{"question_id": "20230217_0", "question_date": "2023/02/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/02/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-february-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which politician announced this week that she’s running for president in 2024?", "choices": ["Liz Cheney", "Nikki Haley", "Sarah Palin", "Kamala Harris"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and US ambassador to the United Nations, <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/14/politics/nikki-haley-2024-announcement/index.html\">launched her bid</a> for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday. She is the first major rival to challenge former President Donald Trump for the GOP nomination."}
{"question_id": "20230217_1", "question_date": "2023/02/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/02/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-february-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Approximately how many viewers watched the Super Bowl this past weekend?", "choices": ["3 million", "13 million", "33 million", "113 million"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The Super Bowl attracted <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/13/media/super-bowl-lvii-ratings-reliable-sources/index.html\">113 million viewers</a>, making it the third most-watched TV program ever."}
{"question_id": "20230217_2", "question_date": "2023/02/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/02/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-february-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "The three mysterious objects that were recently shot down over North America were likely harmless, the White House said this week. What do officials believe the objects were?", "choices": ["Balloons", "Satellites", "Flying saucers", "Drones"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The leading explanation among US intelligence officials is that the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/14/politics/conspiracy-theories-objects-white-house/index.html\">airborne</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/14/politics/conspiracy-theories-objects-white-house/index.html\">objects</a> were balloons being flown for benign purposes, the White House said Tuesday, the furthest the administration has gone in describing the as-yet-unidentified crafts."}
{"question_id": "20230217_3", "question_date": "2023/02/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/02/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-february-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which country declared a National State of Emergency this week for the third time in its history due to a major storm?", "choices": ["Greece", "New Zealand", "Mexico", "Finland"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "New Zealand declared a National State of Emergency on Tuesday for the third time in its history as <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/13/asia/new-zealand-cyclone-gabrielle-tuesday-intl-hnk/index.html\">Cyclone Gabrielle</a> pounded the North Island with wind and rain, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes."}
{"question_id": "20230217_4", "question_date": "2023/02/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/02/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-february-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Pepsi announced a candy-flavored soda is back by popular demand after it previously sold for hundreds of dollars on the resale market. Which flavor is it?", "choices": ["Peeps", "Kit Kat", "Reese’s", "Starburst"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Pepsi is mixing the taste of its signature soda with the “pillowy-soft and sweet” marshmallow flavor of <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/14/business/pepsi-peeps-return-date/index.html\">Peeps</a>, the company said."}
{"question_id": "20230217_5", "question_date": "2023/02/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/02/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-february-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "How much have egg prices increased over the past year?", "choices": ["10%", "30%", "70%", "90%"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Egg prices have skyrocketed 70% since this time last year, according to recent inflation data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The spike came after a deadly avian flu wreaked havoc in the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/14/business/grocery-prices-cpi/index.html\">egg market</a>, constraining the national egg supply."}
{"question_id": "20230217_6", "question_date": "2023/02/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/02/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-february-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Many Ohio residents are concerned about their health after a train carrying hazardous materials derailed there two weeks ago. Which chemical are they most worried might still be lingering in the area?", "choices": ["Arsenic", "Benzene", "Beryllium", "Vinyl chloride"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The derailment on February 3 prompted crews to manage detonations to release <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/15/us/toxic-chemicals-train-derailments-explainer/index.html\">vinyl chloride</a> – a chemical that can kill quickly at high levels and increase cancer risk. Although evacuation orders were lifted last week, some residents are staying elsewhere amid fears the chemical exposure could be in the water, air, soil and on surfaces in the area."}
{"question_id": "20230217_7", "question_date": "2023/02/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/02/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-february-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "The world’s largest outdoor ice rink, which usually sees more than a million visitors each year, may be closed for the entire season this year due to a lack of ice. Where is it located?", "choices": ["Stockholm, Sweden", "Ottawa, Canada", "Moscow, Russia", "Tokyo, Japan"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The 4.8 mile <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/rideau-canal-skateway-closed-climate-change/index.html\">Rideau Canal Skateway</a> is located in Ottawa, Canada. However, there isn’t enough ice to create the skateway this year due to warming temperatures."}
{"question_id": "20230217_8", "question_date": "2023/02/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/02/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-february-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Pressure is building for House Republicans and President Joe Biden to resolve their differences on dealing with the nation’s debt limit. What is the current debt limit?", "choices": ["$3.4 billion", "$17 billion", "$1.2 trillion", "$31.4 trillion"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The US reached its debt limit, which currently stands at $31.4 trillion, in January. GOP lawmakers are demanding spending cuts in exchange for raising the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/15/politics/debt-ceiling-default-cbo-congress/index.html\">debt ceiling</a>, while Biden is calling on Republicans to negotiate on reducing spending without holding the debt ceiling hostage."}
{"question_id": "20230217_9", "question_date": "2023/02/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/02/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-february-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which celebrity recently broke the internet by showing off a baby bump?", "choices": ["Jennifer Lopez", "Rihanna", "Adele", "Angelina Jolie"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Rihanna sang a medley of her biggest hits at the Super Bowl on Sunday <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/13/entertainment/rihanna-pregnant-super-bowl/index.html\">while visibly pregnant</a> with her second child, her representative confirmed to CNN this week."}
{"question_id": "20230217_10", "question_date": "2023/02/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2023-02-17/", "question_sentence": "The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl this past week. Who was named the game’s MVP?", "choices": ["Nick Bolton", "Travis Kelce", "Jalen Hurts", "Patrick Mahomes"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20230217_11", "question_date": "2023/02/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2023-02-17/", "question_sentence": "Mattel said it is planning a relaunch of the Barney franchise. The dinosaur was originally featured in a PBS series that began in which year?", "choices": ["1984", "1988", "1992", "1999"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20230217_12", "question_date": "2023/02/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2023-02-17/", "question_sentence": "Which member of record-setting K-pop group BTS announced a solo world tour this week?", "choices": ["Jimin", "Suga", "V", "J-Hope"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20230217_13", "question_date": "2023/02/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2023-02-17/", "question_sentence": "Sen. Dianne Feinstein said this week she will not run for reelection in 2024. What year was she first elected?", "choices": ["1988", "1992", "1996", "2004"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20230217_14", "question_date": "2023/02/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2023-02-17/", "question_sentence": "Pepsi is joining forces with which candy brand for a new flavor of the popular soda?", "choices": ["Peeps", "Skittles", "Sour Patch Kids", "M&M's"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20230217_15", "question_date": "2023/02/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2023-02-17/", "question_sentence": "Which star was named the new creative director of Louis Vuitton menswear this week?", "choices": ["A$AP Rocky", "Pharrell", "Donald Glover", "Tyler, the Creator"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20230217_16", "question_date": "2023/02/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2023-02-17/", "question_sentence": "True or false: The White House has ruled out aliens in connection with the recently-downed flying objects.", "choices": ["TRUE", "FALSE"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20230217_17", "question_date": "2023/02/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2023-02-17/", "question_sentence": "Raquel Welch, a 1960s Hollywood sex symbol, died this week at 82. Which of these movies was she not involved with?", "choices": ["\"One Million Years B.C.\"", "\"Fantastic Voyage\"", "\"The Three Musketeers\"", "\"The Warriors\""], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20230217_18", "question_date": "2023/02/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2023-02-17/", "question_sentence": "A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee endorsed over-the-counter sales of what drug this week?", "choices": ["Narcan", "Insulin", "Ketamine", "Adderall"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20230217_19", "question_date": "2023/02/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2023-02-17/", "question_sentence": "Never-before-seen footage was released this week of a 1986 dive exploring the wreckage of the Titanic. What year did the ship sink?", "choices": ["1910", "1912", "1924", "1930"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20230217_20", "question_date": "2023/02/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/959717/quiz-of-the-week-12-18-february", "question_sentence": "In which English seaside town did a new Banksy artwork appear on Valentine’s Day?", "choices": ["Hastings", "Margate", "Torquay", "Cromer"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Valentine’s Day Mascara shows a 1950s-style housewife with a swollen eye and missing tooth apparently pushing a man into a real freezer placed next to the wall mural."}
{"question_id": "20230217_21", "question_date": "2023/02/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/960154/quiz-of-the-week-12-18-february-2023", "question_sentence": "Police have “saved Easter” by recovering how many Cadbury Creme Eggs stolen from a Telford industrial estate?", "choices": ["25,000", "100,000", "200,000", "350,000"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Thief Joby Pool is facing two years in prison after admitting using a stolen lorry to make off with the chocolate haul, worth an estimated £40,000."}
{"question_id": "20230217_22", "question_date": "2023/02/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/959717/quiz-of-the-week-12-18-february", "question_sentence": "Nicola Sturgeon resigned after how many years as Scotland’s first minister?", "choices": ["Four", "Six", "Seven", "Eight"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The SNP leader said she no longer had the stamina needed for the role at this “critical moment” in the push for Scottish independence."}
{"question_id": "20230217_23", "question_date": "2023/02/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/959717/quiz-of-the-week-12-18-february", "question_sentence": "Sky Brown has become the UK’s first world champion in which sport?", "choices": ["Skateboarding", "Snowboarding", "BMX", "Canoe Slalom"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The 14 year-old Olympic bronze medallist told reporters she was “really stoked” to have won gold in park skateboarding at the world championship in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates."}
{"question_id": "20230217_24", "question_date": "2023/02/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/959717/quiz-of-the-week-12-18-february", "question_sentence": "Waitrose has announced plans to do what as the supermarket battles to lure back middle-class shoppers?", "choices": ["Slash prices across its own-brand range", "Offer free biscuits and cake in store", "Start a cash-back loyalty scheme", "Introduce ‘yellow label’ shopping hours"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The chain is investing £100m to cut the prices of hundreds of its Essentials products, in a bid to compete with rival supermarkets as the sector faces record-high inflation."}
{"question_id": "20230217_25", "question_date": "2023/02/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/959717/quiz-of-the-week-12-18-february", "question_sentence": "Who made history as the first current international player in men's football to publicly come out as gay?", "choices": ["Jordan Veretout", "Jakub Jankto", "Jakub Kamiński", "Joel Asoro"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "In a video on Twitter on Monday, the 27-year-old Czech midfielder announced that “I am homosexual, and I no longer want to hide myself”."}
{"question_id": "20230217_26", "question_date": "2023/02/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/959717/quiz-of-the-week-12-18-february", "question_sentence": "King Charles reportedly said that the “secret” to a good kebab is what?", "choices": ["A spicy marinade", "Organic meat", "A good sauce", "Gluten-free bread"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "According to The Telegraph, the king told a kebab shop owner that “it’s all in the sauce”, after stopping in during a visit to a charity in west London."}
{"question_id": "20230217_27", "question_date": "2023/02/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/959717/quiz-of-the-week-12-18-february", "question_sentence": "The director of Hanover State Opera’s ballet company has been suspended after doing what?", "choices": ["Forcing dancers to perform while they had Covid", "Attacking an audience member who yawned", "Releasing tear gas at a rival company’s ballet", "Smearing dog poo in a dance critic’s face"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Award-winning choreographer Marco Goecke has apologised for his “overreaction” in attacking reviewer Wiebke Hüster in the opera house foyer after she slated one of his shows."}
{"question_id": "20230217_28", "question_date": "2023/02/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/959717/quiz-of-the-week-12-18-february", "question_sentence": "Why has the Premier League’s referee chief Howard Webb apologised to Brighton FC?", "choices": ["He was overheard saying Brighton were 'useless'", "A ref ran into and injured a player during a match", "A goal was wrongly disallowed owing to a VAR error", "A pitch invasion by rival fans disrupted play for 12 minutes"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Webb contacted the club to say sorry after Brighton was denied a goal against Crystal Palace because the VAR offside lines were drawn from the wrong player."}
{"question_id": "20230217_29", "question_date": "2023/02/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/959717/quiz-of-the-week-12-18-february", "question_sentence": "Erin Brockovich has urged locals of a town in which US state to ignore government safety reassurances after a train carrying toxic waste derailed there?", "choices": ["Ohio", "Texas", "Maryland", "Idaho"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The environmentalist told residents of East Palestine to leave if they feel unsafe, amid conflicting reports about the ecological fallout of the 3 February derailment."}