{"question_id": "20230203_0", "question_date": "2023/02/02", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/02/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-february-2-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which NFL teams are headed to the Super Bowl on February 12?", "choices": ["Cincinnati Bengals & San Francisco 49ers", "Buffalo Bills & Minnesota Vikings", "Philadelphia Eagles & Kansas City Chiefs", "Dallas Cowboys & Baltimore Ravens"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs will face off in Super Bowl LVII."}
{"question_id": "20230203_1", "question_date": "2023/02/02", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/02/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-february-2-sec/", "question_sentence": "President Joe Biden intends to end the Covid-19 national and public health emergencies in which month of this year?", "choices": ["March", "May", "July", "December"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Biden intends to end the Covid-19 national and public health emergencies on May 11, the White House said Monday. That means that many Americans could have to start paying for Covid-19 testing and treatment after the declarations cease."}
{"question_id": "20230203_2", "question_date": "2023/02/02", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/02/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-february-2-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which state has been bearing the brunt of a dangerous ice storm this week?", "choices": ["Texas", "Washington", "New York", "Rhode Island"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "A combination of treacherous wintry conditions in Texas caused power outages for more than 400,000 homes and businesses, according to PowerOutage.US."}
{"question_id": "20230203_3", "question_date": "2023/02/02", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/02/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-february-2-sec/", "question_sentence": "A record $3.8 billion worth of cryptocurrency was stolen from various services last year. Some of the biggest thefts were driven by hackers linked to which country?", "choices": ["Russia", "United States", "North Korea", "France"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Some of the biggest crypto thefts were driven by North Korean-linked hackers, according to a new report. US officials worry Pyongyang will use money stolen from crypto hacks to fund its illicit nuclear and ballistic weapons program."}
{"question_id": "20230203_4", "question_date": "2023/02/02", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/02/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-february-2-sec/", "question_sentence": "Beloved actress Cindy Williams died this week at age 75. She was best known for her role on which popular sitcom?", "choices": ["“Happy Days”", "“Laverne & Shirley”", "“All in the Family”", "“Mork & Mindy”"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Cindy Williams was a dynamic actress known best for playing Shirley Feeney on “Laverne & Shirley.”"}
{"question_id": "20230203_5", "question_date": "2023/02/02", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/02/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-february-2-sec/", "question_sentence": "A tiny radioactive capsule was found in which country this week following a frantic search?", "choices": ["Germany", "Mexico", "Ukraine", "Australia"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Search teams found a missing radioactive capsule, no bigger than a coin, along a road in Western Australia on Wednesday."}
{"question_id": "20230203_6", "question_date": "2023/02/02", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/02/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-february-2-sec/", "question_sentence": "What is approximately the average age of a first-time mother in the US?", "choices": ["21 years old", "24 years old", "27 years old", "30 years old"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The average age of a first-time mother in the US climbed above 27 years – marking a record high – in 2021, according to a CDC report. Birth rates increased among women ages 25 to 44, while the teen birth rate reached a record low."}
{"question_id": "20230203_7", "question_date": "2023/02/02", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/02/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-february-2-sec/", "question_sentence": "A NASA orbiter recently captured craters and formations on Mars that resembled the face of which animal?", "choices": ["Bear", "Dog", "Rat", "Lion"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter used its high-resolution camera to capture craters and formations that resembled a bear’s face on Mars."}
{"question_id": "20230203_8", "question_date": "2023/02/02", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/02/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-february-2-sec/", "question_sentence": "Workers brought which major city to a standstill this week following a second mass strike over pension reforms?", "choices": ["Berlin", "Tokyo", "London", "Paris"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "French schools and transportation networks were heavily disrupted Tuesday for the second time this month as unions staged another mass strike against government plans to raise the retirement age for most workers."}
{"question_id": "20230203_9", "question_date": "2023/02/02", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/02/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-february-2-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which music superstar announced she will soon embark on a global tour?", "choices": ["Britney Spears", "Lady Gaga", "Beyoncé", "Jennifer Lopez"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Beyoncé announced her eagerly awaited “Renaissance World Tour” is coming."}
{"question_id": "20230203_10", "question_date": "2023/02/03", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2023-02-03/", "question_sentence": "Tom Brady said he is ‘retiring for good’ this week. How many seasons did he play in the NFL?", "choices": ["15", "20", "21", "23"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20230203_11", "question_date": "2023/02/03", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2023-02-03/", "question_sentence": "Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow on Groundhog Day this year. True or False?", "choices": ["TRUE", "FALSE"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20230203_12", "question_date": "2023/02/03", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2023-02-03/", "question_sentence": "Genetic engineering company Colossal announced this week that it wants to bring which species back to life?", "choices": ["Dodo", "Megalodon", "Stegosaurus", "Baji white dolphin"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20230203_13", "question_date": "2023/02/03", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2023-02-03/", "question_sentence": "This Republican is set to be the first to announce a challenge to former President Donald Trump in the next GOP presidential primary.", "choices": ["Mike Pence", "Ron DeSantis", "Nikki Haley", "Asa Hutchinson"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20230203_14", "question_date": "2023/02/03", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2023-02-03/", "question_sentence": "Dr. Carter G. Woodson, who helped develop Black History Month in the 1920s, was the second African American to earn a Ph.D from which university?", "choices": ["Harvard", "University of Southern California", "Yale", "Cornell"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20230203_15", "question_date": "2023/02/03", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2023-02-03/", "question_sentence": "Former WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart became one of the latest stars to switch teams. Who will she play for next season?", "choices": ["Chicago Sky", "New York Liberty", "Las Vegas Aces", "Connecticut Sun"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20230203_16", "question_date": "2023/02/03", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2023-02-03/", "question_sentence": "Which of these was one of the committees Rep. George Santos resigned from this week?", "choices": ["House Small Business Committee", "House Ethics Committee", "House Transportation Committee", "House Judiciary Committee"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20230203_17", "question_date": "2023/02/03", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2023-02-03/", "question_sentence": "Although the Federal Reserve eased its aggressiveness in beating back price increases, it still raised its key short-term interest rate by how much?", "choices": ["0.15 percentage point", "0.25 percentage point", "0.5 percentage point", "0.75 percentage point"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20230203_18", "question_date": "2023/02/03", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2023-02-03/", "question_sentence": "Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce fired back at Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval after beating the Cincinnati Bengals, by borrowing a phrase from which wrestler?", "choices": ["Stone Cold Steve Austin", "The Undertaker", "Roman Reigns", "The Rock"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20230203_19", "question_date": "2023/02/03", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2023-02-03/", "question_sentence": "Actress Cindy Williams, who played Shirley in the hit show ‘Laverne & Shirley,’ died at 75. She also appeared in which of these films?", "choices": ["\"American Graffiti\"", "\"Jurassic Park\"", "\"Fargo\"", "\"1984\""], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20230203_20", "question_date": "2023/02/03", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/959533/quiz-of-the-week-28-january-4-february/", "question_sentence": "A Chinese food blogger was fined the equivalent of £15,000 for eating which sea creature?", "choices": ["Blue whale", "Great white shark", "Colossal squid", "Sea turtle"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Police began investigating after the blogger, known as Tizi to her almost eight million followers, posted footage on Chinese social media site Douyin last year showing her illegally buying and then cooking the endangered shark."}
{"question_id": "20230203_21", "question_date": "2023/02/03", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/959533/quiz-of-the-week-28-january-4-february/", "question_sentence": "Novak Djokovic’s Australian Open victory this week brings his total tally of grand slam wins to how much?", "choices": ["20", "21", "22", "23"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The 35-year-old tennis player is now level with rival Rafael Nadal on 22 grand slam titles, and is once again No.1 in the ATP world rankings."}
{"question_id": "20230203_22", "question_date": "2023/02/03", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/959533/quiz-of-the-week-28-january-4-february/", "question_sentence": "YouTube legend MrBeast is facing criticism for doing what in his latest online stunt?", "choices": ["Paying for 1,000 people to have cataract removal surgery", "Cooking a three-course meal of roadkill for friends", "Giving $50,000 to drug addicts", "Organising a mass wedding in Las Vegas"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The YouTuber, real name Jimmy Donaldson, has been accused of “charity porn” after posting a now-viral video documenting how he paid for life-changing operations for people blinded by the condition."}
{"question_id": "20230203_23", "question_date": "2023/02/03", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/959533/quiz-of-the-week-28-january-4-february/", "question_sentence": "Which film star is at the centre of a “race row” after being nominated for Best Actress at the upcoming Oscars?", "choices": ["Andrea Riseborough", "Michelle Williams", "Cate Blanchett", "Ana de Armas"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The British actor is up for the gong for her role in To Leslie following a celebrity-backed campaign, but has become the focal point of an ongoing row about racism in Hollywood as critics point to the lack of black nominees."}
{"question_id": "20230203_24", "question_date": "2023/02/03", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/959533/quiz-of-the-week-28-january-4-february/", "question_sentence": "Which “sleepy” town is the UK’s capital for Satanists, according to latest census data?", "choices": ["Rye, East Sussex", "Great Yarmouth, Norfolk", "Braintree, Essex", "Bungay, Suffolk"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The 2021 census found that 70 out of around 8,500 people living in Bungay and nearby villages identified as devil-worshippers – more than a hundred times the national average."}
{"question_id": "20230203_25", "question_date": "2023/02/03", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/959533/quiz-of-the-week-28-january-4-february/", "question_sentence": "An independent review found that “too many” of which broadcaster’s journalists “lack understanding of basic economics”?", "choices": ["Sky", "GB News", "BBC", "ITV"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "In a BBC-commissioned report on its coverage of government financial policies, economic experts Michael Blastland and Andrew Dilnot warned that impartiality was “at risk” because some of the broadcaster’s journalists “make assumptions and have gaps in their knowledge”."}
{"question_id": "20230203_26", "question_date": "2023/02/03", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/959533/quiz-of-the-week-28-january-4-february/", "question_sentence": "New research found that which UK coffee chain brews up the most caffeine-packed cappuccinos?", "choices": ["Starbucks", "Greggs", "Costa", "Pret a Manger"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "According to a Which? analysis, a medium cappuccino from Costa contains a “massive” 325mg of caffeine – almost five times more than the Starbucks version, with 66mg. Pret a Manger has the strongest espresso, with 180mg per shot."}
{"question_id": "20230203_27", "question_date": "2023/02/03", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/959533/quiz-of-the-week-28-january-4-february/", "question_sentence": "Which billionaire has fallen off Forbes’s top ten rich list following fraud allegations?", "choices": ["Bernard Arnault", "Gautam Adani", "Bill Gates", "Elon Musk"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "A New York-based research group has accused the Indian industrialist’s Adani Group of “brazen stock manipulation and accounting fraud” that amounted to “the largest con in corporate history”."}
{"question_id": "20230203_28", "question_date": "2023/02/03", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/959533/quiz-of-the-week-28-january-4-february/", "question_sentence": "Which energy giant has announced the highest profit in its 115-year history?", "choices": ["Shell", "BP", "Exxon Mobil", "Chevron"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The British multinational oil and gas company has recorded an annual profit of $40bn (£32bn) after energy prices surged following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine."}
{"question_id": "20230203_29", "question_date": "2023/02/03", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/959533/quiz-of-the-week-28-january-4-february/", "question_sentence": "A Jewish family is suing the Guggenheim over a painting by which artist that was allegedly sold under duress during Nazi rule?", "choices": ["Pablo Picasso", "Claude Monet", "Piet Mondrian", "Pierre-Auguste Renoir"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Picasso’s Woman Ironing was bequeathed to the New York museum decades after being sold at a cut-price by Jewish art dealer Karl Adler in order to fund his family’s escape from Nazi Germany. Find out more with The Week Unwrapped podcast."}