Have you been paying attention to current events recently? Test your knowledge on the top headlines and events from the past week.
The Iran war, now in its second month, has affected the world beyond the Middle East. All of the following are “ripple effects” being reported across the globe EXCEPT?
Deflated balloons. Pricier sugar. Higher airfares. The fighting in the Middle East has played out across the world in some surprising ways. Learn more about the war’s ripple effects.
63% of readers answered this correctly.
In a landmark decision that could open social media companies to more lawsuits, a California jury on March 25 held Meta and YouTube liable for what?
Meta must pay $4.2 million in combined compensatory and punitive damages, and YouTube must pay $1.8 million.
The bellwether case, which was brought by a now 20-year-old woman identified as K.G.M., had accused social media companies of creating products as addictive as cigarettes or digital casinos. Citing features like infinite scroll and algorithmic recommendations, K.G.M. sued Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, and YouTube, a Google subsidiary, claiming they led to anxiety and depression.
82% of readers answered this correctly.
In big cities and small towns across the United States, protesters gathered for thousands of rallies against President Trump and his policies and actions. What were these protests called?
Thousands of demonstrations against the Trump administration unfolded around the country on Saturday, the third round in a nationwide series of loosely coordinated “No Kings” rallies.
The day of protest, the first since October, came as the midterm election season was taking shape, and as Democrats were working to capitalize politically on the unpopular war with Iran.
89% of readers answered this correctly.
What significant change did Major League Baseball introduce for the 2026 season?
Major League Baseball’s new automated ball-strike challenge system is finally here.
Teams will have at least two chances per game to challenge an umpire’s call on a pitch. An automated system, powered by specialized cameras around the ballpark, will determine whether the call was right. The Morning newsletter explains how it works.
70% of readers answered this correctly.
President Trump is poised to be the first sitting president in U.S. history to have his signature appear on what?
Trump’s signature will appear on the dollar later this year, making him the first sitting president to have his signature on U.S. currency. The Treasury Department said the change was being made to honor the country’s 250th anniversary.
See everything with Mr. Trump’s name, likeness and signature.
60% of readers answered this correctly.
Alpha-gal syndrome, once a rarity, is spreading across the United States. Caused by a tick bite, this disease can lead the body to develop a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction to which food?
The incidence of alpha-gal syndrome appears to be growing significantly. Patients who are bitten by ticks can develop a severe allergy to red meat, and a few have died.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that around 450,000 Americans have had it in the past 15 years.
69% of readers answered this correctly.
Years after the U.S. Army faced a recruiting crisis, and as the United States was engaging in a war with Iran, what official change did the military branch make to its enlistment requirements?
The United States Army has officially raised its enlistment age limit to 42 from 35 and eased restrictions for people with marijuana convictions. The move comes years after a period in which it struggled to meet its recruitment goals and as the country is engaged in a war with Iran.
The updated enlistment requirements, published this month, bring the service’s age requirements more in line with other branches of the military, including the Air Force, which raised its maximum age for recruits to 42 from 39 in 2023, and the Navy, which increased its age cap to 41 from 39 in 2022.
51% of readers answered this correctly.
Why is the first lady, Melania Trump, standing alongside the A.I.-powered robot known as Figure 3?
On March 25, Mrs. Trump appeared at the White House alongside Figure 3, a humanoid, A.I.-powered robot whose uses, according to the company that makes it, include fetching towels, carrying groceries and serving champagne. But Mrs. Trump joins tech executives and some researchers in envisioning a world beyond robot butlery. She is interested in how these robots could cut it as educators.
“Imagine a humanoid educator named Plato,” Ms. Trump said. “Access to the classical studies is now instantaneous: literature, science, art, philosophy, mathematics and history. Humanity’s entire corpus of information is available in the comfort of your home.”
49% of readers answered this correctly.
The leader of NASA announced last week that the agency was charting a “path to building humanity’s first permanent surface outpost beyond Earth.” What was he referring to?
After years of talking about lunar outposts in vague terms, the space agency put a continuing American presence at the moon solidly on its road map for the coming decade. Read about the plans.
68% of readers answered this correctly.
The Times's Styles section says that the facial expression above is an example of which new microtrend?
In a recent Styles article, Callie Holtermann wrote:
“Picture a face that is blank-eyed and puffy-lipped, like a koi fish on Ativan.
“That, according to a cluster of recent articles and social media posts, is a textbook ‘Gen Z pout.’ It is an expression being attributed to young celebrities like Lily-Rose Depp, Rachel Sennott and Ariana Greenblatt, who appear to purse their lips with forensic precision when posing for pictures.”
77% of readers answered this correctly.
PICK ONE QUESTION and respond with 1-2 sentences. Make sure to be detailed, but brief, and explain why!
YOUR OPTIONS:
1. Which story did you find most surprising, and why?
2. Which story do you think affects people your age the most? Explain your thinking.
3. Why do you think this story was included in the quiz this week?
4. Which story do you think will still matter a year from now? Why?
5. Did any story make you feel hopeful or concerned? Explain.
6. What topic(s) seems to appear most often in the quiz lately?