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News Quiz: Coronavirus, Michael Flynn, Don Shula
Compiled byCHRIS STANFORD,WILL DUDDINGandANNA SCHAVERIENMAY 8, 2020
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This week, what did Vice President Mike Pence call “a reflection of the tremendous progress we’ve made as a country”?
A decline in the number of new coronavirus cases in the U.S.
An increase in the number of daily tests for the virus in the U.S.
The partial reopening of more than half of the states
The winding down of the White House’s coronavirus task force
Which clothing company became the first major retailer in the U.S. to file for bankruptcy protection during the pandemic?
Abercrombie & Fitch
American Eagle Outfitters
Gap
J. Crew
For the first time, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments by telephone.
What other precedent did the court set this week?
Allowed live audio coverage
Heard arguments on the weekend
Limited the time for opening arguments
Provided a copy of a ruling in Spanish
A federal judge ordered which state to hold its Democratic primary election in June, after it was canceled over concerns about the coronavirus?
Florida
Maryland
New York
South Dakota
A new study found that animals whose antibodies have led to promising therapies for H.I.V. and influenza might also help neutralize the coronavirus.
What animal is it?
Bats
Llamas
Pangolins
Tigers
After a public campaign by President Trump and his allies, the Justice Department dropped its criminal case against Michael Flynn, above, Mr. Trump’s first national security adviser.
Mr. Flynn had previously pleaded guilty twice to what crime?
Bank fraud
Campaign finance violations
Lying to Congress
Lying to F.B.I. agents
A former intelligence chief, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, above, was selected by Parliament as prime minister, giving which country its first real government in more than five months?
Afghanistan
Iraq
Pakistan
Syria
Two white men were charged in the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed black man, after a video of the shooting became public this week and more than two months after the killing itself.
In which state did the shooting occur?
Georgia
Missouri
South Carolina
Texas
Don Shula, above, won more games than any head coach in N.F.L. history and helped usher pro football into the modern era. He died on Monday at 90.
He also had the league’s only perfect season, leading which team to an undefeated record?
Dallas Cowboys
Green Bay Packers
Miami Dolphins
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pulitzer Prizes were awarded this week.
Which news organization, in conjunction with ProPublica, won its third prize for public service — considered the most prestigious of the Pulitzers — for a yearlong investigation of sexual violence?
The Anchorage Daily News
The Baltimore Sun
The Oregonian
The South Florida Sun Sentinel
The author Stephenie Meyer, above, announced that a new installment in her best-selling series would be released this summer.
What is the name of the series?
“Divergent”
“An Ember in the Ashes”
“The Hunger Games”
“Twilight”
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