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Bloomberg launches weekly news quiz focused on knowledge and confidence

Bloomberg’s “Pointed” presents a weekly news quiz that tests players on current events and asks them to assess their confidence in their answers. Alexis Christoforous, Christina Ruffini and David Gura are featured playing the quiz, which Bloomberg invites audiences to try at its website.

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Bloomberg’s “Pointed” is a weekly news quiz designed to test both knowledge of current events and confidence in participants’ answers.

Alexis Christoforous, Christina Ruffini and David Gura are featured playing the quiz. Bloomberg says the quiz is available to try at Bloomberg.com.

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26 September 2026 · 16:30 · 1 sources

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Bloomberg — Pointed! Bloomberg's Weekly News Quiz For Risk-Takers