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Did you follow the news this week? Take our quiz to see how well you stack up with other Times readers.
In a rare rebuke of President Trump, four House Republicans joined Democrats on Wednesday in passing a measure to rein in the president’s power to do what?
Wage war in Iran
Impose tariffs
Build a 250-foot arch
Create a $1.8 billion fund to pay allies
Make further changes to the White House
Karen Bass, the mayor of Los Angeles, is headed to a runoff in her re-election campaign. Votes are still being counted, but as of Thursday night, which former reality TV star was in second place?
Kristin Cavallari
Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino
Scott Disick
Spencer Pratt
Tom Sandoval
Iran targeted which country this week with a barrage of missiles that caused major damage at its international airport?
Egypt
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, said the Trump administration was abandoning its plan to create a $1.8 billion fund to pay people who claimed to have been harmed by Democrats. The reversal came after:
The Supreme Court ruled the fund to be illegal.
Two dozen state attorneys general sued to block the fund.
The Justice Department’s inspector general opened an investigation.
Prominent Republicans revolted against the fund.
A crowd of protesters filled the National Mall in Washington.
This week, Ukrainian drones hit sites near St. Petersburg, President Vladimir Putin’s hometown, just as what event was starting?
A summit between Putin and Xi Jinping
Putin’s birthday party
A military parade
An economic forum known as Russian Davos
The Russian naval academy’s graduation ceremony
After accusing the CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss of “murdering” the news program “60 Minutes,” which of the show’s correspondents was fired?
Scott Pelley
Andy Rooney
Lesley Stahl
Mike Wallace
Jon Wertheim
A new building in Chicago, pictured above, is set to open this month. What is it?
The new Chicago Bears stadium
Cloud Gate in Millennium Park
Google’s Thompson Center
The Illinois Semiquincentennial Monument
The Obama Presidential Center
The new A24 psychological horror film “Backrooms” was No. 1 at the box office last weekend, greatly exceeding the studio’s expectations. What is notable about the film’s director?
He is 20 years old
He is 82 years old
He is Steven Spielberg’s son
He is a gold-medal-winning snowboarder
He shoots video only on iPhones
SpaceX this week set a price for its initial public offering of $135 a share. That values the company at $1.77 trillion, and would make it the largest ever I.P.O., surpassing which current record-holder?
Coca-Cola
Disney
Google
Saudi Aramco
Tesla
Which soccer team lost the Champions League final to Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday, and then celebrated its Premier League victory the next day?
Arsenal
Aston Villa
Brighton & Hove Albion
Crystal Palace
Nottingham Forest
A pair of critically endangered parakeets in New Zealand are doing more than their share to help their species survive. How many chicks have they produced in the past two years?
10
25
30
55
80
Tom Wright-Piersanti, Steven Moity and the staff of the Morning newsletter compiled this week’s quiz.
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