On This Day: A Daily Quiz - January 31

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

January 31

1. What common household item was first marketed in 1930?
a. Aluminum foil
b. Plastic wrap
c. Scotch Tape
d. Ballpoint Pen

2. Which revolutionary leader was exiled from the Soviet Union in 1929?
a. Leon Trotsky
b. Vladimir Lenin
c. Julius Martov
d. Joseph Stalin

3. In 1990, what fast food chain first opened its doors in Moscow, Russia?
a. McDonald's
b. Burger King
c. Kentucky Fried Chicken
d. Wendy's

4. What comic book character first debuted as a radio show in 1936?
a. Batman
b. Superman
c. Wonder Woman
d. The Green Hornet

5. In 1961, Ham was recovered alive and well after his Project Mercury space capsule splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean. Ham was a:
a. Dog
b. Monkey
c. Cat
d. Hamster

6. What Queen was born on this day in 1938?
a. Elizabeth II of England
b. Margrethe II of Denmark
c. Sonja of Norway
d. Beatrix of the Netherlands

7. In 1945, Private Eddie Slovik, a U.S. soldier, was executed for what crime?
a. Treason
b. Looting
c. Desertion
d. Murdering civilians

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

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