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News quiz: the week of 2 November 2026

Ten questions on the week of 2 to 8 November 2026, from the US midterms to the Melbourne Cup. We checked every answer against free-to-read reporting or an official statement.

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1. What did the Democrats win in the US midterm elections held on 3 November?
2. Who did President Trump name on 6 November as the next White House chief of staff, succeeding Susie Wiles?
3. What did the Bank of England do with its main interest rate, Bank Rate, in the decision published on 5 November?
4. Nvidia's board said on 8 November it would investigate reports that chief executive Jensen Huang had been the target of an intelligence effort. Which country was that effort allegedly carried out for?
5. Point of Law won the Melbourne Cup at Flemington on 3 November. Who used to own the horse?
6. Which team clinched the 2026 Formula 1 constructors' championship at the São Paulo Grand Prix on 8 November?
7. Who won France's top literary award, the Prix Goncourt, on 3 November for the novel "L'Inconnue du quai de Javel"?
8. Paraguay's Senate removed President Santiago Peña from office on 6 November. What crisis lay behind it?
9. After Óscar Puente resigned as Spain's transport minister on 3 November, who was put in temporary charge of the transport ministry until the 29 November general election?
10. Pope Leo XIV began a 12-day tour of South America on 6 November. Which country was his first stop?

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