Post Quizzes | Know Your News: The week's big announcements

Facts you might not know about Puerto Rico; How much do you know about the United Nations?

The week's big announcements By The Washington Post 1 All five living former U.S. presidents got together last weekend in College Station, Tex. Why? To raise money for hurricane victims. To celebrate former president Jimmy Carter's birthday. To watch a college football game. To draw attention to health-care issues. 2 The Trump administration declared what kind of emergency for the nation's opioid crisis? A national state of emergency. A public health emergency. A national-state crisis. None of the above. 3 Spain's Senate invoked Article 155 of the constitution. That allowed: The Catalan region to declare independence. Any region in Spain to declare independence. Spain's government to take over the running of Catalonia. The European Union to decide Catalonia's fate. ADVERTISEMENT Facts you might not know about Puerto Rico KidsPost 1 Hector Retamal/Getty Images In what year did Puerto Rico become a U.S. territory? 1888 1898 1900 1919 2 Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post Puerto Rico is home to one of these natural features -- the only one found in the United States. Tropical rain forest Jungle Tundra Geyser 3 Brennan Linsley/Associated Press Until 2016, Arecibo Observatory was home to the world's largest one of these scientific instruments. Binoculars Globe Radio telescope Optical telescope ADVERTISEMENT How much do you know about the United Nations? KidsPost 1 Eric Thayer/Reuters In what year was the United Nations created? 1920 1933 1945 1949 2 Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images What is not one of the goals of the United Nations? Reducing poverty Providing support to countries after natural and human disasters Promoting a healthy environment Make English the global language 3 Drew Angerer/Getty Images The United Nations is made up of how many countries, also known as "member states?" 193 51 195 77 Recommended for you     Get the Post Most newsletter Most popular stories, in your inbox daily. Sign Up  »         Share Post Quizzes | Know Your News:    Twitter     Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Post Quizzes | Know Your News or because it is included in your subscription. 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