No. 80
Friday, October 23, 2026
World
A magnitude-7.0 earthquake that killed at least 16 people this week struck which region?
- Sichuan, China
- Tibet, China
- Myanmar
- Nepal
The earthquake struck China's Tibet region, killing at least 16 people and injuring dozens.
NBC News · read the story
Politics
A judge ordered President Trump to sit for a deposition in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against which broadcaster?
- CNN
- The BBC
- NBC News
- The New York Times
Trump was ordered to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by December 11.
PBS NewsHour (AP) · read the story
Tech
A critical security flaw nicknamed 'PHP2Shell' was found in which widely used programming language?
- JavaScript
- Python
- Ruby
- PHP
The vulnerability, dubbed PHP2Shell, affects PHP, which powers about 70% of the world's websites.
CNN · read the story
Sports
The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians in Game 6 to win the pennant for which league?
- Minor League
- Interleague
- National League
- American League
The Rays won the American League Championship Series, advancing to the World Series against the Brewers.
TSN (AP) · read the story
Culture
Which actor, known for roles in 'Alien,' 'Top Gun' and 'Picket Fences,' died at age 93?
- Robert Redford
- Donald Sutherland
- Tom Skerritt
- Gene Hackman
Tom Skerritt died at age 93, as reported on October 22, 2026.
ABC News · read the story