News Quiz US

The daily US news quiz

No. 27 · Friday, September 11, 2026

The TSA is considering allowing which item through security checkpoints for passengers with PreCheck?

CBottled water

Why

The TSA may relax its decades-old ban on liquids by letting PreCheck travelers bring water bottles through checkpoints, per The New York Times.

NYT

The Supreme Court again blocked a Republican-drawn congressional map in which state ahead of the midterms?

CMissouri

Why

The Supreme Court blocked Missouri's GOP-drawn map for a second time amid a confusing legal battle over district boundaries, per The New York Times.

NYT

Prosecutor Joseph diGenova resigned from a Trump-linked investigation without doing what?

ACharging anyone

Why

DiGenova, who led the 'grand conspiracy' probe into alleged efforts to damage Trump politically, quit without bringing any charges, per NBC News.

NBC News

Which toy company objected after DHS posted an image showing Optimus Prime facing a Sikh truck driver?

BHasbro

Why

Hasbro objected to DHS's unauthorized use of its Transformers character in a post critics said stigmatized Sikhs, per The New York Times.

NYT

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