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News quiz, week ending May 13

Who won the Kentucky Derby?

Who is Khalid al-Falih?

Who reportedly said he won’t use nuclear weapons unless his country’s sovereignty is threatened?

Why did the U.S. Department of Justice and North Carolina sue each other?

The Philippines have their own Trump. Who is he?

A redesign of what social network for sharing images sparked a split of opinion among users?

What is the charge against Brazil’s president that led to a vote by senators to impeach her?

Two pieces of debris discovered in South Africa and the Mauritian island of Rodrigues are almost certainly from what aircraft, according to authorities in Malaysia?

Which social network responded to charges that it downplays news about conservatives?

Which U.S. senator tweeted at Donald Trump, “Your policies are dangerous. Your words are reckless. Your record is embarrassing. And your free ride is over.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Answers

Nyquist

The chairman of state oil company Saudi Arabian Oil Co. who was appointed Saudi Arabia’s oil minister.

North Korean leader Kim Jung Un

The government charges that a North Carolina law that requires people who use bathrooms and locker rooms in state and local facilities use the facilities that correspond to the sex listed on their birth certificates discriminates against transgender people. The state’s governor charges the Justice Department with misinterpreting federal civil rights laws.

Rodrigo Duterte, the incoming president, who has an unrestrained style that some have likened to Donald Trump.

Instagram

She is charged with using state-run banks and funds to conceal a deficit by paying, in advance of an election in 2014, benefits payments and other government expenses.

Malaysia Airlines MH370, which disappeared in March 2014 with 239 passengers and crew on board

Facebook

Elizabeth Warren, a first-term Democratic senator from Massachusetts