Newsquiz February 7, 2025

This week, US President Donald Trump signed executive orders imposing what tax on imported goods from China, Mexico, and Canada?

• tariff

• allowance

• rebate

• refund

In North America, tradition has it that what mammal can predict the timing of spring by whether it sees its shadow or not?

• groundhog

• chipmunk

• prairie dog

• squirrel

Lunar New Year celebrations happening until February 12th are ushering in the year of which animal from the Chinese Lunar Calendar?

• snake

• lion

• unicorn

• pig

This week, we learned about property guardians in London living in unused spaces for affordable housing. In which European city did the practice of property guardianship originate?

• Amsterdam

• Springfield

• Metropolis

• Gotham City

What is the acronym for the government agency currently on the ground in Southern California helping to clear hazardous waste so residents there can begin to rebuild? What technology is now being utilized to deliver humanitarian aid to people who are out of reach during disasters?

• EPA

• NASA

• SHIELD

• SCUBA

What technology is now being utilized to deliver humanitarian aid to people who are out of reach during disasters?

• drone

• robotic dogs

• transporters

• giant slingshot

This week, hundreds of earthquakes and tremors rocked multiple Greek Islands, including Santorini, located in which sea within the Mediterranean?

• Aegean

• Pacific

• Lake Michigan

• Arctic Ocean

The Bagungu people of Uganda are revitalizing traditional techniques to restore waterways and improve farming along which of Africa’s Great Lakes?

• Albert

• Santa

• George

• Michael

From today’s episode, artificial intelligence technology requires what high-powered computer components to power data centers that run the complex models?

• chips

• fans

• GPU

• frys

Egg prices in the US continue to rise because of both inflation and the outbreak of what animal flu in some states?

• Avian

• Monkey

• Turkey

• Snake