CNN10 News Quiz 2/17

In what war did an all-black Women's Army Corps, who was recently awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, sort millions of pieces of mail in unheated warehouses?

• World War I

• World War II

• The Cold War

• The Gulf War

Featured in Monday's episode, what American city is using a barge to capture floating trash in waterways before it reaches the ocean?

• New York City

• Chicago

• San Francisco

• Los Angeles

What breed of dog is celebrated at the annual "Goldens in Golden event in Golden, Colorado?

• English Springer Spaniel

• English Mastiff

• Golden Retriever

• Labrador Retriever

What utility for launching rockets was being considered for a remote region in Georgia but faced backlash from residents?

• spaceport

• rocket luancher

• spaceshot

• space mountain

Featured twice this week, what species of animal took residence in a Georgia college library and also made a new home in Central Park?

• Chicken

• Owl

• Donkey

• Raccoon

Who is the famous artist that painted "Girl with the Pearl Earring" and has a retrospective of his work available now in Amsterdam?

• Rembrandt

• Picasso

• Johannes Vermeer

• Da Vinci

What magnitude was the deadly earthquake that recently hit Turkey and parts of Syria?

• 7.2

• 7.8

• 7.9

• 7.7

What is the name of the NASA instrument that was recently launched by SpaceX with the foal of studying dust on Earth?

• EMIT

• EMOT

• MOTO

• EMU

In what state did a Norfolk Southern train carrying toxic chemicals derail?

• Virginia

• Indiana

• North Carolina

• Ohio

What major weather phenomenon occurred this week in New Zealand. HINT: the same weather phenomenon goes by different names.

• Hurricane

• Tornado

• Cyclone

• Typhoon