Test Yourself: Zenger News Quiz

Which U.S. state capitol saw a protest against a governor's decision to extend a statewide stay-at-home order because of COVID-19?

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Thousands attended the protest outside Michigan's statehouse.

Which American rapper released his third studio album on Friday, April 17?

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"Blame it on Baby" is the latest offering from the 28-year-old rapper.

China’s economy shrank in the first quarter of 2020 for the first time in how many years?

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It's the first quarterly contraction since the country started reporting quarterly data in 1992 and the first overall contraction the country has reported since 1976, a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Which WWE Hall of Famer died at age 69 this past week?

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Finkel was the ring announcer, not a wrestler. He started working in 1975 for the company that would become WWE.

What country permitted its professional baseball league to start playing this week without having any fans in stadiums?

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Players for the five-team Chinese Professional Baseball League—in Taiwan, not China—were allowed back on the field without the usual roar of the crowd.

Which is not part of President Donald Trump’s Phase 1 guidelines meant to help states loosen their social distancing restrictions?

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The Trump administration sent the guidelines to governors on Thursday.

At which U.S. zoo did a tiger test positive for coronavirus?

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Nadia, a 4-year-old Malayan tiger, likely contracted the virus responsible for COVID-19 from a zoo employee.

Which country has the second highest number of reported coronavirus cases, behind the United States?

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Spain had more than 200,000 confirmed cases as of April 20, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

Who created the “All In Challenge,” a digital fundraising effort offering "once-in-a-lifetime experiences" with sports, music and entertainment figures as potential prizes?

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The auction started by the Fanatics founder includes Eli Manning's Corvette and a 3-on-3 basketball game with Shaquille O'Neal.

Which "Saturday Night Live" cast member pledged to pay a month’s rent for all 160 apartments in the New York City public housing housing building his grandmother once lived in following her death from COVID-19?

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The comedian said his beloved grandma, Martha, died alone from the virus.

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