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With all that's been happening in the news, does it feel like you've been reading the headlines more regularly? Take our quiz to see if that's true. Quiz: Test your news knowledge with our weekly quiz
Here's a cute video to take up space so you don't accidentally see the answers while you're taking the quiz. US threatens Syria, says Assad is planning chemical weapons attack 3 CNN staffers are ...
The News Quiz was created by John Lloyd, [2] based on an idea by Nicholas Parsons. [3]The series was first broadcast in 1977 with Barry Norman in the chair. Subsequently it was chaired by Barry Took from 1979 to 1981, Simon Hoggart from 1981 to 1986, Took again from 1986 to 1995, and then again by Hoggart from 1996 until March 2006. [4]
Updated March 28, 2017 at 5:05 PM. ... Take the quiz above to test your news chops. If you get any wrong, or you just want to read more about any of the topics, scroll down to find links to the ...
Law and crime 2012 Delhi gang rape The Indian Supreme Court upholds the death sentences imposed on four men convicted in the 2012 gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman on board a bus in South Delhi. (Reuters) Hundreds of prisoners escape from an overcrowded jail in Pekanbaru, Indonesia. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Politics and elections United Kingdom local elections, 2017 ...
Business and economy Energy infrastructure firm TransCanada abandons two Canadian pipeline projects. (BBC) Disasters and accidents 2017 Atlantic hurricane season Tropical Storm Nate In Nicaragua, flooding from Tropical Storm Nate, kills at least fifteen people. In Costa Rica, the storm kills at least seven people with fifteen missing. (AP via ABC News) Oil and gas companies evacuate production ...
Politics and elections Obamacare repeal efforts Paul Ryan announces that the Republican party will, as part of its efforts to repeal Obamacare, seek to stop using federal money to fund Planned Parenthood. (CNN) Science and technology List of organs of the human body Scientists classify the mesentery as an organ, making it the 79th human organ. It connects the intestines to the abdominal cavity ...
Disasters and accidents 2017 Pacific typhoon season Typhoon Damrey (2017) The death toll in Vietnam from Typhoon Damrey reaches 27, another 22 are missing. (AP via Fox News) Helicopter accidents and incidents A helicopter crashes near Saudi Arabia's border with Yemen, killing Prince Mansour bin Muqrin, and seven other Saudi officials. The cause of the crash is unknown. (NBC News) Law and crime ...