{"id":322004,"date":"2026-08-15T11:23:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T11:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/322004\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T11:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T11:23:09","slug":"the-new-york-times-news-quiz-august-14-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/322004\/","title":{"rendered":"The New York Times News Quiz, August 14, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>1 of 11<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1bhfxxi evys1bk0\">The Times reported this week that President Trump was covertly removed from Air Force One during a recent trip to Turkey, after officials learned of a threat against him from Iran. How did Trump get off the plane?<\/p>\n<p>He hid in a catering container.He walked off disguised as a pilot.Mid-flight, on an escape pod designed by Boeing.In darkness, after a power outage at the airport.He was wheeled out in a large laundry cart.2 of 11<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1bhfxxi evys1bk0\">David Crowley, a moderate Democrat, defeated Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist, in a primary race to become Wisconsin\u2019s next what? <\/p>\n<p>Attorney general GovernorLieutenant governor Secretary of State Treasurer 3 of 11<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1bhfxxi evys1bk0\">Which longtime N.F.L. sideline reporter won the Republican Senate primary in Minnesota this week?<\/p>\n<p>Michele TafoyaErin AndrewsLisa SaltersSuzy KolberTracy Wolfson4 of 11<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1bhfxxi evys1bk0\">A destructive magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit which South American country this week?<\/p>\n<p>PeruVenezuelaBrazilColombiaChile5 of 11<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1bhfxxi evys1bk0\">Trump signed an executive order that recommends immunizing children against 11 diseases. The C.D.C. currently recommends that children be immunized against how many diseases?<\/p>\n<p>6101115176 of 11<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1bhfxxi evys1bk0\">Nigel Farage, the British far-right politician, competed in a special election this week to keep his seat in Parliament. His chief rival in the race was the novelty candidate pictured above. What is the candidate\u2019s name? <\/p>\n<p>Count BinfaceDarth JunkThe Earl of WasteLord RubbishSir Trashington II7 of 11<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1bhfxxi evys1bk0\">Europe on Wednesday witnessed its first total solar eclipse in decades. Which of these countries was in the path of totality?<\/p>\n<p>EstoniaLithuaniaLuxembourgPolandSpain8 of 11<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1bhfxxi evys1bk0\">For 30 minutes this week, Taiwan cut off millions of its residents from mobile internet service. Why?<\/p>\n<p>To halt an ongoing cyberattackTo prepare for a potential Chinese attackTo prevent a damaging news story from spreadingTo reduce nationwide energy usageTo roll out a network of 6G hot spots9 of 11<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1bhfxxi evys1bk0\">Trump traveled to Ohio this week to watch a new youth sports competition, created as part of America\u2019s 250th anniversary celebration. It featured two athletes, a boy and a girl, from each state. What was the competition called?<\/p>\n<p>The Eagle GamesThe Hunger GamesThe MAGA GamesThe Patriot GamesThe Trump Games10 of 11<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1bhfxxi evys1bk0\">Which professional sports team was sold to Bob Iger, the former Disney chief executive, and Joshua Kushner, an investor and the brother of Jared Kushner?<\/p>\n<p>Dallas CowboysChicago CubsLos Angeles LakersMinnesota LynxNew York Rangers11 of 11<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1bhfxxi evys1bk0\">\u201cHarry Potter\u201d fans lobbied to block a large electrical cable from being installed at a beach in Wales because it is the site of which (fictional) event from the penultimate movie? <\/p>\n<p>The destruction of Salazar Slytherin\u2019s HorcruxHarry\u2019s visit to Godric\u2019s HollowThe death of Dobby the house elfThe wedding of Bill Weasley and Fleur DelacourThe discovery of the Sword of Gryffindor<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1bhfxxi evys1bk0\">Correction: An earlier version of this quiz misspelled the first name of a former N.F.L. sideline reporter. She is Suzy Kolber, not Suzie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1bhfxxi evys1bk0\">Tom Wright-Piersanti, Daniel Ajootian and the staff of the Morning newsletter compiled this week\u2019s quiz.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"1 of 11 The Times reported this week that President Trump was covertly removed from Air Force One&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":322005,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[9,11,10],"class_list":["post-322004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=322004"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322004\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/322005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=322004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=322004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=322004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}