Hurricanes and Space Exploration Trivia

CNN 10, hosted by Carl Azuz, kicks off a new season with a focus on global events, including the situation in Afghanistan, COVID-19, and Haiti's earthquake. The episode highlights Tropical Storm Henri's impact on New England and discusses the history of hurricane naming. It also explores a new space race involving filming on the International Space Station, with projects from the US and Russia. The episode concludes with a segment on humanoid robots and the show's signature puns.

What was the name of the tropical storm that recently affected the northeastern United States?

• Henri

• Katrina

• Andrew

• Irma

Which year marked the last time a hurricane made landfall in New England before Tropical Storm Henri?

• 2005

• 2010

• 1991

• 2020

In what year did the U.S. start using only female names for hurricanes?

• 1979

• 1950

• 2005

• 1953

Which organization is responsible for the naming of storms?

• NASA

• United Nations

• World Meteorological Organization

• NOAA

What is the new space race between the U.S. and Russia focused on?

• Exploring Mars

• Launching satellites

• Filming movies in space

• Building a new space station

Who is consulting on the Discovery production 'Who Wants to Be an Astronaut'?

• Jeff Bezos

• Elon Musk

• Mike Massimino

• Tom Cruise

What is the prize for the winner of the reality show 'Space Hero'?

• A trip to Mars

• A 55 million ticket to the ISS

• A new spaceship

• A spacewalk

What is one of the challenges of filming in space?

• Lack of gravity

• Regulatory approvals

• High temperatures

• Limited oxygen

What is one of the newer accomplishments of humanoid robots?

• Singing

• Cooking

• Dancing

• Parkour

Why does the show include puns at the end?

• To summarize the show

• To fill time

• To entertain viewers

• To confuse viewers