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Republican leaders are defending the Khan family following Donald Trump's comments, US President Barack Obama commuted federal sentences of 214 people, and the Rio Olympics are kicking off. Take the BuzzFeed News quiz, made from stories featured in the <a href="http://bit.ly/1TygivC" target="_blank">BuzzFeed News app</a> and the <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/tools/email/news">BuzzFeed News newsletter</a> this week.

Republican leaders are defending the Khan family following Donald Trump's comments, US President Barack Obama commuted federal sentences of 214 people, and the Rio Olympics are kicking off. Take the BuzzFeed News quiz, made from stories featured in the BuzzFeed News app and the BuzzFeed News newsletter this week.

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Republican leaders are speaking out against Donald Trump's recent attacks on the Khan family, who lost a son in Iraq. Which politician said this? 
 _"If you’re going to be the leader of the free world, you have to be able to accept criticism. Mr. Trump can’t. The problem is, ‘unacceptable’ doesn’t even begin to describe it.”_

Graham [has called on fellow Republicans](
https://www.buzzfeed.com/claudiakoerner/republican-leaders-say-they-stand-by-family-of-fallen-muslim?utm_term=.bsXygNXwk8#.hqpzAENQ4e) to take back their endorsements of Trump, said Trump’s newest statements were beyond unacceptable.

It's Sen. Lindsey Graham.

1\. Trump's Attacks On Khan Family

President Obama commuted the prison sentences of 214 people on Tuesday, the most in a single day for any president since at least what year?

The commutations are the [latest in a series of such reprieves](https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/obama-commutes-sentences-of-more-than-200-people-serving-fed?utm_term=.xe0Xoayq3E#.dcnD9vPNeo) issued by Obama after announcing his support in 2014 for a clemency review process to address those serving harsh sentences that they would not be subject to if convicted today.

It's 1900.

2\. US Prison System

If you’re going to the Olympics in Rio this weekend, which of the following _isn’t_ a real public threat that tourists face?

Zika gets all the headlines, but visitors of the 2016 Olympics face [bigger worries](https://www.buzzfeed.com/danvergano/dont-drink-the-rio-water?utm_term=.jkXQX3NAz5#.dizV1ZOvpR) from the relative mundanities of upset stomachs, traffic accidents, and muggings, public health experts warn.

It's Ebola.

3\. Rio Olympics

What country is now ranked third (tied with the UK) as a target for ISIS-inspired terror attacks in Western nations?

Both the United Kingdom and Australia are ranked third according to the [US Homeland Security’s “Terror Gone Viral” report](https://www.buzzfeed.com/aliceworkman/australia-number-three). The US is first and France is second.

It's Australia.

4\. ISIS Target List

The US Supreme Court halted an order allowing a transgender student to use school bathrooms of their gender identity in which state?

The Supreme Court’s action likely means that the student, [Gavin Grimm](https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/supreme-court-halts-order-allowing-transgender-student-to-us?utm_term=.ks48J4gEBA#.gvg6gPElkd), will not be allowed to use the male restroom when he returns to his Virginia school in the fall.

It's Virginia.

5\. LGBT Rights

The US government gave a private startup permission to land a robot where?

It's [country's first private moon lander](https://www.buzzfeed.com/danvergano/a-company-just-got-permission-to-land-on-the-moon), scheduled to prospect the lunar surface late next year by hopping from place to place.“We are now free to set sail as explorers of Earth’s eighth continent, the moon,” MoonExpress CEO Bob Richards said.

It's the moon.

6\. Start Up To Space

Singer Kesha decided to drop her lawsuit against producer Dr. Luke, whom she accused of sexually abusing her, this week. How many years has it been since she released a new album?

Kesha [submitted 28 new songs](https://www.buzzfeed.com/claudiarosenbaum/kesha-drops-sex-assault-case-against-dr-luke?utm_campaign=News+-+0802+Tuesday&utm_content=News+-+0802+Tuesday+CID_908dccc3c3b82bd379ad4f0602e738ed&utm_medium=email&utm_source=BuzzFeed+Newsletters&utm_term=.yxw6XWnQe5#.wq6o4LM0wk) to Dr. Luke’s record label, her attorney told BuzzFeed News. Kesha has been locked in a legal battle with Dr. Luke as she tries to get out of an exclusive multi-record deal, arguing that she can no longer work with a man she claims drugged and sexually assaulted her.

It’s almost four years.

7\. Kesha vs. Dr. Luke

Apple released 100 new emojis in an effort to make them more gender inclusive. Which one of these is NOT among them?

In the [developer preview of iOS 10](https://www.buzzfeed.com/josephbernstein/redesigned-ios-emoji-show-women-athletes-and-men-pampering-t?utm_term=.qieKnXgmR2#.daNb3YZwB2), Apple has included more than 100 new emojis. They include female surfers, cyclists, and swimmers, as well as female police officers, construction workers, and private investigators.

It's a man getting a manicure.

8\. New Emojis

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