News Quiz 2/28 Quiz

February 24th marked 443 years since Pope Gregory XIII decreed the change from the Julian calendar to what other one, which is still in use?

• Julian calendar

• Lunar calendar

• Gregorian calendar

• Hebrew calendar

The olive ridley is a species of what kind of animal, which recently appeared in record numbers on an Indian beach to lay eggs?

• Sea turtle

• Penguin

• Dolphin

• Shark

The states of Texas and New Mexico have seen dozens of new cases of what infectious disease, a virus that can cause red splotches on the body?

• Chickenpox

• Measles

• Influenza

• Mumps

According to a centuries-old superstition, what London landmark would come crashing down if fewer than six ravens lived there?

• Big Ben

• London Eye

• Tower of London

• Buckingham Palace

What happens to the muscles of the heart in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a rare condition that can affect professional athletes and others younger than age 50?

• They shrink

• They thicken

• They become weaker

• They dissolve

In what East African nation, which is located between Ethiopia and Tanzania, is an educational program called Code with Kids helping students learn coding and robotics?

• Uganda

• Kenya

• Somalia

• Rwanda

A city in Egypt recently hosted the nation’s first official race for what kind of unique vehicles, which are widely used as taxis in the world’s warm climates?

• Bicycles

• Tuk-tuks

• Motorcycles

• Scooters

What other world leader is scheduled to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday, likely signing a deal involving rare earth materials and rebuilding from war?

• Canadian Prime Minister

• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

• French President

• German Chancellor

As featured Friday: A unique therapy program aims to help disabled people in Brazil by allowing them to interact with what kind of marine animal, which can be found in the Amazon?

• Boto

• Great white shark

• Sea lion

• Walrus

Friday marks the 72nd anniversary of when James Watson and Francis Crick (with the assistance of Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins) announced the structure of what?

• Protein

• Carbohydrate

• Deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA

• Lipid