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Outrage and fast action; Christianity and Judaism are about to have two of their most important holidays. Do you know what they are?;     Bold statements, shocking numbers By The Washington Post 1 U.S. forces dropped a 22,000-pound bomb in eastern Afghanistan on: Taliban fighters. An Islamic State hideout. An al-Qaeda hideout. Afghan government troops. 2 This state's legislature approved a program to provide free tuition for lower- and middle-income students at public colleges and universities. California. Washington state. Iowa. New York. 3 In an incident that sparked worldwide outrage, a man was violently dragged off a United Airlines flight. Where was the plane taking off from? Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport. St. Louis Lambert International Airport. Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. ADVERTISEMENT   Outrage and fast action By The Washington Post 1 Which of these statements about the U.S. strikes in Syria is not true?  They targeted a Syrian government airfield. The missiles were launched from Navy destroyers. They targeted Islamic State positions. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad condemned the strikes. 2 A federal judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit accusing Donald Trump of inciting violence at ...  ... a campaign rally in Gainesville, Fla. ... the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.  ... a campaign rally in Louisville. ... a victory rally last month in Nashville. 3 Twitter withdrew a lawsuit after the Department of Homeland Security ...  ... agreed to stop warrantless searches of electronic devices at the border. ... promised to stop accusing it of supporting terrorism. ... dropped demands for the identity of an account holder. ... agreed to limit how often the president tweets. Christianity and Judaism are about to have two of their most important holidays. Do you know what they are? KidsPost 1 Menahem Kahana/European Pressphoto Agency Easter is the Christian celebration of Jesus' death and resurrection, or return from the dead. Most historians agree that Jesus died around what year? 30 B.C. 0 30 50 2 James A. Parcell/For The Washington Post What does Passover celebrate? Jews' being freed from slavery in ancient Egypt A miracle where food fell from the sky, saving Jews who were traveling through a desert A miracle where lamps in the Jewish Temple burned for eight days Moses' hearing a message from God 3 Jay Diem/Eastern Shore News via AP True or false: Easter is celebrated on the same date each year. True False ADVERTISEMENT   Recommended for you   5-Minute Fix Keeping up with politics is easy now, three days a week. Sign Up »         Share Post Quizzes:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Quizzes. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071