News Quiz: Week of September 28, 2026

1.In September 2026, which German retailer's Russian assets did Vladimir Putin place under temporary administration?

2.In September 2026, what was the name of the first Pacific hurricane of the season to make landfall in Mexico?

3.In September 2026, what disease did the UN report a sharp drop in cases of in Sudan?

4.In September 2026, which Indian city announced a six-week construction ban to reduce winter air pollution?

5.In September 2026, what bill did the US Senate pass to establish federal rules for college sports compensation?

6.In September 2026, who was formally made king of Uganda's Tooro Kingdom?

7.In September 2026, to what level did the Reserve Bank of Australia raise its cash rate?

8.In September 2026, how many consecutive days of rainfall did Tokyo record, breaking a record from 2019?

9.In September 2026, which UN body extended the mandate of the Gang Suppression Force in Haiti?

10.In September 2026, which country began repatriating about 1,500 Burmese nationals from immigration detention centres?

11.In September 2026, which country's supreme court invalidated a state's authority to annul elections due to organized crime?

12.In September 2026, which roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain was announced to close permanently?

13.In September 2026, who was appointed as the first female prime minister of Morocco?

14.In September 2026, which South Korean badminton player won the women's singles gold medal at the Asian Games?

15.In September 2026, which Premier League club was found guilty of almost all 115-plus financial charges?

16.In September 2026, which media conglomerate's settlement with 12 states was approved by a federal judge to allow its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery?

17.In September 2026, which U.S. court halted Christa Pike's execution shortly before it was scheduled?

18.In September 2026, a Turkish court ordered the closure of which independent news website?

19.In September 2026, a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was landed safely in which Saudi Arabian city after an attempted hijacking?

20.In September 2026, Romania's parliament rejected the proposed government of which prime minister-designate?

21.In September 2026, which court ruled that a person's voice can receive protection under publicity rights in Japan's first audio deepfake case?

22.In October 2026, which country announced it would cut off diplomatic ties with Ethiopia over renewed fighting in the Tigray region?

23.In October 2026, the European Commission stopped payments to which nation after it refused to cooperate with the extradition of a drugs trafficker?

24.In October 2026, hundreds of prisoners began leaving prison in England and Wales under what type of scheme to avoid overcapacity?

25.In October 2026, which country tightened permanent residency requirements, introducing income and language standards?

26.In October 2026, Gerardo Giovagnoli and William Casali were sworn in as the new Captains Regent of which country?

27.In October 2026, what did the G7 countries announce a plan to release to combat rising fuel prices?

28.In October 2026, what landmark on Hawaii's Big Island collapsed into the Pacific Ocean?

29.In October 2026, which country's parliament rejected two government housing decrees?

30.In October 2026, which Swiss official announced his resignation from the Federal Council effective December 31?

31.In October 2026, what alternative investment option, besides a contribution to the Ministry of Economy, allows foreigners to obtain Argentine citizenship?

32.In October 2026, which French justice minister urged an immediate end to violence during the protests?

33.In October 2026, which French education minister accused the far-left of inciting youth-led unrest?

34.In October 2026, which left-wing party did intelligence agencies accuse of actively inciting people to join the protests?

35.In October 2026, how many seats of the Saeima did Latvians vote to elect?

36.In October 2026, the remains of which former Bulgarian tsar returned to Bulgaria after decades of negotiation with Greece?

37.In October 2026, scientists identified a new lizard species in Arequipa, Peru. What is the name of that species?

38.In October 2026, what province in Afghanistan saw a gold mine collapse that killed five workers?

39.In October 2026, what type of aircraft went missing over the Atlantic Ocean while flying from Bermuda to Boston?

40.In October 2026, which country announced its immediate withdrawal from the Central American Parliament?

41.In October 2026, which country held elections for its three-member presidency and House of Representatives?

42.In October 2026, which country held elections for president, vice president, and legislative seats?

43.Which two candidates advanced to the runoff of Brazil's October 2026 presidential election?

44.In October 2026, what disease caused the death of a lab worker at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute in Siberia?

45.In October 2026, what nationality was the woman arrested at Los Angeles International Airport for allegedly acting as an unregistered agent?

46.In October 2026, which Japanese official summoned the U.S. ambassador after a Marine was arrested in Okinawa?

47.In October 2026, which agency suspended the search for a missing Gulfstream G100 aircraft off Massachusetts?

48.In October 2026, which country cancelled plans for the NEOM Stadium in The Line?

49.In October 2026, for which upcoming FIFA World Cup was the NEOM Stadium planned?

50.In October 2026, what type of event in Vienna, Georgia, was the site of a mass shooting that killed two and injured 35?

51.In October 2026, in which Malaysian town were three students arrested for the murder of a 16-year-old classmate?