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CNN10 NewsQuiz_May 19, 2022

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What cryptocurrency is predicted by some analysts to be worth $100,000 or more by year's end, though its value recently dropped below $30,000?

a)

Litecoin

b)

Stellar

c)

Bitcoin

d)

Dogecoin

2.

What kind of eclipse occurred at the beginning of the week, bringing a colorful sight to stargazers in the Americas, Africa, Europe, and parts of Asia?

a)

partial solar eclipse

b)

[total] lunar eclipse

c)

[total] solar eclipse

d)

partial lunar eclipse

3.

A popular definition of a recession, which some economists worry may be on America's horizon, is two consecutive quarters of what?

a)

decreasing or declining GDP

b)

a decreasing interest rate

c)

increase in GDP

d)

increase in economic growth

4.

What U.S. restaurant chain, which first opened its doors in Moscow back in 1990, recently announced that it would end its business in Russia altogether?

a)

Applebee's

b)

Burger King

c)

Jack in the Box

d)

MCDonald's

5.

Following an agreement with the U.S. government, what company says its baby formula could start being restocked on store shelves within two months?

a)

Mead Johnson

b)

Abbott Laboratories

c)

Perrigo

d)

Nestle

6.

Scientists at the University of Florida recently said they had grown a plant related to mustard greens in what kind of soil, though the plant was less healthy than local crops?

a)

martian soil

b)

lunar soil

c)

hydrophonics - no soil

d)

earthen soil

7.

Name the two northern European countries that, out of security concerns, have just applied to join NATO after decades of neutrality.

a)

Sweden and Denmark

b)

Finland and Switzerland

c)

Sweden and Finland

d)

Finland and Jutland

8.

This week, following hundreds of reports by service members and pilots, the U.S. Congress held a historic hearing into what?

a)

UFOs or "unidentified aerial phenomena" (UAP)

b)

Area 51

c)

Paranormal Activity

d)

Ectoplasma and derivatives

9.

What secretive, Communist nation has just reported its first major outbreak of Covid, more than 2 years after the pandemic started?

a)

China

b)

North Korea

c)

Alabama

d)

Myanmar

10.

U.S. Soccer just announced that it would take what action regarding its men's and women's national teams, making it the first soccer federation to do so?

a)

Provide equal pay/equal benefits

b)

equal games/sports equipment

c)

equal games and tournaments

d)

equal uniforms