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Two off-duty U.S. soldiers, an American student, and a British businessperson were handed France’s highest honor for their role in disarming a gunman in a suspected terrorist attack aboard a Thalys train. What is the name of the honor?

British IT expert Chris Norman, U.S. Airman First Class Spencer Stone, U.S. National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos, and Anthony Sadler, a senior at Sacramento State University, [were handed Legion d’Honneur medals](http://www.buzzfeed.com/franciswhittaker/americans-and-brit-receive-frances-highest-honor-for-foiling) during a reception at the Elysee Palace.

It's Légion d'honneur

Which artist will receive the Video Vanguard Award at the VMAs on Sunday?

Past winners [of the lifetime achievement award](http://www.thewrap.com/kanye-west-to-receive-mtv-vmas-video-vanguard-award/) include Madonna, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Beyoncé.

It's Kanye West

Which country said it was banning Wikipedia, and then changed its mind?

Russia [briefly banned the internet encyclopedia](%E2%80%9Dhttp://www.buzzfeed.com/maxseddon/russia-says-its-banning-wikipedia%E2%80%9D) on Monday over a drug-related entry, then lifted the ban after Wikipedia users protested. Russia has ramped up its internet censorship efforts in the years since Vladimir Putin returned to the Kremlin, prompting a broad crackdown on dissent. Several websites critical of Putin are outright banned.

It's Russia

Amazon announced it is rolling out one-hour delivery of alcohol in one U.S. city. Which is it?

The delivery service is already available in London, where it debuted, but Seattle [represents its first foray into the United States](%E2%80%9Dhttp://www.buzzfeed.com/brendanklinkenberg/amazon-to-start-one-hour-alcohol-delivery-in-the-us%E2%80%9D). Two-hour delivery is free, and one-hour delivery costs $7.99. And according to Amazon, the beer will be delivered cold.

It's Seattle

“You Stink” protests started raging in Lebanon over the weekend because the government is unable to solve an ongoing garbage collection crisis. Which is the country’s largest political party?

Members of Hezbollah, the country’s largest political power, walked out of a cabinet meeting that aimed to discuss the crisis, claiming that the options for new contracts were too expensive, [according to the New York Times](%E2%80%9Dhttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/26/world/middleeast/lebanons-garbage-crisis-underscores-governments-disarray.html%E2%80%9D). The U.S. and its allies consider Hezbollah a terrorist organization.

It's Hezbollah

U.K. Labour leadership frontrunner Jeremy Corbyn proposed what move to tackle sexual assaults and harassment on trains at night?

Corbyn’s team said the move could help tackle sexual assaults and harassment – but insisted Corbyn would consult women on the proposal first. He [suffered a backlash on social media](%E2%80%9Dhttp://www.buzzfeed.com/emilyashton/jeremy-corbyn-is-considering-women-only-train-carriages-to-s%E2%80%9D) over his women-only carriages idea on Tuesday night, with many saying he should be cracking down on the men who harass women instead.

It's women-only carriages

What potential fast-food monstrosity did Burger King suggest McDonald’s team up with it to create?

We’ll never know what it would have been, because [McDonald’s said no thanks](http://www.buzzfeed.com/venessawong/no-mcwhopper). In an unusually passive-aggressive and short-lived advertising campaign, Burger King proposed a day of “peace” with McDonald’s via a Whopper–Big Mac burger mashup called the “McWhopper,” which would be available for just one day at just one pop-up location. McDonald’s quickly rejected the idea by Wednesday morning.

It's McWhopper

Which country’s press called Monday “Black Monday” after a stock market slump?

On Monday, Chinese stocks [saw their biggest drop in eight years](%E2%80%9Dhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/world-markets-lose-ground-amid-black-monday-for-shanghai-index/2015/08/24/a1c88a48-0161-404c-a48b-6cee7d04f864_story.html%E2%80%9D). The ripple effects were felt across Asia, Europe, and the U.S. throughout the week.

It's China

Earlier this year, ISIS captured an ancient Syrian city renowned for being an archeological treasure. This week, activists said ISIS had destroyed an ancient temple there. Which city is it?

The ancient Roman city of Palmyra, whose ruins are listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site, risks destruction at the hands of ISIS after the group captured it earlier this year. On Sunday, activists said ISIS militants [destroyed the ruins of an ancient temple](http://www.buzzfeed.com/davidmack/isis-destroys-ancient-syrian-temple-in-palmyra). You can view rare photos of the city's monumental ruins [here](http://www.buzzfeed.com/anupkaphle/rare-pictures-capture-the-former-beauty-of-palmyra).

It's Palmyra

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