CNN 10 Weekly Quiz - December 02, 2024b

What city is home to Notre Dame, the 860 year old cathedral recently renovated after a fire in 2019 destroyed its roof and spire?

• Paris

• London

• Amsterdam

• Rome

What factor is the largest driver of deforestation, or the intentional clearing of forests?

• Urbanization

• Logging

• Agriculture

• Mining

What narrow, worm-like fish are critically endangered in Europe as dams and unsustainable fishing threaten their populations?

• Garfish

• Eels

• Needlefish

• Shorefish

What aquatic soft bodied invertebrates have growth rings, similar to tree trunks, that can determine their age?

• Jellyfish

• Sea Anemone

• Coral

• Octopus

A famous art piece that recently sold for $6 million features what fruit duct taped to a wall?

• Plantain

• Apple

• Banana

• Papaya

Which pasta name translates to ‘little worms’ in English?

• Linguine

• Udon

• Vermicelli

• Fusilli

What company launched an artificial intelligence powered shopping cart to change the way people buy groceries?

• ShopRite

• Capercart

• Krogers

• Instacart

Located in Peru, what is the largest city in the world that can only be reached by air or by water because it is surrounded by Amazon rain forest and rivers?

• Lima

• Tijuana

• São Paulo

• Iquitos

Facial recognition technology is raising concerns over infringing on what right of individuals to be free from observation?

• Freedom of Speech

• Protection

• Privacy

• Unreasonable Searches

Coral may look like aquatic plants, but are actually what type of cold-blooded animal with no backbone?

• Vertebrate

• Invertebrate

• Arthropod

• Starfish