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Weekly Quiz: August 9, 2025

10 questions on the week's reporting, from the edition of August 9, 2025. 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

European settlers in California believed that it was a/an:

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Island. Read: California: A US State and a Mythical Island

02

Major Benjamin Tallmadge was the leader of what undercover operation during the Revolutionary War?

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The Culper Spy Ring. Read: Short History of the US Military: The Revolutionary War

03

Which was the 31st state to be added to the Union, and is the third largest state behind Alaska and Texas?

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California. Read: California: A US State and a Mythical Island

04

Macaws are part of the Psittacidae family, which means:

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True Parrots. Read: Macaws - The Intelligent, Brightly Colored Birds

05

The California state motto, “Eureka!”, alludes to the discovery of which precious metal?

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Gold. Read: California: A US State and a Mythical Island

06

California raises more of which fowl than any other state in the US?

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Turkeys. Read: California: A US State and a Mythical Island

07

The Revolution of 1789 took place in what country?

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France. Read: Short History of the US Military: The Revolutionary War

08

Joining macaws, parrots, and toucans, what other bird is considered a zygodactyl?

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Woodpecker. Read: Macaws: The Intelligent, Brightly Colored Birds

09

What is the name of the world’s largest tree?

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General Sherman. Read: California: A US State and a Mythical Island

10

Macaws have unique light-colored patches on what part of their bodies?

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Face. Read: Macaws: The Intelligent, Brightly Colored Birds

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