1. Negotiators from 196 countries reached an agreement in Lima on Sunday that does what?
2. Russia’s central bank on Tuesday took what action to stanch the collapse of the ruble?
3. Google this week released its list of top searches worldwide in 2014. Which one of the following did not make the list?
a) Flappy Bird, b) Frozen, c) Ferguson, d) Conchita Wurst, e) the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, f) Robin Williams
4. Why did at least five teams in the National Hockey League delay players’ visits to hospitals and participation in charity events that normally mark the holiday season?
5. The Church of England achieved a first on Wednesday. What was it?
6. As part of the normalization of diplomatic relations announced Wednesday by the U.S. and Cuba, Americans who visit the island will be able to bring back how much worth of Cuban goods (in U.S. dollars)?
7. What prompted mayhem Thursday in Kenya’s parliament?
8. The Kepler space telescope has discovered a new planet, scientists confirmed Thursday. What is the diameter of the planet that Kepler discovered?
a) 15,000 miles, b) 20,000 miles, c) 25,000 miles, d) 30,000 miles
ANSWERS:
1) Creates a framework for an accord on climate change to be signed in Paris next December; 2) Increased its main interest rate to 17 percent, from 10.5 percent; 3) Ferguson; 4) Because of an outbreak of mumps around the league; 5) Named the Rev. Libby Lane as its first female bishop; 6) $400; 7) A bill to tighten security in the country that opposition members say threatens civil liberties; 8) 20,000 miles