FiveWire five questions, once a day

No. 47

Sunday, September 20, 2026

World

Which group seized the Greater and Lesser Hanish islands in the Red Sea this week?

• Houthi rebels
• Hezbollah
• Hamas
• Islamic State

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels seized the strategic islands, expanding control over a key shipping route.

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Politics

Which Supreme Court justice wrote the opinion blocking Trump's proposed mail ballot restrictions for 2026?

• Clarence Thomas
• John Roberts
• Samuel Alito
• Brett Kavanaugh

Justice Kavanaugh authored the opinion blocking the Postal Service rules ahead of the 2026 midterms.

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Tech

Which company suffered a major outage during its own Dreamforce conference this week?

• Salesforce
• Adobe
• Microsoft
• IBM

Salesforce experienced a widespread outage affecting all three of its operating regions during Dreamforce.

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Sports

Which team won the 2026 Solheim Cup, defeating the USA 15-13?

• Team Europe
• Team USA
• Team Asia
• Team World

Team Europe, led by Anna Nordqvist, reclaimed the Solheim Cup with a 15-13 win over the USA.

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Culture

Matthew Rhys won a limited series Emmy this year for his role in which Netflix show?

• Widow's Bay
• The Pitt
• The Americans
• The Beast in Me

Rhys won the limited series lead actor Emmy for Netflix's 'The Beast in Me,' becoming the first performer to win in all three lead acting genres.

CNN · read the story