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WorksheetsCNN10 Week 9 Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 45mins
Halloween prices are beginning to rise in the United States due to what primary factor?
Fuel shortages
Domestic labor strikes
Tariffs on international imports
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
What did the Nobel Prize in Medicine recipients discover?
Plant genetics
Human brain mapping
Regulatory T cells
Artificial intelligence in medicine
COVID-19 vaccine
Why are regulatory T cells important?
They create insulin
They regulate the heartbeat
They help prevent autoimmune diseases
They destroy viruses directly
They make DNA replication faster
What two year anniversary was marked on October 7th, 2023?
Founding of Israel as an independent state
Yom Kippur War
Two years since deadly Hamas attacks on Israel
Palestinian elections
Oslo Accords signing
Which extinct animal from 12,000 years ago was “brought back” by Colossal Biosciences?
Saber-toothed tiger
Dire wolf
Woolly mammoth
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?
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:
Flooded forests
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
Designing new cafeteria menu items
Starting a fast-food franchise
Surveying students about their favorite meals
Finding food alternatives that satisfy needs of students
What breakthrough in chemistry did the Nobel Prize winners develop?
Green energy solar panels
A new vaccine for COVID-19
Metorganic frameworks with molecular cavities
CRISPR gene editing
First zero emission electric motorcycle
What incredible record are George and Josh Kohler attempting that no one has ever done?
Cycling around the world together
Climbing Mount Everest twice
Swimming across the English Channel
Running a marathon in every U.S. state
First duo to run across the entire U.S. perimeter
What does the first phase of the ceasefire deal include?
Release of all living hostages in Gaza
Complete disarmament of Hamas
Immediate withdrawal of all Israeli troops from Gaza
Establishment of a joint Israel-Gaza government
Celebration of Yom Kippur
Which three countries helped moderate the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas?
Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey
United States, France, and Germany
Russia, China, and Saudi Arabia
Jordan, Lebanon, and Iran
Iraq, U.A.E., and Ukraine
What new law did California enact concerning school lunches?
Reducing lunch hours to 20 minutes
Mandating daily servings of soda
Passed an act banning ultra processed foods
Requiring meat-free Wednesdays
Lunches now require two pieces of processed foods
