Here's an interesting footnote to this week's push towards war in Syria: A website that created a popular "Where's Damascus?" game reported that 65 users had played the game from within the U.S. Department of Defense ... and only 57 percent of them correctly located Damascus on a map. Don't worry. We won't be asking anything as hard as that on the Slate News Quiz.

Question 1 of 12

What product will add a boldfaced safety warning to its packaging next month, since its main ingredient is the nation's leading cause of sudden liver failure?

Tylenol faces more than 85 personal-injury lawsuits related to liver damage, a common side effect of its active ingredient, acetaminophen.

Question 2 of 12

Authorities in Sri Lanka are currently investigating photos taken last week of a group wedding held for nine couples. What was unusual about the couples?

Police are in hot water for staging a traditional Buddhist wedding for their breeding pairs of sniffer dogs.

Question 3 of 12

The Obama administration lobbied lawmakers this week for a "limited and tailored response" in Syria to hold Bashar al-Assad accountable for what?

Question 4 of 12

A psychiatric hospital in Pennsylvania has become the first medical center in North America to offer an in-patient treatment program for what disorder?

Question 5 of 12

On Saturday, Ruth Bader Ginsburg became the first Supreme Court justice to officiate at a same-sex wedding. Coincidentally, one of the grooms had what very judicial name?

Roberts (no relation) married Ginsburg's close friend Michael Kaiser, who heads the Kennedy Center.

Question 6 of 12

This weekend, one of three finalist cities—Istanbul, Madrid, or Tokyo—will be announced as the next site for what?

Question 7 of 12

64-year-old Diana Nyad swam between Cuba and Florida this week. Her last two attempts, in 2011, had been aborted due to what danger?

In her successful fifth attempt, Nyad wore a full bodysuit and silicone mask to protect against box jellyfish and Portuguese man-of-wars.

Question 8 of 12

The rebel group M23 declared a ceasefire against UN peacekeeping troops last Friday, bringing a pause to the fighting that could still lead to war between what two countries?

Question 9 of 12

Why has a new skyscraper called the "Walkie Talkie" sparked outrage from its London neighbors?

The tower's curved front focuses sunlight just like a magnifying glass. The resulting scorching heat has melted cars, lit furniture on fire, and even fried eggs on the sidewalk.

Question 10 of 12

It was announced on Tuesday that a $320 million wall of ice, almost a mile long, will be built as a defense against what?

The underground ice barrier will prevent contaminated water from the leaking nuclear power plant to flow out to sea.

Question 11 of 12

According to a new Visa survey of American parents, what is the average amount left by the Tooth Fairy for a loose tooth?

That's a 23 percent rise over last year's average, substantially ahead of inflation.

Question 12 of 12

After being fired, who attracted media attention by performing a public self-crucifixion as a street protest?

The eight drivers, fired after striking for higher pay, have been nailed to wooden crosses outside company headquarters for three weeks.

You got 8 out of 12 answers correct in 20 minutes 30 seconds.