The New York Times News Quiz, July 12, 2024
Did you follow the news this week? Take our quiz to see how well you stack up with other Times readers.
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Which Hollywood star and major Democratic fund-raiser wrote an essay this week in The Times calling on President Biden to drop out of the race?
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At the NATO summit in Washington, members of the alliance accused which country of shipping weapons components to aid Russia in its war against Ukraine?
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The French elections ended with a surprise surge from the left wing, leaving no one party with a majority in Parliament. Who is leading the left-wing coalition?
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On Monday, a Russian missile strike destroyed the largest facility of what kind in Ukraine?
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Millions of people in what U.S. city lost power this week after Hurricane Beryl thrashed the area?
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Boeing pleaded guilty to a felony charge of conspiring to defraud the federal government over two fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019. Which model of plane was involved in both crashes?
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The Las Vegas Valley broke heat records this week when it reached what temperature for five days straight?
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Which two soccer teams are finalists in the Euro 2024 championship?
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Leotards designed for Team U.S.A.’s gymnasts at the Paris Olympics will have more than 10,000 of what sewn into the fabric?
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The actress Shelley Duvall died this week at 75. Among her best-known roles was Wendy Torrance, the heroine in which acclaimed horror film?
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A new film based on a 1990s blockbuster is coming to theaters next week. What is the name of the movie?