Week of Jan 21 News

A volcanic eruption in the Pacific left which country, roughly 40 miles away, covered in ash and largely unable to communicate with the rest of the world?

• Australia

• Chila

• Japan

• Tonga

At a news conference this week, President Biden said: “Do I think he’ll test the West, test the United States and NATO, as significantly as he can? Yes, I think he will.” Which world leader was Biden talking about?

• Xi Jinping of China

• Narendra Modi of India

• Vladimir Putin of Russia

• Olaf Scholz of Germany

Which line in the chart below shows the trend of Covid cases in New York State since Jan. 9?

• A

• B

• C

• None of these

What did Starbucks announce this week about its Covid protocols?

• It rescinded its vaccination requirement

• It said workers who weren't vaccinated would be fired

• It mandated booster shots for workers

• It said all customers must be vaccinated

André Leon Talley, who grew up in the Jim Crow South and rose to the heights of the fashion industry, died this week at 73. At which magazine did he work for decades?

• Sports Illustrated

• Cosmo

• Vogue

• The New Yorker

Microsoft announced its biggest acquisition ever this week, a nearly $70 billion deal to buy which video game company?

• Atari

• Nintendo

• Leap Frog

• Activision Blizzard

Verizon and AT&T said they would delay their 5G expansion to address concerns that the technology would interfere with what?

• Airplane safety equipment

• pacemakers

• body scanners

• broadcast TV signals

It was Winnie the Pooh Day this week, a day to celebrate the author of the series and all things ‘bear’. But who wrote the world-famous stories?

• JK Rowling

• Beatrix Potter

• A.A. Milne

• Roald Dahl

PinkFong’s Baby Shark has broken a YouTube world record by reaching how many views on the video sharing platform?

• 2 billion

• 5 billion

• 10 billion

• 15 billion

The 2022 Netball Quad Series took place this month with the final this week. Four nations, amongst the highest ranked within the sport, compete in the tournament. But who won this year?

• Brazil

• South Africa

• Australia

• England