On This Day: A Daily Quiz - February 3

Test your knowledge of history, celebrities and pop culture with a quiz on this day's events.

February 3

1. The Day the Music Died. The following rock and rollers died in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, on this day in 1959. Which one of them won his seat on the plane in a coin toss?
a. The Big Bopper
b. Buddy Holly
c. Ritchie Valens

2. The Meiji Emperor ascends to the throne of Japan in 1867. Many social and political changes happened during his reign. 'Meiji' means:
a. Enlightened
b. Compassionate
c. Wise
d. Progressive

3. In 1922, the trial of silent era comic actor Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle trial ended in a:
a. Conviction of murder
b. Conviction of embezzlement
c. Mistrial
d. Hung jury

4. In 1956, Autherine J. Lucy became the first African-American student to attend what school?
a. University of Mississippi
b. University of Alabama
c. Little Rock Central High School
d. Jefferson County Central High School

5. 1994, U.S. President Bill Clinton lifts the trade embargo against what country?
a. Iran
b. China
c. Libya
d. Vietnam

6. Actor Warwick Ashley Davis was born on this day in 1970. Which Star Wars character did he play?
a. Wicket
b. R2D2
c. C3PO
d. Wedge

7. Nancy Kulp died on this day in 1991. She played Jane Hathaway on what TV sitcom?
a. The Andy Griffith Show
b. Petticoat Junction
c. The Beverly Hillbillies
d. Green Acres

Answers: 1. c, 2. a, 3. d, 4. b, 5. d, 6. a, 7. c

Sources: History.com, Wikipedia, The New York Times: On This Day