World News Quiz: What have you missed this week?

1

Which country announced on Tuesday that it had registered a COVID-19 vaccine, the "first" one in the world?

United States
United Kingdom
Japan
Russia

1 / 7

2

Which country did the UK remove from its travel corridor list, meaning people arriving in Britain from that country have to quarantine for 14 days?

Turkey
France
Greece
Germany

2 / 7

3

Who did former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden announce this week as his running mate for the 2020 presidential election?

Elizabeth Warren
Gretchen Whitmer
Susan E. Rice
Kamala Harris

3 / 7

4

U.S. President Donald Trump issued a new executive order against TikTok's owner ByteDance on Friday. Within how many days did Trump tell the Chinese tech firm to divest its interest in U.S. TikTok operations?

15 days
45 days
60 days
90 days

4 / 7

5

The UK posted the largest GDP contraction in the second quarter of 2020 of any major economy so far. How much did Britain's economy shrink between April and June?

10.4 percent
15.4 percent
20.4 percent
25.4 percent

5 / 7

6

Apple and Google removed the wildly popular game Fortnite from their app stores this week, drawing a backlash. What prompted the removal?

Explicit content in the game
Implementation of direct in-app payments
Promotion of violence
Unfair pricing for in-app purchases

6 / 7

7

U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly left a coronavirus briefing at the White House on Monday and returned later. What happened at the press conference that led to this interruption?

A reporter's question angered Trump
Trump didn't have an answer for a reporter's question
Someone at the briefing tested positive for coronavirus
A shooting occurred outside the White House

7 / 7

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