CNN10 Week 9 Quiz

Halloween prices are beginning to rise in the United States due to what primary factor?

• Fuel shortages

• Domestic labor strikes

• Tariffs on international imports

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  Severe port congestion from Hurricane Imelda

  
  

• Supply hoarding by retailers

What has sparked most recent Hollywood backlash in the acting industry? 

• A CGI stunt double used in the latest blockbuster movie

  
  

• An AI generated “actress” named Tilly Norwood

  
  

• A deepfake of Tom Cruise in a new film 

  
  

• A virtual reality casting platform

  
  

• A studio banning human extras

  
  

1. What did the Nobel Prize in Medicine recipients discover?

• 1. Plant genetics

• 1. Human brain mapping

• 1. Regulatory T cells

• 1. Artificial intelligence in medicine

• 1. COVID-19 vaccine

1. Why are regulatory T cells important?

• 1. They create insulin

• 1. They regulate the heartbeat

• 1. They help prevent autoimmune diseases

• 1. They destroy viruses directly

• 1. They make DNA replication faster

1. What two year anniversary was marked on October 7th, 2023?

• 1. Founding of Israel as an independent state

• 1. Yom Kippur War

• Two years since deadly Hamas attacks on Israel

• Palestinian elections

• Oslo Accords signing

1. Which extinct animal from 12,000 years ago was “brought back” by Colossal Biosciences?
   
   
   
   

• 1. Saber-toothed tiger

• 1. Dire wolf

• 1. Woolly mammoth

• 1. Blue whale

• Tasmanian tiger

Which airport had to close its air traffic control tower due to staffing shortages?

• Hollywood Burbank

• LAX

• John Wayne

• San Francisco

• LaGuardia

Which scientific discovery won the Nobel Prize in Physics this year?

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  Discovery of black holes

• Macroscopic quantum tunneling and energy quantization in electric circuits

• Research in stem cells

• Renewable energy innovation

• COVID-19 cure

The Everglades are often referred to as the:

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  Flooded forests

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  River of grass

• Jungle in the sun

• Marsh of clouds

• Lake of beauty

What are the students in New York City doing to improve school lunches?

• Bringing food from home

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  Designing new cafeteria menu items

• Starting a fast-food franchise

• Surveying students about their favorite meals

• Finding food alternatives that satisfy needs of students