US Daily Quiz — 11 April 2026

In the news recently...

Which NASA mission successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean in April 2026 after a historic 10-day journey around the moon?
💡 Artemis II
Which university won its first NCAA women's basketball title by defeating South Carolina 79-51?
💡 UCLA
In the 2026 Frozen Four semifinal, which university defeated Michigan in double overtime to keep alive hopes of a third national hockey title?
💡 Denver

Mixed bag

On the night of April 14, 1912, what famous ocean liner struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic and sank, killing more than 1,500 people in one of history's most notorious maritime disasters?
💡 Titanic
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects Americans from being compelled to testify against themselves in a criminal case — the right commonly invoked by 'pleading the Fifth'?
💡 5th Amendment
What is the name of the logical fallacy committed when someone assumes that what is true of individual parts of a whole must also be true of the whole itself — for example, concluding that a team is talented because each of its players is talented?
💡 Fallacy of composition

On this date (11 April)

On April 11, 1970, which NASA mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, only to suffer a critical oxygen tank explosion en route to the Moon?
💡 Apollo 13
The trial of which former Nazi SS officer, charged with organizing the deportation of millions of Jews to extermination camps, began in Jerusalem on April 11, 1961?
💡 Adolf Eichmann
On April 11, 1689, which two monarchs were jointly crowned King and Queen of England, having come to power during the Glorious Revolution?
💡 William III and Mary II