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Weekly Quiz: September 5, 2026

10 questions on the week's reporting, from the edition of September 5, 2026. Answer one and you get the explanation, plus a link to the article that covers it.

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★Weekly Quiz
10 questions · about 3 minutes
01

What is the capital city of New Mexico?

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Santa Fe. Read: New Mexico – The Land of Enchantment

02

Mary Todd Lincoln was often ridiculed for being unrefined because she was from:

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Kentucky. Read: An Other Worldly First Lady: Mary Todd Lincoln

03

Nepal, Tibet, and Arizona’s Grand Canyon have all recently experienced:

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Flooding. Read: Devastating Nepal and Grand Canyon Floods Taken Hundreds of Lives

04

Andrew Bailey is the Bank of England governor and head of the:

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Financial Stability Board (FSB). Read: Advanced AI Poses a Threat to Global Financial Stability

05

What led to the annexation of New Mexico?

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The Mexican-American War. Read: New Mexico – The Land of Enchantment

06

Mary Lincoln Todd was the first first lady to welcome ______ into the White House.

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African American guests. Read: An Other Worldly First Lady: Mary Todd Lincoln

07

The recent natural disaster in Nepal damaged buildings, roadways, homes, and bridges along the:

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Bhotekoshi River. Read: Devastating Nepal and Grand Canyon Floods Take Hundreds of Lives

08

New Mexico is the ___ largest of the 50 US states by area.

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5th. Read: New Mexico – The Land of Enchantment

09

Mary Todd Lincoln lost her 11-year-old son to:

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Typhoid Fever. Read: An Other Worldly First Lady: Mary Todd Lincoln

10

In this year’s second quarter, AI-related business investment accounted for nearly ____ of GDP growth.

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10%. Read: Advanced AI Poses a Threat to Global Financial Stability

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