NY Times Summer Quiz 2020

NY Times Summer Quiz- 2020

Test your current event knowledge!

Multiple Choice

June began with growing protests across the country in response to the killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American man, by a white police officer on May 25. Based on polling data, the Black Lives Matter protests may have become the largest movement in U.S. History.

Estimates suggest that about ______ people have participated in demonstrations.

• 1 million to 3 million

• 8 million to 12 million

• 15 million to 26 million

Multiple Choice

Near the White House, the police fired tear gas canisters and flash grenades on June 1 to clear out protesters so President Trump could __________ outside St. John’s Church, which was damaged by a fire the night before.

• pose for photos holding a Bible

• conduct a bill signing ceremony

• lead a prayer for the nation during turbulent time

President Trump outside St. John’s Episcopal Church, which was damaged during a night of unrest near the White House. Doug Mills/The New York Times

Multiple Choice

Long lines and malfunctioning voting machines marred primary elections in ________ on June 9, renewing attention on voting rights there, and raising questions about how to ensure access to voting in the general election.

• Georgia

• Ohio

• Texas

Multiple Choice

On June 10, NASCAR said that it would ban ________ from its events and properties.

• commercial advertisements

• political slogans

• the Confederate battle flag

Multiple Choice

Which brand will get a new name and character after its company acknowledged that its origins were “based on a racial stereotype”?

• Aunt Jemima

• M&M's

• Urban Outfitters

The Aunt Jemima character has roots in a 19th-century minstrel song that expressed nostalgia for the antebellum (pre-civil war) South. Tony Cenicola/The New York Times

Multiple Choice

In the third week of June, the Supreme Court reached a result in two major cases that elated liberals, because the rulings expanded rights and protections for _____________ and _____________.

• ex-felons; veterans

• L.G.B.T. workers; young immigrants

• disabled Americans; senior citizens

The Supreme Court ruled on June 18 that the Trump administration may not immediately proceed with its plan to end a program protecting about 700,000 young immigrants known as Dreamers from deportation, dealing a surprising setback to one of President Trump’s central campaign promises.

On June 15, [the Supreme Court] ruled that L.G.B.T. workers were protected by a landmark civil rights law. Chief Justice Roberts was in the majority in that decision, too.The court said the language of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits sex discrimination, applies to discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Multiple Choice

Following President Trump’s smaller than expected campaign rally in Tulsa, Okla., on June 20, fans of K-pop and teenage TikTok users claimed to have _______________ as a prank.

• posted a fake address for the event on social media

• registered potentially hundreds of thousands of tickets for the event

• switched the text in the teleprompter with a 10-second loop of the dance “Say So”

Multiple Choice

The three white men accused of killing ______, a Black man who was shot dead after being chased while jogging in a South Georgia neighborhood, were indicted on murder charges on June 24.

• Ahmaud Arbery

• Breonna Taylor

• Elijah McClain

Multiple Choice

On July 13, under pressure from corporate sponsors, the __________ announced that it would retire its name, which had long been considered offensive.

• Chicago Blackhawks

• Cleveland Indians

• Washington Redskins

Multiple Choice

In mid-July, Federal agents dressed in camouflage and tactical gear took to the streets of __________, unleashing tear gas, bloodying protesters and pulling some people into unmarked vans in what Gov. Kate Brown of __________ called “a blatant abuse of power.”

• Dallas; Texas

• San Diego; California

• Portland; Oregon

Federal officers pulled a protester into a courthouse on July 10 as protesters gathered in downtown Portland, Ore. Dave Killen/The Oregonian, via Associated Press

Multiple Choice

After a Republican lawmaker referred to Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez using __________ vulgarity, she took to the House floor on July 23 to denounce the abuse faced by ___________ in Congress and across the nation.

• an ageist; young people

• a racist; people of color

• a sexist; women

• On July 23, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez took to the House floor to read into the Congressional Record a sexist vulgarity that Representative Ted Yoho, a Florida Republican, had used to refer to her.Then Ms. Ocasio-Cortez invited a group of Democratic women in the House to come forward to express solidarity with her. One by one, they shared their own stories of harassment and mistreatment by men, including in Congress. More even than the profanity uttered on the House floor, where language is carefully regulated, what unfolded over the next hour was a remarkable moment of cultural upheaval on Capitol Hill.