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Test Your Knowledge: March 28, 2026

10 questions on the week's reporting, from the edition of March 28, 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 shoemaker turned patriot witnessed the Boston Massacre and participated in the dumping of tea in the harbor?

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George Robert Twelves Hewes. Read: George Robert Twelves Hewes: A Boston Tea Party Patriot

02

What type of science focuses on the study of objects in space and the vast universe beyond Earth?

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Astronomy. Read: Astrology and Astronomy - From Omens to Orbits

03

In what year was oil discovered in Iran?

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1908. Read: Why the Whole World is Watching the Strait of Hormuz

04

What US president described the Boston Tea Party as being, “so bold, so daring, so firm, intrepid and inflexible, and it must have so important Consequences, and so lasting, that I cant but consider it as an Epocha in History.”

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John Adams. Read: George Robert Twelves Hewes: A Boston Tea Party Patriot

05

The ancient Shengxiao is also known as:

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The Chinese Zodiac. Read: Astrology and Astronomy – From Omens to Orbits

06

Who led the Sons of Liberty?

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Samuel Adams. Read: George Robert Twelves Hewes: A Boston Tea Party Patriot

07

What war in the Middle East ran from 1980 to 1988?

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Iran vs Iraq. Read: Why the Whole World is Watching the Strait of Hormuz

08

Which astronomer argued that Earth is not the center of the universe, as was commonly believed at the time?

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Nicolaus Copernicus. Read: Astrology and Astronomy - From Omens to Orbits

09

The Strait of Hormuz is a waterway that connects the Arabian Gulf and:

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The Gulf of Oman. Read: Why the Whole World is Watching the Strait of Hormuz

10

What disguise did the Sons of Liberty use to make their way to Griffin’s Wharf during the Boston Tea Party?

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Native Americans. Read: George Robert Twelves Hewes: A Boston Tea Party Patriot

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