Daily Quiz · Friday, October 9, 2026
The Daily News Quiz
Six questions from the October 9, 2026 Brief — no peeking, and the recaps are waiting at the end.
1. Hurricane Isaias strengthened to what category as it approached the U.S. Gulf Coast?
2. The Pentagon's planned execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan would be the first by the U.S. military since what year?
3. Which two major tech companies did the Trump administration suspend from the PERM green card sponsorship program?
4. Who won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize?
5. Starbucks reportedly worked with advisers on a takeover proposal for which company?
6. A new survey counted roughly 180,000 of what animal on a single Seychelles island?