The New York Times News Quiz, Feb. 2, 2024

The New York Times News Quiz, Feb. 2, 2024

9th Grade

10 Qs

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The New York Times News Quiz, Feb. 2, 2024

The New York Times News Quiz, Feb. 2, 2024

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Journalism

9th Grade

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A House committee took another step toward impeaching Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, over his handling of what?

Cybersecurity failures

Aviation security

Natural disasters in Hawaii and Puerto Rico

Immigration on the southern border

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the International Court of Justice initially rule in South Africa’s case accusing Israel of perpetrating genocide in Gaza?

The court ordered a cease-fire in Gaza

The court found genocide in Gaza, but not by Israel

The court found it was plausible Israel was perpetrating genocide

The court found no evidence of genocide in Gaza

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A drone attack on a remote U.S. military base in Jordan on Sunday killed three American soldiers. Officials blamed a militia affiliated with which country?

Egypt

Iran

Oman

Yemen

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did Mark Zuckerberg stand up during his testimony at a Senate hearing this week on online child safety?

To show senators a Meta tattoo on his leg

To denounce Ted Cruz’s characterization of Instagram

To show the audience a photo of his own children

To apologize to the families of victims of online harassment

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which two teams will appear in this year’s Super Bowl, after winning their conference championship games on Sunday?

Detroit Lions

San Francisco 49ers

Baltimore Ravens

Kansas City Chiefs

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Imran Khan, a former prime minister, was sentenced to prison. Which country did he previously lead?

Pakistan

Iraq

Afghanistan

Qatar

7.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Over the past year, Donald Trump’s political action committees spent about $50 million on what?

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