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News Quiz: Iran, British Royal Family, Golden Globes
ByCHRIS STANFORD,WILL DUDDINGandANNA SCHAVERIENJAN. 10, 2020
Did you follow the headlines this week? Take our quiz to find out.Last week, 96 percent of respondents correctly answered the question about an attack at a holiday celebration in suburban New York. Only 26 percent knew the genre of writing that has been embroiled in a dispute over a racism accusation.The quiz is published on Fridays.Click here for other weeks’ quizzes.Related Article
In a retaliatory attack against the U.S., Iran launched missile strikes against two bases in Iraq where American troops are stationed.
A base in Asad, in western Iraq, was one of the targets. The other was a base near which city?
Baghdad
Erbil
Ramadi
Tikrit
Amid the tensions in the Middle East, a passenger jet crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran, which Iran’s military later said that it had accidentally shot down.
The flight was bound for which country?
Armenia
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Ukraine
Which island has been struck by a series of earthquakes over the past week?
Bermuda
Papua New Guinea
Puerto Rico
Sicily
Citing “fundamental differences” over same-sex marriage, church leaders announced a plan that would divide which denomination?
Baptist
Lutheran
Methodist
Presbyterian
Which company said it would ban videos that are heavily manipulated by artificial intelligence, known as deepfakes?
Facebook
TikTok
Twitter
YouTube
Researchers in the U.S. reported that the death rate from which disease had dropped 29 percent since 1991?
Cancer
Diabetes
Heart disease
Pneumonia
In a sign of Turkey’s growing self-confidence as a regional power, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, pictured above last year, announced the deployment of troops to which country?
Algeria
Iran
Libya
Saudi Arabia
What home furniture chain agreed to pay $46 million to the parents of a California toddler who was crushed to death by a dresser model?
Crate and Barrel
Ikea
Pier 1
Pottery Barn
The writer Elizabeth Wurtzel, pictured above in 2007, died on Tuesday at 52.
Her first book, in 1994, was a provocative memoir that helped prompt a national discussion about which issue?
Depression
Eating disorders
Homelessness
Motherhood
In announcing their intention to “step back” from the British royal family, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex said they planned to become what?
Canadian citizens
Financially independent
Representatives of the British Foreign Office
Tabloid journalists
At the Golden Globe Awards, “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” was named best musical or comedy.
Which film won the award for best drama?
“1917”
“The Irishman”
“Joker”
“Marriage Story”
“The Two Popes”
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