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It's Star Wars Day. May the Fourth be with you in this quiz.; Around the world in 10 questions;     Memorable statements and food for thought By The Washington Post 1 Which leader did President Trump call "a smart cookie" this week?  Russian President Vladimir Putin. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. President Andrew Jackson. 2 The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into Uber for: Complaints about compensation. Sexual harassment allegations. Software it used to evade law enforcement. All of the above. 3 Minnesota is experiencing an outbreak of this disease as vaccination rates plummet among children of Somali descent. Mumps. Polio. Diphtheria. Measles.  ADVERTISEMENT   It's Star Wars Day. May the Fourth be with you in this quiz. KidsPost 1 Mario Anzuoni/Reuters True or false: R2D2 is played by an actor in a metal costume. True False 2 20th Century Fox via AP What is Jabba the Hutt's carnivorous pet, a dangerous creature that lives in the sand and nearly swallowed Luke Skywalker in "Return of the Jedi"? A rancor Max Rebo A sarlacc A bantha 3 Lisa Tomasetti/Lucasfilm via Reuters Before making "Star Wars," director George Lucas wanted to direct a movie adaptation of a popular science-fiction series and comic book. Rights to the series weren't available, but Lucas did incorporate some of its elements into "Star Wars." What was the series and comic book? "Avatar" "Star Trek" "Superman" "Flash Gordon" Around the world in 10 questions By The Washington Post 1 This U.S. company says Venezuelan authorities seized one of its plants. Coca-Cola. General Motors. Chevron. Tyson Foods. 2 Who said this? "North Korea would do well not to test ... the strength of the armed forces of the United States in this region.” Vice President Pence. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. President Trump. White House press secretary Sean Spicer. 3 One of these people did not have dinner at the White House on Wednesday night: Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin. Musician/activist Ted Nugent. Actress Pamela Anderson. Musician Kid Rock. ADVERTISEMENT   Recommended for you   The Health 202 Your daily guide to Washington's health-care debate. 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