1. What records did pilots Troy Bradley of Albuquerque and Leonid Tiukhtyaev of Russia set?
2. Tens of thousands of Spaniards marched in Madrid in support of this left-leaning party that is campaigning on a platform to oppose austerity. What is the name of the party?
3. As many as 60,000 people in what country are seeing their debts written off as part of a push by the government to lift the economy?
4. Who tweeted, in response to an outbreak of measles in the U.S.: “The science is clear: The earth is round, the sky is blue, and #vaccineswork. Let’s protect all our kids. #GrandmothersKnowBest”
5. How is the maker of Monopoly celebrating the 80th anniversary of the game’s first appearance in France?
6. Who is Dieudonné and why did he go on trial starting Wednesday?
7. What country approved legislation that would use DNA from three people to produce an embryo, a process known as mitochondrial donation?
8. The sale of a painting for about $300 million reportedly set a record for the price of a single work of art. Who painted it?
Answers:
1) The records for distance and duration of balloon flight, by flying their helium balloon from Japan to the western coast of Mexico. The balloon landed after six days, 16 hours and 37 minutes at a distance of 6,646 miles (10,696 kilometers). That topped the previous marks of 137 hours, 5 minutes and 50 seconds; and 5,208 miles (8,382 kilometers); 2) Podemos; 3) Croatia; 4) Hillary Clinton; 5) By inserting real money into 80 sets that went on sale Monday; 6) A French comedian charged with condoning terrorism for a Facebook comment that appeared to back Amedy Coulibaly, who killed a policeman on Jan. 8 before holding up a kosher supermarket the following day, when he murdered four hostages; 7) The United Kingdom; 8) Paul Gauguin