How well did you follow the news this past week? How many of these 10 questions can you get right?
How well did you follow the news this past week? How many of these 10 questions can you get right?
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The Learning Network|Weekly News Quiz for Students: Trump Infection, Virus Death Toll, Sports Championship
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The Learning Network|Weekly News Quiz for Students
Weekly News Quiz for Students: Trump Infection, Virus Death Toll, Sports Championship
Compiled byJOHN OTISandJEREMY ENGLEOCT. 6, 2020

Above is an image related to one of the news stories we followed over the past week. Do you know what it shows? At the bottom of this quiz, you’ll find the answer.
Have you been paying attention to the news recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right.
On Oct. 2, President Trump announced that he and the first lady, Melania Trump, had tested positive for the coronavirus. Since then, others close to Mr. Trump have also tested positive for the virus. Who has, so far, NOT tested positive?
Chris Christie, former governor of New Jersey
Kayleigh McEnany, White House press secretary
Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina
Vice President Mike Pence
At least 11 people who attended ain the White House Rose Garden on Sept. 26 have since tested positive for the coronavirus, placing it under scrutiny as a possible “super-spreader” event.
campaign rally
memorial service for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
nomination ceremony for Judge Amy Coney Barrett
post-debate news conference
The first presidential debate between President Trump and Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Sept. 29.
began with a handshake despite the pandemic
ended abruptly only halfway through
unraveled into an ugly melee
was marred by frequent jeers from the audience
The coronavirus pandemic reached a sobering milestone last week: one million reported deaths worldwide. Over the past 10 months, the virus has taken more lives than?
H.I.V.
influenza
malaria
All of the above combined
Which team won the first major championship since the coronavirus pandemic forced the sports world to shut down in March:
Atlanta Braves
Los Angeles Lakers
New England Patriots
Tampa Bay Lightning
On Oct. 1, New York became the first big city in the United States to.
close all systems of public transportation
eradicate all new cases of coronavirus
reopen all of its public schools
test all of its residents for antibodies
Fighting broke out a week ago in Nagorno-Karabakh, a breakaway region inwith an Armenian majority, setting off alarms about the risks of a wider war that might draw in Russia, Turkey and Iran.
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Lebanon
Turkmenistan
Japan Airlines said it would retire the phrase “” from in-flight announcements made in English starting Oct. 1.
crash position
fly the friendly skies
ladies and gentlemen
please stow your food trays
Almost exactly 35 years ago,, the iconic video game from Nintendo, debuted — making its main character the Japanese video game company’s equivalent of Mickey Mouse.
Metroid
Pac-Man
Sonic the Hedgehog
Super Mario Bros.
As October begins, seasonal articles are appearing across sections. Three of the pieces about autumn, below, were published recently in The New York Times. One is from the satirical site The Onion. Which is the fake news story?
“Amid a Fashion Month Like No Other, Scenes of a Not-So-Distant Past”
“Can Halloween Be Saved? Yes, Experts Say. Here’s How.”
“Festive Corn Maze Misread by Aliens as Declaration of Intergalactic War”
“Leaf Peeping Is Not Canceled: 6 Drives and Hikes to Try This Fall”
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