Current Events Quiz: This past week!

President Biden won the Democratic primary in Michigan this week, but about 100,000 protest votes were "uncommitted." What was the vote protesting?

• Biden’s approval of oil and gas drilling permits

• Biden’s support for Israel

• Biden’s support for Ukraine

• Delays in averting a government shutdown

• The Supreme Court’s 2022 abortion ruling

Mitch McConnell announced this week that he would step down as the Senate Republican leader this year. For how long has he held that role?

• Less than a year

• About two years

• About 10 years

• About 17 years

• About 40 years

Which state experienced the largest wildfires in its history this week, with more than a million acres burned as of Thursday?

• California

• Florida

• Maine

• Minnesota

• Texas

What did the Supreme Court announce this week regarding Donald Trump's claim that he is immune from prosecution over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election?

• That it will hear arguments in April and Trump’s Jan. 6 trial is on hold

• That it will hear arguments in June but Trump’s trial can proceed

• That it rejects Trump’s claim and his trial will begin next week

• That it supports Trump’s claim and the case is dismissed

Flaco, a bird who escaped from the Central Park Zoo, captivated New Yorkers over the past year. What type of bird was he?

• A bald eagle

• A Eurasian eagle-owl

• A Mandarin duck

• A peregrine falcon

A jury this week convicted two men of the murder in 2002 of the D.J. Jason Mizell, known as Jam Master Jay, who was a member of which musical group?

• Beastie Boys

• Matchbox Twenty

• Public Enemy

• Run-DMC

Macy's plans to close about 150 stores in the coming years while expanding what?

• Its footprint in China

• Its luxury car business

• Its partnership with J. Crew

• Its upscale chain stores

Israel relieved a far-right minister of his security control over an important mosque in Jerusalem during Ramadan. What is the mosque’s name?

• Al Aqsa

• Al Jazar

• Al-Masjid al-Haram

• Great Mosque of Gaza

• Hassan Bek

A former professor of a Bronx medical school, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, donated $1 billion to the college. What is the money going toward?

• A new genealogy research center

• A new cancer treatment center

• A memorial for Albert Einstein

• Free tuition for students

• The school's athletic programs

On Thursday, both President Biden and Donald Trump visited Texas to address what issue, which a new Gallup poll found to be the top concern among Americans?

• Abortion

• Climate change

• Immigration

• Inflation

• Crime