Daily Quiz · Wednesday, August 26, 2026
The Daily News Quiz
Six questions from the August 26, 2026 Brief — no peeking, and the recaps are waiting at the end.
1. Country music icon Dolly Parton died at what age?
2. Which two countries are approaching a deal to secure safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz?
3. Darline Graham won the South Carolina GOP Senate runoff for a seat previously held by which relative?
4. Canada announced retaliatory tariffs of up to what percentage on roughly 700 U.S. goods?
5. How far apart are Russia's Big Diomede and Alaska's Little Diomede islands in the Bering Strait?
6. What animal is Eloise, who is leading a Florida fight against a data center?