LMI Week 1

Within the last week, two countries attempted to land on the south pole of the moon. Which country failed and which country succeeded?

• Russia and US

• India and China

• Russia and India

• US and China

How many consecutive days this summer did Austin have temperatures at or over 100 degrees?

• 20

• 45

• 33

• 60

Answer explanation

What was the name of the hurricane that just hit Southern California?

• Hurricane Hector

• Hurricane Halliburton

• Hurricane Hugo

• Hurricane Hillary

What was the best performing stock in the first half of 2023?

• Nvidia

• General Electric

• AMD

• META

What is Twitter's name new?

• Elongram

• X

• Y

• Z

Answer explanation

What movie topped the box this past weekend?

• Barbie

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

• Oppenheimer

• Blue Beetle

Taylor Swift's "Eras Tour" will be the first tour to ever gross over $_____.

• $250 million

• $500 million

• $1 billion

• $2 billion

What country on the map is Niger?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Answer explanation

The correct answer is A.
B is Gabon, C is Central African Republic and D is Somalia.

Africa’s coup belt spans the continent: a line of six countries crossing 3,500 miles, from coast to coast, that has become the longest corridor of military rule on Earth.

The military takeover in the West African nation of Niger in July toppled the final domino in a band across the girth of Africa, from Guinea in the west to Sudan in the east, now controlled by juntas that came to power in coups — all but one in the past two years.

Where was the women's world cup hosted?

• Australia and New Zealand

• Portugal and Spain

• England and Ireland

• Brazil and Peru

Who won the women's soccer world championship?

• England

• Spain

• USA

• Switzerland