News Quiz

Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II’s husband, died last week at 99. He was born into the royal families of which countries?

• Denmark and England

• England and Germany

• Greece and Denmark

• Germany and Netherlands

After her master recordings were sold, the pop star Taylor Swift rerecorded her breakout 2008 album as “Fearless (Taylor’s Version).” Which other artists have rerecorded their old hits? Choose three.

• Beyoncé

• Def Leppard

• Frank Sinatra

• JoJo

• One Direction

On Sunday, an explosion — apparently caused by an Israeli attack — damaged Iran’s main nuclear enrichment site, in the city of Natanz. Where is Natanz located?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

The musician Prince did not enter a vault beneath his home and studio, filled with unreleased songs, for the last several years of his life. Why?

• He forgot the passcode.

• He was angry that the songs were imperfect.

• He was focused on new material.

• He was protesting an unjust record industry contract.

What is this picture showing?

• A digital rendering by the artist Cottontail, which sold for $6 million as an NFT this week.

• An incredibly lifelike stuffed animal made by the Etsy seller Susan Lepp.

• Darius, the world’s longest rabbit, who went missing this week.

• Jacqueline Bonaparte and her son, Maurice, who this week finalized Europe’s first interspecies adoption.

Which movie has made the most money in U.S. theaters during the pandemic?

• “Black Widow”

• “Godzilla vs. Kong”

• “Hillbilly Elegy”

• “Tenet”

Scientists announced this week that a tiny particle, which behaves like an electron but is 200 times as massive, seems to disobey the laws of physics. What type of particle was it?

• Atom

• Boson

• Muon

• Positron

What is ‘APT41’, that was seen in news recently?

• Submarine

• Hacker Group

• Super computer

• Electric Vehicle

‘Non-fungible token (NFT)’, which was seen in the news recently, is related to which field?

• Crypto Art

• Malware

• Supercomputer component

• Virus component

Which country has vaccinated 93% of its adult population in 16 days?

• India

• Nepal

• Bhutan

• Srilanka