1. What action did Russia take in response to British allegations over the poisoning of a former spy?
a. Ordered the closure of the U.K. embassy
b. Charged the U.K. with a breach of international law
c. Expelled 23 British diplomats
2. Sunday’s election victory by Vladimir Putin marks how many terms for Russia’s president?
a. Three
b. Four
c. Five
3. What is the name of the carbon fiber and titanium safety device installed on the cockpits of cars that compete in Formula One?
a. Side
b. Halo
c. Aeroscreen
4. Police in France questioned former President Nicolas Sarkozy over allegations that he receives millions of euros in election funding from which government?
a. The regime of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi
b. The Chinese government
c. The Russian government
5. Why did Karen McDougal sue the National Enquirer?
a. To recover for an defamatory article about an affair that she allegedly had with Donald Trump
b. To declare as void a contract that prevents her from speaking about an alleged affair with Donald Trump a decade ago
c. For failure to uphold its promise to allow her to be a contributor in return for her agreeing to remain silent about an alleged affair with Donald Trump
6. Where will the ashes of Stephen Hawking be interred?
a. In St. Paul’s Cathedral
b. In outer space
c. In Westminster Abbey
7. What did Israel confirm for the first time this week?
a. That it bombed a Syrian nuclear reactor in 2007
b. That it carried out a cyberattack in 2010 that delayed Iran’s ability to develop a nuclear reactor
c. That it recently destroyed Iranian missiles held at a base in Syria
8. Larry Kwong died on Thursday. What milestone did he achieve?
a. He was the National Basketball Association’s first player of Asian descent
b. He was the National Hockey League’s first player of Asian descent
c. He was Major League Baseball’s first player of Asian descent
9. What “incredibly sad news” did the CEO of Uber tweet about?
a. An Uber vehicle in autonomous mode struck and killed a pedestrian
b. An investigation found that female workers at Uber endured a pattern of sexual harassment and discrimination
c. An Uber driver was among the people killed in a series of bombings across Austin
10. Who said: “I know that there was a lot of pressure to speak sooner, but my assessment was that it was more important that what we said was fully accurate.”
a. Christopher Wylie
b. Mark Zuckerberg
c. Sheryl Sandberg
10. Which actress from “Sex and the City” will challenge Andrew Cuomo of New York for the Democratic nomination for governor?
a. Sarah Jessica Parker
b. Cynthia Nixon
c. Kristin Davis
d. Kim Cattrall
11. Why did retailer Best Buy say it would no longer sell phones from Huawei?
a. Because of U.S. Government concerns that Chinese electronics could be used for spying or cyberattacks
b. Because Huawei could not certify that it’s batteries satisfy U.S. safety standards
c. To protest a decision by the Chinese government to block Best Buy from online sales in that country
12. Who will replace HR McMaster as Donald Trump’s national security adviser?
a. John Dowd
b. John Kelly
c. John Bolton
Answers
1.c
2. b
3. b
4. a
5. b
6. c
7. a
8. b
9. a
10. b
11. a
12. c