Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate Senior Writer? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

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 Slatester who has agreed to take the quiz on the record. This week’s contestant is senior writer Christina Cauterucci.

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

Football trophies collapse at his mere touch. Pope Francis died just hours after shaking his hand. Beware the cursèd caress of … [lightning strike and woman’s scream] James David Vance! Keep in touch with current events in this week’s Slate News Quiz.

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