The weekly news quiz

20.08.2024 11:02

1. Chicago is hosting this year's Democratic National Convention. Before this year, when did the city most recently host the event?

A. 2000

B. 1996

C. 1992

D. 1968

2. The World Health Organization recently declared that ongoing outbreaks in Africa of which disease are a global emergency?

A. COVID

B. Influenza

C. Bird flu

D. Mpox

3. U.S. Rep. Cori Bush, one of the progressive House members who is part of the "Squad," recently lost in a Democratic primary. Her district is in which state?

A. Missouri

B. Illinois

C. Ohio

D. Indiana

4. Peter Marshall recently died at age 98. He was the longtime host of which TV game show?

A. "Password"

B. "Match Game"

C. "The Hollywood Squares"

D. "Press Your Luck"

5. Amid criticism of her handling of campus protests related to the Israel-Hamas war, Minouche Shafik recently resigned her post as the president of which university?

A. Yale

B. Columbia

C. Harvard

D. Stanford

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ANSWERS

1. B

2. D

3. A

4. C

5. B