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Students at a few U.S. schools are protesting against the handling of alleged racism on their campuses, SeaWorld is ending its signature killer whale show, and some people are pissed off at Starbucks. Take the BuzzFeed News quiz, made from stories featured in the BuzzFeed News app (now on both Android and iOS!) and the BuzzFeed News newsletter this week.

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Starbucks’ release of what caused a backlash from some people this week?

Starbucks unveiled a more [minimalist design of its holiday-themed red cups](http://www.buzzfeed.com/davidmack/first-they-came-for-our-venti-frappuccinos#.ps3WQ9L4RW). The fact that they don’t feature any holiday symbols caused quite a ~stir~ with many critics accusing the company of waging a war on Christmas.

It’s Starbucks' holiday-themed cups

1\. Causing A ~Stir~

Myanmar held historic elections last weekend, and the National League for Democracy Party is on track for a landslide win. Who leads that party?

The country had been ruled by an oppressive military junta for almost half a century, and [Suu Kyi spent roughly 15 years under house arrest for her efforts to promote democracy](http://www.buzzfeed.com/franciswhittaker/myanmar-votes#.ajYdnr5PBd).

It’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi

2\. Myanmar Elections

The candidates for the Republican presidential nomination faced off in their fourth debate on Tuesday. Where was it held?

And [the stage there was less crowded](http://www.buzzfeed.com/tariniparti/fourth-gop-republican-primary-debate#.yhrWXPykBW), as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee were bumped to the earlier “undercard” debate.

It's Milwaukee

3\. Republican Debate

SeaWorld said that it’s ending its signature killer whale shows at which location?

SeaWorld will get rid of its famous killer whale show in San Diego after 2016, [amid ongoing criticism of its treatment of captive orcas](http://www.buzzfeed.com/sapna/seaworld-is-getting-rid-of-the-shamu-show#.uhrmzX1Rgm).

It's San Diego

4\. SeaWorld

Kurdish forces, bolstered by U.S. airstrikes, launched an offensive to take back which key Iraqi town from ISIS?

The mountain was the scene of some of ISIS’s worst atrocities. [The militants massacred the local Yazidi religious minority](http://www.buzzfeed.com/mikegiglio/kurdish-peshmerga-sinjar-offensive#.wfaRak7bWR) during their summer 2014 surge into northern Iraq.

It's Sinjar

5\. Fighting ISIS

Popular daily fantasy sports sites DraftKings and FanDuel were ordered to stop taking bets in which U.S. state?

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman ordered the two popular fantasy football websites to stop taking bets from New Yorkers, [calling them illegal under state law](http://www.buzzfeed.com/adolfoflores/new-york-attorney-general-orders-fantasy-sports-sites-to-cea#.ugwRJ1azNR).

It’s New York

6\. Daily Fantasy Sports Sites

A landmark report from the World Anti-Doping Agency said that which country should be banned from international competition due to evidence of “widespread doping”?

President Vladimir Putin has [called for an internal probe into sensational allegations](http://www.buzzfeed.com/franciswhittaker/kremlin-says-claims-of-state-sponsored-doping-in-russian-ath#.kdgx9dvnox) that the nation’s athletes had engaged in widespread, state-approved doping.

It's Russia

7\. Doping In Athletics

Officials at which two colleges resigned this week amid student protests over racial tension campus?

[Claremont McKenna Dean of Students Mary Spellman’s resignation](http://www.buzzfeed.com/nicolasmedinamora/claremont-mckenna-college-dean-resigns-amid-student-protests#.js0YnlwJKY) comes on the heels of the sudden departure of [University of Missouri President Tim Wolfe, who quit his position on Monday](http://www.buzzfeed.com/stephaniemcneal/mizzou-football-strike#.dnbeBaA1Ge) amid pressure from students who claimed university officials did not properly handle alleged racism on campus.

It's the University of Missouri and Claremont McKenna College

8\. Racism On Campus

Vincent Asaro was found not guilty of helping to plan the Lufthansa heist of 1978, a multi-million dollar robbery that was depicted in which famous mobster film?

The 1978 robbery at Kennedy Airport’s Lufthansa terminal led to a score of [$6 million in cash and jewels](http://www.buzzfeed.com/salvadorhernandez/goodfellas-mobster-aquitted-in-famous-1978-lufthansa-heist). It was one of the main storylines depicted in Martin Scorcese’s _Goodfellas_, which featured Robert DeNiro, Joe Pesci, and Ray Liotta.

It's _Goodfellas_

9\. An Infamous Airline Heist

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