| {"question_id": "20240112_0", "question_date": "2024/01/12", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-6-12-january", "question_sentence": "A plane door panel blew out mid-air last week on a flight operated by which airline?", "choices": ["United Airlines", "Southwest Airlines", "Alaska Airlines", "Delta Air Lines"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https://theweek.com/transport/united-alaska-loose-bolts-boeing-737-max-9\" href=\"https://theweek.com/transport/united-alaska-loose-bolts-boeing-737-max-9\"><u>Flight 1282</u></a> made an emergency landing in Oregon after an outer section of the Boeing 737 Max 9 plane fell off shortly after take-off from Portland International Airport. The Federal Aviation Administration grounded 171 Boeing planes in order to carry out inspections, which revealed loose door plug bolts on at least five United Max 9s."} | |
| {"question_id": "20240112_1", "question_date": "2024/01/12", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-6-12-january", "question_sentence": "North Korea's Kim Jong Un is believed to have celebrated which big birthday this week?", "choices": ["30", "40", "50", "60"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https://theweek.com/politics/kim-jong-un-leadership-style-north-korean-dictator\" href=\"https://theweek.com/politics/kim-jong-un-leadership-style-north-korean-dictator\"><u>Kim Jong Un</u></a> is believed to have been born on 8 January 1984, although North Korea has never confirmed the exact date. He has been supreme leader of the hermit state since the death of his father, Kim Jong Il, in 2011."} | |
| {"question_id": "20240112_2", "question_date": "2024/01/12", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-6-12-january", "question_sentence": "Which film won five awards at the 2024 Golden Globes?", "choices": ["\"Barbie\"", "\"Oppenheimer\"", "\"Poor Things\"", "\"Killers of the Flower Moon\""], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Christopher Nolan bagged the Best Director award with his hit movie, which also won Best Motion Picture, Best Drama Actor for Cillian Murphy, Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr, and Best Original Score for Ludwig Göransson's soundtrack. \"Barbie\", the highest-grossing global release of last year, won the first-ever <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https://theweek.com/media/the-golden-globes-were-bizarre-and-messy\" href=\"https://theweek.com/media/the-golden-globes-were-bizarre-and-messy\"><u>Golden Globe</u></a> for cinematic and box office achievement, plus Best Original Song for \"What Was I Made For?\" by Billie Eilish."} | |
| {"question_id": "20240112_3", "question_date": "2024/01/12", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-6-12-january", "question_sentence": "Who did Emmanuel Macron appoint as France's next prime minister?", "choices": ["Gabriel Attal", "Élisabeth Borne", "Julien Denormandie", "Bruno Le Maire"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The 34-year-old, who replaces Élisabeth Borne, is the youngest-ever and first openly gay prime minister in French history. Pundits have suggested that Macron chose Attal, previously education minister, in a bid to <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https://theweek.com/politics/protege-in-paris-will-macrons-new-pm-rejuvenate-flagging-presidency\" href=\"https://theweek.com/politics/protege-in-paris-will-macrons-new-pm-rejuvenate-flagging-presidency\"><u>rejuvenate his flagging presidency</u></a>."} | |
| {"question_id": "20240112_4", "question_date": "2024/01/12", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-6-12-january", "question_sentence": "A nine-month world cruise operated by which company has been dubbed TikTok's favourite new \"reality show\"?", "choices": ["Virgin Voyages", "Princess Cruises", "Fred Olsen", "Royal Caribbean"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Since the operator's Ultimate World Cruise set sail from Miami on 10 December, TikTok has been <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https://theweek.com/media/the-royal-caribbean-nine-month-cruise-real-life-odyssey-that-became-latest-tiktok-obsession\" href=\"https://theweek.com/media/the-royal-caribbean-nine-month-cruise-real-life-odyssey-that-became-latest-tiktok-obsession\">flooded with posts tracking activity</a> and potential dramas on the cruise ship, called Serenade of the Seas. The hashtag #ultimateworldcruise has now had hundreds of millions of views on the social media platform."} | |
| {"question_id": "20240112_5", "question_date": "2024/01/12", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-6-12-january", "question_sentence": "What is the title of Joe Biden's first re-election campaign ad of 2024?", "choices": ["\"Purpose\"", "\"Cause\"", "\"Dreams\"", "\"United\""], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Published on the US president's YouTube channel, the minute-long campaign <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https://theweek.com/politics/january-6-j6-insurrection-trump-biden-legacy\" href=\"https://theweek.com/politics/january-6-j6-insurrection-trump-biden-legacy\"><u>video</u></a> features images from the January 6 Capitol riot and is narrated by Biden, who warns that Republican primary front-runner Donald Trump has tried to \"erode American democracy and excuse – and even promote – political violence\". The attack ad has run on national TV and in local markets in swing states such as Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, as well as online."} | |
| {"question_id": "20240112_6", "question_date": "2024/01/12", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-6-12-january", "question_sentence": "South Korea passed a law this week banning the sale of what?", "choices": ["Vitamin supplements", "Dog meat", "Chewing gum", "Radios"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "South Korea has passed a bill, with near unanimous support in parliament, that <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https://theweek.com/culture-life/food-drink/south-korea-passes-law-banning-sale-and-production-of-dog-meat\" href=\"https://theweek.com/culture-life/food-drink/south-korea-passes-law-banning-sale-and-production-of-dog-meat\"><u>bans the breeding and slaughter of dogs</u></a> for human consumption. The legislation ends a centuries-old tradition that has become hugely controversial both domestically and around the world."} | |
| {"question_id": "20240112_7", "question_date": "2024/01/12", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-6-12-january", "question_sentence": "British scientists are launching an attempt to \"refreeze\" sea ice in which region?", "choices": ["Greenland", "Iceland", "Antarctica", "Arctic"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "A team from the University of Cambridge is joining an international team in the Canadian High Arctic this week to test whether pumping seawater on top of the ice to make it thicker and longer-lasting. Find out more with <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-url=\"https://podfollow.com/1185494669/view\" href=\"https://podfollow.com/1185494669/view\"><u>The Week Unwrapped</u></a> podcast."} | |
| {"question_id": "20240112_8", "question_date": "2024/01/12", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-6-12-january", "question_sentence": "Which new security feature is to be trialled at Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport?", "choices": ["Robot agents", "Drone cameras", "Self-screening", "AI bag scanners"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Similar to supermarket self-checkouts, the new <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https://theweek.com/culture-life/travel/tsa-self-screening\" href=\"https://theweek.com/culture-life/travel/tsa-self-screening\"><u>system</u></a> allows travellers to \"use passenger and carry-on screening systems at individual consoles or screening lanes themselves, reducing the number of pat-downs and bag inspections\", said Dr John Fortune of America's national \"Screening at Speed Program\", which aims to make security screening faster and more efficient. Select passengers will trial the system at the Las Vegas airport from this month."} | |
| {"question_id": "20240112_9", "question_date": "2024/01/12", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-6-12-january", "question_sentence": "A Calvin Klein ad featuring which singer was banned for presenting her as \"a stereotypical sexual object\"?", "choices": ["FKA Twigs", "Jorja Smith", "Rita Ora", "Janelle Monáe"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https://theweek.com/media/fka-twigs-jeremy-allen-white-calvin-klein-ads\" href=\"https://theweek.com/media/fka-twigs-jeremy-allen-white-calvin-klein-ads\"><u>banned the advertising campaign </u></a>after receiving two complaints that the images objectified women. The singer responded that the ruling revealed \"double standards\", coming in the wake of another Calvin Klein campaign starring a scantily clad Jeremy Allen White."} | |
| {"question_id": "20240112_10", "question_date": "2024/01/11", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-11-sec/", "question_sentence": "Where did CNN’s Republican primary debate take place this week?", "choices": ["Iowa", "Wisconsin", "Arizona", "Georgia"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley faced off during <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/10/politics/republican-debate-haley-desantis/index.html\">CNN’s debate</a> on Wednesday night in Iowa, days before the state’s pivotal caucuses."} | |
| {"question_id": "20240112_11", "question_date": "2024/01/11", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-11-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which of the following is in critically short supply at US hospitals?", "choices": ["Gloves", "Masks", "Blood", "Oxygen"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The US is facing an emergency blood shortage. The American Red Cross said the number of donors has <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/08/health/american-red-cross-blood-shortage/index.html\">hit</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/08/health/american-red-cross-blood-shortage/index.html\">a 20-year low</a> amid growing concern the shortage may delay medical procedures."} | |
| {"question_id": "20240112_12", "question_date": "2024/01/11", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-11-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which movie won a number of the major categories at the 2024 Golden Globe Awards?", "choices": ["“Barbie”", "“Oppenheimer”", "“Avatar: The Way of the Water”", "“Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour”"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” picked up several big awards at the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/07/entertainment/winners-golden-globes/index.html\">Golden Globes</a>, including best motion picture drama, best director and two acting categories."} | |
| {"question_id": "20240112_13", "question_date": "2024/01/11", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-11-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which recalled food was recently linked to a multistate salmonella outbreak?", "choices": ["Canned tuna", "Fruit cups", "Charcuterie meats", "Almond butter"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The CDC announced a recall of some <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/05/health/charcuterie-recall-salmonella/index.html\">charcuterie meats</a> that were shipped to Sam’s Club distribution centers. At least 24 illnesses, including five hospitalizations, have been reported across the US."} | |
| {"question_id": "20240112_14", "question_date": "2024/01/11", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-11-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which airline said this week it found loose bolts on several grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 planes?", "choices": ["United Airlines", "American Airlines", "Southwest Airlines", "Frontier Airlines"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Just days after an Alaska Airlines plug door blew off a plane mid-flight, United Airlines said it <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/08/us/alaska-airlines-plug-door-found-investigation-monday/index.html\">found loose bolts</a> on an undisclosed number of the grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 planes in its fleet. All the Max 9 aircraft <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/alaska-airlines-boeing-01-06-24/h_c427a766effcaec671ec7e9b8e0c5f0d\">grounded by the FAA</a> are undergoing inspections to ensure passenger safety."} | |
| {"question_id": "20240112_15", "question_date": "2024/01/11", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-11-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which country recently declared an “internal armed conflict” after gunmen took over a live TV broadcast?", "choices": ["Venezuela", "Brazil", "Mexico", "Ecuador"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Ecuadorians were stunned this week as they watched hooded and armed men <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/09/americas/armed-men-interrupt-live-tv-ecuador-intl/index.html\">interrupt a live television program</a> in the country. President Daniel Noboa declared an “internal armed conflict” in Ecuador shortly after due to the rise in extreme violence."} | |
| {"question_id": "20240112_16", "question_date": "2024/01/11", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-11-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which former president scored an Emmy this week for outstanding narration?", "choices": ["Barack Obama", "Bill Clinton", "Donald Trump", "George W. Bush"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Former President Barack Obama won a Creative Arts Emmy for <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/07/entertainment/barack-obama-emmy-outstanding-narrator/index.html\">outstanding narrator</a> for his Netflix documentary series, “Working: What We Do All Day.”"} | |
| {"question_id": "20240112_17", "question_date": "2024/01/11", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-11-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which school won the College Football Playoff National Championship this week?", "choices": ["Washington", "Alabama", "Michigan", "Oklahoma"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The Michigan Wolverines were victorious in <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/08/sport/2024-cfp-national-championship-michigan-wolverines-washington-huskies-spt-intl/index.html\">Monday’s championship game</a> against the Washington Huskies. It is Michigan’s first college football national title since 1997."} | |
| {"question_id": "20240112_18", "question_date": "2024/01/11", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-11-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which type of event placed millions of Americans under severe weather alerts across the central and eastern US this week?", "choices": ["Tropical cyclone", "Winter storm", "Heatwave", "Wildfire"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Parts of the central and eastern US were slammed by a <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/11/weather/winter-storm-blizzard-chicago-thursday-climate/index.html\">winter storm</a> that knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people and caused dangerous travel conditions."} | |
| {"question_id": "20240112_19", "question_date": "2024/01/11", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-11-sec/", "question_sentence": "Tourists can now stroll through the palace where Alexander the Great was crowned. Where is the newly reopened monument?", "choices": ["France", "Italy", "Egypt", "Greece"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Greece reopened a <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/07/travel/greece-aigai-palace-alexander-intl/index.html\">2,400-year-old palace</a> where Alexander the Great became King of Macedonia."} | |
| {"question_id": "20240112_20", "question_date": "2024/01/12", "question_source": "DelawareOnline", "question_url": "https://www.delawareonline.com/storytelling/quiz/delaware-online-news-quiz/2024-01-12/", "question_sentence": "Which county in Delaware saw the most damage from the recent East Coast storm?", "choices": ["Sussex County", "Kent County", "New Castle County", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20240112_21", "question_date": "2024/01/12", "question_source": "DelawareOnline", "question_url": "https://www.delawareonline.com/storytelling/quiz/delaware-online-news-quiz/2024-01-12/", "question_sentence": "What is the total amount of funding that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded for electric school buses as of 2024?", "choices": ["$500 million", "$1 billion", "$2 billion", "$5 billion"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20240112_22", "question_date": "2024/01/12", "question_source": "DelawareOnline", "question_url": "https://www.delawareonline.com/storytelling/quiz/delaware-online-news-quiz/2024-01-12/", "question_sentence": "What is the purpose of the Smyrna School District’s referendum in 2024?", "choices": ["To increase taxes for new school buildings", "To prioritize the safety of students and staff, while facilitating necessary school expansion", "To decrease the general operating expenses of the district", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20240112_23", "question_date": "2024/01/12", "question_source": "DelawareOnline", "question_url": "https://www.delawareonline.com/storytelling/quiz/delaware-online-news-quiz/2024-01-12/", "question_sentence": "What action did ChristianaCare take regarding Humana Medicare Advantage plans in January 2024?", "choices": ["ChristianaCare started accepting Humana Medicare Advantage plans as in-network.", "ChristianaCare continued to accept Humana Medicare Advantage plans as in-network.", "ChristianaCare stopped accepting Humana Medicare Advantage plans as in-network.", "ChristianaCare made no changes to its policy regarding Humana Medicare Advantage plans."], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20240112_24", "question_date": "2024/01/12", "question_source": "DelawareOnline", "question_url": "https://www.delawareonline.com/storytelling/quiz/delaware-online-news-quiz/2024-01-12/", "question_sentence": "What has been the impact of the COVID pandemic on the market values of vacant residential properties in Wilmington?", "choices": ["The market values have increased significantly.", "The market values have decreased significantly.", "The market values have remained the same.", "The market values have fluctuated unpredictably."], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20240112_25", "question_date": "2024/01/12", "question_source": "DelawareOnline", "question_url": "https://www.delawareonline.com/storytelling/quiz/delaware-online-news-quiz/2024-01-12/", "question_sentence": "Who from Delaware was featured on the Food Network program “Worst Cooks in America” that began airing on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024?", "choices": ["Patricia Talorico", "Avi Boodram", "Jamie Oliver", "Guy Fieri"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20240112_26", "question_date": "2024/01/12", "question_source": "DelawareOnline", "question_url": "https://www.delawareonline.com/storytelling/quiz/delaware-online-news-quiz/2024-01-12/", "question_sentence": "Which movie, featuring competitive birdwatchers, has a connection to Delaware?", "choices": ["The Birdcage", "The Birds", "Birdman", "The Big Year"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20240112_27", "question_date": "2024/01/12", "question_source": "DelawareOnline", "question_url": "https://www.delawareonline.com/storytelling/quiz/delaware-online-news-quiz/2024-01-12/", "question_sentence": "How many Delaware high schools with athletic teams were there in 2024?", "choices": ["31", "61", "91", "121"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20240112_28", "question_date": "2024/01/12", "question_source": "DelawareOnline", "question_url": "https://www.delawareonline.com/storytelling/quiz/delaware-online-news-quiz/2024-01-12/", "question_sentence": "What is the future plan for Ken-Del Studios in 2024?", "choices": ["It will be converted into a movie production studio.", "It will be converted into a music recording studio.", "It will be shut down permanently.", "It will be converted into a marijuana grow facility."], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20240112_29", "question_date": "2024/01/12", "question_source": "DelawareOnline", "question_url": "https://www.delawareonline.com/storytelling/quiz/delaware-online-news-quiz/2024-01-12/", "question_sentence": "Who will the University of Delaware’s first game as a member of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision in 2025 be against?", "choices": ["The DSU Hornets", "The Kent State Golden Flashes", "The Ohio State Buckeyes", "The Michigan Wolverines"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""} | |