As you wrap up an unnerving week, try your hand at our latest Week to Week news quiz.
Here are some random but real hints: They weren't finished; it's the hugest lead yet; a little peace and quiet; and our state of denial. Answers are below the quiz.
1. What did police find in the home of the couple that carried out the attack in San Bernardino this week?
a. A shrine to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
b. $65,000 worth of stolen high-tech equipment
c. A map of the White House
d. 12 pipe bombs, explosive-making tools, and more than 3,000 rounds of ammunition
2. What did the U.S. Senate vote on Thursday to do?
a. Add corporate personhood to the U.S. Constitution
b. Require school bus drivers to carry weapons
c. Repeal Obamacare and defund Planned Parenthood
d. Invest $275 billion in infrastructure repairs
3. What is the latest country to join the military operation against ISIS in Syria?
a. Germany
b. Cuba
c. Brazil
d. Japan
4. Who surged to 36% support among registered Republicans in the latest CNN/ORC poll?
a. Marco Rubio
b. Donald Trump
c. Vladimir Putin
d. Ben Carson
5. The woman who took part in this week's mass murder in San Bernardino had made an online pledge of allegiance to whom?
a. ISIS
b. The United States
c. Iran
d. North Korea
6. Why did California Governor Jerry Brown delay his trip to the Paris climate change summit?
a. He was concerned about the carbon cost of flying to France
b. He said "I just got this state budget back in the black, and I'm not about to undo that with unnecessary travel costs"
c. He is meeting with investigators of the San Bernardino mass murder
d. He told MSNBC that "recent climate improvements mean the summit isn't necessary any longer"
7. What did Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife pledge to do after the birth of their son this past week?
a. Hire 27 nannies
b. Give away 99% of their Facebook shares to charitable causes
c. Never again have another child
d. Make him the youngest person ever to have a Facebook page
8. What was unique about April 8-15, 2015?
a. The British royal family celebrated 500 years of uninterrupted rule
b. It's "tax freedom week" -- the average American has to work until that time before earning as much as they will pay in taxes this year
c. It was the only week this year in which there wasn't at least one mass shooting in the United States
d. During that week, ISIS killed more people than in any other week of its existence
9. On Thursday, the Pentagon said it would no longer exclude what people from combat roles?
a. People who identify as LGBT
b. People 45 years or older
c. Women
d. Atheists
10. What was a New York attorney talking about when he said "He's funny; and if I went to the Catskills for vacation, I'd love to see him"?
a. Comedian Jerry Seinfeld, who released a 12-minute video endorsement of Hillary Clinton
b. Donald Trump, who spoke to a Republican Jewish organization
c. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who joked to reporters that "I'd vacation in the Catskills, but I know it too well to enjoy it"
d. Vladimir Putin, who told New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio that he hopes one day "to be able to retire to the mountains and enjoy private life"
BONUS. What story did satirical website The Onion post after the San Bernardino mass shooting?
a. "'No Way To Prevent This,' Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens"
b. "Nation's Extremists Pledge Allegiance to the Gun Lobby"
c. "World Death Rate Holding Steady at 100 Percent"
d. "God Isn't Fixing This"
ANSWERS
1. d.
2. c.
3. a.
4. b.
5. a.
6. c.
7. b.
8. c.
9. c.
10. b.
BONUS. a (it was the fifth time it posted that same story, each time following a mass shooting).
Want the live news quiz experience? Join us Monday, December 14 in downtown San Francisco for our next live (and lively) Week to Week political roundtable with a news quiz and a social hour at The Commonwealth Club of California. Panelists will include Melissa Caen, C.W. Nevius, and Josh Richman.
Explanations of the hints: They weren't finished: the two killers had more than enough ammunition for further attacks; it's the hugest lead yet: Trump has something else to brag about; a little peace and quiet: it was the only week without at least one mass shooting; and our state of denial: The Onion was mocking our ability to be shocked yes shocked that this keeps happening and happening and happening in this country.