NewsTracker Answers for week of Apr 20, 2026

Q: After his landslide victory over a right-wing authoritarian who ruled Hungary for 16 years, Peter Magyar promised to rebuild the nation’s relationship with the European Union (EU). Where is the Central European country of Hungary?

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Q: Magyar defeated Prime Minister Victor Orban, who recently blocked EU aid to Hungary’s northeastern neighbor ...

A. Austria

B. Croatia

C. Romania

C. Romania


D. After agreeing in December to a $103 billion aid package for Ukraine, Orban in March vetoed the deal to help the nation that has fought Russian invaders for more than four years. Orban was considered the greatest ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin within the EU.


Q: More than 100,000 people gathered in the capital, Budapest, for an anti-Orban concert just two days before his election defeat. The Danube River runs through Budapest as it flows into which sea?

A. Baltic

B. Black

C. Caspian

D. Mediterranean


B. The Danube is Europe’s second-longest river, starting in Germany and passing through or bordering Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, and Ukraine before emptying into the Black Sea. Hungary’s capital city was formed by joining the existing cities of Buda and Pest on either side of the Danube.


Q: Election winner Magyar met with EU officials last week about securing $20 billion in aid to Hungary that was frozen under Orban’s rule due to concerns about corruption and anti-democratic measures. The EU is a political and economic union of 27 member states. Which nation withdrew from the EU?

A. Britain

B. Norway

C. Switzerland

D. Turkey


A. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland withdrew from the European Union in 2020, a move that was called Brexit (for British exit). The EU grew from six European countries that agreed 75 years ago to a common market for their steel and coal industries. Norway, Switzerland, and Turkey never joined the EU.


Q: While campaigning for Orban, U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance accused the EU of interfering in Hungary’s election. Besides the United States, which nation's leader endorsed Orban’s failed campaign in this month’s election?

A. Argentina

B. Chile

C. Israel

D. All of the above


D. Despite endorsements from dozens of right-wing politicians and political parties, Orban was soundly beaten by Magyar’s party, which won two-thirds of the seats in Hungary’s parliament. Magyar said his party would reverse many of Orban’s changes and promised to limit prime ministers to just two four-year terms.