CNN 10 Quiz (Oct 14-18)

Discussed on Thursday’s episode, what weather pattern do scientists expect to affect winter weather this year?

• La Nina

• El Nino

• Tropical Storms

• Blizzards

How many electoral numbers does a presidential nominee need to win the presidential election in America?

• 270

• 538

• 500

• 300

This week, what commercial aerospace company successfully launched then recovered a massive rocket on giant metal pincers called “chopsticks”?

• NASA

• Space X

• Sierra Space

• Astra

Election day in the US is only days away, and takes place on what date this year?

• Tuesday November 5th

• Monday November 21st

• Tuesday October 21st

• Friday October 25th

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a group of World War II nuclear bomb survivors from what country?

• Japan

• China

• North Korea

• South Korea

In 2018 what company bought Detroit’s historic Michigan Central Station before renovating it?

• Ford

• Hyundai

• KIA

• Toyota

Featured this week on CNN 10, the insecticide DDT that was heavily used until the 1970s drastically affected the population of what native predator?

• Eagle

• Peregine Falcon

• Rattle Snake

• Alligator

This week NASA launched a mission to explore the ice covered ocean world within which of Jupiter’s moons?

• Europa

• Aurora

• Anastasia

• Victoria

Areas outside of Hurricane Milton’s path experienced what type of destructive weather event, fueled by high winds, as the storm made landfall?

• flooding

• tornado outbreaks

• lightning strikes

From today’s episode - with restrictions on long range missiles, Ukraine uses what unmanned aerial vehicles to strike Russian targets?

• drones

• B52 bombers

• gyrocopters