| {"question_id": "20240105_0", "question_date": "2024/01/05", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-30-december-5-jan", "question_sentence": "Which of the following politicians is not a candidate in Taiwan's upcoming presidential election?", "choices": ["Tsai Ing-wen", "Hou Yu-ih", "Lai Ching-te", "Ko Wen-je"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Opposition politicians Hou and Ko and current vice president Lai are battling to replace Tsai, who is due to step down after completing two terms as president. The outcome of the election, on 13 January, will have major implications for both domestic and global politics, as Beijing reiterates China's claim to the island."} | |
| {"question_id": "20240105_1", "question_date": "2024/01/05", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-30-december-5-jan", "question_sentence": "Disney's copyright of Mickey and Minnie Mouse and which of Winnie the Pooh's sidekicks expired this week?", "choices": ["Owl", "Eeyore", "Roo", "Tigger"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The bouncy tiger jumped into the public domain along with Mickey and Minnie on 1 January, when 95 years of <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https://theweek.com/disney/1024933/characters-in-the-public-domain-explained\" href=\"https://theweek.com/disney/1024933/characters-in-the-public-domain-explained\"><u>copyright protection</u></a> of the characters expired. Find out more with <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-url=\"https://podfollow.com/1185494669/view\" href=\"https://podfollow.com/1185494669/view\" target=\"_blank\"><u>The Week Unwrapped</u></a> podcast."} | |
| {"question_id": "20240105_2", "question_date": "2024/01/05", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-30-december-5-jan", "question_sentence": "Who beat 16-year-old darts prodigy Luke Littler to become the PDC world champion?", "choices": ["Scott Williams", "Rob Cross", "Luke Humphries", "Michael van Gerwen"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "British teen <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https://theweek.com/sports/luke-littler-darts\" href=\"https://theweek.com/sports/luke-littler-darts\"><u>Littler</u></a>, nicknamed \"The Nuke\", defeated former world No.1s Cross and van Gerwen to become the youngest-ever world championship finalist, before losing to Humphries. The 28-year-old new world champ took five consecutive sets to win 7-4 at London's Alexandra Palace on Wednesday."} | |
| {"question_id": "20240105_3", "question_date": "2024/01/05", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-30-december-5-jan", "question_sentence": "What is the name of the storm that pummelled Britain this week?", "choices": ["Hank", "Henk", "Hink", "Hunk"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The first named <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https://theweek.com/environment/are-uk-storms-getting-worse\" href=\"https://theweek.com/environment/are-uk-storms-getting-worse\"><u>storm to hit the UK</u></a> in 2024 brought winds of up to 94mh and caused widespread flooding and travel disruption. Henk was the eighth <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https://theweek.com/103148/how-storms-get-their-names\" href=\"https://theweek.com/103148/how-storms-get-their-names\"><u>named storm</u></a> in three months and came days after Storm Gerrit ripped through the country."} | |
| {"question_id": "20240105_4", "question_date": "2024/01/05", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-30-december-5-jan", "question_sentence": "Which European royal announced their surprise abdication in a New Year's Eve speech?", "choices": ["Belgium's King Philippe", "Norway's King Harald V", "Spain's King Felipe VI", "Denmark's Queen Margrethe II"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The world's only reigning queen and Europe's longest-serving monarch said she would step down on 14 January – 52 years to the day since she became monarch following the death of her father, King Frederik IX. The throne will go to her 55-year-old son, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https://theweek.com/royals/crown-prince-frederik-crown-princess-mary-a-guide-to-denmarks-next-king-and-queen\" href=\"https://theweek.com/royals/crown-prince-frederik-crown-princess-mary-a-guide-to-denmarks-next-king-and-queen\"><u>Crown Prince Frederik</u></a>."} | |
| {"question_id": "20240105_5", "question_date": "2024/01/05", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-30-december-5-jan", "question_sentence": "Which animals are causing record numbers of car breakdowns in the UK, according to latest RAC figures?", "choices": ["Foxes", "Rats", "Cats", "Squirrels"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "More than half of 303 callouts involving <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https://theweek.com/digest/mystics-terrifying-2024-predictions?utm_source=theweek_am_newsletter&utm_campaign=theweek_am_newsletter_20240102&refid=87AA4F12DDDB6E7996DB8A872383D74C&utm_medium=email\" href=\"https://theweek.com/digest/mystics-terrifying-2024-predictions?utm_source=theweek_am_newsletter&utm_campaign=theweek_am_newsletter_20240102&refid=87AA4F12DDDB6E7996DB8A872383D74C&utm_medium=email\"><u>animal damage to UK vehicles</u></a> between last January and November were down to rats, according to the RAC. For more stories from the stranger side of life, sign up to The Week's <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https://theweek.com/tall-tales-newsletter\" href=\"https://theweek.com/tall-tales-newsletter\"><u>Tall Tales</u></a> newsletter."} | |
| {"question_id": "20240105_6", "question_date": "2024/01/05", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-30-december-5-jan", "question_sentence": "Which US state became the first in which Robert F. Kennedy Jr. qualified for the 2024 presidential ballot?", "choices": ["Utah", "Colorado", "Arizona", "California"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Independent candidate and anti-vaccine activist Kennedy successfully filed to put his name on the ballot in Utah after collecting the 1,000 voter signatures required for independents to get access. The scion of America's most famous political family initially planned to run for the Democratic Party nomination but announced in October that he was going it alone."} | |
| {"question_id": "20240105_7", "question_date": "2024/01/05", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-30-december-5-jan", "question_sentence": "Manufacturer Reckitt Benckiser recalled which product from sale this week over contamination fears?", "choices": ["Indigestion tablets", "Baby formula powder", "Throat lozenges", "Eye drops"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Reckitt Benckiser said it was voluntarily recalling 675,000 cans of Nutramigen Powder, a hypoallergenic formula sold in the US and UK, as a \"precautionary step\" owing to a \"possibility of contamination\" with Cronobacter sakazakii. The bacteria can cause the potentially fatal infections sepsis and meningitis, but the company said that no \"illnesses or adverse events\" linked to the products had been reported."} | |
| {"question_id": "20240105_8", "question_date": "2024/01/05", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-30-december-5-jan", "question_sentence": "Who was named Director of the Year at this week's Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards?", "choices": ["Martin Scorsese", "Christopher Nolan", "Greta Gerwig", "Emerald Fennell"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The \"Barbie\" director was presented with the Director of the Year award by her film's stars Margot Robbie and America Ferrera at the awards ceremony in Palm Springs, California. Other winners included actors Cillian Murphy, Emma Stone and Carey Mulligan."} | |
| {"question_id": "20240105_9", "question_date": "2024/01/05", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-30-december-5-jan", "question_sentence": "What percentage of British teenagers feel \"addicted\" to social media, according to a new Cambridge University study?", "choices": ["32%", "41%", "48%", "59%"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "An analysis of responses from 7,000 people aged 16-18 for the Millennium Cohort study found that a higher proportion of girls (57%) than boys (37%) agreed or strongly agreed with the statement \"I think I am addicted to <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https://theweek.com/checked-out/90557/is-social-media-bad-for-your-mental-health?utm_source=theweek_am_newsletter&utm_campaign=theweek_am_newsletter_20240103&refid=87AA4F12DDDB6E7996DB8A872383D74C&utm_medium=email\" href=\"https://theweek.com/checked-out/90557/is-social-media-bad-for-your-mental-health?utm_source=theweek_am_newsletter&utm_campaign=theweek_am_newsletter_20240103&refid=87AA4F12DDDB6E7996DB8A872383D74C&utm_medium=email\"><u>social media</u></a><u>\"</u>."} | |
| {"question_id": "20240105_10", "question_date": "2024/01/05", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-4-sec/", "question_sentence": "Two planes collided on a runway this week, causing a massive fireball. Where did the incident occur?", "choices": ["France", "Japan", "Canada", "India"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The collision <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/03/asia/japan-airlines-collision-passenger-accounts-intl-hnk/index.html\">occurred at Tokyo’s Haneda airport</a> on Tuesday. Hundreds of passengers aboard a Japan Airlines flight were safely evacuated in the terrifying ordeal."} | |
| {"question_id": "20240105_11", "question_date": "2024/01/05", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-4-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which automaker recalled more than 112,000 vehicles this week due to a roll-away risk?", "choices": ["Honda", "Kia", "Ford", "BMW"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Ford is recalling more than <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/03/cars/ford-f150-pickup-recall/index.html\">112,000 F-150 pickup trucks</a> because of a potential axel issue that can be a roll-away risk."} | |
| {"question_id": "20240105_12", "question_date": "2024/01/05", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-4-sec/", "question_sentence": "A total of 22 states raised their minimum wage this week. Which state now has the highest minimum wage?", "choices": ["Washington", "Oregon", "Colorado", "Florida"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The highest state minimum wage in 2024 is <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/06/success/minimum-wage-increases-2024/index.html\">Washington state</a><a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/06/success/minimum-wage-increases-2024/index.html\">‘s</a><a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/06/success/minimum-wage-increases-2024/index.html\">, at $16.28</a> — up from $15.74."} | |
| {"question_id": "20240105_13", "question_date": "2024/01/05", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-4-sec/", "question_sentence": "Insulin manufacturers are making their products available to more Americans at what price?", "choices": ["$10", "$35", "$55", "$100"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "More Americans with diabetes can get insulin for $35 now that a third major drugmaker is <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/01/politics/insulin-price-cap/index.html\">offering price caps</a> and savings programs that lower the cost of the medication."} | |
| {"question_id": "20240105_14", "question_date": "2024/01/05", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-4-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which monarch announced a surprise abdication this week after 52 years on the throne?", "choices": ["Britain’s King Charles III", "Spain’s King Felipe VI", "Saudi Arabia’s King Salman", "Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "In a surprise announcement, <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/31/europe/queen-margrethe-denmark-abdication-intl/index.html\">Danish Queen Margrethe II</a> said she will hand over the throne to her son, Crown Prince Frederik, later this month."} | |
| {"question_id": "20240105_15", "question_date": "2024/01/05", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-4-sec/", "question_sentence": "What percentage of US adults have received the latest Covid-19 vaccine?", "choices": ["2%", "19%", "43%", "87%"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Just 19% of adults and 8% of children have gotten the latest Covid-19 vaccine, CDC data shows. This comes as respiratory virus activity is <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/01/health/virus-season-rising-levels-flu-covid-rsv/index.html\">high and rising across the US</a>."} | |
| {"question_id": "20240105_16", "question_date": "2024/01/05", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-4-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which university is in search of a new president following a firestorm of controversy?", "choices": ["Yale University", "Columbia University", "Princeton University", "Harvard University"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Harvard president Claudine Gay <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/02/business/timeline-harvard-president-claudine-gay-resignation/index.html\">announced her resignation Tuesday</a> following weeks of criticism over the school’s response to antisemitic incidents as well as an ongoing plagiarism scandal."} | |
| {"question_id": "20240105_17", "question_date": "2024/01/05", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-4-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which state was sued by the Biden administration this week over a controversial immigration law?", "choices": ["Texas", "California", "New Mexico", "Arizona"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The Biden administration on Wednesday <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/03/politics/texas-immigration-law-doj-lawsuit/index.html\">sued Texas</a> over its controversial immigration law that gives local law enforcement the authority to arrest migrants, arguing the state “cannot run its own immigration system.”"} | |
| {"question_id": "20240105_18", "question_date": "2024/01/05", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-4-sec/", "question_sentence": "As Starbucks evaluates its environmental footprint, which product is the company trying to phase out?", "choices": ["Whole milk", "Wooden stir sticks", "Disposable cups", "Bottled water"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Starbucks is inviting customers to <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/03/food/starbucks-reusable-cup-expansion/index.html\">use personal cups</a> for nearly all orders, saying it will help reduce the company’s waste output."} | |
| {"question_id": "20240105_19", "question_date": "2024/01/05", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-4-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which classic video game was finally beaten this week nearly 40 years after its release?", "choices": ["Tetris", "Super Mario Kart", "Donkey Kong", "Pac Man"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "A 13-year-old from Oklahoma is believed to be the first human gamer to reach level 157 of Tetris. The winning moment is circulating online in a <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/videos/business/2024/01/04/oklahoma-teen-beats-tetris-lr-orig.cnn\">now</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/videos/business/2024/01/04/oklahoma-teen-beats-tetris-lr-orig.cnn\"></a><a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/videos/business/2024/01/04/oklahoma-teen-beats-tetris-lr-orig.cnn\">viral YouTube video</a>."} | |
| {"question_id": "20240105_20", "question_date": "2024/01/05", "question_source": "DelawareOnline", "question_url": "https://www.delawareonline.com/storytelling/quiz/delaware-online-news-quiz/2024-01-05/", "question_sentence": "What was the name of the suspect arrested in connection with the Dover ambush shootings that killed one and injured three?", "choices": ["Jaquan Fletcher", "Frederick Tolson", "Thomas Johnson Jr.", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20240105_21", "question_date": "2024/01/05", "question_source": "DelawareOnline", "question_url": "https://www.delawareonline.com/storytelling/quiz/delaware-online-news-quiz/2024-01-05/", "question_sentence": "What is the location of the first Bubbakoo’s Burritos restaurant?", "choices": ["Dover", "Wilmington", "Newark", "Middletown"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20240105_22", "question_date": "2024/01/05", "question_source": "DelawareOnline", "question_url": "https://www.delawareonline.com/storytelling/quiz/delaware-online-news-quiz/2024-01-05/", "question_sentence": "What year did Captain’s Catch Seafood open for business?", "choices": ["1988", "1998", "1978", "2008"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20240105_23", "question_date": "2024/01/05", "question_source": "DelawareOnline", "question_url": "https://www.delawareonline.com/storytelling/quiz/delaware-online-news-quiz/2024-01-05/", "question_sentence": "What is the name of the Canadian coffee and fast-food giant that has signed a multi-unit development agreement to open locations in New Castle and Kent Counties?", "choices": ["Dunkin’", "Starbucks", "Tim Hortons", "McDonald’s"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20240105_24", "question_date": "2024/01/05", "question_source": "DelawareOnline", "question_url": "https://www.delawareonline.com/storytelling/quiz/delaware-online-news-quiz/2024-01-05/", "question_sentence": "What two neighborhoods border the Rodney Reservoir?", "choices": ["Hilltop and Little Italy", "Little Italy and Cool Spring", "Cool Spring and Ballymeade", "Hilltop and Brandywine Hundred"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20240105_25", "question_date": "2024/01/05", "question_source": "DelawareOnline", "question_url": "https://www.delawareonline.com/storytelling/quiz/delaware-online-news-quiz/2024-01-05/", "question_sentence": "What was the final score of the basketball game between Princeton Tigers and Delaware Blue Hens?", "choices": ["70-68", "72-70", "75-72", "84-82"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20240105_26", "question_date": "2024/01/05", "question_source": "DelawareOnline", "question_url": "https://www.delawareonline.com/storytelling/quiz/delaware-online-news-quiz/2024-01-05/", "question_sentence": "What type of cheese does President Biden order on his cheese steak at the historic Claymont Steak Shop?", "choices": ["American", "Cheese Whiz", "provolone", "pepperjack"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20240105_27", "question_date": "2024/01/05", "question_source": "DelawareOnline", "question_url": "https://www.delawareonline.com/storytelling/quiz/delaware-online-news-quiz/2024-01-05/", "question_sentence": "What is the reason behind Rite Aid’s bankruptcy filing?", "choices": ["Slowing sales", "Rising debt", "Lawsuits alleging it contributed to the U.S. opioid epidemic", "All of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20240105_28", "question_date": "2024/01/05", "question_source": "DelawareOnline", "question_url": "https://www.delawareonline.com/storytelling/quiz/delaware-online-news-quiz/2024-01-05/", "question_sentence": "What does the phrase “bagging up” mean in Delaware slang?", "choices": ["To describe laughing or shared laughter", "To toughen up", "To pack one’s bags and leave", "To go grocery shopping"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""} | |
| {"question_id": "20240105_29", "question_date": "2024/01/05", "question_source": "DelawareOnline", "question_url": "https://www.delawareonline.com/storytelling/quiz/delaware-online-news-quiz/2024-01-05/", "question_sentence": "What is the estimated cost of the Restore the Corridor project?", "choices": ["$100 million", "$200 million", "$300 million", "$400 million"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""} | |