New York Times Publishes 11-Question May 15 News Quiz

2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 15

The New York Times released an 11-question News Quiz on May 15, 2026, spanning U.S. politics, health, education, sports and science.
The quiz highlights recent headlines including possible hantavirus exposure on the MV Hondius, grocery-price inflation since the Iran war, and Trump’s trip to China and state banquet with Xi Jinping.
Other questions focus on the FDA commissioner’s resignation, Trump’s planned Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation, and new evidence of long-running declines in U.S. math and reading scores.
The set also points readers to a U.S. assessment of Iran’s remaining resources, Jason Collins’s death at 47, a possible European folk-hero skeleton in Wolder, and a reported possible third human-body system.

As Iran escalates AI-driven cyber attacks, how vulnerable is America’s critical infrastructure to a nationwide disruption?

Can the U.S. balance economic ties with China while countering its influence over Iran and threats to Taiwan?

When a national monument is altered, where is the line between necessary preservation and destroying historical integrity?