NewsTracker Answers for week of Oct. 20, 2025

Q: A gang of thieves used a basket lift to break into the Louvre museum on Sunday, where they smashed cases and stole “priceless” jewels. They escaped on motorbikes after their 4-minute raid shortly after the world’s busiest museum opened. Where is Paris on this map of Europe’s capital cities?

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Q: Museums have been the targets of theft in many European capitals. The British Museum reported in 2023 that about 2,000 artifacts, including gold jewelry and gems, had been stolen over a long period of time. What is the British capital?

A. Dublin

B. London

C. Madrid

D. Monaco

B. London is the capital of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. With a population of 15.1 million people, London’s metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe. The city was founded by Roman invaders in the first century.

Q: During the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown, a painting by Vincent van Gogh was stolen overnight from a Dutch museum. What is the capital of the Netherlands?

A. Amsterdam

B. Berlin

C. Brussels

D. Luxembourg

A. Amsterdam is the capital and largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Starting as a small fishing village in the 12th century, Amsterdam grew into a major world port in the 17th century during the Dutch Golden Age of trade and scientific achievements.

Q: Armed robbers stole Norwegian artist Edvard Munch's "The Scream" from the Munch Museum in 2004. What is the capital of Norway?

A. Bern

B. Copenhagen

C. Oslo

D. Reykjavík

C. Oslo is the capital and most populous city of the Kingdom of Norway. The city was founded as a market town at the end of the Viking Age in 1040. It became the capital of Norway about 1300.

Q: In 2001, Rembrandt and Renoir paintings were stolen from Sweden’s National Museum. What is the capital of Sweden?

A. Helsinki

B. Riga

C. Saint Petersburg

D. Stockholm

D. Stockholm is the capital of the Kingdom of Sweden and the largest urban area in Scandinavia. Sweden’s rulers in Stockholm once ruled what is now Finland’s capital of Helsinki, Latvia’s capital of Riga, and Russia’s former capital of Saint Petersburg.