| {"question_id": "20220708_0", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Why did some cities across the western US cancel their Fourth of July fireworks displays this year?", "choices": ["Supply chain issues", "Drought", "Curfew rules", "Covid-19 mandates"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Various cities canceled their fireworks displays this year to <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/02/weather/4th-of-july-fireworks-canceled-california-arizona-utah-megadrought/index.html\">decrease the risk of accidental fires amid</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/02/weather/4th-of-july-fireworks-canceled-california-arizona-utah-megadrought/index.html\">a</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/02/weather/4th-of-july-fireworks-canceled-california-arizona-utah-megadrought/index.html\">widespread drought</a>. An estimated 19,500 fires were started by fireworks in 2018, according to the <a href=\"https://www.nfpa.org/Public-Education/Fire-causes-and-risks/Seasonal-fire-causes/Fireworks\">National Fire Protection Association</a>. And nearly 30% of the fires caused by fireworks are ignited on the Fourth of July."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220708_1", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which iconic landmark is reportedly riddled with rust and badly in need of repairs?", "choices": ["Eiffel Tower", "Golden Gate Bridge", "Taj Mahal", "Big Ben"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/eiffel-tower-paris-needs-repairs/index.html\">Eiffel Tower in Paris</a> is reportedly in serious need of repairs. However, the iconic landmark is instead being given a paint job costing 60 million euros in preparation for the 2024 Olympics, Reuters reports, according to a confidential analysis cited by French magazine Marianne."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220708_2", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "How many hot dogs did competitive eater Joey Chestnut devour to win the Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest this week?", "choices": ["15", "33", "45", "63"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The hot dog champ won the competition after eating an astounding <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/04/us/nathans-hot-dog-contest-winner/index.html\">63 hot dogs</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/04/us/nathans-hot-dog-contest-winner/index.html\">and</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/04/us/nathans-hot-dog-contest-winner/index.html\">buns</a> in 10 minutes on Monday. Chestnut has won the long-running Independence Day contest seven consecutive times and in 15 of the last 16 years."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220708_3", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Activists around the world have been gluing themselves to historic works of art in a recent string of protests. What are they trying to call attention to?", "choices": ["Abortion rights", "Gun laws", "Climate change", "Immigration laws"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Climate activists have disrupted major galleries by <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/style/article/just-stop-oil-protest-leonardo-da-vinci/index.html\">attaching themselves to famous artwork</a><a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/style/article/just-stop-oil-protest-leonardo-da-vinci/index.html\">s</a>. A recent stunt involved a work by Vincent Van Gogh."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220708_4", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which head of state announced his resignation this week?", "choices": ["North Korean leader Kim Jong Un", "UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson", "Russian President Vladimir Putin", "German Chancellor Olaf Scholz"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "British Prime Minister <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/07/europe/boris-johnson-resignation-intl/index.html\">Boris Johnson</a> announced his resignation and said he would continue to serve in the post until his party selects a new leader. Johnson has in recent months been engulfed in a <a href=\"http://www.cnn.com/2022/07/06/uk/boris-johnson-scandals-intl/index.html\">series of scandals</a> that forced even his most unwavering supporters to abandon him."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220708_5", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which country is now “bankrupt,” according to a statement this week from its administration?", "choices": ["Kenya", "Greece", "Sri Lanka", "Colombia"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Sri Lanka is “bankrupt,” Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Tuesday, as the country suffers its <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/05/asia/sri-lanka-bankrupt-fuel-crisis-intl-hnk/index.html\">worst financial crisis in decades</a>, leaving millions in the South Asian nation struggling to buy food, medicine and fuel."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220708_6", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which food chain launched a redesigned menu in roughly 21,000 of its restaurants?", "choices": ["McDonald’s", "Subway", "Chipotle", "Wendy’s"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Subway debuted a new menu on Tuesday, and it’s the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/05/business/subway-new-menu/index.html\">most extensive makeover</a> in the company’s nearly 60-year history."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220708_7", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Approximately 1 billion people had their personal data leaked in what could be one of the biggest breaches ever recorded in history. Where did the massive data leak occur?", "choices": ["China", "United States", "France", "Spain"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Nearly 1 billion people in China had their <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/05/china/china-billion-people-data-leak-intl-hnk/index.html\">personal data leaked</a>, and their information has been online for more than a year."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220708_8", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which virus is making officials at the World Health Organization reconsider whether they should declare a public health emergency?", "choices": ["Flu", "Covid-19", "Monkeypox", "Smallpox"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "As <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/06/health/monkeypox-testing-who-emergency/index.html\">monkeypox cases</a> continue to rise globally, the World Health Organization is revisiting the idea of declaring the outbreak <a href=\"https://e.newsletters.cnn.com/click?EYWxleGFuZHJhLm1lZWtzQHdhcm5lcm1lZGlhLmNvbQ/CeyJtaWQiOiIxNjU3MTkwNTU1NDgwOGIwZjYwYzgwNjhiIiwiY3QiOiJjbm4tY2M1NDE0MmM1ZGU5YmY0ZTk4M2E3ZGY4ZjE3Mzk3NDAtMSIsInJkIjoid2FybmVybWVkaWEuY29tIn0/HWkhfQ05OX2lfTmV3c19OREJBTjA3MDcyMDIyNjQzODU3MSxjbjEsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY25uLmNvbS8yMDIyLzA3LzA2L2hlYWx0aC9tb25rZXlwb3gtdGVzdGluZy13aG8tZW1lcmdlbmN5L2luZGV4Lmh0bWw/qP3V0bV90ZXJtPTE2NTcxOTA1NTU0ODA4YjBmNjBjODA2OGImdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1jbm5fRml2ZStUaGluZ3MrZm9yK1RodXJzZGF5JTJDK0p1bHkrNyUyQysyMDIyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmYnRfZWU9RHN5R3E3TkltUDhORENaOUdsJTJGbDNlMlpXbW56MnB1ciUyRms2S0dLWUZGdzBxcnlTMHVlSDZkMVptSXRQMFJCVjcmYnRfdHM9MTY1NzE5MDU1NTQ4Mw/sr0729eaa18\">a public health emergency</a> of international concern."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220708_9", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Jeremiah “Jerry” Harris, a lead personality on the Netflix show “Cheer,” was sentenced this week in a federal child pornography case. How many years was his sentence?", "choices": ["4", "8", "10", "12"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Harris, who is 22 years old, was sentenced to <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/06/entertainment/cheer-jerry-harris/index.html\">12 years in federal prison</a>, according to Assistant US Attorney Joseph Fitzpatrick."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220708_10", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Passengers on a Delta Air Lines flight reported that the company offered them how much money to give up their seat on an oversold flight?", "choices": ["$100", "$1,000", "$5,000", "$10,000"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20220708_11", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Joey Chestnut won the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest for the 15th time in 16 years. How many franks did he scarf down?", "choices": ["54", "63", "71", "80"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20220708_12", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "NASA said it temporarily lost contact with Capstone. Where is the $32.7 million spacecraft headed?", "choices": ["Mars", "Jupiter", "The moon", "Mercury"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20220708_13", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Brad Pitt has says he has prosopagnosia, a condition that prevents people from:", "choices": ["Recognizing new faces", "Remembering voices", "Feeling hot surfaces", "Recognizing old smells"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20220708_14", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Climate change activists glued themselves to which painting in an effort to protest new oil and gas projects?", "choices": ["“The Starry Night”", "“The Persistence of Memory”", "“Napoleon Crossing the Alps”", "“The Last Supper”"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20220708_15", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Sotheby’s announced it was selling the 76-million-year-old skeleton of which dinosaur?", "choices": ["Gorgosaurus", "Brontosaurus", "Pterodactyl", "Stegosaurus"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20220708_16", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said the estimated cost to rebuild Ukraine after the war will be:", "choices": ["$550 billion", "$750 billion", "$10 trillion", "$35 trillion"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20220708_17", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Which one of these people was not presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Biden this week?", "choices": ["Simone Biles", "Denzel Washington", "John McCain", "Dwayne \"The Rock\" Johnson"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20220708_18", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani was convicted on 12 fraud counts Thursday. Which company was he a top executive for?", "choices": ["Theranos", "WeWork", "Google", "Meta"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20220708_19", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Rafael Nadal withdrew from Wimbledon due to injury, paving the way for who to advance to the tournament’s final?", "choices": ["Roger Federer", "Taylor Fritz", "Nick Kyrgios", "John Isner"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20220708_20", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "How many cabinet members, ministers and aides did Boris Johnson lose from his government before he decided to step down as leader of the Conservative Party?", "choices": ["25", "39", "45", "59", ""], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Johnson’s premiership has suffered more ministerial resignations and at a faster rate than any other prime minister in modern history."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220708_21", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Which beloved series has been asked by the BBC to be “mindful” of how references to the British Empire are handled?", "choices": ["Escape to the Country", "Antiques Roadshow", "Who Do You Think You Are?", "QI"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The BBC is asking would-be third-party producers of the show to carefully handle any references to the British Empire. In a document seen by The Times, the corporation said there was “reputational risk” in discussing colonial history."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220708_22", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Which senior Conservative MP was tipped by the Daily Mail as a possible “caretaker” prime minister if Johnson officially steps down from the role before a leadership election takes place?", "choices": ["Michael Gove", "Priti Patel", "Theresa May", "Ben Wallace"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "A “well-placed” Tory source told the paper that Theresa May would be “‘uniquely placed’ to step in” as a caretaker prime minister as she is a sitting MP with more than three years of experience as PM under her belt."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220708_23", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "What percentage of Lloyds customers have savings of less than £500, according to the bank’s chief executive?", "choices": ["20%", "50%", "80%", "90%"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Charlie Nunn said the lender saw customers with persistent debt problems increase by a third in the first six months of this year. But he added many customers are in a healthier financial position than they were before the pandemic."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220708_24", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "A former prime minister of which nation was killed after being shot at a political campaigning event?", "choices": ["Japan", "South Korea", "Greece", "Turkey"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, collapsed after he was shot at an event in Nara. He was taken to hospital after he was hit twice, but died a short time later."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220708_25", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Climate protesters from activist group Just Stop Oil glued their hands to which John Constable painting in the National Gallery?", "choices": ["The Hay Wain", "The Cornfield", "Stratford Mill", "Weymouth Bay"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "It was part of a protest against plans to license new oil and gas projects in the UK. The Just Stop Oil activists also attached their own version of the painting, which was intended to represent “an apocalyptic vision of the future”."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220708_26", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Which small woodland creature could ruin government plans to plant 1.5 billion trees by 2050?", "choices": ["Pine martens", "Red squirrels", "Badgers", "Grey squirrels"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Wildlife groups predict that grey squirrels will be responsible for killing 225 million of those trees by stripping bark. The bill for lost timber and replacing dead or damaged trees could reach as high as £37m, according to campaigners."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220708_27", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Which tennis star pulled out of Wimbledon ahead of the semi-finals due to injury?", "choices": ["Novak Djokovic", "Cameron Norrie", "Rafael Nadal", "Taylor Fritz"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The 36-year-old Spaniard has withdrawn because of an abdominal problem. Nick Kyrgios, who Nadal beat in five sets on Wednesday, will automatically go through to this year’s men’s singles final."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220708_28", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "What percentage of children in lone parent families now live in poverty, according to analysis by The Guardian?", "choices": ["25%", "33%", "40%", "49%"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Relative poverty, defined as having an income of less than 60% of the national median, rose for single parents by nine percentage points between 2013-14 and 2019-20 to reach 49%."} | |
| {"question_id": "20220708_29", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Which politician did Tory peer Ed Vaizey tell the BBC was a possible Conservative Party leadership contender because “he’s one of the few members of the cabinet who can do joined-up handwriting?”", "choices": ["Sajid Javid", "Rishi Sunak", "Michael Gove", "Dominic Raab"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "As the party leadership contest gets underway, some say that Sunak’s early resignation on Tuesday evening – just nine minutes after former health secretary Sajid Javid’s – could stand him in good stead if he runs for the top job."} | |