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News quiz, week ending April 27

1. Rank the following movies in order of their performance at the U.S. box office over the weekend of April 21 and 22:
a. “I Feel Pretty”
b. “A Quiet Place”
c. “Rampage”

2. Former President Barack Obama will deliver a lecture this July in which country?
a. South Africa
b. Kenya
c. New Zealand

3. What is the name of the British royal baby born this week?
a. Arthur Luis Charles
b. Charles Arthur Luis
c. Louis Arthur Charles

4. Amazon this week began delivering packages to which location:
a. Inside people’s homes
b. Inside parked cars
c. Inside Whole Foods stores

5. Which foreign leader did not visit the White House this week?
a. Angela Merkel
b. Emmanuel Macron
c. Theresa May

6. Who said that, over the long term, flip-flopping by the U.S. on international agreements such as the Iran nuclear deal and the Paris climate accord is “insane?”
a. Emmanuel Macron
b. Angela Merkel
c. Theresa May

7. The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments this week about which of the following:
a. The Trump administration’s travel ban
b. The Trump administration’s move to end relief for so-called dreamers
c. The scope of the presidential power to pardon

8. Which Trump pick to be secretary of veterans affairs withdrew from consideration?
a. Mike Pompeo
b. Scott Pruitt
c. Ronny Jackson

9. Bill Cosby was convicted of:
a. Aggravated indecent assault
b. Larceny
c. Perjury

10. What first did the meeting between the leaders of North and South Korea mark?
a.The first time a South Korean leader had set foot in the north
b.The first time a North Korean leader had set foot in the south
c.The first time the leaders of North and South Korea have met

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Answers
1. b, c, a
2. a
3. c
4. b
5. c
6. a
7. a
8. c
9. a
10. b