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Think You’re Smarter Than Slate’s Outward Editor? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

Think You’re Smarter Than Slate’s Outward Editor? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

Test your knowledge of the week’s news.
July 22 2016 5:30 AM

Slate News Quiz

Test your knowledge of this week’s big stories.

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Welcome to Slate’s weekly news quiz. It’s Friday, which means it’s time to test your knowledge on the week’s news events. Your host, Ray Hamel, has concocted questions on news topics ranging from politics to business, from culture to sports to science.

Questions are multiple choice, and time is of the essence: You have 50 seconds to answer, and as the seconds tick away, the question’s point value drops from 50 all the way down to zero, so you’ll want to click on your answer as fast as you possibly can. There’s no penalty for an incorrect answer, so feel free to take a guess.

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At the end of the quiz, you’ll be able to compare your score with that of the average contestant, as well as with the score of a Slatester who has agreed to take the quiz on the record. This week’s contestant is June Thomas, editor of Outward.

Can you ace the quiz and beat Thomas? Good luck!