The New York Times News Quiz, May 2, 2025 – The New York Times

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Did you follow the news this week? Take our quiz to see how well you stack up with other Times readers.
President Trump this week removed which cabinet member from their role?
Scott Bessent, Treasury secretary
Pam Bondi, attorney general
Lori Chavez-DeRemer, labor secretary
Michael Waltz, national security adviser
Chris Wright, energy secretary
The U.S. gross domestic product did what during the first quarter of 2025?
Grew by 0.5 percent
Grew by 0.3 percent
Grew by 1 percent
Shrank by 0.3 percent
Shrank by 2 percent
On Tuesday, the White House announced some concessions on tariffs for which products?
Cars and auto parts
Laptops
Softwood lumber
Weight-loss drugs
Wine
This week marked Trump’s 100th day in office. The chart above shows what over every modern president’s first 100 days?
Percentage change in the S&P 500
Number of new executive orders
Tweets insulting political opponents
Percentage change in the value of the U.S. dollar
Percentage change in the federal budget
Mark Carney, the Liberal Party leader, won the race to become Canada’s next prime minister on a platform opposing Trump’s aggression. The Liberals’ rallying cry, “Elbows up,” has its origin in which pastime?
Ice canoe races
Ice climbing
Ice fishing
Ice hockey
Ice sculpting
The image above shows Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s prime minister, meeting where?
St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican
The Mariyinsky Palace in Kyiv
The U.S. Capitol rotunda
The Kremlin in Moscow
Diriyah Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Which two European countries experienced a major blackout this week?
Germany and Poland
Spain and Portugal
Sweden and Norway
The U.K. and Ireland
Lithuania and Latvia
Pope Francis, after a funeral on the steps of St. Peter’s Basilica, was laid to rest in a tomb inside Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica. What is inscribed on his tomb?
“Franciscus” (“Francis”)
Jorge Bergoglio
Pope Francis
“Serviam” (“I will serve”)
“In aeternum” (“Eternally”)
Which state announced this week that it would require schools to ban smartphone use during school hours?
California
Florida
Louisiana
Virginia
New York
A prank call on the second night of the N.F.L. draft cost a coach $100,000. Which player — a top prospect, who fell all the way to the fifth round — was the target of the call?
Jaxson Dart
Smael Mondon Jr.
Shedeur Sanders
Cam Skattebo
Cam Ward
Beyoncé kicked off her Cowboy Carter Tour this week in California with her daughters joining her onstage. What are her two daughters’ names?
Blue Ivy
Caroline
Rumi
North West
Maggie
Done
Tom Wright-Piersanti, Steven Moity and the staff of the Morning newsletter compiled this week’s quiz.
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