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Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate Staff Writer? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

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What Does the Letter H Stand For in the Acronym for the DASH Diet?

What Does the Letter H Stand For in the Acronym for the DASH Diet?

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07.05.2026 4

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Which Writer Coined the Term “Cold War” in a 1945 Essay?

Which Writer Coined the Term “Cold War” in a 1945 Essay?

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06.05.2026 10

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What Is the Primary Spirit Used to Make an Aviation Cocktail?

What Is the Primary Spirit Used to Make an Aviation Cocktail?

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05.05.2026 10

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Which Military Rank Is Held by Someone Called a Shavetail?

Which Military Rank Is Held by Someone Called a Shavetail?

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04.05.2026 20

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Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate Staff Writer? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

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01.05.2026 20

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What Is the Shortest Distance Between Any Two Points on the Surface of a Sphere?

What Is the Shortest Distance Between Any Two Points on the Surface of a Sphere?

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30.04.2026 10

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William Bonney Was One of the Aliases Used by Which Old West Outlaw?

William Bonney Was One of the Aliases Used by Which Old West Outlaw?

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29.04.2026 10

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Which Breed of Dog Was Steinbeck’s Companion in Travels With Charley?

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28.04.2026 10

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Members of Which Profession Are Known Collectively as the Fourth Estate?

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27.04.2026 20

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Think You’re Smarter Than Slate’s Homepage Editor? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

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24.04.2026 20

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Isotherms Are Lines Connecting Points on a Map With the Same What?

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23.04.2026 20

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Who Is the Longest-Serving Female Senator in U.S. History?

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22.04.2026 10

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Which Stand-Up Comic’s 2025 Netflix Special Was Subtitled Legend of Fluffy?

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21.04.2026 20

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In Old West Slang, What Was an Arizona Nightingale?

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20.04.2026 6

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Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate Associate Editor? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

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17.04.2026 8

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Which Isotope Number Is Associated With Radiocarbon?

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16.04.2026 10

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Which State Was the Location of the Most Powerful Earthquake Recorded in U.S. History?

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15.04.2026 10

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Who Was the High School Sweetheart of Superboy?

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14.04.2026 20

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Which Word Is Derived From the Ancient Greek Word for “Amber”?

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13.04.2026 20

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Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate Politics Writer? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

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10.04.2026 10

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What Is the Binary Equivalent to the Base-10 Number 100?

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09.04.2026 10

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The Mason–Dixon Line Was Originally Drawn to Settle a Dispute Between Which Two U.S. States?

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08.04.2026 10

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Who Is the Only Filmmaker to Win Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival Three Times?

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07.04.2026 10

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What Is Meant by the Term Holus-Bolus?

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06.04.2026 10

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Which Organ in the Body Produces Glucagon?

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02.04.2026 10

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Anne Frank Hid in the Attic of a House for Two Years in Which City?

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01.04.2026 10

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The Áo Dài Is a National Garment in Which Country?

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31.03.2026 10

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Which Quality of Sound Is Described as Sibilant?

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30.03.2026 10

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Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate Senior Editor? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

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27.03.2026 20

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In Atoms, Electrons Arrange Themselves in Quantum Levels Known by Which Name?

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26.03.2026 20

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The Little Green House on K Street Was Associated With Which President’s Administration?

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Serj Tankian Is Best Known as the Lead Vocalist of Which Band?

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24.03.2026 20

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The Word Paddy Comes From the Malay Word Padi, Meaning Which Plant?

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Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate Staff Writer? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

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Robert Recorde Introduced What Symbol Into Mathematical Usage in 1557?

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19.03.2026 20

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During the American Revolution, Which Leader of the Green Mountain Boys Captured Fort Ticonderoga?

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The Line “The Quality of Mercy Is Not Strained” Is Part of a Speech in Which Shakespeare Play?

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In Bowling, Which Term Is Used for Three Strikes in a Row?

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16.03.2026 30

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Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate Copy Editor? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

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13.03.2026 20

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When It Formed, Which Planet Was Twice Its Current Size and Had a Magnetic Field 50 Times Stronger Than Today?

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Napoleon Bonaparte Died on Which Island in 1821?

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11.03.2026 20

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The ButterBurger Is the Signature Sandwich at Which Fast Food Chain?

10.03.2026 20

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In Greek Drama, Which Term Refers to a Tragic Flaw in the Protagonist?

09.03.2026 20

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Think You’re Smarter Than Slate’s Creative Director? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

06.03.2026 10

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Where Is the Baikonur Cosmodrome, the World’s Largest Space Launch Facility?

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What Was the Name of Ferdinand Magellan’s Flagship?

04.03.2026 20

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Bacchus and Ariadne and Venus of Urbino Are Paintings by Which 16th-Century Italian Artist?

03.03.2026 20

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What Would You Do With a Pirogue?

02.03.2026 20

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Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate UX Designer? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

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