Think You’re Smarter Than Slate’s Jurisprudence Editor? 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 jurisprudence editor Jeremy Stahl.

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

With 90 percent of toys made in China, retailers fear a toy shortage at Christmas.
Donald Trump retorted, “Maybe the kids will have two dolls instead of 30.” If you can’t lay your hands on hot toys like Luki Lab Pets or Pokémon Comfy Friends, there’s always a Pet Rock available. This week’s Slate News Quiz is a stone groove.

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