On This Day: A Daily Quiz - February 6

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

February 6

1. In 1820, the first African American immigrants started a colony that would eventually become the African nation of Liberia. What is the capital of Liberia?
a. Monrovia
b. Freetown
c. Newtown
d. Libreville

2. Elizabeth II became Queen of the United Kingdom on the death of her father in 1952. Where was she at the time of his death?
a. Kenya
b. Canada
c. Japan
d. Australia

3. A day celebrating the Saami people was inaugurated on this day in 1992. The Saami are an indigenous people. Where do they reside?
a. Canada
b. Alaska
c. Northern Europe
d. North Africa

4. Which of John Steinbeck's books was published in 1937?
a. Tortilla Flat
b. Of Mice and Men
c. Grapes of Wrath
d. Cannery Row

5. In 1778, the United States signed its first treaties, signaling an alliance between itself and another nation. What other nation signed the treaty?
a. Spain
b. France
c. Portugal
d. Holland

6. Jamaican musician born on this day in 1945:
a. Peter Tosh
b. Bunny Wailer
c. Jimmy Cliff
d. Bob Marley

7. Died on this day in 1952, the father of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom:
a. Edward VII
b. Edward VIII
c. George V
d. George VI

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

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