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The Weekly Newsquiz tests your knowledge of events in the news

August 24, 2018

New tariffs take effect on opposite sides of the Pacific, and they’re characterized as the latest shots fired in a trade war. A new analysis of existing data leads a group of scientists to conclude there is ice on the moon. New forecasting models still disagree on where exactly a hurricane will hit. And a biologist and a group of schoolchildren focus on “saving Nemo.”

WEEKLY NEWSQUIZ

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1. What two countries recently allowed reunions for dozens of people who were separated after war broke out in 1950?

2. U.S. President Donald Trump recently revoked the security clearance of John Brennan, who previously served as director of what U.S. government agency?

3. In what country would you find the southern state of Kerala, which saw its worst flooding in almost a century after heavy rains flooded rivers there?

4. According to preliminary data from the CDC, in what year did the U.S. see the most deaths from drug overdoses?

5. What famous American company, which was founded in 1892, is facing the headwinds of poor stock performance, job cuts and business sales?

6. What U.S. government agency – which promotes clean air, land and water – recently announced a new rule concerning state regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?

7. A mysterious satellite, which analysts say recently “gave birth” to two smaller satellites, is believed to be from what country?

8. What category is the strongest classification on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale?

9. The U.S. stock market has set a record for the longest period of uninterrupted gains in its history. What animal is used to symbolize a rising market?

10. Beginning at midnight on Thursday, tariffs on certain imported goods went into effect. They were characterized as the latest shots in a trade war between what two countries?

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