| {"question_id": "20220701_0", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which company is being accused of turning off the AC in its stores to save money as its sales plummet?", "choices": ["Bed Bath & Beyond", "IKEA", "Best Buy", "Petco"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Analysts accuse Bed Bath & Beyond of <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/28/investing/bed-bath--beyond-sales-decline/index.html\">cutting air conditioning</a> in an effort to quickly lower expenses to make up for a slump in sales, according to a new report from Bank of America."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220701_1", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which popular US tourist attraction announced public tours will resume a full operating schedule after being suspended for two years due to Covid-19?", "choices": ["Statue of Liberty", "White House", "Yosemite", "Yellowstone"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Public tours of the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/27/politics/white-house-free-public-tours-full-operating-schedule/index.html\">White House</a> will resume a full operating schedule on July 19 for the first time since they were suspended in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220701_2", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which meal kit service received hundreds of reports of illness following a recall of one of its products?", "choices": ["Blue Apron", "HelloFresh", "Daily Harvest", "SunBasket"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "<a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/27/tech/daily-harvest-recall-influencers/index.html\">Daily Harvest</a> said it received about 470 reports of illness linked to the company’s French Lentil and Leek Crumbles. Consumers reported becoming ill with mysterious symptoms, including extremely elevated liver enzymes. Some 28,000 units of the product were distributed in the US between April 28 and June 17, according to the company."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220701_3", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "NASA made history this week after successfully completing its first launch from a commercial spaceport outside the US. Where did the launch occur?", "choices": ["Asia", "Australia", "Antarctica", "Africa"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "NASA successfully launched a rocket from <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/27/australia/nasa-launch-first-space-rocket-alpha-centauri-australia-intl-hnk/index.html\">Australia’s remote Northern Territory</a>. The rocket will observe star systems closest to Earth to determine whether any habitable planets exist there."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220701_4", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "A Russian court this week ruled that WNBA star Brittney Griner will be detained for several additional months pending her trial outcome. How many months was her detention extended?", "choices": ["3", "4", "5", "6"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "A Russian court extended Griner’s detention for <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/27/sport/brittney-griner-court-hearing-spt-intl/index.html\">at least six more months</a>. Griner has been held in Russia since her arrest in February at a Moscow airport on allegations of attempted drug smuggling."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220701_5", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "The CDC announced this week it has activated a new emergency operations center to respond to which virus outbreak?", "choices": ["Covid-19", "Monkeypox", "Influenza", "Chickenpox"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The CDC activated an emergency operations center on Tuesday to help prevent the further spread of <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/28/health/cdc-eoc-monkeypox/index.html\">monkeypox</a>, an <a href=\"https://e.newsletters.cnn.com/click?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\">extremely rare disease</a> currently increasing in numbers around the world. The Biden administration also announced its intention to beef up its response to monkeypox, detailing plans to offer more vaccines and tests to people who are most at risk."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220701_6", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which team won the 2022 NHL Stanley Cup Finals?", "choices": ["Colorado Avalanche", "Tampa Bay Lightning", "Boston Bruins", "Calgary Flames"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/26/sport/colorado-avalanche-stanley-cup-winner/index.html\">Colorado Avalanche</a> defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game 6 on Sunday to win the team’s first Stanley Cup since 2001. It’s the team’s third Stanley Cup title overall."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220701_7", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "According to a recent survey, what percentage of US adults disapprove of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade?", "choices": ["20%", "30%", "60%", "90%"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "A new <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/28/politics/roe-v-wade-polling/index.html\">Monmouth University survey</a> this week showed approximately 60% of US adults disapprove of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, with just 37% approving."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220701_8", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "A massive, record-breaking reptile was recently caught in Florida, becoming the heaviest of its species to ever be captured in the state. Which animal was it?", "choices": ["Iguana", "Snake", "Alligator", "Turtle"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "A 215-pound, 18-foot-long <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/26/us/florida-heaviest-python-captured-scn-trnd/index.html\">Burmese python</a> was captured in Florida. Conservationists said there was “collective disbelief” when they weighed the snake, which far surpassed the state’s previous record of 185 pounds."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220701_9", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which two countries did NATO formally invite to join its alliance this week?", "choices": ["Ukraine and Ireland", "Sweden and Finland", "Bosnia and Malta", "Georgia and Austria"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "NATO formalized its invitation to <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/29/politics/joe-biden-nato-day-2/index.html\">Sweden and Finland</a> to join its alliance Wednesday, a historic expansion that will pave the way for the bloc’s most consequential enlargement in decades."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220701_10", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "The Colorado Avalanche won the Stanley Cup title after defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning. How many championships do the Avalanche have?", "choices": ["3", "5", "7", "9"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20220701_11", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "What breed of dog is Mr. Happy Face, the winner of this year's World's Ugliest Dog Contest?", "choices": ["Hairless Chinese Crested-Chihuahua mix", "Papillon-bulldog mix", "Maltese-shephard mix", "Poodle"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20220701_12", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson made history this week, becoming the first Black woman to sit on the Supreme Court. Whose seat is she filling?", "choices": ["Samuel Alito", "Stephen Breyer", "Sonia Sotomayor", "Neil Gorsuch"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20220701_13", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "The Supreme Court sided with Joe Kennedy, a high school football coach who:", "choices": ["Shoved players during practice", "Prayed on the field after games", "Brought a firearm to games", "Criticized politicians in speeches"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20220701_14", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "About what percentage of people said they haven’t felt true happiness since early 2020, according to the Oracle Happiness Report?", "choices": ["25%", "33%", "39%", "45%"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20220701_15", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "Which two Pac-12 schools are in negotiations to leave the conference and join the Big Ten?", "choices": ["Oregon and Washington", "USC and UCLA", "Stanford and Cal", "Colorado and Arizona"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20220701_16", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "The Jan. 6 committee held an unexpected hearing this week, featuring testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson. She was a former special assistant to:", "choices": ["Donald Trump", "Clarence Thomas", "Bill Barr", "Mark Meadows"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20220701_17", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "Which retailer lowered its gas prices to $3.99 a gallon through July 4 weekend to help drivers save money?", "choices": ["Kroger", "Publix", "Sheetz", "Costco"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20220701_18", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "A man believed to be a former Nazi guard was convicted by a German court of being an accessory to 3,518 counts of murder. How old is he?", "choices": ["98", "100", "101", "102"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20220701_19", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "Which of these celebs was not invited to be an Oscar-voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this week?", "choices": ["Billie Eilish", "Ariana DeBose", "Troy Kotsur", "Channing Tatum"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20220701_20", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Old £20 and £50 notes are set to expire at the end of September, but who features on the new polymer £50 note?", "choices": ["Alan Turing", "JMW Turner", "Jane Austen", "Winston Churchill", ""], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "According to the Bank of England, most paper banknotes have been replaced but there are still more than £6bn worth of paper £20s and £8bn worth of paper £50s in circulation. After 30 September, these will no longer be legal tender."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220701_21", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Who did Dominic Raab claim to wink at from across the dispatch box after appearing to make the facial expression to Angela Rayner while he was deputising for Boris Johnson at PMQs?", "choices": ["Ian Blackford", "Ian Murray", "Ed Miliband", "Anneliese Dodds"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Sources close to Raab claimed he was not winking at Rayner, but had directed an “approving wink” at Ian Murray, the shadow Scotland secretary, who had been “braying loudly” on the Labour front bench."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220701_22", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "How much did the Royal Family cost UK taxpayers last year?", "choices": ["£51m", "£75m", "£88m", "£102m"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The Royal Family cost taxpayers £102.4m last year, reported the Daily Mirror. The Sovereign Grant Report showed that the renovation of Buckingham Palace helped to drive up the bill. Travel costs were also up – from £1.3m to £4.5m."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220701_23", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Which world leader did Boris Johnson accuse of being “a perfect example of toxic masculinity” this week?", "choices": ["Vladimir Putin", "Justin Trudeau", "Anthony Albanese", "Narendra Modi"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The prime minister was speaking at a Nato summit in Madrid when he described the Russian invasion of Ukraine as a “crazy, macho war” and called for “more women in positions of power”."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220701_24", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "How much has cancer campaigner and podcast host Deborah James, who has died aged 40, raised for cancer research through her Bowelbabe fund?", "choices": ["£1m", "£2m", "£5m", "£7m"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "James had been receiving end-of-life care since revealing she had stopped treatment for her bowel cancer in May. Her family announced her death in a social media post, describing her as “the most amazing wife, daughter, sister, mummy”."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220701_25", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "What piece of advice did the Pope have for mothers of adult sons this week?", "choices": ["Stop ironing their shirts", "Stop cooking their meals", "Ensure they spend more time in church", "Stop tidying up after them"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Pope Francis added that mothers should instead encourage their sons to marry. Speaking at a service to mark the 10th World Meeting of Families, he told men not to “take the easy road” and return to their mothers in “moments of difficulty”."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220701_26", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Which Supreme Court ruling did President Joe Biden describe as “another devastating decision” this week?", "choices": ["A ruling restricting the Environmental Protection Agency’s power", "A ruling in favour of less stringent gun laws", "A ruling that blocked employers from mandating vaccines", "A ruling that overturned Roe vs Wade"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The Supreme Court has restricted the EPA’s ability to regulate global-warming emissions from US power plants. It comes days after it overturned the 50-year-old Roe vs Wade ruling."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220701_27", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Which former prime minister said this week that despite personally opposing Brexit, “it’s not going to be reversed any time soon”?", "choices": ["Theresa May", "Gordon Brown", "Tony Blair", "John Major"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Speaking at a conference organised by his own think tank, the former Labour PM said: “However passionately I opposed Brexit, I understand we’ve done it.” He added he did not think it would be reversed “any time in this generation”."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220701_28", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Who joined Paul McCartney on stage during his headline slot at Glastonbury Festival?", "choices": ["Ringo Starr and Mick Jagger", "Dave Grohl and Bruce Springsteen", "Yoko Ono and Jerry Lee Lewis", "Bono and Sting"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The two megastars joined McCartney on stage to close out the festival on its 50th anniversary."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220701_29", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Which MP has been appointed by the Privileges Committee to lead the inquiry into whether Boris Johnson misled Parliament over parties in No. 10 during Covid-19 lockdowns?", "choices": ["Chris Bryant", "Laura Farris", "Alberto Costa", "Harriet Harman"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Some Conservative MPs are angry that such an “overtly political” figure has been appointed, as Harman has twice been interim Labour leader. The committee chair, Chris Bryant, had already recused himself due to past criticism of Johnson."} | |