CNN 10 NewsQuiz 10-21-22
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- Q1
In California, what animal is now being used to help fight wildfires by eating dry brush?
bears
pigs
goats
cows
30s - Q2
Last week, a report found that high school seniors scored the lowest scores on this exam since 1991. What is the name of that exam?
CAT
ACT
SAT
STAR
30s - Q3
What is the name of China’s president who, after a two-hour speech this past Sunday, is likely to retain power for an unprecedented third term.
Kim Jong Un
Feng Shui
Xi Jinping
Mao Zedong
30s - Q4
This week, CNN correspondent Nic Robertson took us on an underground tour of a city that has more than 5,000 bunkers to protect its citizens. What country is this underground city in?
Ukraine
Findland
Germany
Greenland
30s - Q5
What is the name of the popular K-Pop band that announced this week that they would be doing their mandatory military service in South Korea?
CTA
BLT
PDQ
BTS
30s - Q6
A cargo plane landing in Florida last weekend is one of the only planes capable of transporting space equipment. What is the name of the type of whale that cargo plane is named after?
Killer
Hump Back
Beluga
Itsa
30s - Q7
A drought in the Mississippi River recently unveiled a ship that sunk in what century?
1800s
1600s
1700s
1900s
30s - Q8
What is the animal that a robot waiter is based off of at Dimmer and Summer, a Brooklyn-based dumpling restaurant?
rat
cat
dog
goat
30s - Q9
What is the acronym for the Saudi Arabia-led group that controls much of the world’s oil exports?
OPEC
NATO
EPA
CDC
30s - Q10
Felix Baumgartner recently celebrated the 10-year anniversary of his record-breaking skydive. How many feet into the sky did he jump from?
1000 feet
135,000 feet
80,000 feet
278,000 feet
30s