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CNN10 Weekly News Quiz - FRIDAY, April 11, 2025

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

From Monday’s episode, the Alamo was an important 1832 battle site in Texas’ fight for independence from what country?

a)

Mexico

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

United Kingdom

2.

Weather balloons carry what instrument to gather atmospheric data to build weather forecasts?

a)

Thermometer

b)

Barometer

c)

Radiosonde

d)

Anemometer

3.

The process of light bending as it passes from one medium to another, like when light passes through raindrops to create the colors of a rainbow, is called what?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Dispersion

4.

What 18th-century law has historically only been used in the US during times of war?

a)

The Alien Enemies Acts

b)

The Espionage Act

c)

The Quartering Act

d)

The Trading with the Enemy Act

5.

The Navy commissioned a nuclear submarine designed to accommodate male and female personnel. What US state is the submarine named after?

a)

California

b)

Texas

c)

Iowa

d)

Ohio

6.

What British city is enduring growing trash piles and rat infestations because of a garbage collector strike?

a)

London

b)

Manchester

c)

Birmingham

d)

Edinburgh

7.

A Senate committee heard testimony from the nominee to head what US space agency?

a)

NASA

b)

SpaceX

c)

Blue Origin

d)

United Launch Alliance

8.

A Dallas-based bioscience company announced this week that it created a hybrid species of the extinct dire wolf by utilizing the DNA of what modern animal?

a)

Grey Wolf

b)

Coyote

c)

Domestic Dog

d)

Red Wolf

9.

From today’s episode, measles is a contagious disease that can linger in the air for how long after an infected person leaves an area?

a)

30 minutes

b)

1 hour

c)

2 hours

d)

3 hours

10.

Scientists at what university have developed an experimental cardiac pacemaker that is as small as a sesame seed?

a)

Harvard University

b)

Stanford University

c)

University of California, Berkeley

d)

Northwestern University