Monday 18 September 2017

Post Quizzes | Know Your News: Mission accomplished and a new war game

A deadly hurricane season and more; News quiz: The Texas tragedy, political bickering and a ruling on pets;
 
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Mission accomplished and a new war game
1
NASA's Cassini mission exploring Saturn came to an end Friday. When was the spacecraft launched?
1997. 2007.
2012. 2016.
2
President Trump said that "a lot of people are saying, and people have actually written, 'Gee, Trump may have a point.'" What issue was he discussing?
His promised border wall. His doubts about climate change.
Allegations that the Obama administration spied on his campaign. His remarks about the violence in Charlottesville.
3
In the terrorist attack Friday in London, a homemade bomb exploded on ...
A train platform. A subway train.
A bridge near Parliament.  A city bus.
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A deadly hurricane season and more
1
Three hurricanes simultaneously churned in the Atlantic this week: Irma, Jose and ...
Kathy. Maria.
Katia. Karlie.
2
Who said this: President Trump "is not my bride. I am not his bride, nor his groom."
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Former White House chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Russian President Vladimir Putin.
3
In the case of the Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple, the Justice Department:
Sided with the state of Colorado. Sided with the baker.
Declined to comment on the case. Faulted the baker and the couple.
News quiz: The Texas tragedy, political bickering and a ruling on pets
1
Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas last Friday as a:
Tropical storm. Category 2 storm.
Category 4 storm. Category 5 storm.
2
The ballistic missile that North Korea fired Tuesday morning flew over:
A South Korean island. A Japanese island.
A Russian island. A Chinese island.
3
The newly restored "1033 Program" allows the Pentagon to transfer surplus equipment to:
Syrian rebel groups. Local law enforcement agencies.
Private security contractors. Mexican state and federal police.
 
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