The Conversation U.S. weekly news quiz

The Conversation ^ | May 14, 2026 | Fritz Holznagel - Quizmaster

[Red Badger]

Welcome to this week's news quiz

The late Ted Turner, the new Trionda, plus TikTok and Trump: They're all in this week's quiz. Can you go 8 for 8?

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Military/Veterans; Music/Entertainment; Society
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[Red Badger]

I got 7/8....................

[PROCON]

✨ Pretty good!

You scored 75%

(6 of 8 correct)

No idea what or why soccer balls are named.

[Dr. Sivana]

6/8

[newzjunkey]

8 for 8 but there was some guesswork like on the TikTok question.

[whitney69]

“No idea what or why soccer balls are named.”

Wilson.

wy69

[Bon of Babble]

Got 7/8 - missed the first one about the soccer balls!!

[Enterprise]

6/8. Missed soccer balls, which I’m proud to miss. And objects launched in space.

[HYPOCRACY]

Me too.

[HYPOCRACY]

Grok says the space launch question is more like 5% in 2025.

[MikelTackNailer]

Same here. I was thinking craft bourbons, as the number of space flights for the 1960s seemed excessive.

[Political Junkie Too]

6/8.

Never heard of the site.

-PJ

[Red Badger]

Never heard of The Conversation? It’s articles have been posted on FR for a while.........

[Red Badger]

Tradition...........

[Disambiguator]

7/8

I don’t go anywhere near TikTok, so I had no idea about that question.

[Political Junkie Too]

I guess they just haven't interested me to notice.

-PJ