US Daily Quiz — 5 June 2026

In the news recently...

Which Chicago Bears quarterback was announced as the cover athlete for Madden NFL 27?
💡 Caleb Williams
The House voted 215-208 to adopt a resolution curbing the president's war powers regarding which country?
💡 Iran
The 2026 U.S. Women's Open is being played at which famous golf course?
💡 Riviera

Mixed bag

From the thundering bass notes at one end to the delicate high notes at the other, how many keys does a standard full-size piano have?
💡 88
What is the name of the rhetorical device in which a speaker uses a series of three parallel words, phrases, or clauses for emphasis — as in 'life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness'?
💡 Tricolon
In microeconomics, what is the name of the effect that describes how a change in the price of a good alters a consumer's purchasing power, causing them to buy more or less of it even if relative prices stayed the same?
💡 Income effect

On this date (5 June)

On June 5, 1967, Israel launched surprise air strikes against Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, beginning which conflict that lasted less than a week?
💡 The Six-Day War
On June 5, 1981, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control reported unusual cases of a rare pneumonia in five young men in Los Angeles, marking the first official recognition of what disease?
💡 AIDS
On June 5, 1849, Denmark adopted a new constitution that transformed it from an absolute monarchy into a constitutional monarchy. What is the Danish name for this constitution, which translates roughly to 'the June Constitution'?
💡 Junigrundloven