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Test Your Knowledge: October 11, 2025

10 questions on the week's reporting, from the edition of October 11, 2025. 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 are microschools?

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Small schools with just 20 students or fewer. Read: Parents Are Moving Their Kids to Microschooling

02

What planet is the closest to the sun, is the fastest moving, and has the shortest year?

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Mercury. Read: Mercury – The Speeding Messenger

03

Who was the wife of former US President William Henry Harrison?

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Anna Harrison. Read: Anna Harrison – The First Lady Who Never Made It to the White House

04

What type of birds’ nests were located in the mountains of Southern Spain and contained ancient artifacts?

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Bearded Vultures. Read: Bearded Vultures – Scavengers Turned Treasure Keepers?

05

Who are the cofounders of the National Microschooling Center?

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Don and Ashley Soifer. Read: Parents Are Moving Their Kids to Microschooling

06

British composer Gustav Holst referred to Mercury in his collection titled The Planets as:

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The Winged Messenger. Read: Mercury – The Speeding Messenger

07

In what year did William Henry Harrison win the presidential election?

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1840. Read: Anna Harrison – The First Lady Who Never Made It to the White House

08

A survey by the National School Choice Awareness Foundation found that ___ of US parents considered sending their child to a different school in 2024.

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60%. Read: Parents Are Moving Their Kids to Microschooling

09

Daytime temperatures on mercury can reach:

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800 degrees. Read: Mercury – The Speeding Messenger

10

In total, how many objects were found in the 12 ancient nests discovered in Spain?

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Over 200. Read: Bearded Vultures – Scavengers Turned Treasure Keepers?

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