"Welcome to Slate's weekly news quiz. It's Friday, which means it's time to test your knowledge of 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. At the end of the quiz, you'll be able to compare your score with that of the average contestant, as well as that of a Slatesterwho has agreed to take the quiz on the record. This week's contestant is staff writer Henry Grabar."
"Xi Jinping did not invite Donald Trump to the recent military parade in Beijing, where he and Vladimir Putin were caught on a hot mic discussing how to achieve immortality through organ transplants. Trump, instead, was busy denying rumors that he was dead. Is it time to bring back the Joe Biden clone? Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, the Slate News Quiz goes on."
A weekly Friday quiz challenges participants to test their knowledge of the week's news across politics, business, culture, sports, and science. Questions cover a broad range of current events and encourage comparative scoring against the average contestant and a featured participant who agreed to take the quiz on record. The quiz mixes straightforward topical questions with playful, satirical references to political rumors and oddities, including parade invitations, hot-mic moments, and celebrity clone jokes. New players are advised to review the rules and enable cookies in their browser to ensure the quiz functions properly.
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