Think You’re Smarter Than Mark Joseph Stern? 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 Mark Joseph Stern.

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

In New Jersey, a mother was arrested for child abuse for allegedly using a dog shock collar to control her kid. Police shut down a church day care in Georgia where they say toddlers were being given Benadryl to become sleepy before nap time. In Norway, a man was falsely accused by OpenAI of murdering his children. This week’s Slate News Quiz is child’s play.

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