No. 72
Thursday, October 15, 2026
World
U.S. prosecutors unveiled new criminal charges against which former Venezuelan leader?
- Diosdado Cabello
- Nicolás Maduro
- Juan Guaidó
- Hugo Chávez
The new indictment targets ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores.
PBS NewsHour · read the story
Politics
The Supreme Court's ruling on TV ad rates blocked an order from which appeals court?
- D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals
- 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
- 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
- 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
The Court again blocked a ruling by the Richmond-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that had favored Democrats.
NBC News · read the story
Business
Which university's economist, Robert E. Hall, shared the 2026 Nobel Prize in economics?
- Stanford University
- Harvard University
- Princeton University
- University of Chicago
Robert E. Hall of Stanford University shared the 2026 Nobel Prize in economics with Columbia's Michael Woodford.
Axios · read the story
Science
Which 2026 hurricane pushed the eastern Pacific season into record territory for most intense on record?
- Hurricane Trudy
- Hurricane Simon
- Hurricane Norma
- Hurricane Kiko
Hurricane Simon was cited as the storm that broke the record for most days with a hurricane spinning in the Pacific this season.
Gizmodo
Tech
Microsoft's Global Secure Access outage on October 13, 2026 affected users in Germany and which other country?
- Netherlands
- Ireland
- United Kingdom
- France
The outage hit Microsoft 365 users in Germany and the United Kingdom who accessed services through Global Secure Access.
IncidentHub