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President Trump signed an executive order on Sept. 5 that renamed the Defense Department as which of the following?
Department of National Preparedness
Department of Peace
Department of War
Department of War
This app was almost was banned in the US but it seems like a deal has been met
Tik Tok
More than 1,000 current and former employees of the Department of Health and Human Services signed an open letter calling for which of the following?
The restoration of diversity, equity and inclusion policies
Salary increases
A ban on the sale of processed foods
The resignation of Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The resignation of Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Florida plans to become the first state to end which requirement for all schoolchildren?
To be vaccinated
To stand and say the Pledge of Allegiance
To wear shoes
To be vaccinated
President Trump is overseas visiting what country?
France
UK
Germany
Italy
UK
Who do the Vikings play on Sunday?
Cincinatti Bengals
Which tech CEO was offered a historic pay package potentially worth $1 trillion?
Tesla’s Elon Musk
Apple’s Tim Cook
Google’s Sundar Pichai
Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg
Tesla’s Elon Musk
The U.S. military struck a boat in the southern Caribbean, killing 11 people on board. Who did U.S. officials say was on the boat?
Venezuelan gang members
Iranian spies
Migrants from Central America
Venezuelan gang members
At a summit in China, President Xi Jinping met with two other world leaders with an aim to project an alternative to U.S. leadership. Who did he meet with?
President Emmanuel Macron of France and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil
President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea and Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India
A viral TikTok trend, inspired by which broadway musical, features users comically sneaking away while lip-syncing the line, “I have an early meeting out of town”?
“Aladdin”
“Hamilton”
“Wicked”
“Hamilton”
NASA’s rover Perseverance has found a rock on Mars containing minerals that scientists describe as what?
An entirely new type of mineral never before seen on Earth
The clearest signs yet of life on Mars
The key to time travel
The clearest signs yet of life on Mars
A protest movement in Nepal forced out the country’s prime minister and left many buildings in the capital, Kathmandu, in ruins. The demonstrations began after the government banned what?
Buddhism
Elections
Major social media platforms
Free Speech
Major social media platforms
Which Italian fashion designer, famous for his androgynous power suits, died this week at 91?
Alexander McQueen
Gianni Versace
Giorgio Armani
Giorgio Armani
What did new federal testing data reveal about American high school students?
Their math scores are higher than ever.
Their reading scores are the worst they have been in three decades.
Their writing scores have remained the same since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Their science scores are higher than ever
Their reading scores are the worst they have been in three decades.
This MLB players is leading the league in home runs
Shohei Ohtani
Cal Raleigh
Aaron Judge
Kyle Schwarber
Ca Raleigh
Which celestial event recently caused the moon to appear a deep reddish color?
Coronal aurora
Meteor shower
Total lunar eclipse
Supernova
Total lunar eclipse
Which country staged a massive military parade this week as it seeks to tilt the global balance of power?
Russia
North Korea
China
Japan
China
What had been the world’s largest iceberg is rapidly breaking up, scientists say. How big is it now?
As big as Rhode Island
A bit larger than Texas
About the size of Greater London
As big as the iceberg Buddy rode from the North Pole
About the size of Greater London
On Sept. 9, Israel tried to kill senior members of Hamas’s leadership in an airstrike on which country, a primary mediator to end the war in Gaza and a U.S. ally?
Jordan
Qatar
Pakistan
Qatar
Who are the Minnesota Lynx playing in the first round of the WNBA playoffs?
Golden State Valkyrie
Connecticut Sun
New York Liberty
Chicago Sky
Golden State Valkyrie
Which tennis star won the U.S. Open men’s final on Sept. 7 to reclaim the world No. 1 ranking?
Carlos Alcaraz
Jannik Sinner
Roger Federer
Carlos Alcaraz
Which television show won big at the 77th Emmy Awards on Sept. 14, taking home 13 statuettes, including best comedy?
“Abbott Elementary”
“The Bear”
“The Studio”
“The Studio”
Which two states recently sold winning tickets for the nearly $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot?
Missouri and Texas
California and New York
Florida and Illinois
Ohio and Pennsylvania
Missouri and Texas