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The Conversation U.S. weekly news quiz
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| May 14, 2026
| Fritz Holznagel - Quizmaster
Posted on 05/15/2026 8:36:59 AM PDT by 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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I got 7/8....................
To: Red Badger
✨ Pretty good!
You scored 75%
(6 of 8 correct)
No idea what or why soccer balls are named.
2
posted on
05/15/2026 8:54:38 AM PDT
by
PROCON
(Sic Semper Tyrannis)
To: Red Badger
3
posted on
05/15/2026 8:57:00 AM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
To: Red Badger
8 for 8 but there was some guesswork like on the TikTok question.
4
posted on
05/15/2026 8:58:47 AM PDT
by
newzjunkey
(We need a better Trump than Trump in 2024... did we get it??)
To: PROCON
“No idea what or why soccer balls are named.”
Wilson.
wy69
5
posted on
05/15/2026 9:08:51 AM PDT
by
whitney69
To: Red Badger
Got 7/8 - missed the first one about the soccer balls!!
6
posted on
05/15/2026 9:13:09 AM PDT
by
Bon of Babble
(You Say You Want a Revolution?)
To: Red Badger
6/8. Missed soccer balls, which I’m proud to miss. And objects launched in space.
7
posted on
05/15/2026 9:30:40 AM PDT
by
Enterprise
(The homeless don't want housing. They want fentanyl and meth. - Spencer Pratt.)
To: Red Badger
8
posted on
05/15/2026 9:31:41 AM PDT
by
HYPOCRACY
(There is no gravity. The earth just sucks. )
To: Red Badger
Grok says the space launch question is more like 5% in 2025.
9
posted on
05/15/2026 9:35:13 AM PDT
by
HYPOCRACY
(There is no gravity. The earth just sucks. )
To: Enterprise
Same here. I was thinking craft bourbons, as the number of space flights for the 1960s seemed excessive.
10
posted on
05/15/2026 10:17:53 AM PDT
by
MikelTackNailer
(Gunpowder, gelatine; dynamite with a laser beam)
To: Red Badger
6/8.
Never heard of the site.
-PJ
11
posted on
05/15/2026 10:26:59 AM PDT
by
Political Junkie Too
( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
To: Political Junkie Too
Never heard of The Conversation? It’s articles have been posted on FR for a while.........
12
posted on
05/15/2026 11:18:06 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
To: PROCON
13
posted on
05/15/2026 11:18:27 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
To: Red Badger
7/8
I don’t go anywhere near TikTok, so I had no idea about that question.
To: Red Badger
I guess they just haven't interested me to notice.
-PJ
15
posted on
05/15/2026 12:15:09 PM PDT
by
Political Junkie Too
( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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