Weekly News Quiz: May 2, 2025

By Jade Walker and James Grant

A rare earth minerals deal. A new class of Rock & Rollers. A vandalized mural. What do you remember from the week that was?

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A judge in Wisconsin was recently arrested for allegedly doing what?

Judge Hannah Dugan’s arrest drew intense criticism from legal experts and Democratic lawmakers.

President Donald Trump recently announced the creation of a “FEMA Review Council” to reform the disaster relief agency. Which of the following people is not on the council?

First lady Melania Trump is not a member of the FEMA Review Council, which will seek to enact reforms that honor Trump’s executive order to shift more responsibility for disaster response and recovery to states rather than the federal government, as CNN has reported.

The latest class to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame was announced this week. Where will the induction ceremony take place?

The induction ceremony will take place in Los Angeles this fall.

Actor John Stamos recently completed a YouTube channel’s challenge to create a new drum section for a song he’d never heard before. Which song was it?

He was challenged to create a new drum section for “Last Resort” by Papa Roach.

A mural depicting Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna was vandalized recently in Los Angeles. Which basketball star paid the entire expected cost of restoring the artwork?

Luka Dončić donated $5,000 to restore the “Mambas Forever” mural in downtown Los Angeles. The Slovenian superstar joined the Lakers less than three months ago in a blockbuster trade with the Dallas Mavericks.

Canadian voters reelected which party to run the government?

Voters have returned Canada’s Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, to power for a fourth consecutive term.

Which fate befell a $60 million US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet this week?

The jet was lost at sea after it fell overboard the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier.

The world’s largest solar telescope just offered its first detailed close-up of which celestial body?

The US National Science Foundation Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope showed a detailed image of the sun, the Earth’s nearest star.

The US signed a rare earth minerals deal with which country this week?

The US and Ukraine signed an agreement that will give Washington preferential access to Kyiv’s rare earth minerals in exchange for providing funding for reconstruction.