Daily News Quiz: Six Stories From October 5, Six Questions

It is Monday, October 5, and the news did not ease into the week. Nobel season opens in Stockholm, oil traders are watching the Gulf again, India's retirement system just changed for the first time in a dozen years, and gold keeps finding new ground. This daily news quiz turns six of the biggest stories of the last day into six quick questions. The answers sit right underneath each question, so no peeking until you have guessed.

The six questions

Question one. The 2026 Nobel season opens today, with Physiology or Medicine the first prize announced, according to the schedule published by Jagran Josh. Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Peace and Economic Sciences follow through October twelfth, with a weekend pause in the middle. Which of the six prizes is announced first?

Answer: the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, announced this morning in Stockholm. An easy opener for this daily news quiz, and the result sets the tone for the whole week of announcements.

Question two. Yemen's Houthis said they launched ballistic missiles and drones at Saudi Aramco sites in Riyadh and the Khurais area, Reuters reported, and Brent crude futures climbed eighty-one cents to around one hundred three dollars a barrel on Monday, as carried by SuperHits 979. The group said the strike answered a wave of Saudi-led air and missile strikes in Yemen. What did the Houthis say they fired, and at which facilities?

Answer: ballistic missiles and drones, aimed at Aramco sites in Riyadh and Khurais. This daily news quiz has opened with energy markets more than once this autumn, and the Gulf keeps giving it reasons.

Question three. India's government raised the monthly wage ceiling for mandatory Employees' Provident Fund coverage from fifteen thousand rupees to twenty-five thousand rupees, according to The Squirrels. The change is the first since two thousand fourteen and is expected to pull about five point one million additional workers into the retirement net. What were the old and new ceilings?

Answer: fifteen thousand rupees, raised to twenty-five thousand rupees a month. Probably the least glamorous question in this daily news quiz and the one that affects the most people.

Question four. Gold pushed higher in morning trade, hovering above four thousand one hundred fifty dollars an ounce as softer economic data cooled expectations of more interest rate hikes, according to Flash Finance News. What price level did bullion hold above this morning?

Answer: four thousand one hundred fifty dollars an ounce. An easy point in this daily news quiz if you caught the morning market roundup.

Question five. Swiss President Guy Parmelin begins a state visit to India today, running October fifth through seventh at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's invitation, with trade, technology and a prosperity summit marking the first anniversary of the India-EFTA trade agreement on the agenda, ANI reported via LatestLY. Which country's president is visiting New Delhi this week?

Answer: Switzerland's, President Guy Parmelin. A calmer question, and proof that trade diplomacy grinds on while the louder headlines run.

Question six. Macau's casinos posted their weakest month of the year, with September gross gaming revenue falling one point two percent to two point two four billion dollars, the lowest monthly total of two thousand twenty-six, according to the Asia Gaming Brief, as covered by AGB. Seaport Research forecasts October revenue could fall five percent on weak Chinese demand and tax enforcement pressure. Which Asian gaming hub reported the year's low?

Answer: Macau. The weak stretch could continue into October, so there may be a sequel to this question.

How did you do?

Six correct on this daily news quiz means you were genuinely locked in today, because this was a fast-moving Monday across four continents. Four or five is a strong score; most people scrolling headlines over coffee would have missed at least two of these. Three or fewer just means you had better things to do this morning, and the quiz forgives you entirely.

Keep the streak going with the October 3 news quiz, the WNBA semifinals quiz, and the Sputnik anniversary quiz, then compare your scores.