Today in History Daily Quiz

📅Friday, January 9, 2026•🌐America/New York•🇺🇸 US

Today's Today in History Quiz Questions & Answers

Test your knowledge with these today in history trivia questions. Try to answer all 5 questions correctly! Updated daily.

Question 1: Politics! On this day in 1946, the first General Assembly of what international organization convened in London?

Correct Answer: United Nations
  • World Bank
  • United Nations (Correct Answer)
  • NATO
  • League of Nations

Question 2: Invention! On this day in 1863, the world’s first underground railway opened in which city?

Correct Answer: London
  • Berlin
  • London (Correct Answer)
  • New York
  • Paris

Question 3: Birth! Born on this day in 1880, who was the American architect known for the geodesic dome?

Correct Answer: Buckminster Fuller
  • Frank Lloyd Wright
  • Louis Kahn
  • Buckminster Fuller (Correct Answer)
  • I. M. Pei

Question 4: Culture! On this day in 1987, what music video by Michael Jackson debuted, becoming the first to cost over $1 million?

Correct Answer: Bad
  • Bad (Correct Answer)
  • Thriller
  • Beat It
  • Billie Jean

Question 5: Science! On this day in 1946, scientists conducted the first successful test of what weather-modification technology?

Correct Answer: Cloud seeding
  • Satellite imaging
  • Doppler radar
  • Hurricane tracking
  • Cloud seeding (Correct Answer)

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Last updated: 1/11/2026, 12:56:17 AM. New questions are generated daily at midnight America/New York. Our content is regularly reviewed and updated for accuracy.

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