US Daily Quiz — 23 April 2026

In the news recently...

Which electric vehicle company saw profits rise in the first quarter of 2026 as its car sales rebounded from a sharp slump?
💡 Tesla
Dave Mason, who died at age 79, was a co-founder of which psychedelic British band known for songs like 'Feelin' Alright'?
💡 Traffic
In a remarkable MLS moment, a goalkeeper scored a stoppage-time header to earn Toronto FC a 3-3 draw against the Philadelphia Union. Who was the goalkeeper?
💡 Luke Gavran

Mixed bag

Tougher than bone and covering every tooth in your mouth, what is the name of the hardest substance naturally produced by the human body?
💡 Enamel
What is the name of the well-documented psychological tendency to explain other people's behavior by their personality or character, while chalking up your own behavior to the situation or circumstances?
💡 Fundamental attribution error
When John F. Kennedy declared 'ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country,' he was deploying what rhetorical device defined as the inversion of grammatical structures in successive parallel clauses?
💡 Chiasmus

On this date (23 April)

William Shakespeare, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language, was born on April 23 of which year?
💡 1564
On April 23, 1896, the Vitascope projector was used to present the first commercial public motion picture screening in the United States. In which New York City venue did this historic showing take place?
💡 Koster and Bial's Music Hall
On April 23, 1635, the first public school in what would become the United States was founded in Boston. What is the name of this school, which still operates today?
💡 Boston Latin School