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According to reports out of Philadelphia, a man in Upper Macungie Township, Pa., had his Jell-O stolen from a workplace refrigerator on Oct. 10. Angry at yet another on-the-job snack theft, the man snapped and called in the cops. "The incident remains under investigation," confirm local police. Even if that dastardly crime is never solved, I hope you can solve the 12 questions on this week's Slate News Quiz.

Question 1 of 12

According to a sobering Millward Brown report, what had a remarkable 99.6 percent failure rate in early October?

Nine and a half million people visited the Obamacare portal in its first week of operation, according to the report, but only 36,000 successfully completed enrollment.

Question 2 of 12

The villages of Viganella, Italy, and Rjukan, Norway, located in deep valleys, have both done what to brighten up the dark winter months?

The tilting mirrors atop a nearby ridge will project a 2,000-square-foot circle of light into Rjukan's town square, where a skating rink will be installed.

Question 3 of 12

A violin sold by a British auction house on Saturday went for $1.78 million. Why was this particular violin in such high demand?

Question 4 of 12

What did David Babcock, a Missouri university professor, also accomplish while running the Kansas City Marathon on Saturday?

Question 5 of 12

An AP investigation revealed Tuesday that guards have been caught napping multiple times while the doors were left open where?

These are clear violations of the Air Force's "weapon system safety rules" for its nuclear missiles.

Question 6 of 12

How did Utah Scoutmasters Dave Hall and Glenn Taylor violate the Boy Scouts' "Leave No Trace" policy on a recent camping trip?

The video of the clueless scoutmasters in Goblin Valley went viral, costing them their Scouting positions and leaving them open to criminal charges.

Question 7 of 12

Last week, Saudi Arabia lobbied for and then, confusingly, rejected what?

Turning down a two-year Security Council seat is unprecedented. The Saudis blamed the U.N.'s failures in Syria and Palestine.

Question 8 of 12

Where did Greek police find Maria, the little girl rather appallingly dubbed "the blonde angel" by the media?

Maria's identity is still unknown, but the Roma couple who posed as her parents are being tried for child abduction. They now say Maria's mother abandoned her as a baby.

Question 9 of 12

A Las Cruces, N.M., hazmat team was brought in last Wednesday to fight a cloud of what?

Habanero particles from a nearby spice company got into an industrial park's ventilation system, leading to bloody noses and breathing problems.

Question 10 of 12

What was shut down in San Francisco for four days this week?

Question 11 of 12

Iran hanged a convicted drug smuggler named "Alireza M." on Oct. 9. What happened the following day to complicate the matter?

Morgue workers discovered the following day that the hanged man was still breathing. Iran announced at first that there would be a second hanging, but has since walked that back.

Question 12 of 12

The Romanian thief who stole $24 million worth of paintings from a Dutch museum last year was back in court Tuesday. Why?

"I could not imagine that a museum would exhibit such valuable works with so little security," complained Radu Dogaru, clearly the real victim here.

Source: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/the_slate_quiz/2013/10/the_slate_quiz_with_quizmaster_ken_jennings_play_the_news_quiz_for_the_week_2.html
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