{"question_id": "20220715_0", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which major change will soon be introduced to Netflix?", "choices": ["Live TV", "In-service video chat", "Unlimited password sharing", "Advertisements"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "A cheaper version of Netflix with ads is coming — although the company says the option is still in its “early days.”"}
{"question_id": "20220715_1", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Nearly two-and-a-half years since the Covid-19 pandemic began, the most infectious and transmissible variant yet has arrived. What is it called?", "choices": ["Omega", "BA.5", "Sigma", "X-AE"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The latest version of the shape-shifting BA.5 variant, an offshoot of Omicron, is fueling a global surge in cases. In the US, BA.5 accounted for 65% of new infections last week, according to the CDC."}
{"question_id": "20220715_2", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which island nation plunged into chaos in recent days, prompting its leader to flee?", "choices": ["Sri Lanka", "Singapore", "Philippines", "Jamaica"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The president of Sri Lanka has fled the nation amid an economic crisis and violent protests. Last weekend’s demonstrations were among the most shocking so far, with protesters swimming in the President’s private pool."}
{"question_id": "20220715_3", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "NASA released astonishing images from space this week. What did the images show?", "choices": ["Interstellar plant species", "An ancient civilization on Mars", "Flying saucers", "Distant galaxies"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "After decades of waiting, the world was given a glimpse of the deepest and sharpest images of distant galaxy clusters taken by the James Webb Space Telescope."}
{"question_id": "20220715_4", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which is the world’s best airline, according to a new analysis from AirlineRankings.com?", "choices": ["Delta", "Qatar Airways", "American Airlines", "Korean Air"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Qatar Airways nabbed the top spot as the world’s best airline for the second year in a row. It was the world’s largest international airline to remain operating through the pandemic and posted a huge profit – the only major airline to do so, according to the rating agency."}
{"question_id": "20220715_5", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which show received the most nominations for the 2022 Emmy Awards?", "choices": ["“Euphoria”", "“Ozark”", "“Succession”", "“Ted Lasso”"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "“Succession” earned the most nominations of any show, earning a total of 25 nods, including one for outstanding drama. “Ted Lasso” led the comedy category, earning 20 nominations. The 74th Emmy Awards will be held on September 12."}
{"question_id": "20220715_6", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Dozens of people were unaccounted for early Thursday after severe flooding in which state?", "choices": ["California", "Virginia", "Texas", "Vermont"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "More than 40 people had been reported missing from a rural Virginia county as of Thursday morning, the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office said, but all were found safe by mid-day. The flooding tore homes from their foundations and damaged roads and bridges."}
{"question_id": "20220715_7", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Approximately how much has the Biden administration approved in security assistance for Ukraine since the beginning of Russia’s invasion?", "choices": ["$20 million", "$100 million", "$3 billion", "$6 billion"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The Biden administration has approved about $6 billion in military aid for Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has touted the successes of Western-donated “modern artillery” in his country’s fight against Russian forces."}
{"question_id": "20220715_8", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which movie is riding at the top of the US box office this week?", "choices": ["“Thor: Love and Thunder”", "“Minions: The Rise of Gru”", "“Top Gun: Maverick”", "“Elvis”"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "“Thor: Love and Thunder,” the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, made an estimated $143 million domestically for its opening this weekend and is currently at the top of the box office."}
{"question_id": "20220715_9", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Despite dropping slightly from recent record levels, how much have gas prices increased in the US over the past year?", "choices": ["20%", "40%", "60%", "80%"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Gas prices are up nearly 60% since June of 2021. This comes as US inflation hit a 40-year high last month, according to the government’s latest inflation report."}
{"question_id": "20220715_10", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "The first images from the James Webb Telescope were released, showing the deepest view of the cosmos captured. How much did the telescope cost?", "choices": ["$10 billion", "$35 billion", "$111 billion", "$250 billion"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20220715_11", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "After being criticized at a rally, Elon Musk said it was time for former President Donald Trump to do what?", "choices": ["“Sail into the sunset”", "“Contact the SEC”", "“Turn himself in”", "“Call the Tesla offices”"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20220715_12", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "True or false: An American tourist trying to take selfie was injured after falling into the crater of Mount Vesuvius?", "choices": ["TRUE", "FALSE"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20220715_13", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "Lea Michele officially joined the cast of Broadway’s revival of “Funny Girl.” Who is she replacing?", "choices": ["Olivia Rodrigo", "Rachel Zegler", "Beanie Feldstein", "Ariana DeBose"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20220715_14", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "Which of these people is joining the Denver Broncos' incoming ownership group?", "choices": ["Peyton Manning", "Condoleezza Rice", "Betsy DeVos", "Steve Ballmer"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20220715_15", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "The nominees for the 2022 Primetime Emmys were announced this week. Which of these shows had the most nominations?", "choices": ["“Abbott Elementary”", "“Euphoria”", "“Ted Lasso”", "“Succession”"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20220715_16", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "MLB announced this week the rosters for this year’s All-Star Game in Los Angeles. Which member of the hometown Dodgers is not an all-star?", "choices": ["Clayton Kershaw", "Tony Gonsolin", "Will Smith", "Trea Turner"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20220715_17", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "This week’s supermoon is:", "choices": ["The biggest supermoon this year", "Known as a \"buck\" moon", "Known as a \"thunder\" moon", "All of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20220715_18", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "For the first time in 20 years, the U.S. dollar is nearly equal to which currency in value?", "choices": ["Euro", "Japanese yen", "British Pound Sterling", "Canadian Dollar"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20220715_19", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "The Washburn Fire threatened the Mariposa Grove, located in which national park?", "choices": ["Yellowstone National Park", "Zion National Park", "Yosemite National Park", "Grand Teton National Park"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20220715_20", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "Which of these former Conservative Party leadership candidates did not withdraw their bid after failing to secure enough nominations ahead of the first round of voting?", "choices": ["Sajid Javid", "Grant Shapps", "Jeremy Hunt", "Rehman Chishti", ""], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Javid, Shapps and Chishti all pulled out before Wednesday’s first-round vote, in which Hunt was knocked out – along with Nadhim Zahawi – after failing to secure the backing of 30 MPs."}
{"question_id": "20220715_21", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "Which Lionesses player scored a hat-trick on Monday night in a match that saw England thrash Norway 8-0?", "choices": ["Beth Mead", "Ellen White", "Alessia Russo", "Georgia Stanway"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "“I just can’t put it into words,” Mead told the BBC. “I don’t think I even dreamed of this. I’m just so happy I got the goals to help the team.” The win put England into the quarter-finals."}
{"question_id": "20220715_22", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah this week made public that he was trafficked from which African country to the UK when he was eight or nine years old?", "choices": ["Somaliland", "Djibouti", "Ethiopia", "Somalia"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "In a BBC One documentary aired this week, Farah recounted that he and his brother were trafficked to the UK as children after being sent to live with an uncle in Djibouti for their safety."}
{"question_id": "20220715_23", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to which country this week as the nation saw public unrest and uprisings sparked by the ongoing economic crisis?", "choices": ["Mauritius", "Fiji", "Singapore", "Maldives"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Rajapaksa travelled to the Maldives as demonstrators continued to stage protests across the country, leaving Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as acting president."}
{"question_id": "20220715_24", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "Speed limits in built-up areas of which country will be reduced from 30mph to 20mph from next year after a controversial campaign won government backing?", "choices": ["Wales", "Switzerland", "Northern Ireland", "France"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Ministers in Wales have said lowering the speed limit will reduce the number of road collisions, but motorists have complained that the new law will increase congestion and journey times."}
{"question_id": "20220715_25", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "One of the first bills put to parliament by French President Emmanuel Macron was defeated this week after the three main opposition parties united to reject what proposal?", "choices": ["Raising the retirement age", "Reinstating vaccine passes", "A cost-of-living relief package", "Pension reforms"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "National Rally, La France Insoumise and Républicains voted down Macron’s proposal to reinstate vaccine passes. The Telegraph described the development as a “nightmare” for the president."}
{"question_id": "20220715_26", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "Leaked documents revealing the management practices of tech giant Uber between 2013 and 2017 were published this week. How many documents were leaked to the press?", "choices": ["More than 116,000", "More than 121,000", "More than 124,000", "More than 132,000"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The leaked documents revealed the extent of the company’s political lobbying and legal breaches during the period in which co-founder Travis Kalanick oversaw Uber’s global expansion."}
{"question_id": "20220715_27", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "Fans of which legendary musician will not be able to take photos or videos during concerts on their upcoming tour?", "choices": ["Kate Bush", "Bob Dylan", "Nick Cave", "Joni Mitchell"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Bob Dylan fans will have their phones magnetically locked in pouches during his upcoming tour to stop footage being shot."}
{"question_id": "20220715_28", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "A woman has been detained after sending “threatening” letters to and stalking the family of which football star?", "choices": ["Michael Owen", "Wayne Rooney", "Harry Kane", "David Beckham"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The barrister acting for the former England captain told Westminster Magistrates’ Court this week that the experience had made Victoria Beckham “anxious about her safety”."}
{"question_id": "20220715_29", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "The first images from the James Webb telescope were shared by Nasa this week. How long is it expected to operate in space?", "choices": ["At least four years", "At least seven years", "At least eight years", "At least ten years"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The world’s most advanced telescope is expected to operate for at least ten years, but its predecessor, the Hubble Space Telescope, is still operational after 32 years in orbit."}