Monday, 22 May 2017

Post Quizzes | Know Your News: 10 questions from a turbulent week

Horses run the Preakness on Saturday. How much do you know about this fast-paced 'sport of kings'?; Fired, fired up and arrested;
 
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10 questions from a turbulent week
1
According to U.S. officials, the highly classified information President Trump revealed to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador was about:
Iran's nuclear ambitions. An al-Qaeda threat.
An Islamic State threat. North Korea's missile program.
2
Trump kicked off his first overseas trip as president in Saudi Arabia this weekend. Which of these is not true:
His daughter Ivanka was on the trip to Saudi Arabia. From Saudi Arabia, Trump will fly to Brussels for a G7 summit.
Trump is the first U.S. president to make Saudi Arabia his first foreign visit. He received Saudi Arabia's highest honor for a foreign dignitary.
3
What is EternalBlue?
A newly discovered planet in a nearby solar system. The Pantone Color Institute's color of the year.
A powerful hacking tool apparently stolen from the National Security Agency. A new chat app popular with post-millennials.
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Horses run the Preakness on Saturday. How much do you know about this fast-paced 'sport of kings'?
1
Andy Lyons/Getty Images
The Preakness is considered the second "jewel" of the Triple Crown, a set of three prestigious races held each spring in the United States. What are the other two races that horses -- and their riders -- try to win to take the Triple Crown title?
Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes Royal Ascot and Kentucky Derby
Master's and Kentucky Derby Belmont Stakes and Wimbledon
2
Matt Hazlett/Getty Images
The horses that race in Triple Crown events are all the same age. How old are they?
1 2
3 4
3
Julio Cortez/AP
Each of the Triple Crown races is about 11⁄4 miles long. About how long does it take a winning horse to finish a race?
One minute Two minutes
Five minutes 10 minutes
Fired, fired up and arrested
1
Where was FBI Director James B. Comey when he learned he had been fired by President Trump?
In Washington at FBI headquarters. In Los Angeles on a recruiting trip.
In Chicago speaking at a seminar. In Washington at the Capitol.
2
In the cyberattack that has spread to dozens of countries, a program locks computers and launches a note ...
... about the war in Syria. ... demanding ransom.
... listing the user's contacts.  ... criticizing the United States.
3
Trump met with two Russian officials in the Oval Office on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and:
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. Ambassador Sergey Kislyak.
Anti-corruption whistleblower Alexei Navalny. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
 
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