News Quiz US

The daily US news quiz

No. 28 · Saturday, September 12, 2026

Rapper Lil Durk was found not guilty this week in a case accusing him of orchestrating what kind of plot?

AA murder-for-hire plot against a rival

Why

A jury acquitted Lil Durk of orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot against a rival rapper, the NYT reported.

NYT

President Trump traveled to Ireland this week to watch the Irish Open at his golf club in which town?

CDoonbeg

Why

Trump's trip took him to his golf club in Doonbeg, Ireland, after a Republican rally in Dallas, per NYT and NPR.

NPR

ICE arrests hit a record high in August, with officials saying the most arrests occurred in which two states?

BTexas and Florida

Why

NBC News reported ICE made a record 50,925 arrests in August, with the largest numbers in Texas and Florida.

NBC News

The CIA released declassified intelligence documents about Al Qaeda that had been sent to which two presidents before 9/11?

CBill Clinton and George W. Bush

Why

The CIA released dozens of pre-9/11 documents warning both Bill Clinton and George W. Bush about Al Qaeda, per NYT and NBC News.

NYT

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