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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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Which Line Joins the Vertex of a Triangle to the Midpoint of the Opposite Side?

Which Line Joins the Vertex of a Triangle to the Midpoint of the Opposite Side?

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Who Led the Nimrod Expedition to Antarctica?

Who Led the Nimrod Expedition to Antarctica?

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In Sewing, Which Simple Stitch Is the Basis for All Other Stitches?

In Sewing, Which Simple Stitch Is the Basis for All Other Stitches?

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The Name of Which Fabric Comes From the Hindi Words for “Milk” and “Sugar”?

The Name of Which Fabric Comes From the Hindi Words for “Milk” and “Sugar”?

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20.07.2026 10

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

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17.07.2026 9

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Myofibrils Are Thin Strands That Make Up Which Part of the Body?

Myofibrils Are Thin Strands That Make Up Which Part of the Body?

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16.07.2026 10

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Pinckney’s Treaty in 1795 Guaranteed the Rights of Americans to Use Which River?

Pinckney’s Treaty in 1795 Guaranteed the Rights of Americans to Use Which River?

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15.07.2026 10

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Gueuze and Framboise Are Types of Which Belgian Beer?

Gueuze and Framboise Are Types of Which Belgian Beer?

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14.07.2026 10

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What Is the Definition of Billingsgate?

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13.07.2026 10

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

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10.07.2026 10

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Which Greek Letter Is Used to Represent Magnetic Flux?

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The War of the Three Henrys Took Place From 1585 to 1589 in Which Country?

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What High-Energy Dance Is the National Dance of the Dominican Republic?

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Cibophobia Is the Irrational Fear of Which Activity?

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06.07.2026 10

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

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03.07.2026 10

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Which Kind of Cloud Produces Hail?

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02.07.2026 10

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Who Was the First U.S. President to Die in the White House?

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01.07.2026 10

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Which Country Star Was the Subject of the Film Coal Miner’s Daughter?

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30.06.2026 10

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Which Adjective Describes a Worker Called a Stakhanovite?

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29.06.2026 10

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

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26.06.2026 10

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What Is the Standard SI Unit for Frequency?

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25.06.2026 10

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How Many Days Did Kamala Harris’ 2024 Presidential Campaign Last?

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24.06.2026 10

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Which Language Has Just 13 Letters in Its Alphabet, Including the ʻOkina?

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Which of the Characters in The Wizard of Oz Best Befits the Adjective Pusillanimous?

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22.06.2026 20

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Think You’re Smarter Than the Writer Behind the Slatest? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

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19.06.2026 20

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The Lorenz Curve Is a Graphical Representation of Which Data?

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18.06.2026 10

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Which London Theater Burned Down During a Performance of Shakespeare’s Henry VIII in 1613?

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17.06.2026 20

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Which Country Singer Has Had a Record 44 No. 1 Songs on the Billboard Hot Country Chart?

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16.06.2026 10

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What Word Refers to the Clothing, Bedding, and Accessories of a Newborn?

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15.06.2026 20

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

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12.06.2026 10

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The Parotid Gland Is Located in Which Part of the Body?

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11.06.2026 10

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In December 2024, Which Middle Eastern Country Added a Third Star to Its Flag?

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Which of These Movies About Aliens Was Not Directed by Steven Spielberg?

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09.06.2026 10

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A Person of Which Profession Might Make Use of a Maulstick?

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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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05.06.2026 20

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Which Tissue Connects Muscle to Bone?

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04.06.2026 10

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Which First Name Was Shared by Both Major U.S. Presidential Candidates in the 1896 Election?

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In a Japanese Fairy Tale, a Fisherman Named Urashima Tarō Rescued Which Creature?

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What Is the Definition for the Word Ebullient?

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01.06.2026 30

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

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29.05.2026 10

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Paget’s Disease Is a Disorder That Results in Which Body Part Being Larger Than Normal?

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28.05.2026 10

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Which French Explorer Is Credited With Naming Canada?

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27.05.2026 30

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Which Object Is Held in Paolo’s Hand in the Auguste Rodin Sculpture The Kiss?

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26.05.2026 10

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Which Type of Activity Would You Expect to See at a Natatorium?

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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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Which Word Does the Letter M Stand For in the Term mRNA?

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21.05.2026 20

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More Than 36,000 People Were Killed by the Eruption of Which Volcano in August 1883?

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Which Was the Only Movie Directed by Alfred Hitchcock to Win a Best Picture Oscar?

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In Baseball Slang, Who or What Is Uncle Charlie?

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