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News quiz, week ending June 10

 

Who won the French Open men’s and women’s titles?

Ramadan began on Monday for most of the world’s Muslims. What does the holiday celebrate?

What two teams are competing in the Stanley Cup finals?

Bernie Sanders said he would continue his presidential campaign until the last primary this Tuesday. Where will the last primary be held?

Why are some people outraged by a screenwriter’s wanting Leonardo DiCaprio to play Rumi, the 13th-century Persian poet, in an upcoming biopic?

What tennis star was suspended from competition for two years after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance?

At least four people died and several others were injured in a shooting at a market in which Israeli city?

What country has the world’s longest-serving monarch?

What head of state addressed the U.S. Congress?

Name at least three of the eulogists at the memorial service for Muhammad Ali?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Answers

Novak Djokovic, Garbine Muguruza

God’s revealing the Quran

The Pittsburgh Penguins and San Jose Sharks

Washington, D.C.

Rumi wasn’t white

Maria Sharapova

Tel Aviv

Thailand, where on Thursday King Bhumibol Adulyadej marked 70 years on the throne

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Lonnie Ali, Maryum Ali, Rasheda Ali-Walsh, Natasha Mundkur, John Ramsey, Billy Crystal, Bryant Gumbel, President William J. Clinton