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Australia has a new prime minister, Republican presidential candidates debated for a second time, and NBC named a replacement for Donald Trump on "The Celebrity Apprentice." 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.

Australia has a new prime minister, Republican presidential candidates debated for a second time, and NBC named a replacement for Donald Trump on "The Celebrity Apprentice." 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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Who was announced as Donald Trump’s replacement as the host of “The Celebrity Apprentice”?

NBC [said in a statement](http://www.buzzfeed.com/stephaniemcneal/arnold-schwarzenegger-is-replacing-donald-trump-as-host-of-c) that it is very excited to continue “The Celebrity Apprentice” in 2016 with the actor and former governor of California.

It's Arnold Schwarzenegger

1\. You're Hired

A 14-year-old student in Irving, Texas, was arrested and suspended from school after bringing something to school that teachers suspected could be a “hoax bomb.” What did he bring?

Ahmed Mohamed, a ninth-grader at MacArthur High School, [said he loves inventing things](http://www.buzzfeed.com/mbvd/texas-student-arrested-after-being-accused-of-making-a-hoax) and hoped the clock he made over the weekend would impress his teachers.

It's a clock

2\. Ahmed's Arrest

What big announcement did Nickelodeon make this week?

Something known as The Splat has been posting a bunch of hints online about a ’90s channel. And a Nickelodeon Australia spokesperson told BuzzFeed that, [“The Splat is a new day part (10 p.m. - 6 a.m.) that is launching next month in the U.S.”](http://www.buzzfeed.com/caitlinjinks/dreams-can-come-true).

It’s launching a programming block with nothing but ‘90s cartoons

3\. Nickelodeon

Malcolm Turnbull is Australia’s new prime minister after the Liberal Party leader defeated Tony Abbott in a crucial vote. Turnbull is the country’s 29th prime minister of Australia. How many prime ministers has the country had in the last three years?

Julia Gillard (2010-2013), Kevin Rudd (2013-2013), Tony Abbott (2013-2015), and [now Turnbull](%E2%80%9Dhttp://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/malcolm-turnbull-wins-libspill%E2%80%9D).   
Here’s BuzzFeed Australia’s Rob Stott on [why Australian politics is “batshit insane.”](%E2%80%9Dhttp://www.buzzfeed.com/robstott/australian-politics-is-batshit-insane%E2%80%9D)

It's four

4\. Australia's New Prime Minister

The U.S. Federal Reserve decided not to raise interest rates week, which some analysts had expected them to do. When was the last time the central bank of the United States increased the cost of borrowing money?

The last time the Fed raised the federal funds rate was in June 2006, when Shakira’s “Hips Don’t Lie” [was topping the Billboard charts](http://www.buzzfeed.com/matthewzeitlin/interest-rates-are-not-rising) and the earliest tremors of the subprime mortgage crisis were still many months away. The rate has been near zero since 2008, part of the central bank’s efforts to stimulate the economy amidst the global financial crisis.

It's 2006

5\. Rates Unchanged

Which 2016 U.S. presidential candidate said this during Wednesday night’s Republican debate? “So, 40 years ago, I smoked marijuana, and I admit it. I’m sure that other people might have done it and may not want to say it in front of 25 million people. My mom’s not happy that I just did.”

“Sure, it's not a complete shock. It came out in a Boston Globe interview earlier this year — and has been reported before,” [according to the Washington Post](http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/09/17/jeb-bushs-cannabis-confession-and-mom-apology-ignites-internet-fun/).

It's Jeb Bush

6\. Who Said It?

This week, Germany temporarily reintroduced passport controls on its border with Austria due to the growing number of refugees flowing into Europe. That move caused a ripple effect with other nations across the continent and challenged one of the main tenets of the European Union. What is that pact called?

Under a system that began in 1995, people who enter what's known as Europe’s Schengen Area can pass freely between the borders of 26 participating European Union nations.   
But, But, because of the influx of people fleeing war and persecution in their home countries, the system “has been temporarily compromised at numerous points over the last few days as governments have opted to close off routes in from neighboring countries,” [BuzzFeed News’ Francis Whittaker writes](http://www.buzzfeed.com/franciswhittaker/refugee-crisis-threatens-borderless-eu).

It's the Schengen agreement

7\. Global Migration Crisis

The Russian military appears to be trying to set up an operating base in what country, according to U.S. officials?

Russia has been gradually sending some of its most modern battle tanks, weapons, and equipment to a new air base in western Syria, according to satellite photographs. The move is “part of an escalating buildup that could give Moscow its most significant military foothold in the Middle East in decades,” [American officials told the _New York Times_](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/15/world/middleeast/russian-moves-in-syria-widen-role-in-mideast.html). Russia says the military equipment is to help the Syrian government fight ISIS. Russia has also been a longtime ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad throughout the country’s four-and-a-half-year civil war, which has killed more than 200,000 people.

It's Syria

8\. Russia And The Middle East

An Oklahoma court halted the execution of Richard Glossip on Wednesday. Glossip was convicted for the 1997 murder of his boss, but has maintained his innocence during his nearly 17 years on death row. How many people has the state of Oklahoma executed this year?

Despite [20 executions across the U.S. this year](http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/execution-list-2015), Glossip’s case is getting so much attention primarily due to the support of high-profile advocates, such as actress Susan Sarandon and Richard Branson.   
“Glossip’s name — headlined in the recent Supreme Court decision about lethal injection drugs — has now become synonymous for some with the debate over the constitutionality of the death penalty itself,” [BuzzFeed News’ Tasneem Nashrulla writes](http://www.buzzfeed.com/tasneemnashrulla/thousands-of-people-are-fighting-to-save-this-man-from-execu).

It's one

9\. Death Penalty In America

Kevin Rudd was prime minister of Australia from June 2013 to September 2013. An earlier version of the quiz misstated the length of his tenure.

Oklahoma has executed one person this year and there have been 20 executions across the U.S. this year. An earlier version of the quiz misstated those numbers.

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