No. 16
Thursday, August 20, 2026
World
Which Gulf state accused Iran of firing two missiles at it, an accusation Iran denied?
- Saudi Arabia
- Bahrain
- United Arab Emirates
- Qatar
The UAE accused Iran of launching two missiles at it, which Iran rejected as 'unfounded.'
CNN · read the story
Business
Which home improvement retailer reported second-quarter results that beat Wall Street expectations this week?
- Walmart
- Home Depot
- Target
- Lowe's
Home Depot's second-quarter results beat analyst expectations, though shares barely moved.
CNBC · read the story
Science
Data from which particle collider led physicists to report a previously unrecognized structure inside protons?
- Super Proton Synchrotron
- Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC)
- Large Hadron Collider
- Tevatron
The finding came from collision data at Brookhaven's Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider.
ScienceDaily
Tech
Which AI company's Claude platform suffered a roughly 40-minute service disruption this week?
- Anthropic
- OpenAI
- Microsoft
- Google DeepMind
Anthropic's Claude platform went down for about 40 minutes due to authentication failures and degraded performance.
Tech Startups · read the story
Sports
Which golfer won the 2026 FedEx St. Jude Championship by eight shots at TPC Southwind?
- Jon Rahm
- Rory McIlroy
- Scottie Scheffler
- Si Woo Kim
Scottie Scheffler won the tournament with a runaway eight-shot victory, his 21st PGA Tour title.
Golf News Net · read the story