CNN10 Weekly News Quiz Review 4/26-4/30

For a newly inaugurated U.S. president, the term "annual message" is used to describe his or her first speech to a joint session of Congress instead of what longer term (which applies to later annual addresses)?

• Gettysburg Address

• Farewell Address

• Inaugural Address

• State of the Union Address

What nation, which is roughly one-third the size of the U.S. but has four times the population, recently set an international record for the most coronavirus cases reported daily?

• China

• India

• France

• Japan

Until 1922, the nation of Turkey was part of what empire, which included parts of Europe and the Middle East?

• Aztec Empire

• Babylonian Empire

• Britannic Empire

• Ottoman Empire

U.S. President Joe Biden recently angered Turkey and pleased Armenia by formally recognizing what historic event?

• the Armenian alphabet

• the Armenian genocide

• Armenian independence

• the end of Soviet rule in Armenia

The 2020 U.S. Census caused some states to lose seats and some to gain them in what part of the U.S. federal government?

• the House of Representatives

• the Executive Branch

• the Supreme Court

• the Senate

What U.S. industry was one of the hardest-hit by Covid-related restrictions, resulting in the temporary or permanent closure of 110,000 businesses in 2020?

• the automotive industry

• the restaurant industry

• the construction industry

• the pharmaceutical industry

What building material has hit its highest rate since 2006, causing price surges in new homes that some experts say may not subside until next year?

• concrete

• drywall

• lumber

• steel

Including the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games, how many Olympics have been postponed since the modern events began in 1896?

• one

• two

• three

• four

Industry experts say 20 to 25 percent of tanker trucks are sitting idle because there aren't enough qualified drivers to run them. What could that lead to a shortage of in the summer months?

• gasoline

• milk

• vegetable oil

• water

What nation recently launched the first module of its new space station, which it expects to be up and running by the end of next year?

• China

• France

• India

• Japan