Weekly News Quiz: Ratajkowski reveals, Los Angeles cheers, Cartoon havoc

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Weekly Quiz for Oct. 30, 2020

Weekly News Quiz for Oct. 30, 2020

Weekly News Quiz: 12 General knowledge questions, No time-limit. A news update follows each entry. Retake quiz for new topics! How smart are you today?

 

1 / 12

Which of these movie actresses didn’t star opposite Hugh Grant in a ‘90s Rom-Com?

Image: HBO’s The Undoing

2 / 12

Donald Trump has been (sort of) building a wall on the Mexico border in the last four years. Who does the president say is paying for it?

Photo: The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

3 / 12

What did Judith Sheindlin do for a living before she became TV’s “Judge Judy”?

Photo: David Shankbone, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

4 / 12

What is the duration of a US Supreme Court Justice term?

Photo: Rachel Malehorn / CC BY

5 / 12

Donald Trump claims he’s a man of faith. What faith?

Photo: White House / Public Domain

7 / 12

What’s the name of the Nicole Kidman character in Big Little Lies?

Photo: The Undoing, HBO

8 / 12

In 2006 Kazakh authorities banned the first Borat movie. In 2020 they turned a Borat catchphrase into a tourism campaign slogan. Which phrase is it?

Photo: Ken and Nyetta, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

9 / 12

Turkish presidential communications director didn’t like this Charlie Hebdo cover, satirizing Turkish President Erdogan. What did he say about it?

Image: Charlie Hebdo cover
Erdogan Charlie Hebdo

10 / 12

What’s Magic Johnson’s real first name?

Photo: Philipschwalb, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

11 / 12

In 2020, Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has called for a boycott of French goods. How did he explain this?

Photo: U.S. Embassy in Turkey, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

12 / 12

Which of these stars didn’t use to be a reporter on the legendary Daily Show With Jon Stewart?

Image: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from Washington D.C, United States, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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