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Test Your Knowledge: August 15, 2026

10 questions on the week's reporting, from the edition of August 15, 2026. Answer one and you get the explanation, plus a link to the article that covers it.

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10 questions · about 3 minutes
01

What group of early humans were closely related to Neanderthals?

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Denisovans. Read: Ghost Ancestors – Humanity’s Mysterious Ancient Relatives

02

The Crazy Horse Memorial that is currently being sculpted is less than 20 miles from:

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Mount Rushmore. Read: Crazy Horse Memorial – A Mountain of a Monument

03

A new study revealed that modern humans are related to:

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Ghost ancestors. Read: Ghost Ancestors – Humanity’s Mysterious Ancient Relatives

04

In what year was Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated on his hotel room balcony?

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1968. Read: The Civil Rights Movement – Equality for All

05

The first discovered DNA of Neanderthals was discovered in ______ in 1829.

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Belgium. Read: Ghost Ancestors – Humanity’s Mysterious Ancient Relatives

06

The three Native American leaders during the Great Sioux War were Crazy Horse, Chief Gall, and:

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Sitting Bull. Read: Crazy Horse Memorial – A Mountain of a Monument

07

What major American war fought against racial oppression and legal discrimination?

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The Civil War. Read: The Civil Rights Movement – Equality for All

08

Yulin Zhang and his team of researchers who conducted the study on ancient DNA found in modern humans work for what university?

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UC Berkeley. Read: Ghost Ancestors – Humanity’s Mysterious Ancient Relatives

09

What were the laws that allowed for segregation in public facilities and schools called?

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Jim Crow laws. Read: The Civil Rights Movement – Equality for All

10

The construction of Mount Rushmore was completed in:

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1941. Read: Crazy Horse Memorial – A Mountain of a Monument

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