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The MND News Quiz of the Week: August 16th

By MND Plus

August 16, 2025

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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!

Experts have suggested an endangered Mexican animal is threatened by the U.S.-Mexico border wall. Which one?

The US-Mexico border wall along a desert road

Ocelot

Jaguar

Axolotl

Mexican horned lizard

None

A group of Chihuahua students have won what international award?

Karina Jaired Castellanos Hernández, Gabriel Enrique Ojeda Carrillo and Luis Fernando Quintana Ríos working on their project for the “DOBOT Intelligent Manufacturing Challenge — Moon Landing Challenge" at the 2025 World Robotic Contest in Beijing last week.

International Mathletic Challenge

DOBOT Intelligent Manufacturing Challenge robotics contest

Intel International Science and Engineering Fair

International Chemistry Olympiad

None

What caused two mass cancellations of flights at Mexico City's AICM airport this week?

A baggage handlers strike

Protestors on the runway

Heavy rain

Legal action by the nearby AIFA airport

None

Colombian reggaeton artist Maluma paused his Mexico City concert unexpectedly earlier this week. Why?

Colombian reggaeton star Maluma poses with a bandage on his face, ahead of his Pretty + Dirty World 2025 tour, which makes a stop in Guadalajara in August

To scold a fan for bringing her infant to the concert

To pose for photos with President Claudia Sheinbaum

Fans threw their water bottles onto the stage

Heavy rain caused a partial stage collapse

None

After the success of "Wellness chocolate," which foodstuff will now join the Mexican government's wellbeing program

Sargassum seaweed

Eggs

Honey

Coffee

None

Monterrey's canines have a new ally roaming the streets to promote animal rights. Who is he?

Señor Perrito, a canine-themed superhero

Waldog, a robot dog

Dr. Simi, Mexico's beloved pharmacy mascot

Andres Manuel López Obradog, a character themed after Mexico's last president.

None

Archeologists in Mexico have discovered a lost Mayan city that survived 110 years after the Spanish Conquest. Where was it located?

Tabasc

Yucatán

Chiapas

Quintana Roo

None

A recent poll showed that Mexicans generally believe freedom of speech is being protected . How many felt they could voice their opinions with retaliation?

Hundreds of beauty salon workers marched in Mexico City on Monday to demand that authorities let them reopen their businesses.

55%

80%

60%

70%

None

Two Irish cyclists shared their story of crossing Mexico with Mexico News Daily this week. What was the name of the organization that supported their efforts?