{"question_id": "20230224_0_nota", "question_date": "2023/02/24", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/02/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-february-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "President Joe Biden made a highly secretive trip to which country this week?", "choices": ["Ukraine", "North Korea", "China", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "President Joe Biden visited Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, for the first time since Russia invaded the country. The trip was shrouded in secrecy due to security concerns."}
{"question_id": "20230224_1_nota", "question_date": "2023/02/24", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/02/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-february-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Many people across the world celebrated Mardi Gras this week to mark the last day of Carnival season. In which city was the first Mardi Gras celebration held?", "choices": ["New Orleans, Louisiana", "Mobile, Alabama", "Port of Spain, Trinidad", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The first Mardi Gras celebration was held in 1703 in Mobile, Alabama."}
{"question_id": "20230224_2_nota", "question_date": "2023/02/24", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/02/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-february-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "A powerful aftershock struck southern Turkey on Monday – two weeks after an initial magnitude 7.8 earthquake killed more than 46,000. How strong was the aftershock?", "choices": ["Magnitude 6.3", "Magnitude 3.4", "Magnitude 2.2", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "A magnitude 6.3 aftershock on Monday killed at least six people and injured hundreds of others, reigniting panic in the region."}
{"question_id": "20230224_3_nota", "question_date": "2023/02/24", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/02/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-february-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "After spending nearly 10 months imprisoned in Russia, WNBA star Brittney Griner is making her return to basketball in the upcoming season. Which team will she play for?", "choices": ["Chicago Sky", "Las Vegas Aces", "Phoenix Mercury", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Griner signed a one-year deal with the Phoenix Mercury, the team announced on Tuesday."}
{"question_id": "20230224_4_nota", "question_date": "2023/02/24", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/02/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-february-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Starbucks is going out on a limb with the announcement of a new drink featuring which bold ingredient?", "choices": ["Olive oil", "Butter", "Salt", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The coffee chain is rolling out a new line of beverages made with a spoonful of extra virgin olive oil."}
{"question_id": "20230224_5_nota", "question_date": "2023/02/24", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/02/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-february-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "The pandemic-era border restriction known as Title 42 is set to expire in which month?", "choices": ["March", "October", "December", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Title 42, a rule that ensures federal officials will be able to continue to swiftly expel migrants at US borders, is set to expire in May. The Biden administration also released a new rule on Tuesday that largely bars migrants who traveled through other countries on their way to the US-Mexico border from applying for asylum in the US."}
{"question_id": "20230224_6_nota", "question_date": "2023/02/24", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/02/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-february-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Thousands of US flights were disrupted this week by which type of weather event?", "choices": ["Flooding", "Lightning", "Winter storms", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "A coast-to-coast winter storm system with blizzard conditions and significant snowfall is hampering travel. Meanwhile, several other parts of the country are experiencing a summer-like heat that has never been felt before during the month of February."}
{"question_id": "20230224_7_nota", "question_date": "2023/02/24", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/02/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-february-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Scientists say climate change-fueled water shortages may disrupt the distribution and cultivation of agave – a key ingredient of which beverage?", "choices": ["Tequila", "Kombucha", "Ginger ale", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Tequila is being threatened by changing weather and a strain on the agave plant’s vital pollinator — the bat."}
{"question_id": "20230224_8_nota", "question_date": "2023/02/24", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/02/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-february-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Approximately how much money did Donald Trump’s leadership PAC spend on legal services in 2022?", "choices": ["$300,000", "$1 million", "$7 million", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Trump’s leadership PAC spent more than $16 million on legal services in 2022. The number represents a massive set of bills from lawyers at a time when the former president faces multiple criminal inquiries, lawsuits and other challenges."}
{"question_id": "20230224_9_nota", "question_date": "2023/02/24", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/02/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-february-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which company said this week it will spend $1 billion this year to increase wages and other compensation for its employees?", "choices": ["Target", "Home Depot", "Walmart", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Home Depot said it will increase pay and benefits for hourly workers by $1 billion this year, another sign of a tighter labor market and rising wages across the US economy."}
{"question_id": "20230224_10_nota", "question_date": "2023/02/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2023-02-24/", "question_sentence": "Days before the anniversary of its invasion of Ukraine, Russia agreed to a new nuclear arms reduction treaty with the U.S. True or false?", "choices": ["TRUE", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20230224_11_nota", "question_date": "2023/02/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2023-02-24/", "question_sentence": "A new bill filed in Florida would prohibit dogs from:", "choices": ["Extending their heads out of car windows", "Going to the bathroom on private property", "Living in shelters for longer than 30 days", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20230224_12_nota", "question_date": "2023/02/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2023-02-24/", "question_sentence": "Netflix announced a new series with NFL Films called \"Quarterback\" that will feature all these signal callers except:", "choices": ["Patrick Mahomes", "Marcus Mariota", "Dak Prescott", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20230224_13_nota", "question_date": "2023/02/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2023-02-24/", "question_sentence": "Dr. Seuss Enterprises and Penguin Random House Children's Book announced which famous Seuss book will get a sequel?", "choices": ["\"Oh, The Places You'll Go!\"", "\"How the Grinch Stole Christmas\"", "\"Horton Hears a Who!\"", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20230224_14_nota", "question_date": "2023/02/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2023-02-24/", "question_sentence": "Vivek Ramaswamy, biotech entrepreneur and author from Ohio, entered the Republican presidential primary race. He wrote a book titled:", "choices": ["\"Cancel Culture Corp.\"", "\"Spare\"", "\"Woke, Inc.\"", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20230224_15_nota", "question_date": "2023/02/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2023-02-24/", "question_sentence": "Democrat Jennifer McClellan made history this week in a special election, becoming the first Black congresswoman from which state?", "choices": ["Florida", "Pennsylvania", "New York", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20230224_16_nota", "question_date": "2023/02/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2023-02-24/", "question_sentence": "Stand-up comedian and actor Richard Belzer died this week at 78. He played Detective John Munch for 23 years on what TV show franchise?", "choices": ["\"Law & Order\"", "\"The Practice\"", "\"Suits\"", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20230224_17_nota", "question_date": "2023/02/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2023-02-24/", "question_sentence": "A woman was given a first-generation model of this device in 2007, and never opened it. It sold this week at auction for $63,000. What is it?", "choices": ["iPod Touch", "iPhone", "iPod Shuffle", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20230224_18_nota", "question_date": "2023/02/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2023-02-24/", "question_sentence": "Before he won this week, how many times had NASCAR driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. taken home the Daytona 500 championship title?", "choices": ["0", "1", "2", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20230224_19_nota", "question_date": "2023/02/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2023-02-24/", "question_sentence": "Carnival season closed this week in fantastic fashion with colorful parades, masks and of course loads of beads. Mardi Gras is French for what?", "choices": ["Giant Parade", "Happy Day", "Party Day", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20230224_20_nota", "question_date": "2023/02/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/959818/quiz-of-the-week-19-25-february", "question_sentence": "A 4ft-long alligator captured in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park has been nicknamed what?", "choices": ["Mr Croc", "Arnie", "Godzilla", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20230224_21_nota", "question_date": "2023/02/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/959818/quiz-of-the-week-19-25-february", "question_sentence": "Graham Norton will co-host the upcoming Eurovision 2023 with which star of hit TV comedy Ted Lasso?", "choices": ["Brett Goldstein", "Hannah Waddingham", "Juno Temple", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20230224_22_nota", "question_date": "2023/02/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/959818/quiz-of-the-week-19-25-february", "question_sentence": "A new study suggests that which rodents may hold the key to reversing the human menopause?", "choices": ["Muskrats", "Murids", "Gerbils", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20230224_23_nota", "question_date": "2023/02/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/959818/quiz-of-the-week-19-25-february", "question_sentence": "A survey of funeral directors reportedly found that bizarre final requests included a British man asking his family to eat what following his death?", "choices": ["His pet dog", "His most-hated foods", "His body", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20230224_24_nota", "question_date": "2023/02/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/959818/quiz-of-the-week-19-25-february", "question_sentence": "Netflix adaptation All Quiet on the Western Front is being tipped for Oscars glory after winning how many Baftas?", "choices": ["Four", "Six", "Seven", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20230224_25_nota", "question_date": "2023/02/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/959818/quiz-of-the-week-19-25-february", "question_sentence": "Environment Secretary Therese Coffey faced ridicule for suggesting that Brits eat which seasonal vegetable amid food shortages?", "choices": ["Turnips", "Parsnips", "Carrots", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20230224_26_nota", "question_date": "2023/02/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/959818/quiz-of-the-week-19-25-february", "question_sentence": "Which former England international footballer-turned-manager has inspired a new play?", "choices": ["Wayne Rooney", "Gareth Southgate", "Steven Gerrard", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20230224_27_nota", "question_date": "2023/02/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/959818/quiz-of-the-week-19-25-february", "question_sentence": "Books by which children’s author are being revised to make them more “palatable” to modern readers?", "choices": ["Philip Pullman", "David Walliams", "Roald Dahl", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20230224_28_nota", "question_date": "2023/02/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/959818/quiz-of-the-week-19-25-february", "question_sentence": "Support for SNP leadership front-runner Kate Forbes collapsed after she said what?", "choices": ["She would have have voted against same-sex marriage", "She supported Brexit", "he opposes free meals for primary school children", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20230224_29_nota", "question_date": "2023/02/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/959818/quiz-of-the-week-19-25-february", "question_sentence": "What is the “germiest” place in the kitchen, according to a new study?", "choices": ["Tap handles", "Chopping board", "Spice jars", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}