| {"question_id": "20220617_0", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which wildly popular show was recently green lit for a new season?", "choices": ["“Game of Thrones”", "“Squid Game”", "“Breaking Bad”", "“Friends”"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Netflix announced the hit South Korean show “<a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/media/squid-game-season-2/index.html\">Squid Game</a>“ is officially coming back for a second season."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220617_1", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "To help reduce cable clutter and waste, which continent will soon require Apple and other smartphone makers to support a single common charging standard for all mobile devices?", "choices": ["Europe", "North America", "Asia", "Africa"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "European regulators announced a plan this week that will eliminate the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/tech/lightning-cable-usbc-nightcap/index.html#:~:text=The%20company%20already%20uses%20the,You%20may%20be%20thinking%2C%20Finally\">infuriating number of charging cables</a> needed for various devices. Under the legislation, virtually all of your everyday devices that are rechargeable via a wired cable — phones, tablets, e-readers, earbuds, cameras, portable speakers, etc — will have to be equipped with a port known as USB-C."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220617_2", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "A bipartisan group of senators announced an agreement on gun safety legislation this week, but a few major reforms were not included in the proposed deal. Which measure did lawmakers leave out?", "choices": ["Enhanced review process for gun buyers under 21", "Investment in mental health", "Ban on military-style assault weapons", "Funding to improve school security"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "<a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/politics/whats-in-senate-gun-reform-agreement/index.html\">The agreement</a> does not include a federal ban on military-style assault weapons, a measure that Democrats have been pushing for in recent years in the wake of numerous mass shootings that have involved such weapons."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220617_3", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Police arrested 31 men this week believed to be affiliated with the White nationalist group Patriot Front who allegedly planned to riot at an LGBTQ Pride event. Where was the event?", "choices": ["California", "Idaho", "New York", "Texas"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "A group of <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/13/us/idaho-patriot-front-arrests-pride-what-we-know/index.html\">White nationalists</a> dressed like a “little army” was arrested in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. All 31 men were charged with conspiracy to riot."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220617_4", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Broadway’s biggest stars were recognized this week at which prestigious awards show?", "choices": ["The Grammy Awards", "The Academy Awards", "The Emmy Awards", "The Tony Awards"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The 75th annual <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/entertainment/gallery/tony-awards-photos-2022/index.html\">Tony Awards</a>, which honor the best Broadway productions of the season, took place at New York’s Radio City Music Hall on Sunday. “A Strange Loop” won the award for Best Musical and for Best Book of a Musical."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220617_5", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Gas prices in the US recently hit a new record high. On average nationwide, how much does it cost for a gallon of regular gas?", "choices": ["$3", "$4", "$5", "$6"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "For the first time ever, the national average of a gallon of regular <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/11/business/gas-prices-five-dollars-national-june/index.html\">gas now costs $5</a>, according to <a href=\"https://gasprices.aaa.com/\">AAA’s</a> <a href=\"https://gasprices.aaa.com/\">latest</a> <a href=\"https://gasprices.aaa.com/\">readings</a>. While the price point of $5 set a new record this past weekend, $5 gas has become unpleasantly common in much of the US."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220617_6", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "What is the biggest security threat in the Asia-Pacific region, according to Fiji’s minister of defense?", "choices": ["Cyberattacks", "Terrorism", "Disease outbreaks", "Climate change"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Fiji’s defense minister said <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/asia/fiji-climate-change-shangri-la-dialogue-intl-hnk/index.html\">climate change</a> posed the biggest security threat in the Asia-Pacific region. The low-lying Pacific islands, which include Fiji, Tonga and Samoa, are some of the most vulnerable countries in the world to the extreme weather events caused by climate change."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220617_7", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which US national park was impacted by severe flooding this week that washed out roads and bridges?", "choices": ["Yosemite", "Yellowstone", "Grand Canyon", "Zion"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Dangerous flooding shut down <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/15/weather/yellowstone-national-park-montana-flooding-wednesday/index.html\">Yellowstone National Park</a> this week and left some people in surrounding communities trapped without safe drinking water. The flooding washed out roads and bridges and inflicted widespread damage on homes and businesses."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220617_8", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "According to the White House, how soon could Covid-19 vaccines be available for children as young as 6 months?", "choices": ["Next week", "Next month", "Next 6 months", "Next year"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Covid-19 vaccines could be available for children <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/15/health/fda-covid-vaccine-youngest-children-vrbpac-vote/index.html\">as young as 6 months</a> beginning next week, the White House announced. Currently, children under 5 years old – about 18 million people – are the only US age group that still isn’t eligible to receive a Covid-19 vaccine."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220617_9", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which automaker recalled 2.9 million vehicles this week?", "choices": ["Honda", "BMW", "Mercedes-Benz", "Ford"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Ford recalled <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/15/business/ford-recall/index.html\">2.9 million vehicles</a> due to issues that could prevent certain models from shifting into the correct gear, which might cause them to move in unintended directions."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220617_10", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "The Federal Reserve raised its key short-term interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point. This was the highest hike since:", "choices": ["1975", "1988", "1994", "2008"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20220617_11", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Revered actor Philip Baker Hall died this week. He was in all of these movies except:", "choices": ["\"Magnolia\"", "\"Boogie Nights\"", "\"Taxi Driver\"", "\"Rush Hour\""], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20220617_12", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Chinese researchers say the giant “Sky Eye” radio telescope may have picked up:", "choices": ["Alien signals", "Traces of a massive asteroid approaching", "Illegal satellite frequencies", "Television broadcasts from the U.S."], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20220617_13", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Microsoft retired its Internet Explorer browser this week. What year did it debut?", "choices": ["1991", "1993", "1995", "2002"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20220617_14", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Kim Kardashian was accused of damaging a historic Marilyn Monroe dress at the Met Gala. Who was the designer of the garment?", "choices": ["Bob Mackie", "Christian Dior", "Balenciaga", "Karl Lagerfeld"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20220617_15", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Historic rainfall led to flooding, mudslides and visitor evacuations at which national park?", "choices": ["Yosemite National Park", "Rocky Mountain National Park", "Yellowstone National Park", "Grand Teton National Park"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20220617_16", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "A strawberry supermoon illuminated the skies this week. Where does the \"strawberry\" moniker mean?", "choices": ["The moon takes on a strawberry shape", "The moon turns a strawberry pink color", "Native American tribes mark the time to pick strawberries", "Farmer's Almanac says it's time to plant strawberries"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20220617_17", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "It’s official: Beyoncé's next project will be released this summer with \"Act I\" coming July 29. What is it titled?", "choices": ["Rendezvous", "Ivy Park", "Renaissance", "Homecoming"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20220617_18", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Which popular flea-and-tick treatment for pets did lawmakers say should be taken off the market after research showed it was harmful?", "choices": ["Frontline", "Seresto collar", "Bravecto Chews", "Trifexis"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20220617_19", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Temperatures in Britain are set to soar this weekend, but what is the hottest UK temperature on record?", "choices": ["33.3C", "34.5C", "35.6C", "38.7C"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The highest ever UK temperature was recorded in Cambridge University Botanic Garden on 25 July 2019, when the mercury hit 38.7C, beating the previous record of 38.5C in Faversham, Kent, in August 2003"} | |
| {"question_id": "20220617_20", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "What is the name of the “modest” four-bedroom Windsor property to which the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge hope to relocate in order to be closer to the Queen?", "choices": ["Melbourne House", "Adelaide Cottage", "Fort Belvedere", "Frogmore House"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The four-bedroom home needs “no extra taxpayer-funded security or costly refurb”, according to The Sun, and the move means that their three children will be able to start school in the area in the autumn"} | |
| {"question_id": "20220617_21", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Global superband BTS have split after how many years together?", "choices": ["Seven years", "Eight years", "Nine years", "Ten years"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "During a televised dinner celebrating their anniversary, the group announced to fans they would be splitting in order to “mature” and pursue solo projects"} | |
| {"question_id": "20220617_22", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "According to a new report from the Reuters Institute, what percentage of people worldwide often or sometimes avoid the news because it lowers their mood?", "choices": ["29%", "38%", "44%", "56%"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "That figure is up from 29% in 2017. Researchers also found that the number of people avoiding reading or watching the news has doubled in the UK over the past five years"} | |
| {"question_id": "20220617_23", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Which technology company could be forced to pay millions of Britons compensation after being accused of using an upgrade to slow the functioning of its smartphones?", "choices": ["Apple", "Samsung", "Google", "Nokia"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Campaigner Justin Gutmann has issued a £768m claim alleging that Apple abused its market dominance by secretly impairing iPhones"} | |
| {"question_id": "20220617_24", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "The House of Commons speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, has signed a pledge to make parliament more “friendly” to those with what condition?", "choices": ["Asthma", "Menopause", "Pregnancy", "Diabetes"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The Menopause Workplace Pledge, which has been signed by more than 600 organisations including the civil service, Tesco and John Lewis, commits employers to supporting employees affected by the menopause"} | |
| {"question_id": "20220617_25", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "New research has found that the Black Death, also known as the bubonic plague, may have originated in what animal over 600 years ago?", "choices": ["Rats", "Squirrels", "Voles", "Marmots"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The study published in Nature this week dated the Black Death’s source strain to Kyrgyzstan in 1338. The study also suggested that the animal reservoir from which the Black Death emerged was wild marmots rather than rats"} | |
| {"question_id": "20220617_26", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Which country is set to become the first in the world to print a warning on every cigarette sold?", "choices": ["United Kingdom", "Australia", "New Zealand", "Canada"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "It already requires graphic photo warnings on tobacco products’ packaging, a policy that started an international trend when it was first introduced. The current proposal for the message on each cigarette is: “Poison in every puff”"} | |
| {"question_id": "20220617_27", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Which member of the royal family is expected to retire from public life next month, according to a report in The Daily Telegraph?", "choices": ["Prince Harry", "Prince Michael of Kent", "Princess Eugenie", "Peter Phillips"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The Queen’s first cousin’s connections to the Kremlin came under scrutiny after the invasion of Ukraine"} | |
| {"question_id": "20220617_28", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "How high will inflation likely climb this year according to The Bank of England?", "choices": ["8%", "9%", "10%", "11%"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The Bank of England has predicted that inflation will climb to 11% this year, prompting the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to assure the Bank's governor, Andrew Bailey, that he will not introduce tax cuts"} | |
| {"question_id": "20220624_0", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "What country announced a crackdown on rainbow-colored toys this week, saying the items promote homosexuality?", "choices": ["Mexico", "Saudi Arabia", "Cuba", "South Korea"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Saudi Arabian government officials on Tuesday said they are ramping up efforts to <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/19/middleeast/saudi-arabia-rainbow-colored-toys-ban-intl/index.html\">seize rainbow-colored toys and clothing</a> from shops in the country’s capital, Riyadh, because they said the colors send a “poisonous message” to children. Homosexuality is illegal in Saudi Arabia, which adheres to a strict interpretation of Sharia law."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220624_1", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "An anonymous bidder recently paid a record-breaking sum for a private lunch with legendary investor Warren Buffett. How much did the bidder pay?", "choices": ["$19,000", "$100,000", "$1 million", "$19 million"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The anonymous bidder paid <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/19/business/warren-buffet-lunch-19-million-trnd/index.html\">$19 million for a steak lunch</a> with Warren Buffett at Smith & Wollensky Steakhouse in New York City. The sale was part of an annual auction to benefit an organization combating poverty, hunger, and homelessness."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220624_2", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Where in the US is it illegal to pump your own gas?", "choices": ["New Jersey & Oregon", "California & Washington", "Alabama & Louisiana", "Idaho & South Dakota"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "In New Jersey and Oregon, it remains illegal for <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/18/energy/new-jersey-oregon-pump-your-own-gas/index.html\">people</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/18/energy/new-jersey-oregon-pump-your-own-gas/index.html\">to</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/18/energy/new-jersey-oregon-pump-your-own-gas/index.html\">touch the gas nozzle</a>. In New Jersey, drivers have been prohibited from pumping their own gas since 1949, ostensibly due to health and safety concerns. A similar ban on self-service gas has been in place in Oregon since 1951. But with soaring gas prices and a worker shortage, there have been renewed calls by some gas station industry advocates to lift the bans."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220624_3", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "What country elected its first-ever leftist leader this week?", "choices": ["Thailand", "Colombia", "Ecuador", "India"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "<a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/17/americas/gustavo-petro-profile-intl-latam/index.html\">Gustavo Petro</a> will become Colombia’s first left-wing leader after winning the country’s presidential race on Sunday. In his victory speech, Petro called for an agreement to end violence in the country."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220624_4", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "The IRS announced it will do what this week?", "choices": ["Close all in-person taxpayer assistance centers", "Issue more stimulus checks", "Finish processing the backlog of 2021 tax returns", "Lay off thousands of employees"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The IRS announced it will finally finish processing last year’s tax return backlog by the end of this week – meaning that if you’re among the millions of Americans who are still waiting on <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/politics/irs-tax-returns-backlog/index.html\">your tax refund from 2021</a>, it will soon make its way to your mailbox or bank account."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220624_5", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which embattled celebrity was found liable in a sexual battery case this week?", "choices": ["Kevin Spacey", "Bill Cosby", "Prince Andrew", "R. Kelly"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "A Los Angeles jury found <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/entertainment/bill-cosby-civil-case/index.html\">Bill Cosby liable</a> in a civil case brought by Judy Huth, a woman who claimed he sexually assaulted her as a teenager in the 1970s. The jury, comprised of eight women and four men, awarded Huth $500,000 in damages."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220624_6", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which Ivy League school announced it will eliminate student loans for undergraduates?", "choices": ["Dartmouth College", "Columbia University", "Harvard University", "Princeton University"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Dartmouth College announced Tuesday it was <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/us/dartmouth-undergraduate-student-loans-scholarship-grants/index.html\">eliminating student loans</a> for undergraduates and replacing them with “expanded scholarship grants,” the university said in a statement. Dartmouth’s class of 2022 will be the first class to enter the school and benefit from the new program."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220624_7", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "What NFL star announced his retirement on Tuesday?", "choices": ["Russell Wilson", "Rob Gronkowski", "Aaron Rodgers", "Travis Kelce"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Eleven seasons and four Super Bowl rings later, <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/sport/rob-gronkowski-retirement-spt/index.html\">Rob Gronkowski</a> announced his retirement this week. This is Gronkowski’s second time retiring from the NFL, having previously hung up his cleats after playing from 2010 to 2018 with the New England Patriots before returning in 2020 to play two seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220624_8", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Afghanistan was rocked by a powerful earthquake this week that killed more than 1,000 people and injured many others. What was the magnitude of the quake?", "choices": ["2.0", "3.3", "4.6", "5.9"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "A magnitude <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/22/asia/afghanistan-khost-earthquake-intl-hnk/index.html\">5.9 earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan</a> this week, flattening stone and mud-brick homes. The disaster comes at a difficult time for the Taliban-ruled country, which is currently experiencing an economic crisis and widespread hunger."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220624_9", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Covid-19 vaccinations in the US began for which age group this week?", "choices": ["Children under 5", "Children ages 5–12", "Adults ages 65–75", "Adults over 75"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Covid-19 vaccinations for <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/health/covid-vaccines-under-5-begin/index.html\">children younger than 5</a> began across the US on Tuesday. Before this week, children under 5 – about 17 million people – were the only age group that wasn’t eligible to get a Covid-19 vaccine."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220624_10", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Beyoncé released a new song this week, titled:", "choices": ["\"Renassance\"", "\"Build Us Up\"", "\"Break My Soul\"", "\"Show Me Love\""], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20220624_11", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "A recent study found that balancing on one leg for how many seconds may predict likelihood of living or dying?", "choices": ["5 seconds", "10 seconds", "48 seconds", "112 seconds"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20220624_12", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Who won the NHL’s Hart Trophy, given to the player voted by the media as the league’s MVP?", "choices": ["Connor McDavid", "Igor Shesterkin", "Jack Eichel", "Auston Matthews"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20220624_13", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "In an interview with Closer Weekly, Martin Sheen said he regrets not using his birth name professionally. What is it?", "choices": ["Ramon Estévez", "Nicolas Coppola", "Michael Mann", "Michael Douglas"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20220624_14", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Uber announced this week the return of which feature?", "choices": ["Helicopter rentals", "Airport shuttles", "Shared rides", "Quiet rides"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20220624_15", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "President Joe Biden called on Congress to suspend federal gas taxes for how long?", "choices": ["30 days", "45 days", "3 months", "6 months"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20220624_16", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Yellowstone National Park partially reopened to visitors Wednesday after being closed since June 13. Why was it shut down?", "choices": ["Bad weather", "Damage from flooding", "Too many bears", "Extreme heat"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20220624_17", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "America’s youngest kids became eligible for COVID-19 vaccines this week. What is the age range?", "choices": ["Birth to 4 years", "6 months to 2 years", "6 months to 6 years", "1 year to 5 years"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20220624_18", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Leveraging summer travel woes, hundreds of pilots picketed this week over lack of progress on new contract. Which airline were they from?", "choices": ["Southwest Airlines", "American Airlines", "Frontier Airlines", "Delta Airlines"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20220624_19", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "A pup named Trumpet took home the crown for Best of Show at the Westminster Dog Show. What breed is he?", "choices": ["Bloodhound", "Basset Hound", "Dalmatian", "Jack Russell Terrier"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20220624_20", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "How many times will media mogul Rupert Murdoch have been divorced, after reports he is to end his marriage to actress Jerry Hall?", "choices": ["Two", "Three", "Four", "Five"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Murdoch has been married four times: to former flight attendant Patricia Booker, from 1956 to 1967; journalist Anna Murdoch Mann, from 1967 to 1999; businesswoman Wendi Deng, from 1999 to 2013; and actress Jerry Hall, from 2016."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220624_21", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Health officials have warned a virus causing which disease has been detected in several sewage samples in London?", "choices": ["Polio", "Smallpox", "Plague", "Cholera"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Britain was declared polio-free in 2003, with the last wild case detected in 1984, making the new outbreak the first transmission event since the 1980s. The NHS will begin a campaign to ensure children are fully vaccinated."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220624_22", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Which Tory MP has resigned from a senior role after two crushing by-election defeats for the Conservative Party this week?", "choices": ["Ben Elliot", "Oliver Dowden", "James Cleverly", "Steve Barclay"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Conservative co-chair Oliver Dowden resigned following by-election losses to the Liberal Democrats in Tiverton and Honiton, and to Labour in Wakefield. In a letter to Boris Johnson, Dowden said Tories were “distressed and disappointed”."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220624_23", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Which city has been named the most “liveable” city in the world, according to a report compiled by The Economist?", "choices": ["Copenhagen", "Damascus", "Vienna", "Calgary"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The Austrian capital grabbed the top spot from Auckland, which sank to 34th place due to New Zealand’s pandemic restrictions. The report praised Vienna for its “stability and good infrastructure” as well as “good healthcare” and “culture”."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220624_24", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "RMT union boss Mick Lynch landed himself in trouble with journalist Piers Morgan for having which children’s television character as his Facebook profile picture?", "choices": ["The Hood from Thunderbirds", "Dick Dastardly from Wacky Races", "The Joker from Batman", "Plankton from SpongeBob SquarePants"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "In an interview, Morgan suggested Lynch’s use of The Hood as his profile meant he aligned himself with an “evil, criminal, terrorist mastermind”. Lynch replied: “Don’t you want to talk about the issues rather than a little vinyl puppet?”"} | |
| {"question_id": "20220624_25", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Nuclear power is to make up what percentage of the UK’s electricity sources by 2025, according to the government’s energy strategy?", "choices": ["10%", "15%", "20%", "25%"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that nuclear is “a reliable, safe and constant source of clean energy” – but not everyone agrees. Find out more about nuclear energy’s image problem in the latest episode of The Overview."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220624_26", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Consumer champion Martin Lewis revealed this week that his application for what role was rejected?", "choices": ["School governor", "Member of the House of Lords", "Local councillor", "Magistrate"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Speaking to the BBC, the founder of the Money Saving Expert website claimed it was because he had been “honest” about not having enough time to attend many sittings in the Lords."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220624_27", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "How many grammar schools still exist in England, amid news that Downing Street is considering proposals to lift a Blair-era ban on new grammars?", "choices": ["54", "90", "150", "164"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The government is bringing its Schools Bill to the House of Commons later this year, with Graham Brady, chair of the 1922 Committee and a grammar school campaigner, planning to table an amendment that proposes lifting the ban."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220624_28", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Which country was recommended for EU candidacy alongside Ukraine this week?", "choices": ["Albania", "Moldova", "Georgia", "Serbia"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The European Commission has boosted Ukraine’s hopes of joining the EU by recommending it as an official candidate for membership this week. It also recommended Moldova but said Georgia must pass reforms for its accession to be considered."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220624_29", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "The governing body of which sport has introduced new rules that athletes who have undergone male puberty cannot compete in elite women’s categories?", "choices": ["Swimming", "Tennis", "Gymnastics", "Basketball"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Swimming’s world governing body Fina voted on the policy at a general congress at the World Championships in Budapest and 71% of the 152 national federations voted in favour."} | |