3 News Questions March

In one of her first public appearances since being released from a Russian prison, what WNBA basketball star recently spoke at the 54th NAACP Image Awards, thanking people for their support and calling for the return of Americans still detained abroad?

• Diana Turassi

• Candace Parker

• Brittney Griner

• A'ja Williams

On March 7, 1876, what inventor registered patent No. 174,465, a patent for the telephone?

• Bell

• Edison

• Carver

• Whitney

Name the capital of Austrailia:

• Brisbane

• Sydney

• Canberra

• Melbourne

In 1956, France and Britain rejected the U.N. Security Council’s cease-fire resolution after Israel, France and Britain attacked what country when it nationalized the Suez Canal?

• Sudan

• Egypt

• Lebanon

• Saudi Arabia

NASA and what other spacecraft engineering company recently postponed the launch of a capsule containing astronauts minutes before scheduled lift-off, though just a few days later, they were safely on their way to the International Space Station (ISS)?

• Tesla

• Meta

• Boeing

• SpaceX

Which U.S. agency intends to update its water pollution rules for animal slaughterhouses for the first time in nearly 20 years, following a lawsuit from environmental groups arguing current standards are too weak?

• EPA

• FTC

• SEC

• FDIC

Lori Lightfoot, the incumbent mayor of which U.S. city, recently lost her reelection bid with vote totals showing that two of her rivals will face each other in an April runoff ballot?

• San Diego

• Philadelphia

• Chicago

• St. Louis

Which is the largest continent?

• Europe

• Africa

• Asia

• North America

In March of 1496, what explorer concluded his second visit to the Western Hemisphere as he left Hispaniola for Spain?

• Cortez

• Columbus

• Pizarro

• Hudson

In 1987, Congress passed a law proclaiming the month of March as what History Month across the U.S.?

• Black

• Women's

• Hispanic

• Portuguese