1. Marine Le Pen, the leader of the far-right National Front party in France, announced that the party now has a new name that officials hope will broaden its appeal. What is the new name of the party?
a. Union Nationale
b. Rassemblement National
c. Front Nationale
2. This designer, who dressed the likes of Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, died at the age of 91.
a. Cristobal Balenciaga
b. Hubert de Givenchy
c. Riccardo Tisci
3. Why did the Metropolitan Opera in New York fire James Levine, its conductor?
a. An investigation found that he had engaged in sexually abusive and harassing conduct
b. As part of a move to reverse a falloff in attendance
c. To make way for a successor after four decades with Levine at the helm
4. President Trump blocked the purchase of which U.S.-based maker of semiconductors, citing national security concerns?
a. Broadcom
b. Intel
c. Qualcomm
5. Who did President Trump name to head of the Central Intelligence Agency?
a. Mike Pompeo
b. Gina Haspel
c. David Shulkin
6. Stephen Hawking will be remembered for which one or more of the following?
a. The properties of black holes
b. The nature of gravity
c. Advocacy for space exploration
7. What prompted United Airlines to apologize?
a. A dog died on a flight during which it was stored in a passenger’s overhead compartment
b. The airline cancelled flights in and out of Boston ahead of a storm that failed to materialize
c. A computer glitch led the airline to overbook passengers
8. Which of the following did Prime Minister Theresa May announce in return for Russian allegedly poisoning a former Russian spy who lives in Britain?
a. That the U.K. would withdraw from the soccer World Cup in Russia
b. That no members of the royal family would attend the World Cup
c. That the U.K. would lobby the United Nations to adopt economic sanctions against Russia
9. Why did thousands of students walk out of their schools on Wednesday?
a. To protest gun violence
b. To advocate for action to halt climate change
c. To affirm their support for the #metoo movement
10. What is the happiest country in the world, according to a United Nations report?
a. Norway
b. Canada
c. Finland
11. Angela Merkel began her latest term as German chancellor. How many terms does this make?
a. Four
b. Three
c. Two
12. Rihanna denounced an ad from which social network that joked about domestic violence between the singer and her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown.
a. Twitter
b. Snapchat
c. Instagram
13. The founder of which once high-flying startup was charged by U.S. authorities with massive securities fraud?
a. Uber
b. Theranos
c. Jawbone
14. Google announced it would ban advertisements for which products?
a. Cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings
b. Automobile safety restraints
c. Drones
15. This week marked 10 years since the collapse of which Wall Street financial firm?
a. Washington Mutual
b. Lehman Brothers
c. Bear Stearns
Answers
1. b
2. b
3. a
4. c
5. b
6. a, b and c
7. a
8. b
9. a
10. c
11. a
12. b
13. b
14. a
15. c