CNN Quiz Sept 28

1. What Special Administrative Region of China was recently linked to the mainland by high-speed rail, bringing both opportunity and controversy to the region?

• Hong Kong

• South Korea

• North Korea

• Japan

What U.S. state recently passed a law that will ban dine-in restaurants for automatically handing out plastic straws?

• Florida

• California

• Texas

• Arkansas

What nation recently made history by landing two unmanned, exploration robots on an asteroid that's more than 100 million miles away from Earth?

• Hong Kong

• North Korea

• South Korea

• Japan

Name the two radio companies that announced a $3.5 billion merger that would create the biggest audio entertainment company in the world.

• Iheart Radio

• Pandora

• Sirus XM

• Spotify

In what state would you find Georgetown County, which was bracing for flooding from Hurricane Florence almost two weeks after the storm made landfall in the U.S.?

• North Carolina

• Florida

• South Carolina

• Georgia

What kind of mechanical device is Levi Hutchins credited with inventing, though the mass-produced variety wouldn't come until decades later?

• Alarm clock

• Wrist watch

• Battery powered cars

A recent U.S. State Department report found that "atrocities" were committed against the minority Rohingya Muslim population of what country?

• Myanmar

• Abudabi

What U.S. national park recently reopened more than 130 days after its Kilauea Volcano started erupting again, destroying hundreds of homes?

• Yellowstone Park

• Hawaii Volcano National Park

• Yosemite Park

• Grand Canyon National Park

What is the name of the college professor who testified Thursday at a hearing concerning a U.S. Supreme Court nominee?

• Dr Christine Blasey Ford

• Dr Jennifer Halsted

• Dr Nelke

What is the name of the judge and U.S. Supreme Court nominee who testified at Thursday's Capitol Hill hearing?

• Judge Brett Kavanaugh

• Judge Tim Price

• Judge Jeff Fenwick

• Judge Coach Nelke