CNN10 NewsQuiz December 10, 2021

1. In what island nation did Mount Semeru erupt last week, covering villages with ash and prompting the evacuation of people who lived miles away?

• China

• Indonesia

• Iceland

• Pompeii

2. During what war was the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division activated, producing the "Band of Brothers" whose last surviving officer passed away recently?

• The Civil War

• World War I

• World War II

• The Vietnam War

3. According to American government officials, what country is moving twice as fast as the U.S. to develop its capabilities in space?

• Canada

• China

• Russia

• Iran

4. In protest of China's alleged human rights abuses, the U.S. government announced what specific kind of boycott of the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympics?

• A diplomatic boycott

• A complete boycott

• An athletic boycott

• A trade boycott

5. December 7, 2021 marked the 80th anniversary of what historic event, which triggered U.S. involvement in World War II?

• The beginning of Prohibition

• The Bay of Pigs

• The end of World War I

• The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

6. What continent, which has the highest average elevation on Earth, recently witnessed a total solar eclipse?

• Arctic

• Asia

• Antarctica

• Australia

7. The leaders of what two countries held a high-stakes call this week to discuss a tense situation in Ukraine?

• Italy and France

• Slovakia and Russia

• The U.S. and Russia

• The U.S. and Canada

8. China has unveiled five new national parks, in part to conserve what animal, whose numbers have increased to around 1,800 in the wild?

• The gray wolf

• The giant panda

• The red fox

• The red panda

9. Name China's second-largest property developer, a company that has defaulted on its debts and is threatening to hamper the world's second-largest economy.

• Evergrande

• Absolute

• Grandiose

• Vitisphere

10. What color, according to the Pantone Color Institute, has been chosen for its "joyous attitude" and "creative spirit" to represent 2022?

• Ultimate Gray

• Bleached Coral

• "Very Peri," periwinkle or blue/violet

• Ultra Violet