US News Quiz: Can You Pass This Week’s Toughest Headlines?

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US NEWS QUIZ

📰 Can You Pass This Week’s Toughest Headlines? 🤔

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1) A separate fentanyl-related substances scheduling measure (SB331) completed action in Congress and was signed in mid-July 2025. What did it do?

A. Created a national safe-use injection site network

B. Removed all emergency scheduling powers from DEA

C. Permanently scheduled fentanyl analogues under the Controlled Substances Act

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2) Oregon’s fast‑growing Cram Fire surpassed 90,000 acres by July 17. Where is the fire relative to Madras?

A. East of Madras

B. West of Madras

C. South of Madras

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3) The Federal Reserve’s July Beige Book warned that what could soon push consumer prices higher?

A. Entrenched tariff-related cost pressures reported by businesses

B. Rising cryptocurrency adoption

C. Wage price spiral in tech hubs

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4) On July 14, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court paused a lower‑court order that would have forced rehiring of about 1,400 employees at which federal department?

A. Department of Education

B. Department of Labor

C. Department of Veterans Affairs

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5) A Kaiser Family Foundation brief July 17 showed U.S. heat‑related deaths rose roughly what percent between 1999 and 2023?

A. 117%

B. 300%

C. 25%

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6) Public Law 119‑25, signed July 16, renamed the Salem Maritime National Historic Site to what?

A. Salem Maritime National Historical Park

B. Salem Colonial Seaport National Monument

C. Salem Maritime National Heritage Area

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7) Level 3 in Oregon’s Ready‑Set‑Go evacuation system, triggered July 17, tells residents to do what?

A. Prepare supplies

B. Be set to leave

C. Leave immediately

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8) SpaceX’s July 15 Starlink launch achieved which notable milestone for booster landings?

A. 500th landing for droneship *Just Read the Instructions*

B. 140th landing for *Of Course I Still Love You* and 475th booster landing overall

C. First flight of a brand‑new core

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9) Lawmakers unveiled a bill on July 17 to make extreme heat eligible for Major Disaster declarations. Which Senate sponsors led the bill?

A. Jon Tester (MT) & Alex Padilla (CA)

B. John Cornyn (TX) & Kyrsten Sinema (AZ)

C. Jacky Rosen (NV) & Ruben Gallego (AZ)

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10) June 2025 CPI data released the week of July 15 showed U.S. headline inflation rising to roughly what annual rate?

A. 4.1%

B. 1.8%

C. 2.7%

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Staying informed is easy—but remembering the details? That’s the real challenge. Our US News Quiz is here to put your knowledge to the test with 10 fast-paced, multiple-choice questions based on the latest headlines across politics, business, sports, entertainment, and more.

Each week, we round up the biggest stories from across the country and turn them into bite-sized brain teasers. Got 100 seconds? That’s all you need to prove you’ve been paying attention.

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✅ 3 choices per question—no fluff, just facts

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