What on Earth: A Daily Quiz - January 28

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

1. Which Jane Austen novel was first published in 1813?
a. Pride and Prejudice
b. Sense and Sensibility
c. Persuasion
d. Northanger Abbey

2. In 1932, the Empire of Japan attacked which Chinese city?
a. Nanking
b. Beijing
c. Hong Kong
d. Shanghai

3. Lego bricks were patented in 1958. What is the company's country of origin?
a. USA
b. Denmark
c. Sweden
d. Japan

4. Which artist did not perform on the single "We are the World", recorded in 1985 to aid victims of the Ethiopian famine?
a. LaToya Jackson
b. Janet Jackson
c. Bob Dylan
d. Waylon Jennings

5. In 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded after lift-off, killing all on board. Among the crew was a school teacher. Her name was:
a. Barbara Morgan
b. Chantelle Rose
c. Christa McAuliffe
d. Maureen Louis Adams

6. Which Backstreet Boy was born on this day in 1980?
a. A. J. McLean
b. Brian Littrell
c. Nick Carter,
d. Howie Dorough

7. Henry VIII of England died on this day in 1547. He was succeeded by Edward VI, his son by:
a. Catherine of Aragon
b. Anne of Cleves
c. Catherine Parr
d. Jane Seymour

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

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