News Quiz: Week of October 12, 2026

1.In October 2026, which two American economists were jointly awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences?

2.In October 2026, which former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister was detained by Pakistan's federal government?

3.In October 2026, who took office as President of Estonia, succeeding Alar Karis?

4.In October 2026, which historic food market in Paris was destroyed by a fire?

5.In October 2026, what was the minimum prison sentence given to Duane 'Keffe D' Davis for orchestrating the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur?

6.In October 2026, which country denied visas to three Russian artistic gymnasts for the world championships in Rotterdam?

7.In October 2026, which African country was announced as the host of a new Formula 1 grand prix starting in the early 2030s?

8.In October 2026, the FBI arrested two men in Ohio and Pennsylvania over an alleged remote-work scheme linked to which country?

9.In October 2026, a Chinese court sentenced three triad members to death for crimes linked to scam centers in which region of Myanmar?

10.In October 2026, Indonesian authorities released 20 protected green sea turtles back into the oceans off which island?

11.In October 2026, what was the one-hour PM concentration in Singapore amid haze from Indonesian wildfires?

12.In October 2026, which country opened an embassy in Jerusalem and restored its free trade agreement with Israel?

13.In October 2026, which president signed a decree banning violent content on social media to protect minors?

14.In October 2026, where was the oldest known shipwreck in the world excavated?

15.In October 2026, which country's citizen faced trial in Hamburg for sabotaging the Nord Stream pipelines in 2022?

16.In October 2026, which political party's spokespeople were remanded in custody in New Delhi for entering a restricted protest site?

17.In October 2026, which country inaugurated a maximum-security prison modeled after El Salvador's CECOT mega-prison?

18.In October 2026, which Turkish news channel was raided by police and taken offline?

19.In October 2026, how many public sector workers in Ireland started a general strike?

20.In October 2026, what bridge connecting China and North Korea opened after a 12-year delay?

21.In October 2026, which bank did the European Central Bank authorize UniCredit to raise its stake in above 30%?

22.In October 2026, which country declared a severe drought in several southern counties?

23.In October 2026, a court in Hamburg sentenced two men for plotting to assassinate which Jewish leader?

24.In October 2026, which U.S. president announced the reversal of a plan to livestream a firing squad execution?

25.In October 2026, former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson was sentenced to 15 years for what crimes?

26.In October 2026, the International Bureau of Weights and Measures voted to abolish what timekeeping unit starting in 2027?

27.In October 2026, what type of celestial object did astronomers discover as the first green star?

28.In October 2026, which baseball team swept the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS to advance to the World Series?

29.In October 2026, what city in Pakistan experienced a school roof collapse that killed 34 students and a teacher?

30.In October 2026, in which national park in East Java, Indonesia, did wildfires kill four people?

31.In October 2026, what was the flag state of the tanker that caught fire off the coast of Romania?

32.In October 2026, what was the name of the elementary school in Bend, Oregon, where a mass shooting occurred?

33.In October 2026, in which city did Argentine police arrest at least 25 people during a university funding protest?

34.In October 2026, what type of maritime drones did Australia agree to provide to Fiji?

35.In October 2026, which team ended England's four-year unbeaten run in women's rugby union?

36.In October 2026, who took office as Prime Minister of Morocco after being named by King Mohammed VI?

37.In October 2026, what began in the Czech Republic to elect 22 senators who were not elected in the first round?

38.In October 2026, which Hungarian prime minister agreed to improve bilateral relations with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy?

39.In October 2026, what did Hungary lift objections to following progress on ethnic Hungarian minority rights in Ukraine?

40.In October 2026, which strain of ebolavirus did Kenya confirm additional cases of?

41.In October 2026, how many people took part in protests across France according to the national trade union confederation?

42.In October 2026, how many seats in the Czech Senate did opposition parties win?

43.In October 2026, which party of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš's government came in third place in the Czech Senate election?

44.In October 2026, which National Hockey League team became the first to record a natural hat trick in three consecutive games?

45.In October 2026, at least 17 people were killed in a crowd crush at a pandal in which Indian city?

46.In October 2026, an explosion and wildfire occurred at which Canadian Armed Forces base in Alberta?

47.In October 2026, ten tourists were killed after a resort caught fire in which Bangladeshi city?

48.In October 2026, two people were killed when a truck drove into a youth association football match in which U.S. city?

49.In October 2026, protesters forced their way into which French city's town hall and vandalized the interior?

50.In October 2026, which activist group held mass demonstrations across France against rising fuel prices?

51.In October 2026, a court in New Delhi ordered the release of which activist on a peace bond?

52.In October 2026, the fourth round of No Kings protests were held across the United States against which president?

53.In October 2026, what building in Lille was stormed by protesters?

54.In October 2026, what building in Limoges was partially destroyed by fire?

55.In October 2026, which country announced it would expand its malaria program to the mainland and Annobón?

56.In October 2026, which country signed a free trade agreement with the European Free Trade Association?

57.In October 2026, who was appointed as Minister of Defence by the Iranian parliament?

58.In October 2026, protests continued for a second week in which Mexican city over water shortages and contamination?

59.In a June 2026 study cited in October 2026, what percentage of households' water systems in Guadalajara contained no residual chlorine?