Get ready for our August 13 weekly quiz. Where was the highest temperature recorded in Europe? What does the western false asphodel eat? And who made “Respect” a hit? 14 Multiple choice questions with answers and extra facts from the passing news week when you hit Start Quiz.
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More quizzes for this weekend:
- Tokyo Olympics 2021 Super Quiz
- 2021 Weather Disasters Quiz
- July 2021 Entertainment Round-Up Super Quiz
- The New Classic TV Quiz
- How British Are You Quiz
- How American Are You Quiz
More on August 13 Weekly News Facts:
- Mixed bag: Erratic Pandemic Olympics come to a nuanced end (apnews.com)
- 2020 Tokyo Olympics medal count: Team USA tops China in gold, silver, bronze, and overall medal totals (CBSSports.com)
- ‘We fought a great battle’: Greece defends wildfire response (apnews.com)
- The highest recorded temperature of 48.8C in Europe logged in Sicily (The Guardian)
- Some praise, some doubts as Facebook rolls out a prayer tool (apnews.com)
- Lionel Messi signs 2-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain (apnews.com)
- Factbox: Cuomo’s replacement Kathy Hochul to become New York’s first female governor (Reuters)
- China sentences Canadian to 11 years in case tied to Huawei (apnews.com)
- How Jennifer Hudson Prepared to Play Aretha Franklin (nytimes.com)
- Christina Applegate reveals she has multiple sclerosis (apnews.com)
- Barack Obama ‘Danced All Night’ at His 60th Birthday Party (PEOPLE.com)
- This Flower Hides a Secret: It’s a Carnivore (nytimes.com)
- ‘Jeopardy!’ taps Mike Richards to host the daily show, Mayim Bialik for spinoffs (Reuters)
- Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard: Day 1 of Family Game Fight ‘hardest’ in the biz (usatoday.com)