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The MND News Quiz of the Week: August 30th

By MND Plus

August 30, 2025

What's been going on in the news this week? Our weekly quiz is here to keep you on top of what’s happening in Mexico.

Get informed, stay smart.

Are you ready? Let’s see where you rank vs. our expert community!

Which Mexican creature is currently lighting up the Burning Man festival in Nevada?

Ocelot

Horny Toad

Axolotl

Feathered Serpent

None

Which Mexican racing driver was announced by the Cadillac team for the 2026 F1 World Championship?

Pato O' Ward

Esteban Gutiérrez

Rafael Villagomez Jr.

Sergio "Checo" Pérez

None

Pop star Selena Gomez has a new, Mexican inspired beauty line. What Mexican product has inspired her latest venture?

Tajín chile powder

Corona beer

Chichén Itzá

The Mexican flag

None

Mexico's sport teams are champions again — this time in Baseball. What tournament did they win?

World Baseball Classic

Pan American Games

Baseball World Championship

U-8s Cal Ripken World Series

None

The city of Acapulco has unveiled a brand new public transport network. What is it?

An underground metro service

A new Cable car network

A 'Trolebús' tram system

A 'Marinabús' sea-going bus service

None

Which business mogul was recently spotted in Coyoacán?

Elon Musk

Carlos Slim

Bill Gates

Jeff Bezos

None

Filming took place in Mexico City for which upcoming Hollywood blockbuster?

Godzilla

Mission Impossible

James Bond

Marvel's Avengers

None

In a fit of political drama, what shocking event took place in the Mexican Senate this week?

Mexican senators sitting in session with placards with slogans in Spanish in front of their seats.

Opposition parties boycotted a major budgetary vote

A fight between the Senate Leader and an opposition politician

A Senator gave a speech completely naked

A female Senator gave birth on the Senate floor

None

Mexican and Californian scientists have teamed up. Why?

Woman scientist in a white lab coat in a laboratory, looking into a microscope

To try to restore the water table in the California Peninsula

To clone Claudia Sheinbaum

To create a new AI system that monitors the U.S.-Mexico border

To save the endangered California red-legged frog

None

President Claudia Sheinbaum has a gift to give one lucky Mexican. What is it?

The first ticket for the 2026 FIFA World Cup

1 billion pesos

A luxury mansion seized from Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán

The former Presidential limousine

None

Time's up

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