Weekly News Quiz June 1-6

1. A plane from which airline mysteriously disappeared into the middle of the Atlantic Ocean while carrying 228 people?

Corsair French Airlines

Air France

Azul Brazilian Air

Varig Brazilian Airlines

2. What historic event occurred on June 6, 1944?

The U.S. dropped the bomb on Hiroshima

Adolf Hitler's death

Jackie Robinson's first MLB game

The D-Day invasion

3. Susan Boyle, the frumpy spinster who became an Internet sensation after a stunning debut on the “Britain’s Got Talent” TV show, ended up in a facility suffering from “exhaustion” after coming in second in the final of the program. Who defeated her for the crown?

A ventriloquist

A dance troupe

A dancing dog

An 8-year-old girl singer

4. The entertainment world mourned the passing of “Kill Bill” and “Kung Fu” actor David Carradine, who was found hanging in the closet of a hotel room. In which Asian country was Carradine, 72, making a movie at the time of his death?

Japan

Taiwan

Vietnam

Thailand

5. What automobile brand did General Motors Corp. strike a tentative deal on June 2 to sell to a Chinese manufacturer?

Hummer

Saab

Saturn

Daewoo

6. A crime with a happier ending happened in New York, where a convenience store owner, having disarmed a would-be robber, gave him $40 after the thief said that he was out of work and trying to feed his family. The owner also gave the man another item; what was it?

A lottery ticket

A loaf of bread

A can of soda

A gallon of milk

7. LeBron James will pay for snubbing the Magic and the media. How much has commissioner David Stern decided to fine James for skipping the postgame news conference?

$5,000

$15,000

$25,000

$50,000

8. Bratty newlyweds Heidi and Spencer Pratt bailed on NBC's competition series "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!" Tuesday - only its second night. Which semi-famous person is not a contestant on the show?

Janice Dickinson

Stephen Baldwin

Danny Bonaducci

Lou Diamond Phillips