{"id":332378,"date":"2026-08-29T01:36:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T01:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/332378\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T01:36:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T01:36:56","slug":"the-new-york-times-news-quiz-august-28-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/332378\/","title":{"rendered":"The New York Times News Quiz, August 28, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>1 of 11<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1bhfxxi evys1bk0\">Dolly Parton died this week at 80. In addition to her storied show business career, she also built a business empire, including an amusement park in Tennessee called what?<\/p>\n<p>Dolly GardensDollymaniaDollywoodDollyworldSix Flags Dolly Mountain2 of 11<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1bhfxxi evys1bk0\">An emergency Supreme Court opinion permitted Trump to move forward with plans to restrict mail-in voting. His executive order directs what government agency to help decide which voters should receive mail ballots?<\/p>\n<p>The Bureau of Engraving and Printing The Federal Election Commission The U.S. Census Bureau The U.S. Geological Survey The U.S. Postal Service 3 of 11<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1bhfxxi evys1bk0\">Devastating flash flooding tore through Himalayan mountain valleys near the border between Tibet and what country?<\/p>\n<p>AfghanistanBhutanIndiaNepalPakistan4 of 11<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1bhfxxi evys1bk0\">Two unvaccinated people died from measles in Lancaster County, Pa., the first deaths from the illness this year in the U.S. In what year did the U.S. declare that measles had been eliminated?<\/p>\n<p>185019301960198020005 of 11<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1bhfxxi evys1bk0\">As Canada and the United States engage in a trade war, which Great Lake did President Trump declare he had renamed \u201cLake America\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>Lake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake Superior6 of 11<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1bhfxxi evys1bk0\">A Russian drone attack in Ukraine last month presaged a dystopian future for warfare, experts said. What was notable about the drone?<\/p>\n<p>Its payload was a miniature nuclear warheadIt was 3-D printedIt chose its own target using A.I.It deployed a swarm of smaller drones midflightIt tracked its targets through Bluetooth signals7 of 11<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1bhfxxi evys1bk0\">Which British actor, who played Ron Weasley in the \u201cHarry Potter\u201d films, announced that he will soon reprise his role on Broadway? <\/p>\n<p>Daniel RadcliffeTom FeltonDomhnall GleesonRupert GrintMatthew Lewis8 of 11<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1bhfxxi evys1bk0\">The Defense Department fired the publisher and editor in chief of what government-funded news outlet after it reported on hardships aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln? <\/p>\n<p>ARMY magazine Foreign Affairs Foreign Policy Military TimesStars and Stripes9 of 11<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1bhfxxi evys1bk0\">Meta reached a landmark settlement with dozens of states over claims that its products had endangered children. The company agreed to pay up to how much in penalties?<\/p>\n<p>$1.7 million$170 million$17.1 billion$171 billion$1.7 trillion10 of 11<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1bhfxxi evys1bk0\">At the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing over the weekend, a robot athlete outperformed which world-record holder at their sport?<\/p>\n<p>Usain Bolt, 100-meter sprintMondo Duplantis, pole vaultFemke Kok, 500-meter speed skateYang Jiayu, 20-kilometer race walkMike Powell, long jump11 of 11<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1bhfxxi evys1bk0\">The Athletic reported this week that the National Football League is eliminating its all-star game, known as what?<\/p>\n<p>The Gridiron ClassicThe Iron BowlThe Hall of Fame GameThe Pro BowlThe Super Bowl<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1bhfxxi evys1bk0\">Correction: An earlier version of this quiz had the wrong answer marked as correct in question No. 2, about the president\u2019s plan to restrict mail-in ballots. The error has been fixed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1bhfxxi evys1bk0\">Correction: An earlier version of this quiz misidentified the world record holder in the women\u2019s 20-kilometer race walk. It is Yang Jiayu, not Yelena Lashmanova.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1bhfxxi evys1bk0\">Tom Wright-Piersanti, Daniel Ajootian, Steven Moity and the staff of the Morning newsletter compiled this week\u2019s quiz.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"1 of 11 Dolly Parton died this week at 80. 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