Monday, 6 November 2017

Post Quizzes | Know Your News: 10 questions from the news of the week

 
Post Quizzes | Know Your News
 
 
10 questions from the news of the week
1
Five of the people killed in the terrorist attack in New York were childhood friends from:
France. Brazil.
Argentina. Spain.
2
Which company disclosed that 126 million of its users may have seen content produced and circulated by Russian operatives?
Twitter. Facebook.
Snapchat. Pinterest.
3
What led to the Civil War? White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly said it was a lack of:
"Strong leaders." "Religious faith."
"An ability to compromise." "Vision for the future."
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The week's big announcements
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.
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Facts you might not know about Puerto Rico
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
 
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