1. At least how many Palestinians were killed as of Friday during protests along the fence that separates Israel from Gaza?
a. 10
b. 27
c. 35
2. Which team won the N.C.A.A. women’s basketball championship on a shot with 0.1 seconds left in the game?
a. Notre Dame
b. Mississippi State
c. South Carolina
3. A space station belonging to which nation fell to Earth?
a. Russia
b. China
c. India
4. Mark Zuckerberg said the spread of hate speech via Facebook in which country was “a real issue?”
a. The United States
b. Myanmar
c. Germany
5. What distinguishes the star that scientists have dubbed Icaraus?
a. It is smaller than the Sun
b. It is the oldest star ever seen
c. It’s the most distant individual star ever seen that’s not a supernova
6. Steven Bochco, the writer and producer who died last week, is known for creating which of the following TV shows:
a. Hill Street Blues
b. ER
c. The Wire
7. Who is Alex van der Zwaan and why was he sentenced to 30 days in jail?
a. A London-based lawyer who represented Paul Manafort and Rick Gates that admitted lying to the FBI
b. A Dutch soccer star who admitted to falsifying tax returns
c. A Russian businessman who lives in London and who admitted lying to Britsh authorities investigating the posioning in the UK of a former Russian double agent
8. Facebook said it may have improperly shared with Cambridge Analytica the data of a total of how many people
a. 27 million
b. 37 million
c. 87 million
9. Of 160 “active shooter” instances in the U.S. between 2000 and 20013, what percentage were perpetrated by a female shooter?
a. 3.8%
b. 6%
c. 9.1%
10. Of the following countries, which is not currently home to a former president has been charged with corruption?
a. Brazil
b. South Africa
c. South Korea
d. Kenya
11. Which of the following goods is not on the list of 128 U.S. products on which China said it will impose tariffs?
a. Wide-body aircraft
b. Strawberries
c. Ginseng
d. Stainless steel pipes
Answers
1. b
2. a
3. b
4. b
5. c
6. a
7. a
8. c
9. a
10. d
11. a