CNN10_Weekly News Quiz

1. What U.S. city has the nation's third-largest school district, which saw closures earlier this week amid a disagreement between its teachers union and the city government?

• Richmond, California

• New York, New York

• Chicago, Illinois

• Los Angelos, California

2. In what Asian country have large, violent protests and a violent government response resulted in dozens of deaths and the recent declaration of a state of emergency?

• Pakistan

• Kazakhstan

• Myanmar

• Hong Kong

3. American and Russian officials held a series of meetings this week to discuss the situation in what country, which is uniquely positioned between East and West?

• Scotland

• Australia

• Kazakistan

• Ukraine

4. A historian at Virginia Tech University recently discussed his theory about biphasic sleep, which was reportedly practiced for centuries in what region (or continent)?

• Africa

• Europe

• Asia

• Australia

5. This week, North Korea said it test-launched a hypersonic missile, but experts say the weapon was more likely to be what other type of missile?

• Galactic

• Atomic

• Subterranean

• Ballistic

6. What animal was the focus of an Israeli study that looked into its ability to "drive" toward a target outside of its immediate environment?

• German Shepard

• Goldfish

• Gorilla

• Gazelle

7. Between December 2020 and December 2021, what U.S. economic measure rose by 7 percent -- its largest increase since 1982?

• Inflation/Consumer Price Index

• Gross National Product

• Debits

• National Debt

8. What is 7482 (1994 PC1), an object that will be closely watched by scientists on January 18?

• A star like our sun

• A moon orbiting Mars

• An asteroid

• A comet

9. How did the U.S. Supreme Court rule on a federal mandate that required vaccinations or weekly tests at many private businesses?

• It upheld the mandate/allowed it to remain

• It sent it back to the lower court to deliberate

• It sent it back to the president

• It ruled against the mandate/struck it down

10. How did the U.S. Supreme Court rule on a federal mandate that required vaccinations (without a testing option) for certain health care workers?

• It sent it back to be recreated

• It upheld the mandate/allowed it to remain

• It sent it back to the lower court

• It ruled against the mandate/struck it down