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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.
This weekend, the United States is celebrating its 250th birthday. What term has been widely adopted — by the government, The Times and others — to refer to the anniversary?
Biquinquantennial
Demifavennial
Quincesemennial
Quadrimillennial
Semiquincentennial
The Supreme Court this week struck down President Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship, ruling that the right is enshrined in which constitutional amendment?
The First Amendment
The Fourth Amendment
The 14th Amendment
The 19th Amendment
The 26th Amendment
The Supreme Court also ruled that Trump could fire independent federal regulators despite laws intended to protect those jobs. But the ruling carved out an exception for what government institution?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The Federal Reserve
The Federal Trade Commission
The Food and Drug Administration
Trump made at least $2.2 billion during his first year back in the White House, according to a disclosure he released this week. The total included about $1.4 billion from which source?
Real estate businesses
Stock returns
Cryptocurrency
Trump-branded merchandise
Truth Social
Representative Tom Kean Jr., the New Jersey Republican who vanished in March with almost no explanation, returned to Washington this week and revealed that his long absence had been because of a hospitalization for what?
Open-heart surgery
Prostate cancer
Depression
Injuries from a car accident
Alcoholism
Trump this week took his first flight aboard the new Air Force One, a Boeing 747-8 jet that was a gift from what country?
Belarus
Brazil
India
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Scientists at the University of Minnesota have created a synthetic cell that is the first to complete a full life cycle. What is the cell called?
BigCell
LifeCell
NewCell
SpudCell
WowCell
LeBron James announced on Tuesday that he’ll be returning for a record 24th N.B.A. season — and that he’ll be a free agent. What team will he be leaving?
Dallas Mavericks
Cleveland Cavaliers
Los Angeles Lakers
Miami Heat
Washington Wizards
Serena Williams, attempting a comeback from retirement, lost in her first Wimbledon singles match since what year?
2015
2018
2020
2022
2025
Which country became the smallest nation to ever reach the knockout rounds of the World Cup?
Cape Verde
The Maldives
Micronesia
Monaco
Vatican City
Taylor Swift is expected to get married as part of a multiday event, starting Friday, at which famed venue?
Arrowhead Stadium
Madison Square Garden
Radio City Music Hall
The Rose Bowl
The Sphere
Tom Wright-Piersanti, Daniel Ajootian and the staff of the Morning newsletter compiled this week’s quiz.
Science: From hippo sounds to body odors to legless frogs, Trilobites unearths the quirky sides of science.
World Events: Hoping to better understand what goes on around the globe? The Interpreter explains what you need to know.
Technology: In Tech Fix, Brian X. Chen helps you maintain your privacy, assess phone upgrades and solve your tech quandaries.
Culture: What lies at the intersection between art and life? Our Surfacing series will show you.
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