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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.
Much of Europe sweltered through an intense heat wave this week. On Tuesday, France saw its hottest day ever. What was the record-breaking temperature (in Fahrenheit) recorded at Pissos, in southwestern France?
94 degrees
100 degrees
106 degrees
112 degrees
124 degrees
Two major earthquakes struck what South American country on Wednesday evening?
Argentina
Chile
Paraguay
Uruguay
Venezuela
Keir Starmer resigned as Britain’s prime minister. The leading candidate to replace him, Andy Burnham, was until recently the mayor of what city?
Greater London
Greater Manchester
Greater Nottingham
Greater Leeds
Greater Birmingham
The Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration is allowed to end asylum protections for migrants from Haiti and which country?
North Korea
Russia
Somalia
Syria
South Africa
The Senate voted to check Trump’s war powers by passing a resolution that:
Legally compels Trump to withdraw troops from the Middle East
Cuts off all funding for military operations in Iran
Instructs Trump to seek Congress’s approval to continue the war
Cuts I.C.E.’s budget if the U.S. bombs civilian infrastructure
Impeaches Trump for unauthorized use of force
Trump canceled his plans to sign a bipartisan bill shortly before it was set to become law on Wednesday. The bill addressed which issue?
A.I. regulation
Data centers
Housing
I.C.E. facilities
Prediction markets
Representative Dan Goldman, a two-term incumbent Democrat in a Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn district, lost his primary to which candidate, who is a former city comptroller and a close ally of Mayor Zohran Mamdani?
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Brad Lander
Claire Valdez
Darializa Avila Chevalier
Hakeem Jeffries
Alan Greenspan, who shaped American economic policy for more than two decades, died this week at 100. He served as chairman of the Federal Reserve under four presidents. Who was NOT one of them?
Ronald Reagan
George H.W. Bush
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
Barack Obama
Which soccer star broke the record for the most goals scored in World Cup history, with 18 across six tournaments?
Erling Haaland
Alexi Lalas
Kylian Mbappé
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
The U.S. team got off to a great start at the World Cup, winning its first two games in group play. When was the last time the U.S. began the tournament with two wins?
2010
2002
1998
1994
1930
A truck overturned in southeastern Texas this week, releasing around 20 million of which insect onto the road?
Cockroaches
Fire ants
Grasshoppers
Honeybees
Mosquitoes
Tom Wright-Piersanti, Daniel Ajootian, Steven Moity 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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