It was a rough week for the nostalgic among us. Yahoo announced it would be shutting down Yahoo Directory, once the ubiquitous center of Internet search, at the end of the year. And over the weekend, Saturday morning cartoons aired on American network television for perhaps the last time ever. In a changing world, at least you can always count on the Slate News Quiz.

Question 1 of 12

On Tuesday, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas was the site of the first what in American history?

Liberian national Thomas Eric Duncan first came to the hospital for treatment last Friday, but was prescribed antibiotics and released.

Question 2 of 12

What has been breached six times so far this year, according to this week's congressional hearings?

Secret Service Director Julia Pierson resigned Wednesday as a result of the security snafus.

Question 3 of 12

A group of scientists at the University of Rochester unveiled a new invention, a real-life version of what Harry Potter plot device?

The scientists say that their arrangement of four lenses is the first 3-D, multidirectional cloaking system, and it can be duplicated at home for less than $100. Even by Muggles.

Question 4 of 12

What has Hillary Clinton referred to as her "most exciting title yet"?

Last Friday in New York City, Chelsea Clinton gave birth to Charlotte Clinton Mezvinsky, Bill and Hillary Clinton's first grandchild.

Question 5 of 12

Jimmy Kimmel has been named 2014's most dangerous celebrity in what arena?

If you Google Kimmel's name, you have a whopping 19 percent chance of landing on a page carrying viruses or other malware.

Question 6 of 12

Tom Perez, whose name was mentioned this week on the short list to replace Eric Holder as attorney general, has been serving in President Obama's Cabinet in which position?

Also reportedly on the list: Solicitor General Don Verrilli and former White House counsel Kathy Ruemmler.

Question 7 of 12

What city's protesters this week were so well-organized that they've arranged for litter cleanup, recycling campaigns, deodorant giveaways, and apology signs?

Police have fired tear gas and pepper spray at the student-led pro-democracy demonstrations.

Question 8 of 12

With a new law passed Monday, California became the first state to define a strict new standard for what?

The "yes means yes" law requires colleges to back a policy of affirmative consent or else lose government aid.

Question 9 of 12

On 60 Minutes this week, President Obama admitted that America had "underestimated" what?

Question 10 of 12

Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich last week revealed what newly discovered threat to cows?

The bells can be as loud as a jackhammer, the study found, and sometimes lead to deafness and eating disorders.

Question 11 of 12

In an interview this week, SpaceX founder Elon Musk revealed his plan to put what on Mars?

Musk sees planetary colonization as necessary to "maintain the light of consciousness" should something happen to Earth.

Question 12 of 12

In a ceremony last weekend, who celebrated the end of a career in which he got to first base 4,717 times and scored 1,923 times?

I'm really sorry about this joke.