdy engineer in Silicon Valley, recently celebrated its 50th anniversary?
💡 Apple
Todd Blanche, who previously served as President Trump's defense lawyer, was picked by Trump to serve in what role at the Justice Department?
💡 Acting Attorney General
Eugene Mirman, the voice of Gene on 'Bob's Burgers,' was rescued from a fiery car crash by a state trooper assigned to protect the governor of which state?
💡 New Hampshire

Mixed bag

Sitting approximately 93 million miles from Earth, what is the name of the closest star to our planet?
💡 The Sun
As of 2023, which planet in our solar system has the greatest number of confirmed moons, having overtaken Jupiter to claim the top spot?
💡 Saturn
What theorem in number theory states that every integer greater than 1 can be represented uniquely as a product of prime numbers, up to the order of the factors?
💡 Fundamental theorem of arithmetic

On this date (3 April)

On April 3, 1860, a famous American mail service began its first run, carrying letters from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California on horseback. What was the name of this legendary mail service?
💡 Pony Express
On April 3, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous 'I've Been to the Mountaintop' speech in which American city, the night before his assassination?
💡 Memphis
On April 3, 1559, the Peace of Cateau-Cambresis was signed, ending a long series of wars between France and which other European power?
💡 Spain