Do you know what happened in the news this week?

About how many people tuned in to watch the first presidential debate, breaking a 36-year viewing record?

8 million

700 million

84 million

2 thousand

Which MLB team did Jose Fernandez pitch for before his death last Sunday?

Chicago Cubs

Texas Rangers

New York Yankees

Miami Marlins

Where did a 14-year-old open fire Wednesday, injuring two and killing one?

A mall in Nevada

A small birthday party in a park in North Dakota

An elementary school in South Carolina

On a busy interstate in El Paso

Aside from Brangelina, what other Hollywood power couple called it quits last Monday?

Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber

Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka

Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard

Emily Blunt and John Krasinski

Shimon Peres died Tuesday at age 93. What was he known for?

He invented male contraception

He was the previous prime minister and president of Israel

He is the third most decorated Olympian in history

He’s considered the father of the Theory of Relativity

In which state did a train crash at a station, killing one and injuring many commuters Thursday morning?

New York

New Jersey

Massachusetts

Washington D.C.

True or False: When Congress overrode President Obama’s veto on the 9/11 Saudi Arabia Bill, it was the first time Congress overrode him during his presidency.

True

False

Why was Wells Fargo fined $185 million dollars and fired more than 5,000 employees?

The U.S. Government discovered that thousands of employees were embezzling

Many Wells Fargo employees opened millions of fake accounts and issued credit cards to meet aggressive sales goals the bank was expecting of them

Many employees were caught leaving work early and lying about hours spent in the office

Over 5,000 employees were caught taking too many vacation days

A rocket carrying passengers to _____ could take off as soon as 2024, Elon Musk announced Tuesday

Mars

The moon

Venus

Jupiter’s moon Europa, where NASA has spotted “water plumes”

Saturday Night Live began its 42nd season Saturday with _______ playing Donald Trump

Chevy Chase

Kate McKinnon

Jack Nicholson

Alec Baldwin

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