No. 24
Friday, August 28, 2026
Politics
A special election runoff was held this week to fill a Georgia U.S. House seat left vacant by the death of which longtime congressman?
- Hank Johnson
- David Perdue
- David Scott
- Sanford Bishop
The runoff filled the seat of Democratic Rep. David Scott, who died in April.
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Business
Which media company agreed to be acquired by Paramount Skydance after Netflix dropped out of the bidding war?
- Sony Pictures
- Lionsgate
- Warner Bros. Discovery
- Comcast/NBCUniversal
Warner Bros. Discovery signed a merger agreement with Paramount Skydance, ending a bidding war that had also involved Netflix.
NBC News · read the story
Tech
Which programming language was created by Guido van Rossum and released in 1991?
He named it after Monty Python's Flying Circus, not the snake.
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Sports
Wyndham Clark won the 2026 BMW Championship at which golf course?
- East Lake Golf Club
- Bellerive Country Club
- Medinah Country Club
- Olympia Fields Country Club
Clark won the BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club, edging McIlroy and Cantlay.
Golf Channel · read the story
Culture
Which author created the detective Sherlock Holmes?
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- Wilkie Collins
- Agatha Christie
- G.K. Chesterton
First appearing in "A Study in Scarlet" in 1887. Doyle killed him off in 1893 and public outcry forced a resurrection.
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