News quiz

Test your knowledge of current events from the week of July 7.

1. At a rally at Mount Rushmore, President Trump announced a plan to create what during his potential second term?

A. The complete border wall with Mexico.

B. A “Garden of American Heroes.”

C. A monument to honor Black Americans.

D. An expansion of the Supreme Court.

2. As coronavirus wanes in Cuba, the island nation is reopening its tourism industry by planning what for visitors?

A. Mandatory COVID-19 tests for all tourists.

B. All tourists will be restricted five island resorts.

C. Police in charter buses to prevent tourists from stopping to see the sights.

D. All of the above.

3. As South Africa reopens during the coronavirus pandemic, what continued ban has led to constant criticism? A. Restaurants.

B. Casinos.

C. Cigarettes.

D. Beach access.

4. With sports events canceled during the pandemic, one online betting site had turned to taking odds on what? (The practice has now stopped.)

A. Shark migration movements.

B. Median age of COVID cases.

C. Which health official in Trump administration would be ousted.

D. None of the above.

5. At least 14 candidates who support what have advanced in Republican primaries in the U.S.? A. Abortion rights.

B. Continued massive shutdowns due to COVID-19.

C. Removal of Confederate monuments.

D. QAnon.

6. Which Trump campaign official tested positive for COVID-19? A. Kimberly Guilfoyle.

B. Donald Trump Jr.

C. Brad Parscale.

D. Roger Stone.

7. Country music legend Charlie Daniels has died of a stroke at the age of 83. Which of these instruments was he not skilled at playing? A. Violin.

B. Mandolin.

C. Banjo.

D. Piano.

8. A book by Mary Trump, the president’s niece, claims that Donald Trump, as a high school student, paid someone to do what for him?

A. Obtain an escort for prom.

B. Destroy his draft card. C. Take his SAT exam. D. None of the above.

9. The New York Department of Financial Services announced a $150 million fine against who or what for lax oversight of Jeffrey Epstein’s financial dealings? A. Ghislaine Maxwell.

B. Deutsche Bank.

C. JPMorgan Chase Bank.

D. Retail tycoon Leslie H. Wexner.

10. The Justice Department plans to resume executions for the first time in 15 years. Three people are scheduled to die by lethal injection next week in what state?

A. Texas.

B. Iowa.

C. Indiana.

D. Idaho.

SAUL LOEB/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES President Donald Trump at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in Keystone, S.D.