GZERO's Weekly News Quiz, April 11, 2024Think you know what's going on around the world? Here's your chance to prove it. At this year’s Summer Olympic Games in Paris, all gold medalists will receive ... ?In a bizarrely specific bid to shield Chechnya from corrupting Western influence, the Russian republic’s dictator has banned what?Which nation’s leaders came to Washington for the first trilateral summit between their countries and the US this week?Who was named Ireland’s new prime minister this week after the resignation of Leo Varadkar (pictured)?Which US state reverted to a 123-year-old law making abortions almost entirely illegal this week? Thanks for playing. Better luck next time.Score! Well done!Games You vs. the News: GZERO's Weekly News Quiz, April 11, 2024 Think you know what's going on around the world? Here's your chance to prove it. Tracy MoranApr 11, 2024
GZERO's Weekly News Quiz, Feb. 2, 2024Think you know what's going on around the world? Here's your chance to prove it. Which of the following things have Republicans NOT accused pop mega-star Taylor Swift of attempting to do:This week, an explorer claimed to have found what at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean?What war-time leader fired the commander-in-chief of his military this week? Russia announced it had begun recruiting a 20,000-strong force to replace the nominally disbanded Wagner Group mercenaries. Somewhat inexplicably, which Nazi military unit will be the namesake of Russia’s new fighters?Which group did the White House blame for a drone attack in Jordan that killed three US service members? Thanks for playing. Better luck next time.Score! Well done!Games You vs. the News: GZERO's Weekly News Quiz Think you know what's going on around the world? Here's your chance to prove it. GZERO MediaFeb 01, 2024
GZERO's Weekly News Quiz, Nov. 3, 2023Think you know what's going on around the world? Here's your chance to prove it. How long did Russian President Vladimir Putin wait before calling Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu with condolences for the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre?In which country did a constitutional council approve a draft of a brand new constitution this week?This week, three South American countries got into a diplomatic spat with Israel over the latter’s harsh tactics in the Gaza Strip. Can you remember which ones?We passed a truly monumental anniversary this week with hardly any fanfare in Western media. Which empire formally dissolved 101 years ago on Nov. 1?In GZERO North this week, we told you that Canada's Justin Trudeau recently blinked on one of his defining policies as prime minister. What was it?Thanks for playing. Better luck next time.Score! Well done!Games You vs. the News: GZERO's Weekly News Quiz Think you know what's going on around the world? Here's your chance to prove it. GZERO StaffNov 02, 2023
Which nation beat the venerated Pakistani team in a massive upset at the Cricket World Cup on Monday?The NetherlandsAfghanistanSurinamaHouse Republicans at long last sorted out their leadership squabbles that have paralyzed business in the chamber since they ousted Kevin McCarthy by settling on … (checks notes) Mike Johnson. Doesn't ring a bell? You're not alone. When was the last time the House was led by a member as inexperienced as Johnson?181418831932The Institute for the Study of War released estimates this week showing that with North Korea's help, Russia will likely be able to maintain its current rate of artillery fire in Ukraine through 2024. What is the upper limit on the approximate number of artillery shells ISW believes Pyongyang has shipped to Russia?500,0005,000,00050,000,000Which permanent member of the UN Security Council used its veto powers to strike down the otherwise unanimous resolution concerning the conflict in Gaza?RussiaUnited KingdomUnited StatesMaria Corina Machado declared victory in the opposition's presidential primary in Venezuela late Sunday. What is her profession?EngineerPop StarVeterinarianGames You vs. the News: A Weekly News Quiz Think you know what's going on around the world? Here's your chance to prove it.Riley CallananOct 26, 2023
GZERO's Weekly News Quiz, Oct. 20, 2023Think you know what's going on around the world? Here's your chance to prove it. Javier Milei, the current frontrunner in Argentina’s presidential election on Sunday, has some unusual policy ideas. Which of the following is NOT one of his proposals?We saw a much toned-down Belt and Road Initiative summit this week, with the marquee Chinese infrastructure investment program looking a little worse for wear on its 10th birthday. When did China’s Belt and Road investments peak?What mega-company celebrated its hundredth birthday this week? An explosion this week at the Ahli hospital in Gaza City, which local authorities said had killed hundreds of people, was caused by ...How much is Mexico spending to build up a rail corridor along its Isthmus of Tehuantepec to take cargo from the Atlantic to the Pacific, bypassing the Panama Canal? Thanks for playing. Better luck next time.Score! Well done!Games You vs. the News: A Weekly News Quiz Think you know what's going on around the world? Here's your chance to prove it. Tracy MoranOct 19, 2023
GZERO's Weekly News Quiz, Oct. 6, 2023Think you know what's going on around the world? Here's your chance to prove it.What is Nakhchivan? Bangladesh recently experienced a horrific outbreak of which disease that has killed more than 1,000 people so far this year?Local authorities in the Brazilian state of Amazonas have recently discovered 120 of what?The Catholic Church convened a “Synod on Synodality” this week. What does that title roughly mean in plain English?When is the next deadline for the US Congress to pass a spending bill and avert a government shutdown?Thanks for playing. Better luck next time.Score! Well done!Games You vs. the News: GZERO's Weekly News Quiz Think you know what's going on around the world? Here's your chance to prove it.GZERO StaffOct 05, 2023
GZERO's Weekly News Quiz, Sept. 8, 2023Think you know what's going on around the world? Here's your chance to prove it.A Russian helicopter pilot recently got a $500,000 reward for doing what?What country decriminalized abortion this week?Next week marks a half-century since the Chilean coup that ousted democratically elected socialist Salvador Allende and replaced him with right-wing strongman Augusto Pinochet. To mark the occasion, a Chilean sociologist did what?The African continent is bearing the brunt of the climate crisis despite accounting for what percent of global carbon emissions?Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has fallen by what percent under President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva?Thanks for playing. Better luck next time.Score! Well done!Games You vs. the News: GZERO's Weekly News Quiz Think you know what's going on around the world? Here's your chance to prove it.GZERO StaffSep 07, 2023
GZERO's Weekly News Quiz, Sept. 1, 2023Think you know what's going on around the world? Here's your chance to prove it.Americans on average pay how much more for prescription drugs than people in most other advanced economies?In a historic first, surgeons in Australia this week removed what from the brain of a Canberra woman who had complained of memory loss and depression?How many military coups have occurred in Africa over the past two years?After 10 years on the ground, UN peacekeepers are preparing to leave the West African state of Mali. How many UN troops and police are currently stationed there?EU imports of Russian Liquefied Natural Gas jumped by how much this year? Thanks for playing. Better luck next time.Score! Well done!Games You vs. the News: GZERO's Weekly News Quiz Think you know what's going on around the world? Here's your chance to prove it.GZERO MediaAug 31, 2023
GZERO's Weekly News Quiz, August 3, 2023Think you know what's going on around the world? Here's your chance to prove it.This week Denmark and Sweden considered making it illegal to burn what?What percentage of Wagner Group troops fighting in Ukraine were killed or injured?The son of which world leader was charged this week with money laundering?What percent of the world's uranium does Niger produce?Where did four Nigerian migrants who hid above the rudder of a cargo ship end up? Thanks for playing. Better luck next time.Score! Well done!Games You vs. the News: GZERO's Weekly News Quiz Think you know what's going on around the world? Here's your chance to prove it.GZERO MediaAug 03, 2023
GZERO's Weekly News Quiz, July 28, 2023Think you know what's going on around the world? Here's your chance to prove it.Russia this week increased the official age for Russian men to do what?Who won the Spanish election?In Italy, a group of older women has gained fame for walking the streets, capturing would-be pickpockets on video, and shaming them loudly with the words “attenzione borseggiatrici!” (Attention, pickpockets!) Their group is called …What will you soon be able to do in Paris, France, for the first time in 100 years?Which country became the 29th in Africa to ban the death penalty this week?Thanks for playing. Better luck next time.Score! Well done!Games You vs. the News: GZERO's Weekly News Quiz Think you know what's going on around the world? Here's your chance to prove it.GZERO MediaJul 27, 2023