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Weekly Quiz: October 4, 2025

10 questions on the week's reporting, from the edition of October 4, 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

Which planet is considered Earth’s sister planet?

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Venus. Read: Venus – A Year in a Day

02

What can happen when Congress fails to pass legislation funding the federal government?

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Government shutdown. Read: What Is a Government Shutdown?

03

Quails are in the same scientific family as:

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Pheasants. Read: Quails - The Nearly Flightless Birds

04

Capital punishment is also referred to as:

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The death penalty. Read: The Death Penalty in America

05

In what culture does Venus represent Taibai Jinxing?

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Chinese. Read: Venus – A Year in a Day

06

Things like the military and border security are considered _________ during a government shutdown.

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Essential. Read: What Is a Government Shutdown?

07

Which of the following would a quail be most likely to eat?

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Seeds. Read: Quails – The Nearly Flightless Birds

08

The first recorded execution in colonial America took place in:

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1608. Read: The Death Penalty in America

09

Who was the US president when Congress battled over whether to pass the Affordable Care Act?

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Barack Obama. Read: What Is a Government Shutdown?

10

What has become the most common way to carry out capital punishment in America?

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Lethal injection. Read: The Death Penalty in America

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