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+ # relive-qa
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+ Re-hosting questions from https://github.com/realtimeqa/realtimeqa_public
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+ while we discuss ways to continue posting articles + Q&A using a semi-automated format.
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+ Suggestion: en.WikiNews.org
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+ ## Original paper
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+ Citation:
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+ ```
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+ @inproceedings{
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+ kasai2023realtime,
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+ title={RealTime {QA}: What's the Answer Right Now?},
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+ author={Jungo Kasai and Keisuke Sakaguchi and yoichi takahashi and Ronan Le Bras and Akari Asai and Xinyan Velocity Yu and Dragomir Radev and Noah A. Smith and Yejin Choi and Kentaro Inui},
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+ booktitle={Thirty-seventh Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems Datasets and Benchmarks Track},
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+ year={2023},
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+ url={https://openreview.net/forum?id=HfKOIPCvsv}
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+ }
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+ ```
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_0", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-13-19-january", "question_sentence": "Who became Spain’s first parliamentarian with Down's syndrome?", "evidence": "The 45-year-old has made history by becoming Spain's first parliamentarian with Down's syndrome, after being voted into Valencia's regional assembly. Galcerán has been involved in politics since the age of 18, when she joined the conservative People’s Party."}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_1", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-13-19-january", "question_sentence": "Sunday 21 January 2024 is the centenary of which Russian revolutionary's death?", "evidence": "The <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https://theweek.com/history/goodbye-lenin-how-russian-revolutionary-haunts-vladimir-putin-100-years-on\" href=\"https://theweek.com/history/goodbye-lenin-how-russian-revolutionary-haunts-vladimir-putin-100-years-on\">Bolshevik leader and architect of Soviet Russia</a> continues to wield a profound influence over the nation. But the centenary of his death is expected to be met with silence from Vladimir Putin, who has condemned Lenin as a destabiliser of the state."}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_2", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-13-19-january", "question_sentence": "Which British royal was hospitalised for up to two weeks following abdominal surgery?", "evidence": "<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https://theweek.com/royals/princess-of-wales-to-remain-in-hospital-for-two-weeks-as-king-prepares-for-prostate-treatment\" href=\"https://theweek.com/royals/princess-of-wales-to-remain-in-hospital-for-two-weeks-as-king-prepares-for-prostate-treatment\">Kate Middleton</a> is recovering after having planned abdominal surgery at The London Clinic, a private hospital in Marylebone, on Tuesday. King Charles is also scheduled to be admitted to hospital next week, for treatment related to an enlarged prostate."}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_3", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-13-19-january", "question_sentence": "Which Republican candidate was the runner-up in the Iowa caucuses?", "evidence": "The governor of Florida claimed 21% of the votein Monday's <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https://theweek.com/politics/trump-wins-iowa-gop-caucuses-desantis-distant-second\" href=\"https://theweek.com/politics/trump-wins-iowa-gop-caucuses-desantis-distant-second\">Iowa GOP caucuses</a>, narrowly beating Nikki Haley on 19%, but trailing far behind Donald Trump on 51%. Vivek Ramaswamy came in fourth and has now dropped out ahead of the next vote in the Republican presidential nominating contest, in New Hampshire on 23 January."}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_4", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-13-19-january", "question_sentence": "NHS Scotland this week advised people to do what to avoid slipping on ice during the winter chill?", "evidence": "As an amber alert for snow was put in place in northwest Scotland and the Northern Isles, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https://theweek.com/digest/nhs-tells-scots-to-walk-like-penguins\" href=\"https://theweek.com/digest/nhs-tells-scots-to-walk-like-penguins\">NHS Scotland</a> said that \"penguins know best\" and advised adopting a penguin-like, waddling gait to prevent slips in icy conditions. 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\">Tall Tales</a>newsletter."}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_5", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-13-19-january", "question_sentence": "Welsh rugby union star Louis Rees-Zammit is quitting to pursue a career playing which other sport?", "evidence": "The22-year-oldwinger stunned the rugby world on the eve of theSix Nationsby y quitting the sport with immediate effect to pursue acareerin theNFL. 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\">The Week Unwrapped</a>podcast."}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_6", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-13-19-january", "question_sentence": "Which US actor fuelled a long-running viral joke at Monday's Emmy Awards by giving \"a shout-out to my people\" in Ireland?", "evidence": "The Emmy-winning \"The Bear\" star was born in the US city of Boston but has been <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https://theweek.com/culture-life/the-adorable-irishness-of-the-bears-ayo-edebiri\" href=\"https://theweek.com/culture-life/the-adorable-irishness-of-the-bears-ayo-edebiri\">claimed as \"Ireland's own\"</a> after repeatedly quipping about being Irish during awards speeches and red carpet interviews. Her tongue-in-cheek connection to Ireland began during last year's award season and has become an ongoing joke among social media users."}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_7", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-13-19-january", "question_sentence": "Which tech giant surpassed Apple last Friday to become the most valuable publicly traded company in the world?", "evidence": "The Washington-based tech company's stock market value was higher than that of Apple by the end of last Friday's US trading session, at $2.887 trillion and $2.875 trillion respectively. Microsoft's valuation has risen by more than $1 trillion in the past year, as the multinational takes the lead in generative artificial intelligence through an investment in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI."}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_8", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-13-19-january", "question_sentence": "Which hit 1990s game show returned to TV screens last Saturday in a BBC reboot?", "evidence": "More than three decades since debuting on ITV, the hit game show returned to the small screen last Saturday, on BBC One. <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https://theweek.com/tv-radio/gladiators-reboot-teatime-tv\" href=\"https://theweek.com/tv-radio/gladiators-reboot-teatime-tv\">Gladiators</a> originally aired for 13 series between 1992 and 2000, before Sky attempted a short-lived revival in 2008, and is now back with father and son duo Bradley and Barney Walsh presiding over the action."}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_9", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-13-19-january", "question_sentence": "Which sub-Saharan African nation wasdeclared malaria-free this week?", "evidence": "The island nation, off the coast of West Africa, has been declared malaria-free by the World Health Organization, which said that <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https://theweek.com/culture-life/good-news-jan-18-2024\" href=\"https://theweek.com/culture-life/good-news-jan-18-2024\">no locally-transmitted cases</a> had been reported in three years. Cabo Verdeis thefourthcountry in Africa to be certifiedmalaria-free, afterAlgeria(2019),Morocco(2010) andMauritius(1973)."}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_10", "question_date": "2024/01/18", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-18-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which Republican presidential candidate won the Iowa caucuses by an unprecedented margin?", "evidence": "Former President Donald Trump on Monday won the Iowa caucuses with <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/election/2024/primaries-and-caucuses/results/iowa/republican-presidential-primary\">51% of the vote</a>, solidifying his place as the front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination."}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_11", "question_date": "2024/01/18", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-18-sec/", "question_sentence": "An iconic musician recently achieved EGOT status — the acronym reserved for those who win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. Who was it?", "evidence": "Elton John officially joined the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/15/entertainment/elton-john-egot-emmys/index.html\">elite EGOT club</a> when he won an Emmy on Monday for his concert film, “Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium.”"}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_12", "question_date": "2024/01/18", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-18-sec/", "question_sentence": "An active member of the US armed forces was crowned as the 2024 Miss America this week. In which branch of the military does she serve?", "evidence": "Madison Marsh, a 22-year-old second lieutenant in the US Air Force, was crowned as the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/15/style/miss-america-2024-madison-marsh-colorado/index.html\">new Miss America</a>. She is the first active-duty Air Force officer to receive the national title."}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_13", "question_date": "2024/01/18", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-18-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which island nation recently elected a new leader?", "evidence": "Taiwan defied threats from China by electing a <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/15/asia/us-unofficial-delegation-visit-taiwan-intl-hnk/index.html\">new president</a> loathed by Beijing."}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_14", "question_date": "2024/01/18", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-18-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which type of Apple product was once again banned in America this week?", "evidence": "Apple Watch imports were <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/17/tech/apple-watch-ban/index.html\">banned in the US again</a> due to a patent dispute over the device’s pulse oximeter function — a tool that measures the oxygen concentration in the bloodstream."}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_15", "question_date": "2024/01/18", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-18-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which animal was the first mammal to be cloned in 1996?", "evidence": "The first mammal to be cloned — Dolly the sheep — was created in 1996. But researchers say a <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/16/world/cloned-rhesus-monkey-china-scn/index.html\">new cloned monkey species</a> further shows how the controversial process can be hit or miss."}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_16", "question_date": "2024/01/18", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-18-sec/", "question_sentence": "Approximately how many hacking attempts does JPMorgan Chase fight off each day?", "evidence": "JPMorgan Chase, the largest US bank by assets, now fights off about 45 billion attempts a day by hackers trying to infiltrate its systems. The surge in <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/17/investing/jpmorgan-fights-off-45-billion-hacking-attempts-each-day/index.html\">cyber attacks against US banks</a> has been partially blamed on the rapid acceleration of artificial intelligence and Russia-based cybercrime networks."}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_17", "question_date": "2024/01/18", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-18-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which state is facing mounting criticism for blocking federal access to miles of the US-Mexico border?", "evidence": "Texas authorities are blocking the US Border Patrol’s access to 2.5 miles along the southern border. White House officials say the move is <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/17/us/texas-border-patrol-us-mexico/index.html\">impeding migrant rescue efforts</a> in the event of emergencies."}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_18", "question_date": "2024/01/18", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-18-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which NFL team recently won its first playoff game in 32 years?", "evidence": "The Detroit Lions on Sunday won their first <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/14/sport/nfl-playoffs-packers-cowboys-spt-intl/index.html\">playoff</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/14/sport/nfl-playoffs-packers-cowboys-spt-intl/index.html\">game</a> since 1991, bringing some fans to tears."}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_19", "question_date": "2024/01/18", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-18-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which beverage has seen a significant drop in sales across the US since the Covid-19 pandemic?", "evidence": "Champagne sales <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/15/food/champagne-sales-2023/index.html\">lost some of their pop</a> in 2023 following a few record-breaking years of sales spurred by the end of Covid-19 lockdowns. Analysts say sales of wine and spirits are slipping as drinkers ease off from stockpiling their homes with alcohol since restaurants and bars have fully reopened."}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_1_nota", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-13-19-january", "question_sentence": "Sunday 21 January 2024 is the centenary of which Russian revolutionary's death?", "choices": ["Leon Trotsky", "Vladimir Lenin", "Lev Kamenev", "None of the above"], "evidence": "The <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https://theweek.com/history/goodbye-lenin-how-russian-revolutionary-haunts-vladimir-putin-100-years-on\" href=\"https://theweek.com/history/goodbye-lenin-how-russian-revolutionary-haunts-vladimir-putin-100-years-on\">Bolshevik leader and architect of Soviet Russia</a> continues to wield a profound influence over the nation. But the centenary of his death is expected to be met with silence from Vladimir Putin, who has condemned Lenin as a destabiliser of the state."}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_2_nota", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-13-19-january", "question_sentence": "Which British royal was hospitalised for up to two weeks following abdominal surgery?", "choices": ["Catherine, Princess of Wales", "Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh", "Princess Beatrice", "None of the above"], "evidence": "<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https://theweek.com/royals/princess-of-wales-to-remain-in-hospital-for-two-weeks-as-king-prepares-for-prostate-treatment\" href=\"https://theweek.com/royals/princess-of-wales-to-remain-in-hospital-for-two-weeks-as-king-prepares-for-prostate-treatment\">Kate Middleton</a> is recovering after having planned abdominal surgery at The London Clinic, a private hospital in Marylebone, on Tuesday. King Charles is also scheduled to be admitted to hospital next week, for treatment related to an enlarged prostate."}
4
+ {"question_id": "20240119_3_nota", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-13-19-january", "question_sentence": "Which Republican candidate was the runner-up in the Iowa caucuses?", "choices": ["Nikki Haley", "Donald Trump", "Vivek Ramaswamy", "None of the above"], "evidence": "The governor of Florida claimed 21% of the votein Monday's <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https://theweek.com/politics/trump-wins-iowa-gop-caucuses-desantis-distant-second\" href=\"https://theweek.com/politics/trump-wins-iowa-gop-caucuses-desantis-distant-second\">Iowa GOP caucuses</a>, narrowly beating Nikki Haley on 19%, but trailing far behind Donald Trump on 51%. Vivek Ramaswamy came in fourth and has now dropped out ahead of the next vote in the Republican presidential nominating contest, in New Hampshire on 23 January."}
5
+ {"question_id": "20240119_4_nota", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-13-19-january", "question_sentence": "NHS Scotland this week advised people to do what to avoid slipping on ice during the winter chill?", "choices": ["Wear specialised snow boots", "Drive or stay at home", "Walk like a penguin", "None of the above"], "evidence": "As an amber alert for snow was put in place in northwest Scotland and the Northern Isles, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https://theweek.com/digest/nhs-tells-scots-to-walk-like-penguins\" href=\"https://theweek.com/digest/nhs-tells-scots-to-walk-like-penguins\">NHS Scotland</a> said that \"penguins know best\" and advised adopting a penguin-like, waddling gait to prevent slips in icy conditions. 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\">Tall Tales</a>newsletter."}
6
+ {"question_id": "20240119_5_nota", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-13-19-january", "question_sentence": "Welsh rugby union star Louis Rees-Zammit is quitting to pursue a career playing which other sport?", "choices": ["American football", "Wrestling", "Darts", "None of the above"], "evidence": "The22-year-oldwinger stunned the rugby world on the eve of theSix Nationsby y quitting the sport with immediate effect to pursue acareerin theNFL. 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\">The Week Unwrapped</a>podcast."}
7
+ {"question_id": "20240119_6_nota", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-13-19-january", "question_sentence": "Which US actor fuelled a long-running viral joke at Monday's Emmy Awards by giving \"a shout-out to my people\" in Ireland?", "choices": ["Melissa McCarthy", "Jennifer Coolidge", "Aubrey Plaza", "None of the above"], "evidence": "The Emmy-winning \"The Bear\" star was born in the US city of Boston but has been <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https://theweek.com/culture-life/the-adorable-irishness-of-the-bears-ayo-edebiri\" href=\"https://theweek.com/culture-life/the-adorable-irishness-of-the-bears-ayo-edebiri\">claimed as \"Ireland's own\"</a> after repeatedly quipping about being Irish during awards speeches and red carpet interviews. Her tongue-in-cheek connection to Ireland began during last year's award season and has become an ongoing joke among social media users."}
8
+ {"question_id": "20240119_7_nota", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-13-19-january", "question_sentence": "Which tech giant surpassed Apple last Friday to become the most valuable publicly traded company in the world?", "choices": ["HP", "Samsung", "Microsoft", "None of the above"], "evidence": "The Washington-based tech company's stock market value was higher than that of Apple by the end of last Friday's US trading session, at $2.887 trillion and $2.875 trillion respectively. Microsoft's valuation has risen by more than $1 trillion in the past year, as the multinational takes the lead in generative artificial intelligence through an investment in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI."}
9
+ {"question_id": "20240119_8_nota", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-13-19-january", "question_sentence": "Which hit 1990s game show returned to TV screens last Saturday in a BBC reboot?", "choices": ["\"Robot Wars\"", "\"Fort Boyard\"", "\"Supermarket Sweep\"", "None of the above"], "evidence": "More than three decades since debuting on ITV, the hit game show returned to the small screen last Saturday, on BBC One. <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https://theweek.com/tv-radio/gladiators-reboot-teatime-tv\" href=\"https://theweek.com/tv-radio/gladiators-reboot-teatime-tv\">Gladiators</a> originally aired for 13 series between 1992 and 2000, before Sky attempted a short-lived revival in 2008, and is now back with father and son duo Bradley and Barney Walsh presiding over the action."}
10
+ {"question_id": "20240119_9_nota", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-13-19-january", "question_sentence": "Which sub-Saharan African nation wasdeclared malaria-free this week?", "choices": ["Cape Verde", "Benin", "Mali", "None of the above"], "evidence": "The island nation, off the coast of West Africa, has been declared malaria-free by the World Health Organization, which said that <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https://theweek.com/culture-life/good-news-jan-18-2024\" href=\"https://theweek.com/culture-life/good-news-jan-18-2024\">no locally-transmitted cases</a> had been reported in three years. Cabo Verdeis thefourthcountry in Africa to be certifiedmalaria-free, afterAlgeria(2019),Morocco(2010) andMauritius(1973)."}
11
+ {"question_id": "20240119_10_nota", "question_date": "2024/01/18", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-18-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which Republican presidential candidate won the Iowa caucuses by an unprecedented margin?", "choices": ["Former President Donald Trump", "Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley", "Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy", "None of the above"], "evidence": "Former President Donald Trump on Monday won the Iowa caucuses with <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/election/2024/primaries-and-caucuses/results/iowa/republican-presidential-primary\">51% of the vote</a>, solidifying his place as the front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination."}
12
+ {"question_id": "20240119_11_nota", "question_date": "2024/01/18", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-18-sec/", "question_sentence": "An iconic musician recently achieved EGOT status — the acronym reserved for those who win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. Who was it?", "choices": ["Cher", "Adele", "Elton John", "None of the above"], "evidence": "Elton John officially joined the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/15/entertainment/elton-john-egot-emmys/index.html\">elite EGOT club</a> when he won an Emmy on Monday for his concert film, “Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium.”"}
13
+ {"question_id": "20240119_12_nota", "question_date": "2024/01/18", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-18-sec/", "question_sentence": "An active member of the US armed forces was crowned as the 2024 Miss America this week. In which branch of the military does she serve?", "choices": ["Army", "Air Force", "Coast Guard", "None of the above"], "evidence": "Madison Marsh, a 22-year-old second lieutenant in the US Air Force, was crowned as the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/15/style/miss-america-2024-madison-marsh-colorado/index.html\">new Miss America</a>. She is the first active-duty Air Force officer to receive the national title."}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_13_nota", "question_date": "2024/01/18", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-18-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which island nation recently elected a new leader?", "choices": ["Sri Lanka", "Japan", "Singapore", "None of the above"], "evidence": "Taiwan defied threats from China by electing a <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/15/asia/us-unofficial-delegation-visit-taiwan-intl-hnk/index.html\">new president</a> loathed by Beijing."}
15
+ {"question_id": "20240119_14_nota", "question_date": "2024/01/18", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-18-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which type of Apple product was once again banned in America this week?", "choices": ["iPhone 15", "iPad Air", "Apple Pencil", "None of the above"], "evidence": "Apple Watch imports were <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/17/tech/apple-watch-ban/index.html\">banned in the US again</a> due to a patent dispute over the device’s pulse oximeter function — a tool that measures the oxygen concentration in the bloodstream."}
16
+ {"question_id": "20240119_15_nota", "question_date": "2024/01/18", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-18-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which animal was the first mammal to be cloned in 1996?", "choices": ["Horse", "Cow", "Pig", "None of the above"], "evidence": "The first mammal to be cloned — Dolly the sheep — was created in 1996. But researchers say a <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/16/world/cloned-rhesus-monkey-china-scn/index.html\">new cloned monkey species</a> further shows how the controversial process can be hit or miss."}
17
+ {"question_id": "20240119_16_nota", "question_date": "2024/01/18", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-18-sec/", "question_sentence": "Approximately how many hacking attempts does JPMorgan Chase fight off each day?", "choices": ["450", "6,000", "45 billion", "None of the above"], "evidence": "JPMorgan Chase, the largest US bank by assets, now fights off about 45 billion attempts a day by hackers trying to infiltrate its systems. The surge in <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/17/investing/jpmorgan-fights-off-45-billion-hacking-attempts-each-day/index.html\">cyber attacks against US banks</a> has been partially blamed on the rapid acceleration of artificial intelligence and Russia-based cybercrime networks."}
18
+ {"question_id": "20240119_17_nota", "question_date": "2024/01/18", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-18-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which state is facing mounting criticism for blocking federal access to miles of the US-Mexico border?", "choices": ["Arizona", "Texas", "New Mexico", "None of the above"], "evidence": "Texas authorities are blocking the US Border Patrol’s access to 2.5 miles along the southern border. White House officials say the move is <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/17/us/texas-border-patrol-us-mexico/index.html\">impeding migrant rescue efforts</a> in the event of emergencies."}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_18_nota", "question_date": "2024/01/18", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-18-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which NFL team recently won its first playoff game in 32 years?", "choices": ["New York Jets", "Las Vegas Raiders", "Detroit Lions", "None of the above"], "evidence": "The Detroit Lions on Sunday won their first <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/14/sport/nfl-playoffs-packers-cowboys-spt-intl/index.html\">playoff</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/14/sport/nfl-playoffs-packers-cowboys-spt-intl/index.html\">game</a> since 1991, bringing some fans to tears."}
20
+ {"question_id": "20240119_19_nota", "question_date": "2024/01/18", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-18-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which beverage has seen a significant drop in sales across the US since the Covid-19 pandemic?", "choices": ["Orange juice", "Champagne", "Bottled water", "None of the above"], "evidence": "Champagne sales <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/15/food/champagne-sales-2023/index.html\">lost some of their pop</a> in 2023 following a few record-breaking years of sales spurred by the end of Covid-19 lockdowns. Analysts say sales of wine and spirits are slipping as drinkers ease off from stockpiling their homes with alcohol since restaurants and bars have fully reopened."}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_20_nota", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "DelawareOnline", "question_url": "https://www.delawareonline.com/storytelling/quiz/delaware-online-news-quiz/2024-01-19/", "question_sentence": "What is the name of the dam that DuPont plans to remove?", "choices": ["Dam 5", "Dam 6", "Experimental Station", "None of the above"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_21_nota", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "DelawareOnline", "question_url": "https://www.delawareonline.com/storytelling/quiz/delaware-online-news-quiz/2024-01-19/", "question_sentence": "What is the name of the new Food Bank of Delaware center in Milford?", "choices": ["Food Bank of Delaware Center", "Delaware Veterans Blvd. Center", "Milford Center", "None of the above"], "evidence": ""}
23
+ {"question_id": "20240119_22_nota", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "DelawareOnline", "question_url": "https://www.delawareonline.com/storytelling/quiz/delaware-online-news-quiz/2024-01-19/", "question_sentence": "What percentage of total sales in 2023 at Delaware farmers markets came from fresh produce?", "choices": ["52%", "60%", "45%", "None of the above"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_23_nota", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "DelawareOnline", "question_url": "https://www.delawareonline.com/storytelling/quiz/delaware-online-news-quiz/2024-01-19/", "question_sentence": "Why is the Brandywine Hundred Library closing for three months beginning February 1st, 2024?", "choices": ["To replace the roof and HVAC system", "To install new computers", "To add a new wing", "None of the above"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_24_nota", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "DelawareOnline", "question_url": "https://www.delawareonline.com/storytelling/quiz/delaware-online-news-quiz/2024-01-19/", "question_sentence": "What was the color of Aubrey Plaza’s gown at the Emmy Awards?", "choices": ["Black", "White", "Powder-yellow", "None of the above"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_25_nota", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "DelawareOnline", "question_url": "https://www.delawareonline.com/storytelling/quiz/delaware-online-news-quiz/2024-01-19/", "question_sentence": "What type of whale is the jawbone that washed up on Bethany Beach?", "choices": ["Baleen whale", "Blue whale", "Minke whale", "None of the above"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_26_nota", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "DelawareOnline", "question_url": "https://www.delawareonline.com/storytelling/quiz/delaware-online-news-quiz/2024-01-19/", "question_sentence": "What was the maximum budget of the couple in the “House Hunters” episode that aired on Monday, January 15th, 2024?", "choices": ["$450,000", "$480,000", "$550,000", "None of the above"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_27_nota", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "DelawareOnline", "question_url": "https://www.delawareonline.com/storytelling/quiz/delaware-online-news-quiz/2024-01-19/", "question_sentence": "What was the name of the player who led Smyrna to the state championship in girls’ volleyball in 2023?", "choices": ["MaryPat Kwoka", "Anna Richardson", "Chris Albero", "None of the above"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_28_nota", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "DelawareOnline", "question_url": "https://www.delawareonline.com/storytelling/quiz/delaware-online-news-quiz/2024-01-19/", "question_sentence": "What is the name of the festival that Phish is hosting in Dover, Delaware, from August 15th to August 18th, 2024?", "choices": ["Magnaball", "Clifford Ball", "The Great Went", "None of the above"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_29_nota", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "DelawareOnline", "question_url": "https://www.delawareonline.com/storytelling/quiz/delaware-online-news-quiz/2024-01-19/", "question_sentence": "What is the name of the exhibition that celebrates the artistic life and legacy of James E. Newton?", "choices": ["The Artistic Legacy of James E. Newton: Heritage and Character Portraits", "The Artistic Legacy of James E. Newton: The Art of Delineation", "The Artistic Legacy of James E. Newton: Poetic Roots", "None of the above"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_0", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-13-19-january", "question_sentence": "Who became Spain’s first parliamentarian with Down's syndrome?", "choices": ["Agustín Matía Amor", "Carlos Mazón", "Fintan Bray", "Mar Galcerán"], "evidence": "The 45-year-old has made history by becoming Spain's first parliamentarian with Down's syndrome, after being voted into Valencia's regional assembly. Galcerán has been involved in politics since the age of 18, when she joined the conservative People’s Party."}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_1", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-13-19-january", "question_sentence": "Sunday 21 January 2024 is the centenary of which Russian revolutionary's death?", "choices": ["Leon Trotsky", "Vladimir Lenin", "Joseph Stalin", "Lev Kamenev"], "evidence": "The <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https://theweek.com/history/goodbye-lenin-how-russian-revolutionary-haunts-vladimir-putin-100-years-on\" href=\"https://theweek.com/history/goodbye-lenin-how-russian-revolutionary-haunts-vladimir-putin-100-years-on\">Bolshevik leader and architect of Soviet Russia</a> continues to wield a profound influence over the nation. But the centenary of his death is expected to be met with silence from Vladimir Putin, who has condemned Lenin as a destabiliser of the state."}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_2", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-13-19-january", "question_sentence": "Which British royal was hospitalised for up to two weeks following abdominal surgery?", "choices": ["Catherine, Princess of Wales", "King Charles", "Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh", "Princess Beatrice"], "evidence": "<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https://theweek.com/royals/princess-of-wales-to-remain-in-hospital-for-two-weeks-as-king-prepares-for-prostate-treatment\" href=\"https://theweek.com/royals/princess-of-wales-to-remain-in-hospital-for-two-weeks-as-king-prepares-for-prostate-treatment\">Kate Middleton</a> is recovering after having planned abdominal surgery at The London Clinic, a private hospital in Marylebone, on Tuesday. King Charles is also scheduled to be admitted to hospital next week, for treatment related to an enlarged prostate."}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_3", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-13-19-january", "question_sentence": "Which Republican candidate was the runner-up in the Iowa caucuses?", "choices": ["Nikki Haley", "Donald Trump", "Vivek Ramaswamy", "Ron DeSantis"], "evidence": "The governor of Florida claimed 21% of the votein Monday's <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https://theweek.com/politics/trump-wins-iowa-gop-caucuses-desantis-distant-second\" href=\"https://theweek.com/politics/trump-wins-iowa-gop-caucuses-desantis-distant-second\">Iowa GOP caucuses</a>, narrowly beating Nikki Haley on 19%, but trailing far behind Donald Trump on 51%. Vivek Ramaswamy came in fourth and has now dropped out ahead of the next vote in the Republican presidential nominating contest, in New Hampshire on 23 January."}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_4", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-13-19-january", "question_sentence": "NHS Scotland this week advised people to do what to avoid slipping on ice during the winter chill?", "choices": ["Wear specialised snow boots", "Drive or stay at home", "Walk like a penguin", "Spray liquid de-icer before taking each step"], "evidence": "As an amber alert for snow was put in place in northwest Scotland and the Northern Isles, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https://theweek.com/digest/nhs-tells-scots-to-walk-like-penguins\" href=\"https://theweek.com/digest/nhs-tells-scots-to-walk-like-penguins\">NHS Scotland</a> said that \"penguins know best\" and advised adopting a penguin-like, waddling gait to prevent slips in icy conditions. 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\">Tall Tales</a>newsletter."}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_5", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-13-19-january", "question_sentence": "Welsh rugby union star Louis Rees-Zammit is quitting to pursue a career playing which other sport?", "choices": ["American football", "Hockey", "Wrestling", "Darts"], "evidence": "The22-year-oldwinger stunned the rugby world on the eve of theSix Nationsby y quitting the sport with immediate effect to pursue acareerin theNFL. 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\">The Week Unwrapped</a>podcast."}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_6", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-13-19-january", "question_sentence": "Which US actor fuelled a long-running viral joke at Monday's Emmy Awards by giving \"a shout-out to my people\" in Ireland?", "choices": ["Melissa McCarthy", "Ayo Edebiri", "Jennifer Coolidge", "Aubrey Plaza"], "evidence": "The Emmy-winning \"The Bear\" star was born in the US city of Boston but has been <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https://theweek.com/culture-life/the-adorable-irishness-of-the-bears-ayo-edebiri\" href=\"https://theweek.com/culture-life/the-adorable-irishness-of-the-bears-ayo-edebiri\">claimed as \"Ireland's own\"</a> after repeatedly quipping about being Irish during awards speeches and red carpet interviews. Her tongue-in-cheek connection to Ireland began during last year's award season and has become an ongoing joke among social media users."}
8
+ {"question_id": "20240119_7", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-13-19-january", "question_sentence": "Which tech giant surpassed Apple last Friday to become the most valuable publicly traded company in the world?", "choices": ["HP", "Samsung", "Microsoft", "Sony"], "evidence": "The Washington-based tech company's stock market value was higher than that of Apple by the end of last Friday's US trading session, at $2.887 trillion and $2.875 trillion respectively. Microsoft's valuation has risen by more than $1 trillion in the past year, as the multinational takes the lead in generative artificial intelligence through an investment in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI."}
9
+ {"question_id": "20240119_8", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-13-19-january", "question_sentence": "Which hit 1990s game show returned to TV screens last Saturday in a BBC reboot?", "choices": ["\"Robot Wars\"", "\"Fort Boyard\"", "\"Supermarket Sweep\"", "\"Gladiators\""], "evidence": "More than three decades since debuting on ITV, the hit game show returned to the small screen last Saturday, on BBC One. <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https://theweek.com/tv-radio/gladiators-reboot-teatime-tv\" href=\"https://theweek.com/tv-radio/gladiators-reboot-teatime-tv\">Gladiators</a> originally aired for 13 series between 1992 and 2000, before Sky attempted a short-lived revival in 2008, and is now back with father and son duo Bradley and Barney Walsh presiding over the action."}
10
+ {"question_id": "20240119_9", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://theweek.com/puzzles/quiz-of-the-week-13-19-january", "question_sentence": "Which sub-Saharan African nation wasdeclared malaria-free this week?", "choices": ["Cape Verde", "Benin", "Mali", "Senegal"], "evidence": "The island nation, off the coast of West Africa, has been declared malaria-free by the World Health Organization, which said that <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https://theweek.com/culture-life/good-news-jan-18-2024\" href=\"https://theweek.com/culture-life/good-news-jan-18-2024\">no locally-transmitted cases</a> had been reported in three years. Cabo Verdeis thefourthcountry in Africa to be certifiedmalaria-free, afterAlgeria(2019),Morocco(2010) andMauritius(1973)."}
11
+ {"question_id": "20240119_10", "question_date": "2024/01/18", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-18-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which Republican presidential candidate won the Iowa caucuses by an unprecedented margin?", "choices": ["Former President Donald Trump", "Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis", "Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley", "Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy"], "evidence": "Former President Donald Trump on Monday won the Iowa caucuses with <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/election/2024/primaries-and-caucuses/results/iowa/republican-presidential-primary\">51% of the vote</a>, solidifying his place as the front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination."}
12
+ {"question_id": "20240119_11", "question_date": "2024/01/18", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-18-sec/", "question_sentence": "An iconic musician recently achieved EGOT status — the acronym reserved for those who win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. Who was it?", "choices": ["Cher", "Adele", "Paul McCartney", "Elton John"], "evidence": "Elton John officially joined the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/15/entertainment/elton-john-egot-emmys/index.html\">elite EGOT club</a> when he won an Emmy on Monday for his concert film, “Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium.”"}
13
+ {"question_id": "20240119_12", "question_date": "2024/01/18", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-18-sec/", "question_sentence": "An active member of the US armed forces was crowned as the 2024 Miss America this week. In which branch of the military does she serve?", "choices": ["Army", "Air Force", "Navy", "Coast Guard"], "evidence": "Madison Marsh, a 22-year-old second lieutenant in the US Air Force, was crowned as the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/15/style/miss-america-2024-madison-marsh-colorado/index.html\">new Miss America</a>. She is the first active-duty Air Force officer to receive the national title."}
14
+ {"question_id": "20240119_13", "question_date": "2024/01/18", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-18-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which island nation recently elected a new leader?", "choices": ["Sri Lanka", "Japan", "Taiwan", "Singapore"], "evidence": "Taiwan defied threats from China by electing a <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/15/asia/us-unofficial-delegation-visit-taiwan-intl-hnk/index.html\">new president</a> loathed by Beijing."}
15
+ {"question_id": "20240119_14", "question_date": "2024/01/18", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-18-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which type of Apple product was once again banned in America this week?", "choices": ["iPhone 15", "Apple Watch", "iPad Air", "Apple Pencil"], "evidence": "Apple Watch imports were <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/17/tech/apple-watch-ban/index.html\">banned in the US again</a> due to a patent dispute over the device’s pulse oximeter function — a tool that measures the oxygen concentration in the bloodstream."}
16
+ {"question_id": "20240119_15", "question_date": "2024/01/18", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-18-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which animal was the first mammal to be cloned in 1996?", "choices": ["Horse", "Cow", "Sheep", "Pig"], "evidence": "The first mammal to be cloned — Dolly the sheep — was created in 1996. But researchers say a <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/16/world/cloned-rhesus-monkey-china-scn/index.html\">new cloned monkey species</a> further shows how the controversial process can be hit or miss."}
17
+ {"question_id": "20240119_16", "question_date": "2024/01/18", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-18-sec/", "question_sentence": "Approximately how many hacking attempts does JPMorgan Chase fight off each day?", "choices": ["450", "6,000", "6 million", "45 billion"], "evidence": "JPMorgan Chase, the largest US bank by assets, now fights off about 45 billion attempts a day by hackers trying to infiltrate its systems. The surge in <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/17/investing/jpmorgan-fights-off-45-billion-hacking-attempts-each-day/index.html\">cyber attacks against US banks</a> has been partially blamed on the rapid acceleration of artificial intelligence and Russia-based cybercrime networks."}
18
+ {"question_id": "20240119_17", "question_date": "2024/01/18", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-18-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which state is facing mounting criticism for blocking federal access to miles of the US-Mexico border?", "choices": ["California", "Arizona", "Texas", "New Mexico"], "evidence": "Texas authorities are blocking the US Border Patrol’s access to 2.5 miles along the southern border. White House officials say the move is <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/17/us/texas-border-patrol-us-mexico/index.html\">impeding migrant rescue efforts</a> in the event of emergencies."}
19
+ {"question_id": "20240119_18", "question_date": "2024/01/18", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-18-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which NFL team recently won its first playoff game in 32 years?", "choices": ["New York Jets", "Las Vegas Raiders", "Detroit Lions", "Tennessee Titans"], "evidence": "The Detroit Lions on Sunday won their first <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/14/sport/nfl-playoffs-packers-cowboys-spt-intl/index.html\">playoff</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/14/sport/nfl-playoffs-packers-cowboys-spt-intl/index.html\">game</a> since 1991, bringing some fans to tears."}
20
+ {"question_id": "20240119_19", "question_date": "2024/01/18", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-january-18-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which beverage has seen a significant drop in sales across the US since the Covid-19 pandemic?", "choices": ["Orange juice", "Champagne", "Bottled water", "Milk"], "evidence": "Champagne sales <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/15/food/champagne-sales-2023/index.html\">lost some of their pop</a> in 2023 following a few record-breaking years of sales spurred by the end of Covid-19 lockdowns. Analysts say sales of wine and spirits are slipping as drinkers ease off from stockpiling their homes with alcohol since restaurants and bars have fully reopened."}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_20", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "DelawareOnline", "question_url": "https://www.delawareonline.com/storytelling/quiz/delaware-online-news-quiz/2024-01-19/", "question_sentence": "What is the name of the dam that DuPont plans to remove?", "choices": ["Dam 5", "Dam 6", "Experimental Station", "None of the above"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_21", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "DelawareOnline", "question_url": "https://www.delawareonline.com/storytelling/quiz/delaware-online-news-quiz/2024-01-19/", "question_sentence": "What is the name of the new Food Bank of Delaware center in Milford?", "choices": ["Food Bank of Delaware Center", "Delaware Veterans Blvd. Center", "Milford Center", "None of the above"], "evidence": ""}
23
+ {"question_id": "20240119_22", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "DelawareOnline", "question_url": "https://www.delawareonline.com/storytelling/quiz/delaware-online-news-quiz/2024-01-19/", "question_sentence": "What percentage of total sales in 2023 at Delaware farmers markets came from fresh produce?", "choices": ["52%", "48%", "60%", "45%"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_23", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "DelawareOnline", "question_url": "https://www.delawareonline.com/storytelling/quiz/delaware-online-news-quiz/2024-01-19/", "question_sentence": "Why is the Brandywine Hundred Library closing for three months beginning February 1st, 2024?", "choices": ["To replace the roof and HVAC system", "To install new computers", "To renovate the interior", "To add a new wing"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_24", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "DelawareOnline", "question_url": "https://www.delawareonline.com/storytelling/quiz/delaware-online-news-quiz/2024-01-19/", "question_sentence": "What was the color of Aubrey Plaza’s gown at the Emmy Awards?", "choices": ["Red", "Black", "White", "Powder-yellow"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_25", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "DelawareOnline", "question_url": "https://www.delawareonline.com/storytelling/quiz/delaware-online-news-quiz/2024-01-19/", "question_sentence": "What type of whale is the jawbone that washed up on Bethany Beach?", "choices": ["Baleen whale", "Humpback whale", "Blue whale", "Minke whale"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_26", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "DelawareOnline", "question_url": "https://www.delawareonline.com/storytelling/quiz/delaware-online-news-quiz/2024-01-19/", "question_sentence": "What was the maximum budget of the couple in the “House Hunters” episode that aired on Monday, January 15th, 2024?", "choices": ["$450,000", "$480,000", "$550,000", "$560,000"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_27", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "DelawareOnline", "question_url": "https://www.delawareonline.com/storytelling/quiz/delaware-online-news-quiz/2024-01-19/", "question_sentence": "What was the name of the player who led Smyrna to the state championship in girls’ volleyball in 2023?", "choices": ["MaryPat Kwoka", "Anna Richardson", "Danny Wandless", "Chris Albero"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_28", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "DelawareOnline", "question_url": "https://www.delawareonline.com/storytelling/quiz/delaware-online-news-quiz/2024-01-19/", "question_sentence": "What is the name of the festival that Phish is hosting in Dover, Delaware, from August 15th to August 18th, 2024?", "choices": ["Magnaball", "Mondegreen", "Clifford Ball", "The Great Went"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20240119_29", "question_date": "2024/01/19", "question_source": "DelawareOnline", "question_url": "https://www.delawareonline.com/storytelling/quiz/delaware-online-news-quiz/2024-01-19/", "question_sentence": "What is the name of the exhibition that celebrates the artistic life and legacy of James E. Newton?", "choices": ["The Artistic Legacy of James E. Newton: Heritage and Character Portraits", "The Artistic Legacy of James E. Newton: The Art of Delineation", "The Artistic Legacy of James E. Newton: Poetic Roots", "The Artistic Legacy of James E. Newton: The Many Faces of James E. Newton"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220610_0_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/10", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-9-sec/", "question_sentence": "According to a recent ranking, which is the world’s most expensive city?", "choices": ["New York", "Tokyo", "London", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "For the third year in a row, <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/world-most-expensive-cities-2022-intl-hnk/index.html\">Hong Kong</a> received the dubious title of “priciest city in the world,” according to an analysis this week by global mobility company ECA International. The company calculates the list based on several factors, including the average price of groceries, rent, utilities, public transit and the strength of the local currency."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220610_1_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/10", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-9-sec/", "question_sentence": "The baby formula manufacturing plant at the center of the nationwide shortage recently restarted production of certain formulas. Why was the facility closed for several months?", "choices": ["Employee walkouts", "Bacteria outbreak", "Supply chain issues", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Abbott’s Michigan-based facility was shut down for months following an FDA inspection that found <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/04/health/abbott-formula-plant-restarts/index.html\">dangerous bacteria</a> – which can be deadly to infants – in several areas of the plant."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220610_2_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/10", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-9-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which golfer won the 2022 US Women’s Open?", "choices": ["Minjee Lee", "Mina Harigae", "Jin Young Ko", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "<a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/05/golf/minjee-lee-us-womens-open/index.html\">Minjee Lee</a> won the US Women’s Open. It’s the second major win for the 26-year-old golf star."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220610_3_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/10", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-9-sec/", "question_sentence": "According to a recent California ruling, which insect can legally be considered a fish and have the same protections?", "choices": ["Spider", "Ladybug", "Bumblebee", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "A California court has ruled <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/06/us/california-bees-fish-court-ruling-scn-trnd/index.html#:~:text=(CNN)%20A%20fishy%20ruling%20from,the%20California%20Endangered%20Species%20Act\">bees can legally be considered fish</a> under specific circumstances. The expansion of the definition of fish to include invertebrates makes bees eligible for greater protection from the Fish and Game Commission, wrote the court."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220610_4_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/10", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-9-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which department store chain put itself up for sale this week?", "choices": ["Nordstrom", "Kohl’s", "JCPenney", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Kohl’s announced Monday it has entered into a negotiation period for a <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/07/business/kohls-franchise-group-offer/index.html\">potential sale</a>. Franchise Group, a holding company that owns a number of retail brands, has proposed to buy Kohl’s in a deal valued at around $8 billion."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220610_5_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/10", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-9-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which California city voted this week to recall its district attorney amid growing concerns about theft and an alarming spate of hate crimes directed against Asian Americans?", "choices": ["San Francisco", "Los Angeles", "Fresno", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "San Francisco voters <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/07/politics/primary-elections-june-7-california-iowa/index.html\">recalled District Attorney Chesa Boudin</a>. Boudin, who was narrowly elected in 2019, faced criticism from an overwhelming number of San Francisco residents who feel that crime is out of control and is not a priority for the district attorney."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220610_6_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/10", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-9-sec/", "question_sentence": "After a 10-month investigation, a House select committee began unveiling a series of long-awaited details pertaining to who?", "choices": ["Mike Pence", "Hillary Clinton", "Donald Trump", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol is zeroing in on <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/08/politics/january-6-committee-hearings-trump-culpability/index.html\">former President Donald Trump</a> and is preparing to use its platform to argue that he was responsible for grave abuses of power that nearly upended US democracy."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220610_7_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/10", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-9-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which popular celebrity doctor won Pennsylvania’s Senate GOP primary?", "choices": ["Dr. Phil", "Dr. Drew", "Dr. Laura", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon also known as <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/08/politics/recount-pennsylvania-senate-gop-primary-oz-mccormick/index.html\">Dr. Oz</a>, won Pennsylvania’s Senate GOP primary by a narrow 951 votes. Oz received 419,999 votes (31.1%) while his challenger Dave McCormick received 419,048 votes (31.0%), according to the commonwealth’s acting secretary of state."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220610_8_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/10", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-9-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which late-night talk show did President Joe Biden make his first in-person appearance on this week?", "choices": ["“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” with Jimmy Kimmel", "“The Tonight Show” with Jimmy Fallon", "“The Daily Show” with Trevor Noah", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "President Biden <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/08/media/jimmy-kimmel-joe-biden/index.html\">stopped by “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”</a> and jumped right into a conversation about politics and gun control. The two also spoke about inflation, rising gas prices and Roe v. Wade."}
10
+ {"question_id": "20220610_9_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/10", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-9-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which politician survived a vote of confidence this week that threatened to remove him from office?", "choices": ["Russian President Vladimir Putin", "British Prime Minister Boris Johnson", "Colombian President Iván Duque", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "British Prime Minister <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/07/uk/boris-johnson-confidence-vote-what-next-uk-gbr-intl/index.html\">Boris Johnson</a> survived a vote of confidence triggered by discontented lawmakers in his own party for hosting gatherings during the country’s Covid-19 lockdown. A total of 211 Conservative MPs voted to keep Johnson as the party leader, while 148 voted for his removal."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220610_10_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/10", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-10/", "question_sentence": "Four months after the Kamila Valieva saga at the Olympics, minimum age for senior figure skating competition has been raised to:", "choices": ["15", "17", "19", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
12
+ {"question_id": "20220610_11_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/10", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-10/", "question_sentence": "Which country’s leader did not attend President Biden’s Summit of the Americas this week?", "choices": ["Canada", "Brazil", "Argentina", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
13
+ {"question_id": "20220610_12_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/10", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-10/", "question_sentence": "\"Jurassic World: Dominion,\" released this week, is the latest film in the franchise. How many movies are there in the series?", "choices": ["4", "5", "7", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
14
+ {"question_id": "20220610_13_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/10", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-10/", "question_sentence": "Apple announced new iPhone features coming with iOS 16 at this week’s WWDC event. All of these are new additions except:", "choices": ["Customizable lock screens", "Editing messages after they are sent", "Ability to enhance images after zooming in", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
15
+ {"question_id": "20220610_14_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/10", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-10/", "question_sentence": "Which one of these golfers has NOT announced that they will play in LIV Golf Invitational events?", "choices": ["Phil Mickelson", "Kevin Na", "Dustin Johnson", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
16
+ {"question_id": "20220610_15_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/10", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-10/", "question_sentence": "Monday was the anniversary of D-Day, when Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy in Nazi-occupied France. How many years ago was it?", "choices": ["76", "77", "79", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
17
+ {"question_id": "20220610_16_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/10", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-10/", "question_sentence": "As part of a new pilot program in the United Kingdom, thousands of workers are testing out a different work week. How long is it?", "choices": ["3 days", "4 days", "6 days", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
18
+ {"question_id": "20220610_17_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/10", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-10/", "question_sentence": "Which actor spoke out against gun violence in the United States during a speech at the White House this week?", "choices": ["Matthew McConaughey", "Owen Wilson", "Ethan Hawke", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
19
+ {"question_id": "20220610_18_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/10", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-10/", "question_sentence": "Three abortion activists stripped down to their underwear in protest, interrupting which event?", "choices": ["Joel Osteen’s church service", "Kanye West’s Sunday Service", "NHL Eastern Conference Final Game 4", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
20
+ {"question_id": "20220610_19_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/10", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-10/", "question_sentence": "The latest dubious TikTok trend requires just two ingredients to make a so-called \"healthier\" version of Coca-Cola: Sparkling water and what?", "choices": ["Molasses", "Chocolate ice cream", "Cinnamon and brown sugar", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
21
+ {"question_id": "20220610_20_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/10", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957021/quiz-of-the-week-28-may-11-june", "question_sentence": "Boris Johnson is attempting to reset his premiership after a confidence vote saw how many Tory MPs oppose his leadership?", "choices": ["146", "147", "149", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "More than 40% of Conservative MPs voted in opposition to Johnson’s leadership, giving him a lower margin of victory than Theresa May in December 2018"}
22
+ {"question_id": "20220610_21_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/10", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957021/quiz-of-the-week-28-may-11-june", "question_sentence": "Which legendary guitarist did Johnny Depp join on tour after his libel trial against Amber Heard concluded last week?", "choices": ["Jeff Beck", "Carlos Santana", "Tony Iommi", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Depp joined Jeff Beck on the last leg of his UK tour and Beck then announced that the Hollywood actor will appear on his forthcoming album"}
23
+ {"question_id": "20220610_22_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/10", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957021/quiz-of-the-week-28-may-11-june", "question_sentence": "According to the BBC, the ‘biggest rail strike in modern history’ is set to take place at the end of June, with how many staff expected to walk out?", "choices": ["More than 47,000", "More than 55,000", "More than 60,000", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) has told members to strike after talks over pay and redundancies fell through"}
24
+ {"question_id": "20220610_23_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/10", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957021/quiz-of-the-week-28-may-11-june", "question_sentence": "Two-time grand slam champion Iga Swiatek beat which tennis player in the French Open women’s final last weekend?", "choices": ["Simona Halep", "Emma Raducanu", "Aryna Sabalenka", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "ESPN.com said the Pole showed ‘blistering, athletic play’ to dismantle ‘teenage phenom’ Gauff, winning the ‘first four games of the match – and never looked back’"}
25
+ {"question_id": "20220610_24_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/10", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957021/quiz-of-the-week-28-may-11-june", "question_sentence": "Boris Johnson is planning to revive the Right to Buy scheme, but when was it first introduced?", "choices": ["1970", "1980", "1986", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The first iteration of the scheme was a flagship policy of Margaret Thatcher’s government. Now, housing association tenants may gain similar rights to those in council houses"}
26
+ {"question_id": "20220610_25_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/10", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957021/quiz-of-the-week-28-may-11-june", "question_sentence": "A British geologist has been jailed for trying to smuggle artefacts out of Iraq, but how long has been sentenced to?", "choices": ["10 years", "13 years", "15 years", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Jim Fitton is facing 15 years in prison after being charged with collecting fragments during an organised archeology tour and attempting to take them out of the country"}
27
+ {"question_id": "20220610_26_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/10", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957021/quiz-of-the-week-28-may-11-june", "question_sentence": "How much did a commemorative book given to schoolchildren in the UK to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee reportedly cost to publish and distribute?", "choices": ["£8m", "£12m", "£15m", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The Department for Education reportedly spent £12m on the publication of Queen Elizabeth: A Platinum Jubilee Celebration"}
28
+ {"question_id": "20220610_27_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/10", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957021/quiz-of-the-week-28-may-11-june", "question_sentence": "Ben Stokes began his reign as England’s Test cricket captain this week. Who did England beat in the first Test of the summer at Lord’s?", "choices": ["Australia", "West Indies", "South Africa", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Stokes got off to a ‘perfect, winning start’, said The Times, after England emerged victorious against New Zealand"}
29
+ {"question_id": "20220610_28_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/10", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957021/quiz-of-the-week-28-may-11-june", "question_sentence": "Producers of Love Island, which returned to TV screens this week, have ditched the show’s previous fast-fashion sponsors for which online marketplace?", "choices": ["Depop", "Amazon", "eBay", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Contestants will be wearing second-hand garments during season eight. Hear what fashion industry experts have to say about the news on The Overview podcast"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220610_29_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/10", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957021/quiz-of-the-week-28-may-11-june", "question_sentence": "A bakery in Kyiv, Ukraine has named a sweet treat after a world leader, but which of these is it?", "choices": ["A macaron named after Emmanuel Macron", "A croissant named after Boris Johnson", "A strudel named after Olaf Scholz", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Cafe Zavertailo has bestowed Johnson’s name on a bestselling pastry, which features meringue and a scoop of ice cream to represent the prime minister’s hair"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_0", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which wildly popular show was recently green lit for a new season?", "choices": ["“Game of Thrones”", "“Squid Game”", "“Breaking Bad”", "“Friends”"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Netflix announced the hit South Korean show “<a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/media/squid-game-season-2/index.html\">Squid Game</a>“ is officially coming back for a second season."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_1", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "To help reduce cable clutter and waste, which continent will soon require Apple and other smartphone makers to support a single common charging standard for all mobile devices?", "choices": ["Europe", "North America", "Asia", "Africa"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "European regulators announced a plan this week that will eliminate the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/tech/lightning-cable-usbc-nightcap/index.html#:~:text=The%20company%20already%20uses%20the,You%20may%20be%20thinking%2C%20Finally\">infuriating number of charging cables</a> needed for various devices. Under the legislation, virtually all of your everyday devices that are rechargeable via a wired cable — phones, tablets, e-readers, earbuds, cameras, portable speakers, etc — will have to be equipped with a port known as USB-C."}
3
+ {"question_id": "20220617_2", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "A bipartisan group of senators announced an agreement on gun safety legislation this week, but a few major reforms were not included in the proposed deal. Which measure did lawmakers leave out?", "choices": ["Enhanced review process for gun buyers under 21", "Investment in mental health", "Ban on military-style assault weapons", "Funding to improve school security"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "<a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/politics/whats-in-senate-gun-reform-agreement/index.html\">The agreement</a> does not include a federal ban on military-style assault weapons, a measure that Democrats have been pushing for in recent years in the wake of numerous mass shootings that have involved such weapons."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_3", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Police arrested 31 men this week believed to be affiliated with the White nationalist group Patriot Front who allegedly planned to riot at an LGBTQ Pride event. Where was the event?", "choices": ["California", "Idaho", "New York", "Texas"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "A group of <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/13/us/idaho-patriot-front-arrests-pride-what-we-know/index.html\">White nationalists</a> dressed like a “little army” was arrested in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. All 31 men were charged with conspiracy to riot."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_4", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Broadway’s biggest stars were recognized this week at which prestigious awards show?", "choices": ["The Grammy Awards", "The Academy Awards", "The Emmy Awards", "The Tony Awards"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The 75th annual <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/entertainment/gallery/tony-awards-photos-2022/index.html\">Tony Awards</a>, which honor the best Broadway productions of the season, took place at New York’s Radio City Music Hall on Sunday. “A Strange Loop” won the award for Best Musical and for Best Book of a Musical."}
6
+ {"question_id": "20220617_5", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Gas prices in the US recently hit a new record high. On average nationwide, how much does it cost for a gallon of regular gas?", "choices": ["$3", "$4", "$5", "$6"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "For the first time ever, the national average of a gallon of regular <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/11/business/gas-prices-five-dollars-national-june/index.html\">gas now costs $5</a>, according to <a href=\"https://gasprices.aaa.com/\">AAA’s</a> <a href=\"https://gasprices.aaa.com/\">latest</a> <a href=\"https://gasprices.aaa.com/\">readings</a>. While the price point of $5 set a new record this past weekend, $5 gas has become unpleasantly common in much of the US."}
7
+ {"question_id": "20220617_6", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "What is the biggest security threat in the Asia-Pacific region, according to Fiji’s minister of defense?", "choices": ["Cyberattacks", "Terrorism", "Disease outbreaks", "Climate change"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Fiji’s defense minister said <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/asia/fiji-climate-change-shangri-la-dialogue-intl-hnk/index.html\">climate change</a> posed the biggest security threat in the Asia-Pacific region. The low-lying Pacific islands, which include Fiji, Tonga and Samoa, are some of the most vulnerable countries in the world to the extreme weather events caused by climate change."}
8
+ {"question_id": "20220617_7", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which US national park was impacted by severe flooding this week that washed out roads and bridges?", "choices": ["Yosemite", "Yellowstone", "Grand Canyon", "Zion"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Dangerous flooding shut down <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/15/weather/yellowstone-national-park-montana-flooding-wednesday/index.html\">Yellowstone National Park</a> this week and left some people in surrounding communities trapped without safe drinking water. The flooding washed out roads and bridges and inflicted widespread damage on homes and businesses."}
9
+ {"question_id": "20220617_8", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "According to the White House, how soon could Covid-19 vaccines be available for children as young as 6 months?", "choices": ["Next week", "Next month", "Next 6 months", "Next year"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Covid-19 vaccines could be available for children <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/15/health/fda-covid-vaccine-youngest-children-vrbpac-vote/index.html\">as young as 6 months</a> beginning next week, the White House announced. Currently, children under 5 years old – about 18 million people – are the only US age group that still isn’t eligible to receive a Covid-19 vaccine."}
10
+ {"question_id": "20220617_9", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which automaker recalled 2.9 million vehicles this week?", "choices": ["Honda", "BMW", "Mercedes-Benz", "Ford"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Ford recalled <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/15/business/ford-recall/index.html\">2.9 million vehicles</a> due to issues that could prevent certain models from shifting into the correct gear, which might cause them to move in unintended directions."}
11
+ {"question_id": "20220617_10", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "The Federal Reserve raised its key short-term interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point. This was the highest hike since:", "choices": ["1975", "1988", "1994", "2008"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
12
+ {"question_id": "20220617_11", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Revered actor Philip Baker Hall died this week. He was in all of these movies except:", "choices": ["\"Magnolia\"", "\"Boogie Nights\"", "\"Taxi Driver\"", "\"Rush Hour\""], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
13
+ {"question_id": "20220617_12", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Chinese researchers say the giant “Sky Eye” radio telescope may have picked up:", "choices": ["Alien signals", "Traces of a massive asteroid approaching", "Illegal satellite frequencies", "Television broadcasts from the U.S."], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
14
+ {"question_id": "20220617_13", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Microsoft retired its Internet Explorer browser this week. What year did it debut?", "choices": ["1991", "1993", "1995", "2002"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
15
+ {"question_id": "20220617_14", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Kim Kardashian was accused of damaging a historic Marilyn Monroe dress at the Met Gala. Who was the designer of the garment?", "choices": ["Bob Mackie", "Christian Dior", "Balenciaga", "Karl Lagerfeld"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
16
+ {"question_id": "20220617_15", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Historic rainfall led to flooding, mudslides and visitor evacuations at which national park?", "choices": ["Yosemite National Park", "Rocky Mountain National Park", "Yellowstone National Park", "Grand Teton National Park"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
17
+ {"question_id": "20220617_16", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "A strawberry supermoon illuminated the skies this week. Where does the \"strawberry\" moniker mean?", "choices": ["The moon takes on a strawberry shape", "The moon turns a strawberry pink color", "Native American tribes mark the time to pick strawberries", "Farmer's Almanac says it's time to plant strawberries"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
18
+ {"question_id": "20220617_17", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "It’s official: Beyoncé's next project will be released this summer with \"Act I\" coming July 29. What is it titled?", "choices": ["Rendezvous", "Ivy Park", "Renaissance", "Homecoming"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
19
+ {"question_id": "20220617_18", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "​​Which popular flea-and-tick treatment for pets did lawmakers say should be taken off the market after research showed it was harmful?", "choices": ["Frontline", "Seresto collar", "Bravecto Chews", "Trifexis"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
20
+ {"question_id": "20220617_19", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Temperatures in Britain are set to soar this weekend, but what is the hottest UK temperature on record?", "choices": ["33.3C", "34.5C", "35.6C", "38.7C"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The highest ever UK temperature was recorded in Cambridge University Botanic Garden on 25 July 2019, when the mercury hit 38.7C, beating the previous record of 38.5C in Faversham, Kent, in August 2003"}
21
+ {"question_id": "20220617_20", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "What is the name of the “modest” four-bedroom Windsor property to which the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge hope to relocate in order to be closer to the Queen?", "choices": ["Melbourne House", "Adelaide Cottage", "Fort Belvedere", "Frogmore House"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The four-bedroom home needs “no extra taxpayer-funded security or costly refurb”, according to The Sun, and the move means that their three children will be able to start school in the area in the autumn"}
22
+ {"question_id": "20220617_21", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Global superband BTS have split after how many years together?", "choices": ["Seven years", "Eight years", "Nine years", "Ten years"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "During a televised dinner celebrating their anniversary, the group announced to fans they would be splitting in order to “mature” and pursue solo projects"}
23
+ {"question_id": "20220617_22", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "According to a new report from the Reuters Institute, what percentage of people worldwide often or sometimes avoid the news because it lowers their mood?", "choices": ["29%", "38%", "44%", "56%"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "That figure is up from 29% in 2017. Researchers also found that the number of people avoiding reading or watching the news has doubled in the UK over the past five years"}
24
+ {"question_id": "20220617_23", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Which technology company could be forced to pay millions of Britons compensation after being accused of using an upgrade to slow the functioning of its smartphones?", "choices": ["Apple", "Samsung", "Google", "Nokia"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Campaigner Justin Gutmann has issued a £768m claim alleging that Apple abused its market dominance by secretly impairing iPhones"}
25
+ {"question_id": "20220617_24", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "The House of Commons speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, has signed a pledge to make parliament more “friendly” to those with what condition?", "choices": ["Asthma", "Menopause", "Pregnancy", "Diabetes"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The Menopause Workplace Pledge, which has been signed by more than 600 organisations including the civil service, Tesco and John Lewis, commits employers to supporting employees affected by the menopause"}
26
+ {"question_id": "20220617_25", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "New research has found that the Black Death, also known as the bubonic plague, may have originated in what animal over 600 years ago?", "choices": ["Rats", "Squirrels", "Voles", "Marmots"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The study published in Nature this week dated the Black Death’s source strain to Kyrgyzstan in 1338. The study also suggested that the animal reservoir from which the Black Death emerged was wild marmots rather than rats"}
27
+ {"question_id": "20220617_26", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Which country is set to become the first in the world to print a warning on every cigarette sold?", "choices": ["United Kingdom", "Australia", "New Zealand", "Canada"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "It already requires graphic photo warnings on tobacco products’ packaging, a policy that started an international trend when it was first introduced. The current proposal for the message on each cigarette is: “Poison in every puff”"}
28
+ {"question_id": "20220617_27", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Which member of the royal family is expected to retire from public life next month, according to a report in The Daily Telegraph?", "choices": ["Prince Harry", "Prince Michael of Kent", "Princess Eugenie", "Peter Phillips"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The Queen’s first cousin’s connections to the Kremlin came under scrutiny after the invasion of Ukraine"}
29
+ {"question_id": "20220617_28", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "How high will inflation likely climb this year according to The Bank of England?", "choices": ["8%", "9%", "10%", "11%"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The Bank of England has predicted that inflation will climb to 11% this year, prompting the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to assure the Bank's governor, Andrew Bailey, that he will not introduce tax cuts"}
30
+ {"question_id": "20220624_0", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "What country announced a crackdown on rainbow-colored toys this week, saying the items promote homosexuality?", "choices": ["Mexico", "Saudi Arabia", "Cuba", "South Korea"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Saudi Arabian government officials on Tuesday said they are ramping up efforts to <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/19/middleeast/saudi-arabia-rainbow-colored-toys-ban-intl/index.html\">seize rainbow-colored toys and clothing</a> from shops in the country’s capital, Riyadh, because they said the colors send a “poisonous message” to children. Homosexuality is illegal in Saudi Arabia, which adheres to a strict interpretation of Sharia law."}
31
+ {"question_id": "20220624_1", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "An anonymous bidder recently paid a record-breaking sum for a private lunch with legendary investor Warren Buffett. How much did the bidder pay?", "choices": ["$19,000", "$100,000", "$1 million", "$19 million"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The anonymous bidder paid <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/19/business/warren-buffet-lunch-19-million-trnd/index.html\">$19 million for a steak lunch</a> with Warren Buffett at Smith &amp; Wollensky Steakhouse in New York City. The sale was part of an annual auction to benefit an organization combating poverty, hunger, and homelessness."}
32
+ {"question_id": "20220624_2", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Where in the US is it illegal to pump your own gas?", "choices": ["New Jersey & Oregon", "California & Washington", "Alabama & Louisiana", "Idaho & South Dakota"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "In New Jersey and Oregon, it remains illegal for <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/18/energy/new-jersey-oregon-pump-your-own-gas/index.html\">people</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/18/energy/new-jersey-oregon-pump-your-own-gas/index.html\">to</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/18/energy/new-jersey-oregon-pump-your-own-gas/index.html\">touch the gas nozzle</a>. In New Jersey, drivers have been prohibited from pumping their own gas since 1949, ostensibly due to health and safety concerns. A similar ban on self-service gas has been in place in Oregon since 1951. But with soaring gas prices and a worker shortage, there have been renewed calls by some gas station industry advocates to lift the bans."}
33
+ {"question_id": "20220624_3", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "What country elected its first-ever leftist leader this week?", "choices": ["Thailand", "Colombia", "Ecuador", "India"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "<a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/17/americas/gustavo-petro-profile-intl-latam/index.html\">Gustavo Petro</a> will become Colombia’s first left-wing leader after winning the country’s presidential race on Sunday. In his victory speech, Petro called for an agreement to end violence in the country."}
34
+ {"question_id": "20220624_4", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "The IRS announced it will do what this week?", "choices": ["Close all in-person taxpayer assistance centers", "Issue more stimulus checks", "Finish processing the backlog of 2021 tax returns", "Lay off thousands of employees"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The IRS announced it will finally finish processing last year’s tax return backlog by the end of this week – meaning that if you’re among the millions of Americans who are still waiting on <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/politics/irs-tax-returns-backlog/index.html\">your tax refund from 2021</a>, it will soon make its way to your mailbox or bank account."}
35
+ {"question_id": "20220624_5", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which embattled celebrity was found liable in a sexual battery case this week?", "choices": ["Kevin Spacey", "Bill Cosby", "Prince Andrew", "R. Kelly"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "A Los Angeles jury found <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/entertainment/bill-cosby-civil-case/index.html\">Bill Cosby liable</a> in a civil case brought by Judy Huth, a woman who claimed he sexually assaulted her as a teenager in the 1970s. The jury, comprised of eight women and four men, awarded Huth $500,000 in damages."}
36
+ {"question_id": "20220624_6", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which Ivy League school announced it will eliminate student loans for undergraduates?", "choices": ["Dartmouth College", "Columbia University", "Harvard University", "Princeton University"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Dartmouth College announced Tuesday it was <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/us/dartmouth-undergraduate-student-loans-scholarship-grants/index.html\">eliminating student loans</a> for undergraduates and replacing them with “expanded scholarship grants,” the university said in a statement. Dartmouth’s class of 2022 will be the first class to enter the school and benefit from the new program."}
37
+ {"question_id": "20220624_7", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "What NFL star announced his retirement on Tuesday?", "choices": ["Russell Wilson", "Rob Gronkowski", "Aaron Rodgers", "Travis Kelce"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Eleven seasons and four Super Bowl rings later, <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/sport/rob-gronkowski-retirement-spt/index.html\">Rob Gronkowski</a> announced his retirement this week. This is Gronkowski’s second time retiring from the NFL, having previously hung up his cleats after playing from 2010 to 2018 with the New England Patriots before returning in 2020 to play two seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers."}
38
+ {"question_id": "20220624_8", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Afghanistan was rocked by a powerful earthquake this week that killed more than 1,000 people and injured many others. What was the magnitude of the quake?", "choices": ["2.0", "3.3", "4.6", "5.9"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "A magnitude <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/22/asia/afghanistan-khost-earthquake-intl-hnk/index.html\">5.9 earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan</a> this week, flattening stone and mud-brick homes. The disaster comes at a difficult time for the Taliban-ruled country, which is currently experiencing an economic crisis and widespread hunger."}
39
+ {"question_id": "20220624_9", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Covid-19 vaccinations in the US began for which age group this week?", "choices": ["Children under 5", "Children ages 5–12", "Adults ages 65–75", "Adults over 75"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Covid-19 vaccinations for <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/health/covid-vaccines-under-5-begin/index.html\">children younger than 5</a> began across the US on Tuesday. Before this week, children under 5 – about 17 million people – were the only age group that wasn’t eligible to get a Covid-19 vaccine."}
40
+ {"question_id": "20220624_10", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Beyoncé released a new song this week, titled:", "choices": ["\"Renassance\"", "\"Build Us Up\"", "\"Break My Soul\"", "\"Show Me Love\""], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
41
+ {"question_id": "20220624_11", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "A recent study found that balancing on one leg for how many seconds may predict likelihood of living or dying?", "choices": ["5 seconds", "10 seconds", "48 seconds", "112 seconds"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
42
+ {"question_id": "20220624_12", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Who won the NHL’s Hart Trophy, given to the player voted by the media as the league’s MVP?", "choices": ["Connor McDavid", "Igor Shesterkin", "Jack Eichel", "Auston Matthews"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
43
+ {"question_id": "20220624_13", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "In an interview with Closer Weekly, Martin Sheen said he regrets not using his birth name professionally. What is it?", "choices": ["Ramon Estévez", "Nicolas Coppola", "Michael Mann", "Michael Douglas"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
44
+ {"question_id": "20220624_14", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Uber announced this week the return of which feature?", "choices": ["Helicopter rentals", "Airport shuttles", "Shared rides", "Quiet rides"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
45
+ {"question_id": "20220624_15", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "President Joe Biden called on Congress to suspend federal gas taxes for how long?", "choices": ["30 days", "45 days", "3 months", "6 months"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
46
+ {"question_id": "20220624_16", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Yellowstone National Park partially reopened to visitors Wednesday after being closed since June 13. Why was it shut down?", "choices": ["Bad weather", "Damage from flooding", "Too many bears", "Extreme heat"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
47
+ {"question_id": "20220624_17", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "America’s youngest kids became eligible for COVID-19 vaccines this week. What is the age range?", "choices": ["Birth to 4 years", "6 months to 2 years", "6 months to 6 years", "1 year to 5 years"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
48
+ {"question_id": "20220624_18", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Leveraging summer travel woes, hundreds of pilots picketed this week over lack of progress on new contract. Which airline were they from?", "choices": ["Southwest Airlines", "American Airlines", "Frontier Airlines", "Delta Airlines"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
49
+ {"question_id": "20220624_19", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "A pup named Trumpet took home the crown for Best of Show at the Westminster Dog Show. What breed is he?", "choices": ["Bloodhound", "Basset Hound", "Dalmatian", "Jack Russell Terrier"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
50
+ {"question_id": "20220624_20", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "How many times will media mogul Rupert Murdoch have been divorced, after reports he is to end his marriage to actress Jerry Hall?", "choices": ["Two", "Three", "Four", "Five"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Murdoch has been married four times: to former flight attendant Patricia Booker, from 1956 to 1967; journalist Anna Murdoch Mann, from 1967 to 1999; businesswoman Wendi Deng, from 1999 to 2013; and actress Jerry Hall, from 2016."}
51
+ {"question_id": "20220624_21", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Health officials have warned a virus causing which disease has been detected in several sewage samples in London?", "choices": ["Polio", "Smallpox", "Plague", "Cholera"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Britain was declared polio-free in 2003, with the last wild case detected in 1984, making the new outbreak the first transmission event since the 1980s. The NHS will begin a campaign to ensure children are fully vaccinated."}
52
+ {"question_id": "20220624_22", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Which Tory MP has resigned from a senior role after two crushing by-election defeats for the Conservative Party this week?", "choices": ["Ben Elliot", "Oliver Dowden", "James Cleverly", "Steve Barclay"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Conservative co-chair Oliver Dowden resigned following by-election losses to the Liberal Democrats in Tiverton and Honiton, and to Labour in Wakefield. In a letter to Boris Johnson, Dowden said Tories were “distressed and disappointed”."}
53
+ {"question_id": "20220624_23", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Which city has been named the most “liveable” city in the world, according to a report compiled by The Economist?", "choices": ["Copenhagen", "Damascus", "Vienna", "Calgary"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The Austrian capital grabbed the top spot from Auckland, which sank to 34th place due to New Zealand’s pandemic restrictions. The report praised Vienna for its “stability and good infrastructure” as well as “good healthcare” and “culture”."}
54
+ {"question_id": "20220624_24", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "RMT union boss Mick Lynch landed himself in trouble with journalist Piers Morgan for having which children’s television character as his Facebook profile picture?", "choices": ["The Hood from Thunderbirds", "Dick Dastardly from Wacky Races", "The Joker from Batman", "Plankton from SpongeBob SquarePants"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "In an interview, Morgan suggested Lynch’s use of The Hood as his profile meant he aligned himself with an “evil, criminal, terrorist mastermind”. Lynch replied: “Don’t you want to talk about the issues rather than a little vinyl puppet?”"}
55
+ {"question_id": "20220624_25", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Nuclear power is to make up what percentage of the UK’s electricity sources by 2025, according to the government’s energy strategy?", "choices": ["10%", "15%", "20%", "25%"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that nuclear is “a reliable, safe and constant source of clean energy” – but not everyone agrees. Find out more about nuclear energy’s image problem in the latest episode of The Overview."}
56
+ {"question_id": "20220624_26", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Consumer champion Martin Lewis revealed this week that his application for what role was rejected?", "choices": ["School governor", "Member of the House of Lords", "Local councillor", "Magistrate"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Speaking to the BBC, the founder of the Money Saving Expert website claimed it was because he had been “honest” about not having enough time to attend many sittings in the Lords."}
57
+ {"question_id": "20220624_27", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "How many grammar schools still exist in England, amid news that Downing Street is considering proposals to lift a Blair-era ban on new grammars?", "choices": ["54", "90", "150", "164"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The government is bringing its Schools Bill to the House of Commons later this year, with Graham Brady, chair of the 1922 Committee and a grammar school campaigner, planning to table an amendment that proposes lifting the ban."}
58
+ {"question_id": "20220624_28", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Which country was recommended for EU candidacy alongside Ukraine this week?", "choices": ["Albania", "Moldova", "Georgia", "Serbia"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The European Commission has boosted Ukraine’s hopes of joining the EU by recommending it as an official candidate for membership this week. It also recommended Moldova but said Georgia must pass reforms for its accession to be considered."}
59
+ {"question_id": "20220624_29", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "The governing body of which sport has introduced new rules that athletes who have undergone male puberty cannot compete in elite women’s categories?", "choices": ["Swimming", "Tennis", "Gymnastics", "Basketball"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Swimming’s world governing body Fina voted on the policy at a general congress at the World Championships in Budapest and 71% of the 152 national federations voted in favour."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_0_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which wildly popular show was recently green lit for a new season?", "choices": ["“Squid Game”", "“Breaking Bad”", "“Friends”", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Netflix announced the hit South Korean show “<a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/media/squid-game-season-2/index.html\">Squid Game</a>“ is officially coming back for a second season."}
2
+ {"question_id": "20220617_1_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "To help reduce cable clutter and waste, which continent will soon require Apple and other smartphone makers to support a single common charging standard for all mobile devices?", "choices": ["Europe", "North America", "Africa", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "European regulators announced a plan this week that will eliminate the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/tech/lightning-cable-usbc-nightcap/index.html#:~:text=The%20company%20already%20uses%20the,You%20may%20be%20thinking%2C%20Finally\">infuriating number of charging cables</a> needed for various devices. Under the legislation, virtually all of your everyday devices that are rechargeable via a wired cable — phones, tablets, e-readers, earbuds, cameras, portable speakers, etc — will have to be equipped with a port known as USB-C."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_2_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "A bipartisan group of senators announced an agreement on gun safety legislation this week, but a few major reforms were not included in the proposed deal. Which measure did lawmakers leave out?", "choices": ["Enhanced review process for gun buyers under 21", "Ban on military-style assault weapons", "Funding to improve school security", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "<a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/politics/whats-in-senate-gun-reform-agreement/index.html\">The agreement</a> does not include a federal ban on military-style assault weapons, a measure that Democrats have been pushing for in recent years in the wake of numerous mass shootings that have involved such weapons."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_3_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Police arrested 31 men this week believed to be affiliated with the White nationalist group Patriot Front who allegedly planned to riot at an LGBTQ Pride event. Where was the event?", "choices": ["California", "Idaho", "New York", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "A group of <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/13/us/idaho-patriot-front-arrests-pride-what-we-know/index.html\">White nationalists</a> dressed like a “little army” was arrested in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. All 31 men were charged with conspiracy to riot."}
5
+ {"question_id": "20220617_4_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Broadway’s biggest stars were recognized this week at which prestigious awards show?", "choices": ["The Grammy Awards", "The Academy Awards", "The Emmy Awards", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The 75th annual <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/entertainment/gallery/tony-awards-photos-2022/index.html\">Tony Awards</a>, which honor the best Broadway productions of the season, took place at New York’s Radio City Music Hall on Sunday. “A Strange Loop” won the award for Best Musical and for Best Book of a Musical."}
6
+ {"question_id": "20220617_5_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Gas prices in the US recently hit a new record high. On average nationwide, how much does it cost for a gallon of regular gas?", "choices": ["$3", "$5", "$6", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "For the first time ever, the national average of a gallon of regular <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/11/business/gas-prices-five-dollars-national-june/index.html\">gas now costs $5</a>, according to <a href=\"https://gasprices.aaa.com/\">AAA’s</a> <a href=\"https://gasprices.aaa.com/\">latest</a> <a href=\"https://gasprices.aaa.com/\">readings</a>. While the price point of $5 set a new record this past weekend, $5 gas has become unpleasantly common in much of the US."}
7
+ {"question_id": "20220617_6_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "What is the biggest security threat in the Asia-Pacific region, according to Fiji’s minister of defense?", "choices": ["Cyberattacks", "Disease outbreaks", "Climate change", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Fiji’s defense minister said <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/asia/fiji-climate-change-shangri-la-dialogue-intl-hnk/index.html\">climate change</a> posed the biggest security threat in the Asia-Pacific region. The low-lying Pacific islands, which include Fiji, Tonga and Samoa, are some of the most vulnerable countries in the world to the extreme weather events caused by climate change."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_7_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which US national park was impacted by severe flooding this week that washed out roads and bridges?", "choices": ["Yosemite", "Yellowstone", "Grand Canyon", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Dangerous flooding shut down <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/15/weather/yellowstone-national-park-montana-flooding-wednesday/index.html\">Yellowstone National Park</a> this week and left some people in surrounding communities trapped without safe drinking water. The flooding washed out roads and bridges and inflicted widespread damage on homes and businesses."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_8_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "According to the White House, how soon could Covid-19 vaccines be available for children as young as 6 months?", "choices": ["Next week", "Next month", "Next 6 months", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Covid-19 vaccines could be available for children <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/15/health/fda-covid-vaccine-youngest-children-vrbpac-vote/index.html\">as young as 6 months</a> beginning next week, the White House announced. Currently, children under 5 years old – about 18 million people – are the only US age group that still isn’t eligible to receive a Covid-19 vaccine."}
10
+ {"question_id": "20220617_9_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which automaker recalled 2.9 million vehicles this week?", "choices": ["Honda", "BMW", "Mercedes-Benz", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Ford recalled <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/15/business/ford-recall/index.html\">2.9 million vehicles</a> due to issues that could prevent certain models from shifting into the correct gear, which might cause them to move in unintended directions."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_10_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "The Federal Reserve raised its key short-term interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point. This was the highest hike since:", "choices": ["1975", "1994", "2008", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_11_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Revered actor Philip Baker Hall died this week. He was in all of these movies except:", "choices": ["\"Magnolia\"", "\"Boogie Nights\"", "\"Rush Hour\"", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_12_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Chinese researchers say the giant “Sky Eye” radio telescope may have picked up:", "choices": ["Alien signals", "Traces of a massive asteroid approaching", "Television broadcasts from the U.S.", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_13_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Microsoft retired its Internet Explorer browser this week. What year did it debut?", "choices": ["1991", "1993", "2002", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_14_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Kim Kardashian was accused of damaging a historic Marilyn Monroe dress at the Met Gala. Who was the designer of the garment?", "choices": ["Bob Mackie", "Balenciaga", "Karl Lagerfeld", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_15_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Historic rainfall led to flooding, mudslides and visitor evacuations at which national park?", "choices": ["Yosemite National Park", "Rocky Mountain National Park", "Grand Teton National Park", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_16_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "A strawberry supermoon illuminated the skies this week. Where does the \"strawberry\" moniker mean?", "choices": ["The moon takes on a strawberry shape", "The moon turns a strawberry pink color", "Farmer's Almanac says it's time to plant strawberries", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_17_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "It’s official: Beyoncé's next project will be released this summer with \"Act I\" coming July 29. What is it titled?", "choices": ["Ivy Park", "Renaissance", "Homecoming", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_18_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "​​Which popular flea-and-tick treatment for pets did lawmakers say should be taken off the market after research showed it was harmful?", "choices": ["Frontline", "Seresto collar", "Bravecto Chews", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_19_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Temperatures in Britain are set to soar this weekend, but what is the hottest UK temperature on record?", "choices": ["33.3C", "34.5C", "35.6C", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The highest ever UK temperature was recorded in Cambridge University Botanic Garden on 25 July 2019, when the mercury hit 38.7C, beating the previous record of 38.5C in Faversham, Kent, in August 2003"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_20_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "What is the name of the “modest” four-bedroom Windsor property to which the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge hope to relocate in order to be closer to the Queen?", "choices": ["Melbourne House", "Fort Belvedere", "Frogmore House", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The four-bedroom home needs “no extra taxpayer-funded security or costly refurb”, according to The Sun, and the move means that their three children will be able to start school in the area in the autumn"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_21_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Global superband BTS have split after how many years together?", "choices": ["Seven years", "Eight years", "Ten years", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "During a televised dinner celebrating their anniversary, the group announced to fans they would be splitting in order to “mature” and pursue solo projects"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_22_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "According to a new report from the Reuters Institute, what percentage of people worldwide often or sometimes avoid the news because it lowers their mood?", "choices": ["38%", "44%", "56%", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "That figure is up from 29% in 2017. Researchers also found that the number of people avoiding reading or watching the news has doubled in the UK over the past five years"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_23_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Which technology company could be forced to pay millions of Britons compensation after being accused of using an upgrade to slow the functioning of its smartphones?", "choices": ["Apple", "Google", "Nokia", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Campaigner Justin Gutmann has issued a £768m claim alleging that Apple abused its market dominance by secretly impairing iPhones"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_24_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "The House of Commons speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, has signed a pledge to make parliament more “friendly” to those with what condition?", "choices": ["Asthma", "Menopause", "Pregnancy", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The Menopause Workplace Pledge, which has been signed by more than 600 organisations including the civil service, Tesco and John Lewis, commits employers to supporting employees affected by the menopause"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_25_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "New research has found that the Black Death, also known as the bubonic plague, may have originated in what animal over 600 years ago?", "choices": ["Rats", "Squirrels", "Marmots", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The study published in Nature this week dated the Black Death’s source strain to Kyrgyzstan in 1338. The study also suggested that the animal reservoir from which the Black Death emerged was wild marmots rather than rats"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_26_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Which country is set to become the first in the world to print a warning on every cigarette sold?", "choices": ["United Kingdom", "New Zealand", "Canada", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "It already requires graphic photo warnings on tobacco products’ packaging, a policy that started an international trend when it was first introduced. The current proposal for the message on each cigarette is: “Poison in every puff”"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_27_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Which member of the royal family is expected to retire from public life next month, according to a report in The Daily Telegraph?", "choices": ["Prince Harry", "Prince Michael of Kent", "Princess Eugenie", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The Queen’s first cousin’s connections to the Kremlin came under scrutiny after the invasion of Ukraine"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_28_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "How high will inflation likely climb this year according to The Bank of England?", "choices": ["8%", "10%", "11%", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The Bank of England has predicted that inflation will climb to 11% this year, prompting the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to assure the Bank's governor, Andrew Bailey, that he will not introduce tax cuts"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_0_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "What country announced a crackdown on rainbow-colored toys this week, saying the items promote homosexuality?", "choices": ["Saudi Arabia", "Cuba", "South Korea", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Saudi Arabian government officials on Tuesday said they are ramping up efforts to <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/19/middleeast/saudi-arabia-rainbow-colored-toys-ban-intl/index.html\">seize rainbow-colored toys and clothing</a> from shops in the country’s capital, Riyadh, because they said the colors send a “poisonous message” to children. Homosexuality is illegal in Saudi Arabia, which adheres to a strict interpretation of Sharia law."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_1_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "An anonymous bidder recently paid a record-breaking sum for a private lunch with legendary investor Warren Buffett. How much did the bidder pay?", "choices": ["$19,000", "$100,000", "$19 million", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The anonymous bidder paid <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/19/business/warren-buffet-lunch-19-million-trnd/index.html\">$19 million for a steak lunch</a> with Warren Buffett at Smith &amp; Wollensky Steakhouse in New York City. The sale was part of an annual auction to benefit an organization combating poverty, hunger, and homelessness."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_2_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Where in the US is it illegal to pump your own gas?", "choices": ["New Jersey & Oregon", "Alabama & Louisiana", "Idaho & South Dakota", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "In New Jersey and Oregon, it remains illegal for <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/18/energy/new-jersey-oregon-pump-your-own-gas/index.html\">people</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/18/energy/new-jersey-oregon-pump-your-own-gas/index.html\">to</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/18/energy/new-jersey-oregon-pump-your-own-gas/index.html\">touch the gas nozzle</a>. In New Jersey, drivers have been prohibited from pumping their own gas since 1949, ostensibly due to health and safety concerns. A similar ban on self-service gas has been in place in Oregon since 1951. But with soaring gas prices and a worker shortage, there have been renewed calls by some gas station industry advocates to lift the bans."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_3_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "What country elected its first-ever leftist leader this week?", "choices": ["Thailand", "Colombia", "Ecuador", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "<a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/17/americas/gustavo-petro-profile-intl-latam/index.html\">Gustavo Petro</a> will become Colombia’s first left-wing leader after winning the country’s presidential race on Sunday. In his victory speech, Petro called for an agreement to end violence in the country."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_4_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "The IRS announced it will do what this week?", "choices": ["Close all in-person taxpayer assistance centers", "Issue more stimulus checks", "Finish processing the backlog of 2021 tax returns", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The IRS announced it will finally finish processing last year’s tax return backlog by the end of this week – meaning that if you’re among the millions of Americans who are still waiting on <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/politics/irs-tax-returns-backlog/index.html\">your tax refund from 2021</a>, it will soon make its way to your mailbox or bank account."}
35
+ {"question_id": "20220624_5_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which embattled celebrity was found liable in a sexual battery case this week?", "choices": ["Kevin Spacey", "Prince Andrew", "R. Kelly", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "A Los Angeles jury found <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/entertainment/bill-cosby-civil-case/index.html\">Bill Cosby liable</a> in a civil case brought by Judy Huth, a woman who claimed he sexually assaulted her as a teenager in the 1970s. The jury, comprised of eight women and four men, awarded Huth $500,000 in damages."}
36
+ {"question_id": "20220624_6_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which Ivy League school announced it will eliminate student loans for undergraduates?", "choices": ["Dartmouth College", "Harvard University", "Princeton University", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Dartmouth College announced Tuesday it was <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/us/dartmouth-undergraduate-student-loans-scholarship-grants/index.html\">eliminating student loans</a> for undergraduates and replacing them with “expanded scholarship grants,” the university said in a statement. Dartmouth’s class of 2022 will be the first class to enter the school and benefit from the new program."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_7_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "What NFL star announced his retirement on Tuesday?", "choices": ["Russell Wilson", "Rob Gronkowski", "Aaron Rodgers", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Eleven seasons and four Super Bowl rings later, <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/sport/rob-gronkowski-retirement-spt/index.html\">Rob Gronkowski</a> announced his retirement this week. This is Gronkowski’s second time retiring from the NFL, having previously hung up his cleats after playing from 2010 to 2018 with the New England Patriots before returning in 2020 to play two seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers."}
38
+ {"question_id": "20220624_8_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Afghanistan was rocked by a powerful earthquake this week that killed more than 1,000 people and injured many others. What was the magnitude of the quake?", "choices": ["2.0", "3.3", "4.6", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "A magnitude <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/22/asia/afghanistan-khost-earthquake-intl-hnk/index.html\">5.9 earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan</a> this week, flattening stone and mud-brick homes. The disaster comes at a difficult time for the Taliban-ruled country, which is currently experiencing an economic crisis and widespread hunger."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_9_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Covid-19 vaccinations in the US began for which age group this week?", "choices": ["Children under 5", "Children ages 5–12", "Adults ages 65–75", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Covid-19 vaccinations for <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/health/covid-vaccines-under-5-begin/index.html\">children younger than 5</a> began across the US on Tuesday. Before this week, children under 5 – about 17 million people – were the only age group that wasn’t eligible to get a Covid-19 vaccine."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_10_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Beyoncé released a new song this week, titled:", "choices": ["\"Renassance\"", "\"Break My Soul\"", "\"Show Me Love\"", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_11_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "A recent study found that balancing on one leg for how many seconds may predict likelihood of living or dying?", "choices": ["5 seconds", "10 seconds", "112 seconds", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_12_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Who won the NHL’s Hart Trophy, given to the player voted by the media as the league’s MVP?", "choices": ["Connor McDavid", "Igor Shesterkin", "Auston Matthews", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
43
+ {"question_id": "20220624_13_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "In an interview with Closer Weekly, Martin Sheen said he regrets not using his birth name professionally. What is it?", "choices": ["Ramon Estévez", "Nicolas Coppola", "Michael Douglas", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
44
+ {"question_id": "20220624_14_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Uber announced this week the return of which feature?", "choices": ["Helicopter rentals", "Shared rides", "Quiet rides", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
45
+ {"question_id": "20220624_15_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "President Joe Biden called on Congress to suspend federal gas taxes for how long?", "choices": ["30 days", "45 days", "6 months", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
46
+ {"question_id": "20220624_16_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Yellowstone National Park partially reopened to visitors Wednesday after being closed since June 13. Why was it shut down?", "choices": ["Bad weather", "Damage from flooding", "Extreme heat", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
47
+ {"question_id": "20220624_17_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "America’s youngest kids became eligible for COVID-19 vaccines this week. What is the age range?", "choices": ["6 months to 2 years", "6 months to 6 years", "1 year to 5 years", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
48
+ {"question_id": "20220624_18_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Leveraging summer travel woes, hundreds of pilots picketed this week over lack of progress on new contract. Which airline were they from?", "choices": ["Southwest Airlines", "American Airlines", "Frontier Airlines", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
49
+ {"question_id": "20220624_19_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "A pup named Trumpet took home the crown for Best of Show at the Westminster Dog Show. What breed is he?", "choices": ["Bloodhound", "Basset Hound", "Dalmatian", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
50
+ {"question_id": "20220624_20_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "How many times will media mogul Rupert Murdoch have been divorced, after reports he is to end his marriage to actress Jerry Hall?", "choices": ["Two", "Four", "Five", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Murdoch has been married four times: to former flight attendant Patricia Booker, from 1956 to 1967; journalist Anna Murdoch Mann, from 1967 to 1999; businesswoman Wendi Deng, from 1999 to 2013; and actress Jerry Hall, from 2016."}
51
+ {"question_id": "20220624_21_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Health officials have warned a virus causing which disease has been detected in several sewage samples in London?", "choices": ["Polio", "Smallpox", "Cholera", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Britain was declared polio-free in 2003, with the last wild case detected in 1984, making the new outbreak the first transmission event since the 1980s. The NHS will begin a campaign to ensure children are fully vaccinated."}
52
+ {"question_id": "20220624_22_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Which Tory MP has resigned from a senior role after two crushing by-election defeats for the Conservative Party this week?", "choices": ["Oliver Dowden", "James Cleverly", "Steve Barclay", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Conservative co-chair Oliver Dowden resigned following by-election losses to the Liberal Democrats in Tiverton and Honiton, and to Labour in Wakefield. In a letter to Boris Johnson, Dowden said Tories were “distressed and disappointed”."}
53
+ {"question_id": "20220624_23_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Which city has been named the most “liveable” city in the world, according to a report compiled by The Economist?", "choices": ["Copenhagen", "Vienna", "Calgary", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The Austrian capital grabbed the top spot from Auckland, which sank to 34th place due to New Zealand’s pandemic restrictions. The report praised Vienna for its “stability and good infrastructure” as well as “good healthcare” and “culture”."}
54
+ {"question_id": "20220624_24_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "RMT union boss Mick Lynch landed himself in trouble with journalist Piers Morgan for having which children’s television character as his Facebook profile picture?", "choices": ["The Hood from Thunderbirds", "Dick Dastardly from Wacky Races", "The Joker from Batman", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "In an interview, Morgan suggested Lynch’s use of The Hood as his profile meant he aligned himself with an “evil, criminal, terrorist mastermind”. Lynch replied: “Don’t you want to talk about the issues rather than a little vinyl puppet?”"}
55
+ {"question_id": "20220624_25_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Nuclear power is to make up what percentage of the UK’s electricity sources by 2025, according to the government’s energy strategy?", "choices": ["10%", "15%", "25%", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that nuclear is “a reliable, safe and constant source of clean energy” – but not everyone agrees. Find out more about nuclear energy’s image problem in the latest episode of The Overview."}
56
+ {"question_id": "20220624_26_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Consumer champion Martin Lewis revealed this week that his application for what role was rejected?", "choices": ["School governor", "Local councillor", "Magistrate", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Speaking to the BBC, the founder of the Money Saving Expert website claimed it was because he had been “honest” about not having enough time to attend many sittings in the Lords."}
57
+ {"question_id": "20220624_27_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "How many grammar schools still exist in England, amid news that Downing Street is considering proposals to lift a Blair-era ban on new grammars?", "choices": ["54", "90", "150", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The government is bringing its Schools Bill to the House of Commons later this year, with Graham Brady, chair of the 1922 Committee and a grammar school campaigner, planning to table an amendment that proposes lifting the ban."}
58
+ {"question_id": "20220624_28_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Which country was recommended for EU candidacy alongside Ukraine this week?", "choices": ["Albania", "Georgia", "Serbia", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The European Commission has boosted Ukraine’s hopes of joining the EU by recommending it as an official candidate for membership this week. It also recommended Moldova but said Georgia must pass reforms for its accession to be considered."}
59
+ {"question_id": "20220624_29_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "The governing body of which sport has introduced new rules that athletes who have undergone male puberty cannot compete in elite women’s categories?", "choices": ["Swimming", "Tennis", "Basketball", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Swimming’s world governing body Fina voted on the policy at a general congress at the World Championships in Budapest and 71% of the 152 national federations voted in favour."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_0", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which wildly popular show was recently green lit for a new season?", "choices": ["“Game of Thrones”", "“Squid Game”", "“Breaking Bad”", "“Friends”"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Netflix announced the hit South Korean show “<a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/media/squid-game-season-2/index.html\">Squid Game</a>“ is officially coming back for a second season."}
2
+ {"question_id": "20220617_1", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "To help reduce cable clutter and waste, which continent will soon require Apple and other smartphone makers to support a single common charging standard for all mobile devices?", "choices": ["Europe", "North America", "Asia", "Africa"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "European regulators announced a plan this week that will eliminate the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/tech/lightning-cable-usbc-nightcap/index.html#:~:text=The%20company%20already%20uses%20the,You%20may%20be%20thinking%2C%20Finally\">infuriating number of charging cables</a> needed for various devices. Under the legislation, virtually all of your everyday devices that are rechargeable via a wired cable — phones, tablets, e-readers, earbuds, cameras, portable speakers, etc — will have to be equipped with a port known as USB-C."}
3
+ {"question_id": "20220617_2", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "A bipartisan group of senators announced an agreement on gun safety legislation this week, but a few major reforms were not included in the proposed deal. Which measure did lawmakers leave out?", "choices": ["Enhanced review process for gun buyers under 21", "Investment in mental health", "Ban on military-style assault weapons", "Funding to improve school security"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "<a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/politics/whats-in-senate-gun-reform-agreement/index.html\">The agreement</a> does not include a federal ban on military-style assault weapons, a measure that Democrats have been pushing for in recent years in the wake of numerous mass shootings that have involved such weapons."}
4
+ {"question_id": "20220617_3", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Police arrested 31 men this week believed to be affiliated with the White nationalist group Patriot Front who allegedly planned to riot at an LGBTQ Pride event. Where was the event?", "choices": ["California", "Idaho", "New York", "Texas"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "A group of <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/13/us/idaho-patriot-front-arrests-pride-what-we-know/index.html\">White nationalists</a> dressed like a “little army” was arrested in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. All 31 men were charged with conspiracy to riot."}
5
+ {"question_id": "20220617_4", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Broadway’s biggest stars were recognized this week at which prestigious awards show?", "choices": ["The Grammy Awards", "The Academy Awards", "The Emmy Awards", "The Tony Awards"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The 75th annual <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/entertainment/gallery/tony-awards-photos-2022/index.html\">Tony Awards</a>, which honor the best Broadway productions of the season, took place at New York’s Radio City Music Hall on Sunday. “A Strange Loop” won the award for Best Musical and for Best Book of a Musical."}
6
+ {"question_id": "20220617_5", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Gas prices in the US recently hit a new record high. On average nationwide, how much does it cost for a gallon of regular gas?", "choices": ["$3", "$4", "$5", "$6"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "For the first time ever, the national average of a gallon of regular <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/11/business/gas-prices-five-dollars-national-june/index.html\">gas now costs $5</a>, according to <a href=\"https://gasprices.aaa.com/\">AAA’s</a> <a href=\"https://gasprices.aaa.com/\">latest</a> <a href=\"https://gasprices.aaa.com/\">readings</a>. While the price point of $5 set a new record this past weekend, $5 gas has become unpleasantly common in much of the US."}
7
+ {"question_id": "20220617_6", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "What is the biggest security threat in the Asia-Pacific region, according to Fiji’s minister of defense?", "choices": ["Cyberattacks", "Terrorism", "Disease outbreaks", "Climate change"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Fiji’s defense minister said <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/asia/fiji-climate-change-shangri-la-dialogue-intl-hnk/index.html\">climate change</a> posed the biggest security threat in the Asia-Pacific region. The low-lying Pacific islands, which include Fiji, Tonga and Samoa, are some of the most vulnerable countries in the world to the extreme weather events caused by climate change."}
8
+ {"question_id": "20220617_7", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which US national park was impacted by severe flooding this week that washed out roads and bridges?", "choices": ["Yosemite", "Yellowstone", "Grand Canyon", "Zion"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Dangerous flooding shut down <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/15/weather/yellowstone-national-park-montana-flooding-wednesday/index.html\">Yellowstone National Park</a> this week and left some people in surrounding communities trapped without safe drinking water. The flooding washed out roads and bridges and inflicted widespread damage on homes and businesses."}
9
+ {"question_id": "20220617_8", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "According to the White House, how soon could Covid-19 vaccines be available for children as young as 6 months?", "choices": ["Next week", "Next month", "Next 6 months", "Next year"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Covid-19 vaccines could be available for children <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/15/health/fda-covid-vaccine-youngest-children-vrbpac-vote/index.html\">as young as 6 months</a> beginning next week, the White House announced. Currently, children under 5 years old – about 18 million people – are the only US age group that still isn’t eligible to receive a Covid-19 vaccine."}
10
+ {"question_id": "20220617_9", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which automaker recalled 2.9 million vehicles this week?", "choices": ["Honda", "BMW", "Mercedes-Benz", "Ford"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Ford recalled <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/15/business/ford-recall/index.html\">2.9 million vehicles</a> due to issues that could prevent certain models from shifting into the correct gear, which might cause them to move in unintended directions."}
11
+ {"question_id": "20220617_10", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "The Federal Reserve raised its key short-term interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point. This was the highest hike since:", "choices": ["1975", "1988", "1994", "2008"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
12
+ {"question_id": "20220617_11", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Revered actor Philip Baker Hall died this week. He was in all of these movies except:", "choices": ["\"Magnolia\"", "\"Boogie Nights\"", "\"Taxi Driver\"", "\"Rush Hour\""], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
13
+ {"question_id": "20220617_12", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Chinese researchers say the giant “Sky Eye” radio telescope may have picked up:", "choices": ["Alien signals", "Traces of a massive asteroid approaching", "Illegal satellite frequencies", "Television broadcasts from the U.S."], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
14
+ {"question_id": "20220617_13", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Microsoft retired its Internet Explorer browser this week. What year did it debut?", "choices": ["1991", "1993", "1995", "2002"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
15
+ {"question_id": "20220617_14", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Kim Kardashian was accused of damaging a historic Marilyn Monroe dress at the Met Gala. Who was the designer of the garment?", "choices": ["Bob Mackie", "Christian Dior", "Balenciaga", "Karl Lagerfeld"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
16
+ {"question_id": "20220617_15", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Historic rainfall led to flooding, mudslides and visitor evacuations at which national park?", "choices": ["Yosemite National Park", "Rocky Mountain National Park", "Yellowstone National Park", "Grand Teton National Park"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
17
+ {"question_id": "20220617_16", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "A strawberry supermoon illuminated the skies this week. Where does the \"strawberry\" moniker mean?", "choices": ["The moon takes on a strawberry shape", "The moon turns a strawberry pink color", "Native American tribes mark the time to pick strawberries", "Farmer's Almanac says it's time to plant strawberries"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
18
+ {"question_id": "20220617_17", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "It’s official: Beyoncé's next project will be released this summer with \"Act I\" coming July 29. What is it titled?", "choices": ["Rendezvous", "Ivy Park", "Renaissance", "Homecoming"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
19
+ {"question_id": "20220617_18", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "​​Which popular flea-and-tick treatment for pets did lawmakers say should be taken off the market after research showed it was harmful?", "choices": ["Frontline", "Seresto collar", "Bravecto Chews", "Trifexis"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
20
+ {"question_id": "20220617_19", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Temperatures in Britain are set to soar this weekend, but what is the hottest UK temperature on record?", "choices": ["33.3C", "34.5C", "35.6C", "38.7C"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The highest ever UK temperature was recorded in Cambridge University Botanic Garden on 25 July 2019, when the mercury hit 38.7C, beating the previous record of 38.5C in Faversham, Kent, in August 2003"}
21
+ {"question_id": "20220617_20", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "What is the name of the “modest” four-bedroom Windsor property to which the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge hope to relocate in order to be closer to the Queen?", "choices": ["Melbourne House", "Adelaide Cottage", "Fort Belvedere", "Frogmore House"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The four-bedroom home needs “no extra taxpayer-funded security or costly refurb”, according to The Sun, and the move means that their three children will be able to start school in the area in the autumn"}
22
+ {"question_id": "20220617_21", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Global superband BTS have split after how many years together?", "choices": ["Seven years", "Eight years", "Nine years", "Ten years"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "During a televised dinner celebrating their anniversary, the group announced to fans they would be splitting in order to “mature” and pursue solo projects"}
23
+ {"question_id": "20220617_22", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "According to a new report from the Reuters Institute, what percentage of people worldwide often or sometimes avoid the news because it lowers their mood?", "choices": ["29%", "38%", "44%", "56%"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "That figure is up from 29% in 2017. Researchers also found that the number of people avoiding reading or watching the news has doubled in the UK over the past five years"}
24
+ {"question_id": "20220617_23", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Which technology company could be forced to pay millions of Britons compensation after being accused of using an upgrade to slow the functioning of its smartphones?", "choices": ["Apple", "Samsung", "Google", "Nokia"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Campaigner Justin Gutmann has issued a £768m claim alleging that Apple abused its market dominance by secretly impairing iPhones"}
25
+ {"question_id": "20220617_24", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "The House of Commons speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, has signed a pledge to make parliament more “friendly” to those with what condition?", "choices": ["Asthma", "Menopause", "Pregnancy", "Diabetes"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The Menopause Workplace Pledge, which has been signed by more than 600 organisations including the civil service, Tesco and John Lewis, commits employers to supporting employees affected by the menopause"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_25", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "New research has found that the Black Death, also known as the bubonic plague, may have originated in what animal over 600 years ago?", "choices": ["Rats", "Squirrels", "Voles", "Marmots"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The study published in Nature this week dated the Black Death’s source strain to Kyrgyzstan in 1338. The study also suggested that the animal reservoir from which the Black Death emerged was wild marmots rather than rats"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_26", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Which country is set to become the first in the world to print a warning on every cigarette sold?", "choices": ["United Kingdom", "Australia", "New Zealand", "Canada"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "It already requires graphic photo warnings on tobacco products’ packaging, a policy that started an international trend when it was first introduced. The current proposal for the message on each cigarette is: “Poison in every puff”"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_27", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Which member of the royal family is expected to retire from public life next month, according to a report in The Daily Telegraph?", "choices": ["Prince Harry", "Prince Michael of Kent", "Princess Eugenie", "Peter Phillips"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The Queen’s first cousin’s connections to the Kremlin came under scrutiny after the invasion of Ukraine"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_28", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "How high will inflation likely climb this year according to The Bank of England?", "choices": ["8%", "9%", "10%", "11%"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The Bank of England has predicted that inflation will climb to 11% this year, prompting the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to assure the Bank's governor, Andrew Bailey, that he will not introduce tax cuts"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_0", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "What country announced a crackdown on rainbow-colored toys this week, saying the items promote homosexuality?", "choices": ["Mexico", "Saudi Arabia", "Cuba", "South Korea"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Saudi Arabian government officials on Tuesday said they are ramping up efforts to <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/19/middleeast/saudi-arabia-rainbow-colored-toys-ban-intl/index.html\">seize rainbow-colored toys and clothing</a> from shops in the country’s capital, Riyadh, because they said the colors send a “poisonous message” to children. Homosexuality is illegal in Saudi Arabia, which adheres to a strict interpretation of Sharia law."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_1", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "An anonymous bidder recently paid a record-breaking sum for a private lunch with legendary investor Warren Buffett. How much did the bidder pay?", "choices": ["$19,000", "$100,000", "$1 million", "$19 million"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The anonymous bidder paid <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/19/business/warren-buffet-lunch-19-million-trnd/index.html\">$19 million for a steak lunch</a> with Warren Buffett at Smith &amp; Wollensky Steakhouse in New York City. The sale was part of an annual auction to benefit an organization combating poverty, hunger, and homelessness."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_2", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Where in the US is it illegal to pump your own gas?", "choices": ["New Jersey & Oregon", "California & Washington", "Alabama & Louisiana", "Idaho & South Dakota"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "In New Jersey and Oregon, it remains illegal for <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/18/energy/new-jersey-oregon-pump-your-own-gas/index.html\">people</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/18/energy/new-jersey-oregon-pump-your-own-gas/index.html\">to</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/18/energy/new-jersey-oregon-pump-your-own-gas/index.html\">touch the gas nozzle</a>. In New Jersey, drivers have been prohibited from pumping their own gas since 1949, ostensibly due to health and safety concerns. A similar ban on self-service gas has been in place in Oregon since 1951. But with soaring gas prices and a worker shortage, there have been renewed calls by some gas station industry advocates to lift the bans."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_3", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "What country elected its first-ever leftist leader this week?", "choices": ["Thailand", "Colombia", "Ecuador", "India"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "<a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/17/americas/gustavo-petro-profile-intl-latam/index.html\">Gustavo Petro</a> will become Colombia’s first left-wing leader after winning the country’s presidential race on Sunday. In his victory speech, Petro called for an agreement to end violence in the country."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_4", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "The IRS announced it will do what this week?", "choices": ["Close all in-person taxpayer assistance centers", "Issue more stimulus checks", "Finish processing the backlog of 2021 tax returns", "Lay off thousands of employees"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The IRS announced it will finally finish processing last year’s tax return backlog by the end of this week – meaning that if you’re among the millions of Americans who are still waiting on <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/politics/irs-tax-returns-backlog/index.html\">your tax refund from 2021</a>, it will soon make its way to your mailbox or bank account."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_5", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which embattled celebrity was found liable in a sexual battery case this week?", "choices": ["Kevin Spacey", "Bill Cosby", "Prince Andrew", "R. Kelly"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "A Los Angeles jury found <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/entertainment/bill-cosby-civil-case/index.html\">Bill Cosby liable</a> in a civil case brought by Judy Huth, a woman who claimed he sexually assaulted her as a teenager in the 1970s. The jury, comprised of eight women and four men, awarded Huth $500,000 in damages."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_6", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which Ivy League school announced it will eliminate student loans for undergraduates?", "choices": ["Dartmouth College", "Columbia University", "Harvard University", "Princeton University"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Dartmouth College announced Tuesday it was <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/us/dartmouth-undergraduate-student-loans-scholarship-grants/index.html\">eliminating student loans</a> for undergraduates and replacing them with “expanded scholarship grants,” the university said in a statement. Dartmouth’s class of 2022 will be the first class to enter the school and benefit from the new program."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_7", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "What NFL star announced his retirement on Tuesday?", "choices": ["Russell Wilson", "Rob Gronkowski", "Aaron Rodgers", "Travis Kelce"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Eleven seasons and four Super Bowl rings later, <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/sport/rob-gronkowski-retirement-spt/index.html\">Rob Gronkowski</a> announced his retirement this week. This is Gronkowski’s second time retiring from the NFL, having previously hung up his cleats after playing from 2010 to 2018 with the New England Patriots before returning in 2020 to play two seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_8", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Afghanistan was rocked by a powerful earthquake this week that killed more than 1,000 people and injured many others. What was the magnitude of the quake?", "choices": ["2.0", "3.3", "4.6", "5.9"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "A magnitude <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/22/asia/afghanistan-khost-earthquake-intl-hnk/index.html\">5.9 earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan</a> this week, flattening stone and mud-brick homes. The disaster comes at a difficult time for the Taliban-ruled country, which is currently experiencing an economic crisis and widespread hunger."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_9", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Covid-19 vaccinations in the US began for which age group this week?", "choices": ["Children under 5", "Children ages 5–12", "Adults ages 65–75", "Adults over 75"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Covid-19 vaccinations for <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/health/covid-vaccines-under-5-begin/index.html\">children younger than 5</a> began across the US on Tuesday. Before this week, children under 5 – about 17 million people – were the only age group that wasn’t eligible to get a Covid-19 vaccine."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_10", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Beyoncé released a new song this week, titled:", "choices": ["\"Renassance\"", "\"Build Us Up\"", "\"Break My Soul\"", "\"Show Me Love\""], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_11", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "A recent study found that balancing on one leg for how many seconds may predict likelihood of living or dying?", "choices": ["5 seconds", "10 seconds", "48 seconds", "112 seconds"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_12", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Who won the NHL’s Hart Trophy, given to the player voted by the media as the league’s MVP?", "choices": ["Connor McDavid", "Igor Shesterkin", "Jack Eichel", "Auston Matthews"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_13", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "In an interview with Closer Weekly, Martin Sheen said he regrets not using his birth name professionally. What is it?", "choices": ["Ramon Estévez", "Nicolas Coppola", "Michael Mann", "Michael Douglas"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_14", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Uber announced this week the return of which feature?", "choices": ["Helicopter rentals", "Airport shuttles", "Shared rides", "Quiet rides"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_15", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "President Joe Biden called on Congress to suspend federal gas taxes for how long?", "choices": ["30 days", "45 days", "3 months", "6 months"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_16", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Yellowstone National Park partially reopened to visitors Wednesday after being closed since June 13. Why was it shut down?", "choices": ["Bad weather", "Damage from flooding", "Too many bears", "Extreme heat"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_17", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "America’s youngest kids became eligible for COVID-19 vaccines this week. What is the age range?", "choices": ["Birth to 4 years", "6 months to 2 years", "6 months to 6 years", "1 year to 5 years"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_18", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Leveraging summer travel woes, hundreds of pilots picketed this week over lack of progress on new contract. Which airline were they from?", "choices": ["Southwest Airlines", "American Airlines", "Frontier Airlines", "Delta Airlines"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_19", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "A pup named Trumpet took home the crown for Best of Show at the Westminster Dog Show. What breed is he?", "choices": ["Bloodhound", "Basset Hound", "Dalmatian", "Jack Russell Terrier"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_20", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "How many times will media mogul Rupert Murdoch have been divorced, after reports he is to end his marriage to actress Jerry Hall?", "choices": ["Two", "Three", "Four", "Five"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Murdoch has been married four times: to former flight attendant Patricia Booker, from 1956 to 1967; journalist Anna Murdoch Mann, from 1967 to 1999; businesswoman Wendi Deng, from 1999 to 2013; and actress Jerry Hall, from 2016."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_21", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Health officials have warned a virus causing which disease has been detected in several sewage samples in London?", "choices": ["Polio", "Smallpox", "Plague", "Cholera"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Britain was declared polio-free in 2003, with the last wild case detected in 1984, making the new outbreak the first transmission event since the 1980s. The NHS will begin a campaign to ensure children are fully vaccinated."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_22", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Which Tory MP has resigned from a senior role after two crushing by-election defeats for the Conservative Party this week?", "choices": ["Ben Elliot", "Oliver Dowden", "James Cleverly", "Steve Barclay"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Conservative co-chair Oliver Dowden resigned following by-election losses to the Liberal Democrats in Tiverton and Honiton, and to Labour in Wakefield. In a letter to Boris Johnson, Dowden said Tories were “distressed and disappointed”."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_23", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Which city has been named the most “liveable” city in the world, according to a report compiled by The Economist?", "choices": ["Copenhagen", "Damascus", "Vienna", "Calgary"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The Austrian capital grabbed the top spot from Auckland, which sank to 34th place due to New Zealand’s pandemic restrictions. The report praised Vienna for its “stability and good infrastructure” as well as “good healthcare” and “culture”."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_24", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "RMT union boss Mick Lynch landed himself in trouble with journalist Piers Morgan for having which children’s television character as his Facebook profile picture?", "choices": ["The Hood from Thunderbirds", "Dick Dastardly from Wacky Races", "The Joker from Batman", "Plankton from SpongeBob SquarePants"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "In an interview, Morgan suggested Lynch’s use of The Hood as his profile meant he aligned himself with an “evil, criminal, terrorist mastermind”. Lynch replied: “Don’t you want to talk about the issues rather than a little vinyl puppet?”"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_25", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Nuclear power is to make up what percentage of the UK’s electricity sources by 2025, according to the government’s energy strategy?", "choices": ["10%", "15%", "20%", "25%"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that nuclear is “a reliable, safe and constant source of clean energy” – but not everyone agrees. Find out more about nuclear energy’s image problem in the latest episode of The Overview."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_26", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Consumer champion Martin Lewis revealed this week that his application for what role was rejected?", "choices": ["School governor", "Member of the House of Lords", "Local councillor", "Magistrate"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Speaking to the BBC, the founder of the Money Saving Expert website claimed it was because he had been “honest” about not having enough time to attend many sittings in the Lords."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_27", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "How many grammar schools still exist in England, amid news that Downing Street is considering proposals to lift a Blair-era ban on new grammars?", "choices": ["54", "90", "150", "164"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The government is bringing its Schools Bill to the House of Commons later this year, with Graham Brady, chair of the 1922 Committee and a grammar school campaigner, planning to table an amendment that proposes lifting the ban."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_28", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Which country was recommended for EU candidacy alongside Ukraine this week?", "choices": ["Albania", "Moldova", "Georgia", "Serbia"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The European Commission has boosted Ukraine’s hopes of joining the EU by recommending it as an official candidate for membership this week. It also recommended Moldova but said Georgia must pass reforms for its accession to be considered."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_29", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "The governing body of which sport has introduced new rules that athletes who have undergone male puberty cannot compete in elite women’s categories?", "choices": ["Swimming", "Tennis", "Gymnastics", "Basketball"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Swimming’s world governing body Fina voted on the policy at a general congress at the World Championships in Budapest and 71% of the 152 national federations voted in favour."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_0", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which company is being accused of turning off the AC in its stores to save money as its sales plummet?", "choices": ["Bed Bath & Beyond", "IKEA", "Best Buy", "Petco"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Analysts accuse Bed Bath &amp; Beyond of <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/28/investing/bed-bath--beyond-sales-decline/index.html\">cutting air conditioning</a> in an effort to quickly lower expenses to make up for a slump in sales, according to a new report from Bank of America."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_1", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which popular US tourist attraction announced public tours will resume a full operating schedule after being suspended for two years due to Covid-19?", "choices": ["Statue of Liberty", "White House", "Yosemite", "Yellowstone"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Public tours of the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/27/politics/white-house-free-public-tours-full-operating-schedule/index.html\">White House</a> will resume a full operating schedule on July 19 for the first time since they were suspended in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_2", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which meal kit service received hundreds of reports of illness following a recall of one of its products?", "choices": ["Blue Apron", "HelloFresh", "Daily Harvest", "SunBasket"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "<a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/27/tech/daily-harvest-recall-influencers/index.html\">Daily Harvest</a> said it received about 470 reports of illness linked to the company’s French Lentil and Leek Crumbles. Consumers reported becoming ill with mysterious symptoms, including extremely elevated liver enzymes. Some 28,000 units of the product were distributed in the US between April 28 and June 17, according to the company."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_3", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "NASA made history this week after successfully completing its first launch from a commercial spaceport outside the US. Where did the launch occur?", "choices": ["Asia", "Australia", "Antarctica", "Africa"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "NASA successfully launched a rocket from <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/27/australia/nasa-launch-first-space-rocket-alpha-centauri-australia-intl-hnk/index.html\">Australia’s remote Northern Territory</a>. The rocket will observe star systems closest to Earth to determine whether any habitable planets exist there."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_4", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "A Russian court this week ruled that WNBA star Brittney Griner will be detained for several additional months pending her trial outcome. How many months was her detention extended?", "choices": ["3", "4", "5", "6"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "A Russian court extended Griner’s detention for <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/27/sport/brittney-griner-court-hearing-spt-intl/index.html\">at least six more months</a>. Griner has been held in Russia since her arrest in February at a Moscow airport on allegations of attempted drug smuggling."}
65
+ {"question_id": "20220701_5", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "The CDC announced this week it has activated a new emergency operations center to respond to which virus outbreak?", "choices": ["Covid-19", "Monkeypox", "Influenza", "Chickenpox"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The CDC activated an emergency operations center on Tuesday to help prevent the further spread of <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/28/health/cdc-eoc-monkeypox/index.html\">monkeypox</a>, an <a href=\"https://e.newsletters.cnn.com/click?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\">extremely rare disease</a> currently increasing in numbers around the world. The Biden administration also announced its intention to beef up its response to monkeypox, detailing plans to offer more vaccines and tests to people who are most at risk."}
66
+ {"question_id": "20220701_6", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which team won the 2022 NHL Stanley Cup Finals?", "choices": ["Colorado Avalanche", "Tampa Bay Lightning", "Boston Bruins", "Calgary Flames"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/26/sport/colorado-avalanche-stanley-cup-winner/index.html\">Colorado Avalanche</a> defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game 6 on Sunday to win the team’s first Stanley Cup since 2001. It’s the team’s third Stanley Cup title overall."}
67
+ {"question_id": "20220701_7", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "According to a recent survey, what percentage of US adults disapprove of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade?", "choices": ["20%", "30%", "60%", "90%"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "A new <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/28/politics/roe-v-wade-polling/index.html\">Monmouth University survey</a> this week showed approximately 60% of US adults disapprove of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, with just 37% approving."}
68
+ {"question_id": "20220701_8", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "A massive, record-breaking reptile was recently caught in Florida, becoming the heaviest of its species to ever be captured in the state. Which animal was it?", "choices": ["Iguana", "Snake", "Alligator", "Turtle"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "A 215-pound, 18-foot-long <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/26/us/florida-heaviest-python-captured-scn-trnd/index.html\">Burmese python</a> was captured in Florida. Conservationists said there was “collective disbelief” when they weighed the snake, which far surpassed the state’s previous record of 185 pounds."}
69
+ {"question_id": "20220701_9", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which two countries did NATO formally invite to join its alliance this week?", "choices": ["Ukraine and Ireland", "Sweden and Finland", "Bosnia and Malta", "Georgia and Austria"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "NATO formalized its invitation to <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/29/politics/joe-biden-nato-day-2/index.html\">Sweden and Finland</a> to join its alliance Wednesday, a historic expansion that will pave the way for the bloc’s most consequential enlargement in decades."}
70
+ {"question_id": "20220701_10", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "The Colorado Avalanche won the Stanley Cup title after defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning. How many championships do the Avalanche have?", "choices": ["3", "5", "7", "9"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
71
+ {"question_id": "20220701_11", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "What breed of dog is Mr. Happy Face, the winner of this year's World's Ugliest Dog Contest?", "choices": ["Hairless Chinese Crested-Chihuahua mix", "Papillon-bulldog mix", "Maltese-shephard mix", "Poodle"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
72
+ {"question_id": "20220701_12", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson made history this week, becoming the first Black woman to sit on the Supreme Court. Whose seat is she filling?", "choices": ["Samuel Alito", "Stephen Breyer", "Sonia Sotomayor", "Neil Gorsuch"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
73
+ {"question_id": "20220701_13", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "The Supreme Court sided with Joe Kennedy, a high school football coach who:", "choices": ["Shoved players during practice", "Prayed on the field after games", "Brought a firearm to games", "Criticized politicians in speeches"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
74
+ {"question_id": "20220701_14", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "About what percentage of people said they haven’t felt true happiness since early 2020, according to the Oracle Happiness Report?", "choices": ["25%", "33%", "39%", "45%"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
75
+ {"question_id": "20220701_15", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "Which two Pac-12 schools are in negotiations to leave the conference and join the Big Ten?", "choices": ["Oregon and Washington", "USC and UCLA", "Stanford and Cal", "Colorado and Arizona"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
76
+ {"question_id": "20220701_16", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "The Jan. 6 committee held an unexpected hearing this week, featuring testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson. She was a former special assistant to:", "choices": ["Donald Trump", "Clarence Thomas", "Bill Barr", "Mark Meadows"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
77
+ {"question_id": "20220701_17", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "Which retailer lowered its gas prices to $3.99 a gallon through July 4 weekend to help drivers save money?", "choices": ["Kroger", "Publix", "Sheetz", "Costco"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
78
+ {"question_id": "20220701_18", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "A man believed to be a former Nazi guard was convicted by a German court of being an accessory to 3,518 counts of murder. How old is he?", "choices": ["98", "100", "101", "102"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
79
+ {"question_id": "20220701_19", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "Which of these celebs was not invited to be an Oscar-voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this week?", "choices": ["Billie Eilish", "Ariana DeBose", "Troy Kotsur", "Channing Tatum"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
80
+ {"question_id": "20220701_20", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Old £20 and £50 notes are set to expire at the end of September, but who features on the new polymer £50 note?", "choices": ["Alan Turing", "JMW Turner", "Jane Austen", "Winston Churchill", ""], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "According to the Bank of England, most paper banknotes have been replaced but there are still more than £6bn worth of paper £20s and £8bn worth of paper £50s in circulation. After 30 September, these will no longer be legal tender."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_21", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Who did Dominic Raab claim to wink at from across the dispatch box after appearing to make the facial expression to Angela Rayner while he was deputising for Boris Johnson at PMQs?", "choices": ["Ian Blackford", "Ian Murray", "Ed Miliband", "Anneliese Dodds"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Sources close to Raab claimed he was not winking at Rayner, but had directed an “approving wink” at Ian Murray, the shadow Scotland secretary, who had been “braying loudly” on the Labour front bench."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_22", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "How much did the Royal Family cost UK taxpayers last year?", "choices": ["£51m", "£75m", "£88m", "£102m"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The Royal Family cost taxpayers £102.4m last year, reported the Daily Mirror. The Sovereign Grant Report showed that the renovation of Buckingham Palace helped to drive up the bill. Travel costs were also up – from £1.3m to £4.5m."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_23", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Which world leader did Boris Johnson accuse of being “a perfect example of toxic masculinity” this week?", "choices": ["Vladimir Putin", "Justin Trudeau", "Anthony Albanese", "Narendra Modi"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The prime minister was speaking at a Nato summit in Madrid when he described the Russian invasion of Ukraine as a “crazy, macho war” and called for “more women in positions of power”."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_24", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "How much has cancer campaigner and podcast host Deborah James, who has died aged 40, raised for cancer research through her Bowelbabe fund?", "choices": ["£1m", "£2m", "£5m", "£7m"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "James had been receiving end-of-life care since revealing she had stopped treatment for her bowel cancer in May. Her family announced her death in a social media post, describing her as “the most amazing wife, daughter, sister, mummy”."}
85
+ {"question_id": "20220701_25", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "What piece of advice did the Pope have for mothers of adult sons this week?", "choices": ["Stop ironing their shirts", "Stop cooking their meals", "Ensure they spend more time in church", "Stop tidying up after them"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Pope Francis added that mothers should instead encourage their sons to marry. Speaking at a service to mark the 10th World Meeting of Families, he told men not to “take the easy road” and return to their mothers in “moments of difficulty”."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_26", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Which Supreme Court ruling did President Joe Biden describe as “another devastating decision” this week?", "choices": ["A ruling restricting the Environmental Protection Agency’s power", "A ruling in favour of less stringent gun laws", "A ruling that blocked employers from mandating vaccines", "A ruling that overturned Roe vs Wade"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The Supreme Court has restricted the EPA’s ability to regulate global-warming emissions from US power plants. It comes days after it overturned the 50-year-old Roe vs Wade ruling."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_27", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Which former prime minister said this week that despite personally opposing Brexit, “it’s not going to be reversed any time soon”?", "choices": ["Theresa May", "Gordon Brown", "Tony Blair", "John Major"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Speaking at a conference organised by his own think tank, the former Labour PM said: “However passionately I opposed Brexit, I understand we’ve done it.” He added he did not think it would be reversed “any time in this generation”."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_28", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Who joined Paul McCartney on stage during his headline slot at Glastonbury Festival?", "choices": ["Ringo Starr and Mick Jagger", "Dave Grohl and Bruce Springsteen", "Yoko Ono and Jerry Lee Lewis", "Bono and Sting"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The two megastars joined McCartney on stage to close out the festival on its 50th anniversary."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_29", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Which MP has been appointed by the Privileges Committee to lead the inquiry into whether Boris Johnson misled Parliament over parties in No. 10 during Covid-19 lockdowns?", "choices": ["Chris Bryant", "Laura Farris", "Alberto Costa", "Harriet Harman"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Some Conservative MPs are angry that such an “overtly political” figure has been appointed, as Harman has twice been interim Labour leader. The committee chair, Chris Bryant, had already recused himself due to past criticism of Johnson."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_0", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Why did some cities across the western US cancel their Fourth of July fireworks displays this year?", "choices": ["Supply chain issues", "Drought", "Curfew rules", "Covid-19 mandates"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Various cities canceled their fireworks displays this year to <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/02/weather/4th-of-july-fireworks-canceled-california-arizona-utah-megadrought/index.html\">decrease the risk of accidental fires amid</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/02/weather/4th-of-july-fireworks-canceled-california-arizona-utah-megadrought/index.html\">a</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/02/weather/4th-of-july-fireworks-canceled-california-arizona-utah-megadrought/index.html\">widespread drought</a>. An estimated 19,500 fires were started by fireworks in 2018, according to the <a href=\"https://www.nfpa.org/Public-Education/Fire-causes-and-risks/Seasonal-fire-causes/Fireworks\">National Fire Protection Association</a>. And nearly 30% of the fires caused by fireworks are ignited on the Fourth of July."}
91
+ {"question_id": "20220708_1", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which iconic landmark is reportedly riddled with rust and badly in need of repairs?", "choices": ["Eiffel Tower", "Golden Gate Bridge", "Taj Mahal", "Big Ben"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/eiffel-tower-paris-needs-repairs/index.html\">Eiffel Tower in Paris</a> is reportedly in serious need of repairs. However, the iconic landmark is instead being given a paint job costing 60 million euros in preparation for the 2024 Olympics, Reuters reports, according to a confidential analysis cited by French magazine Marianne."}
92
+ {"question_id": "20220708_2", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "How many hot dogs did competitive eater Joey Chestnut devour to win the Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest this week?", "choices": ["15", "33", "45", "63"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The hot dog champ won the competition after eating an astounding <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/04/us/nathans-hot-dog-contest-winner/index.html\">63 hot dogs</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/04/us/nathans-hot-dog-contest-winner/index.html\">and</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/04/us/nathans-hot-dog-contest-winner/index.html\">buns</a> in 10 minutes on Monday. Chestnut has won the long-running Independence Day contest seven consecutive times and in 15 of the last 16 years."}
93
+ {"question_id": "20220708_3", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Activists around the world have been gluing themselves to historic works of art in a recent string of protests. What are they trying to call attention to?", "choices": ["Abortion rights", "Gun laws", "Climate change", "Immigration laws"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Climate activists have disrupted major galleries by <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/style/article/just-stop-oil-protest-leonardo-da-vinci/index.html\">attaching themselves to famous artwork</a><a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/style/article/just-stop-oil-protest-leonardo-da-vinci/index.html\">s</a>. A recent stunt involved a work by Vincent Van Gogh."}
94
+ {"question_id": "20220708_4", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which head of state announced his resignation this week?", "choices": ["North Korean leader Kim Jong Un", "UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson", "Russian President Vladimir Putin", "German Chancellor Olaf Scholz"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "British Prime Minister <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/07/europe/boris-johnson-resignation-intl/index.html\">Boris Johnson</a> announced his resignation and said he would continue to serve in the post until his party selects a new leader. Johnson has in recent months been engulfed in a <a href=\"http://www.cnn.com/2022/07/06/uk/boris-johnson-scandals-intl/index.html\">series of scandals</a> that forced even his most unwavering supporters to abandon him."}
95
+ {"question_id": "20220708_5", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which country is now “bankrupt,” according to a statement this week from its administration?", "choices": ["Kenya", "Greece", "Sri Lanka", "Colombia"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Sri Lanka is “bankrupt,” Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Tuesday, as the country suffers its <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/05/asia/sri-lanka-bankrupt-fuel-crisis-intl-hnk/index.html\">worst financial crisis in decades</a>, leaving millions in the South Asian nation struggling to buy food, medicine and fuel."}
96
+ {"question_id": "20220708_6", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which food chain launched a redesigned menu in roughly 21,000 of its restaurants?", "choices": ["McDonald’s", "Subway", "Chipotle", "Wendy’s"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Subway debuted a new menu on Tuesday, and it’s the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/05/business/subway-new-menu/index.html\">most extensive makeover</a> in the company’s nearly 60-year history."}
97
+ {"question_id": "20220708_7", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Approximately 1 billion people had their personal data leaked in what could be one of the biggest breaches ever recorded in history. Where did the massive data leak occur?", "choices": ["China", "United States", "France", "Spain"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Nearly 1 billion people in China had their <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/05/china/china-billion-people-data-leak-intl-hnk/index.html\">personal data leaked</a>, and their information has been online for more than a year."}
98
+ {"question_id": "20220708_8", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which virus is making officials at the World Health Organization reconsider whether they should declare a public health emergency?", "choices": ["Flu", "Covid-19", "Monkeypox", "Smallpox"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "As <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/06/health/monkeypox-testing-who-emergency/index.html\">monkeypox cases</a> continue to rise globally, the World Health Organization is revisiting the idea of declaring the outbreak <a href=\"https://e.newsletters.cnn.com/click?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\">a public health emergency</a> of international concern."}
99
+ {"question_id": "20220708_9", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Jeremiah “Jerry” Harris, a lead personality on the Netflix show “Cheer,” was sentenced this week in a federal child pornography case. How many years was his sentence?", "choices": ["4", "8", "10", "12"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Harris, who is 22 years old, was sentenced to <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/06/entertainment/cheer-jerry-harris/index.html\">12 years in federal prison</a>, according to Assistant US Attorney Joseph Fitzpatrick."}
100
+ {"question_id": "20220708_10", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Passengers on a Delta Air Lines flight reported that the company offered them how much money to give up their seat on an overs​​old flight?", "choices": ["$100", "$1,000", "$5,000", "$10,000"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
101
+ {"question_id": "20220708_11", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Joey Chestnut won the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest for the 15th time in 16 years. How many franks did he scarf down?", "choices": ["54", "63", "71", "80"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
102
+ {"question_id": "20220708_12", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "NASA said it temporarily lost contact with Capstone. Where is the $32.7 million spacecraft headed?", "choices": ["Mars", "Jupiter", "The moon", "Mercury"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
103
+ {"question_id": "20220708_13", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Brad Pitt has says he has prosopagnosia, a condition that prevents people from:", "choices": ["Recognizing new faces", "Remembering voices", "Feeling hot surfaces", "Recognizing old smells"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
104
+ {"question_id": "20220708_14", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Climate change activists glued themselves to which painting in an effort to protest new oil and gas projects?", "choices": ["“The Starry Night”", "“The Persistence of Memory”", "“Napoleon Crossing the Alps”", "“The Last Supper”"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
105
+ {"question_id": "20220708_15", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Sotheby’s announced it was selling the 76-million-year-old skeleton of which dinosaur?", "choices": ["Gorgosaurus", "Brontosaurus", "Pterodactyl", "Stegosaurus"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
106
+ {"question_id": "20220708_16", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said the estimated cost to rebuild Ukraine after the war will be:", "choices": ["$550 billion", "$750 billion", "$10 trillion", "$35 trillion"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
107
+ {"question_id": "20220708_17", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Which one of these people was not presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Biden this week?", "choices": ["Simone Biles", "Denzel Washington", "John McCain", "Dwayne \"The Rock\" Johnson"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
108
+ {"question_id": "20220708_18", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani was convicted on 12 fraud counts Thursday. Which company was he a top executive for?", "choices": ["Theranos", "WeWork", "Google", "Meta"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
109
+ {"question_id": "20220708_19", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Rafael Nadal withdrew from Wimbledon due to injury, paving the way for who to advance to the tournament’s final?", "choices": ["Roger Federer", "Taylor Fritz", "Nick Kyrgios", "John Isner"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
110
+ {"question_id": "20220708_20", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "How many cabinet members, ministers and aides did Boris Johnson lose from his government before he decided to step down as leader of the Conservative Party?", "choices": ["25", "39", "45", "59", ""], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Johnson’s premiership has suffered more ministerial resignations and at a faster rate than any other prime minister in modern history."}
111
+ {"question_id": "20220708_21", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Which beloved series has been asked by the BBC to be “mindful” of how references to the British Empire are handled?", "choices": ["Escape to the Country", "Antiques Roadshow", "Who Do You Think You Are?", "QI"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The BBC is asking would-be third-party producers of the show to carefully handle any references to the British Empire. In a document seen by The Times, the corporation said there was “reputational risk” in discussing colonial history."}
112
+ {"question_id": "20220708_22", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Which senior Conservative MP was tipped by the Daily Mail as a possible “caretaker” prime minister if Johnson officially steps down from the role before a leadership election takes place?", "choices": ["Michael Gove", "Priti Patel", "Theresa May", "Ben Wallace"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "A “well-placed” Tory source told the paper that Theresa May would be “‘uniquely placed’ to step in” as a caretaker prime minister as she is a sitting MP with more than three years of experience as PM under her belt."}
113
+ {"question_id": "20220708_23", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "What percentage of Lloyds customers have savings of less than £500, according to the bank’s chief executive?", "choices": ["20%", "50%", "80%", "90%"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Charlie Nunn said the lender saw customers with persistent debt problems increase by a third in the first six months of this year. But he added many customers are in a healthier financial position than they were before the pandemic."}
114
+ {"question_id": "20220708_24", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "A former prime minister of which nation was killed after being shot at a political campaigning event?", "choices": ["Japan", "South Korea", "Greece", "Turkey"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, collapsed after he was shot at an event in Nara. He was taken to hospital after he was hit twice, but died a short time later."}
115
+ {"question_id": "20220708_25", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Climate protesters from activist group Just Stop Oil glued their hands to which John Constable painting in the National Gallery?", "choices": ["The Hay Wain", "The Cornfield", "Stratford Mill", "Weymouth Bay"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "It was part of a protest against plans to license new oil and gas projects in the UK. The Just Stop Oil activists also attached their own version of the painting, which was intended to represent “an apocalyptic vision of the future”."}
116
+ {"question_id": "20220708_26", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Which small woodland creature could ruin government plans to plant 1.5 billion trees by 2050?", "choices": ["Pine martens", "Red squirrels", "Badgers", "Grey squirrels"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Wildlife groups predict that grey squirrels will be responsible for killing 225 million of those trees by stripping bark. The bill for lost timber and replacing dead or damaged trees could reach as high as £37m, according to campaigners."}
117
+ {"question_id": "20220708_27", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Which tennis star pulled out of Wimbledon ahead of the semi-finals due to injury?", "choices": ["Novak Djokovic", "Cameron Norrie", "Rafael Nadal", "Taylor Fritz"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The 36-year-old Spaniard has withdrawn because of an abdominal problem. Nick Kyrgios, who Nadal beat in five sets on Wednesday, will automatically go through to this year’s men’s singles final."}
118
+ {"question_id": "20220708_28", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "What percentage of children in lone parent families now live in poverty, according to analysis by The Guardian?", "choices": ["25%", "33%", "40%", "49%"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Relative poverty, defined as having an income of less than 60% of the national median, rose for single parents by nine percentage points between 2013-14 and 2019-20 to reach 49%."}
119
+ {"question_id": "20220708_29", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Which politician did Tory peer Ed Vaizey tell the BBC was a possible Conservative Party leadership contender because “he’s one of the few members of the cabinet who can do joined-up handwriting?”", "choices": ["Sajid Javid", "Rishi Sunak", "Michael Gove", "Dominic Raab"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "As the party leadership contest gets underway, some say that Sunak’s early resignation on Tuesday evening – just nine minutes after former health secretary Sajid Javid’s – could stand him in good stead if he runs for the top job."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_0_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which wildly popular show was recently green lit for a new season?", "choices": ["“Squid Game”", "“Breaking Bad”", "“Friends”", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Netflix announced the hit South Korean show “<a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/media/squid-game-season-2/index.html\">Squid Game</a>“ is officially coming back for a second season."}
2
+ {"question_id": "20220617_1_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "To help reduce cable clutter and waste, which continent will soon require Apple and other smartphone makers to support a single common charging standard for all mobile devices?", "choices": ["Europe", "North America", "Africa", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "European regulators announced a plan this week that will eliminate the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/tech/lightning-cable-usbc-nightcap/index.html#:~:text=The%20company%20already%20uses%20the,You%20may%20be%20thinking%2C%20Finally\">infuriating number of charging cables</a> needed for various devices. Under the legislation, virtually all of your everyday devices that are rechargeable via a wired cable — phones, tablets, e-readers, earbuds, cameras, portable speakers, etc — will have to be equipped with a port known as USB-C."}
3
+ {"question_id": "20220617_2_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "A bipartisan group of senators announced an agreement on gun safety legislation this week, but a few major reforms were not included in the proposed deal. Which measure did lawmakers leave out?", "choices": ["Enhanced review process for gun buyers under 21", "Ban on military-style assault weapons", "Funding to improve school security", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "<a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/politics/whats-in-senate-gun-reform-agreement/index.html\">The agreement</a> does not include a federal ban on military-style assault weapons, a measure that Democrats have been pushing for in recent years in the wake of numerous mass shootings that have involved such weapons."}
4
+ {"question_id": "20220617_3_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Police arrested 31 men this week believed to be affiliated with the White nationalist group Patriot Front who allegedly planned to riot at an LGBTQ Pride event. Where was the event?", "choices": ["California", "Idaho", "New York", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "A group of <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/13/us/idaho-patriot-front-arrests-pride-what-we-know/index.html\">White nationalists</a> dressed like a “little army” was arrested in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. All 31 men were charged with conspiracy to riot."}
5
+ {"question_id": "20220617_4_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Broadway’s biggest stars were recognized this week at which prestigious awards show?", "choices": ["The Grammy Awards", "The Academy Awards", "The Emmy Awards", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The 75th annual <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/entertainment/gallery/tony-awards-photos-2022/index.html\">Tony Awards</a>, which honor the best Broadway productions of the season, took place at New York’s Radio City Music Hall on Sunday. “A Strange Loop” won the award for Best Musical and for Best Book of a Musical."}
6
+ {"question_id": "20220617_5_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Gas prices in the US recently hit a new record high. On average nationwide, how much does it cost for a gallon of regular gas?", "choices": ["$3", "$5", "$6", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "For the first time ever, the national average of a gallon of regular <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/11/business/gas-prices-five-dollars-national-june/index.html\">gas now costs $5</a>, according to <a href=\"https://gasprices.aaa.com/\">AAA’s</a> <a href=\"https://gasprices.aaa.com/\">latest</a> <a href=\"https://gasprices.aaa.com/\">readings</a>. While the price point of $5 set a new record this past weekend, $5 gas has become unpleasantly common in much of the US."}
7
+ {"question_id": "20220617_6_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "What is the biggest security threat in the Asia-Pacific region, according to Fiji’s minister of defense?", "choices": ["Cyberattacks", "Disease outbreaks", "Climate change", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Fiji’s defense minister said <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/asia/fiji-climate-change-shangri-la-dialogue-intl-hnk/index.html\">climate change</a> posed the biggest security threat in the Asia-Pacific region. The low-lying Pacific islands, which include Fiji, Tonga and Samoa, are some of the most vulnerable countries in the world to the extreme weather events caused by climate change."}
8
+ {"question_id": "20220617_7_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which US national park was impacted by severe flooding this week that washed out roads and bridges?", "choices": ["Yosemite", "Yellowstone", "Grand Canyon", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Dangerous flooding shut down <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/15/weather/yellowstone-national-park-montana-flooding-wednesday/index.html\">Yellowstone National Park</a> this week and left some people in surrounding communities trapped without safe drinking water. The flooding washed out roads and bridges and inflicted widespread damage on homes and businesses."}
9
+ {"question_id": "20220617_8_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "According to the White House, how soon could Covid-19 vaccines be available for children as young as 6 months?", "choices": ["Next week", "Next month", "Next 6 months", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Covid-19 vaccines could be available for children <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/15/health/fda-covid-vaccine-youngest-children-vrbpac-vote/index.html\">as young as 6 months</a> beginning next week, the White House announced. Currently, children under 5 years old – about 18 million people – are the only US age group that still isn’t eligible to receive a Covid-19 vaccine."}
10
+ {"question_id": "20220617_9_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which automaker recalled 2.9 million vehicles this week?", "choices": ["Honda", "BMW", "Mercedes-Benz", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Ford recalled <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/15/business/ford-recall/index.html\">2.9 million vehicles</a> due to issues that could prevent certain models from shifting into the correct gear, which might cause them to move in unintended directions."}
11
+ {"question_id": "20220617_10_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "The Federal Reserve raised its key short-term interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point. This was the highest hike since:", "choices": ["1975", "1994", "2008", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
12
+ {"question_id": "20220617_11_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Revered actor Philip Baker Hall died this week. He was in all of these movies except:", "choices": ["\"Magnolia\"", "\"Boogie Nights\"", "\"Rush Hour\"", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
13
+ {"question_id": "20220617_12_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Chinese researchers say the giant “Sky Eye” radio telescope may have picked up:", "choices": ["Alien signals", "Traces of a massive asteroid approaching", "Television broadcasts from the U.S.", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
14
+ {"question_id": "20220617_13_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Microsoft retired its Internet Explorer browser this week. What year did it debut?", "choices": ["1991", "1993", "2002", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
15
+ {"question_id": "20220617_14_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Kim Kardashian was accused of damaging a historic Marilyn Monroe dress at the Met Gala. Who was the designer of the garment?", "choices": ["Bob Mackie", "Balenciaga", "Karl Lagerfeld", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
16
+ {"question_id": "20220617_15_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Historic rainfall led to flooding, mudslides and visitor evacuations at which national park?", "choices": ["Yosemite National Park", "Rocky Mountain National Park", "Grand Teton National Park", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_16_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "A strawberry supermoon illuminated the skies this week. Where does the \"strawberry\" moniker mean?", "choices": ["The moon takes on a strawberry shape", "The moon turns a strawberry pink color", "Farmer's Almanac says it's time to plant strawberries", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_17_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "It’s official: Beyoncé's next project will be released this summer with \"Act I\" coming July 29. What is it titled?", "choices": ["Ivy Park", "Renaissance", "Homecoming", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_18_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "​​Which popular flea-and-tick treatment for pets did lawmakers say should be taken off the market after research showed it was harmful?", "choices": ["Frontline", "Seresto collar", "Bravecto Chews", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_19_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Temperatures in Britain are set to soar this weekend, but what is the hottest UK temperature on record?", "choices": ["33.3C", "34.5C", "35.6C", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The highest ever UK temperature was recorded in Cambridge University Botanic Garden on 25 July 2019, when the mercury hit 38.7C, beating the previous record of 38.5C in Faversham, Kent, in August 2003"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_20_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "What is the name of the “modest” four-bedroom Windsor property to which the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge hope to relocate in order to be closer to the Queen?", "choices": ["Melbourne House", "Fort Belvedere", "Frogmore House", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The four-bedroom home needs “no extra taxpayer-funded security or costly refurb”, according to The Sun, and the move means that their three children will be able to start school in the area in the autumn"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_21_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Global superband BTS have split after how many years together?", "choices": ["Seven years", "Eight years", "Ten years", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "During a televised dinner celebrating their anniversary, the group announced to fans they would be splitting in order to “mature” and pursue solo projects"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_22_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "According to a new report from the Reuters Institute, what percentage of people worldwide often or sometimes avoid the news because it lowers their mood?", "choices": ["38%", "44%", "56%", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "That figure is up from 29% in 2017. Researchers also found that the number of people avoiding reading or watching the news has doubled in the UK over the past five years"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_23_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Which technology company could be forced to pay millions of Britons compensation after being accused of using an upgrade to slow the functioning of its smartphones?", "choices": ["Apple", "Google", "Nokia", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Campaigner Justin Gutmann has issued a £768m claim alleging that Apple abused its market dominance by secretly impairing iPhones"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_24_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "The House of Commons speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, has signed a pledge to make parliament more “friendly” to those with what condition?", "choices": ["Asthma", "Menopause", "Pregnancy", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The Menopause Workplace Pledge, which has been signed by more than 600 organisations including the civil service, Tesco and John Lewis, commits employers to supporting employees affected by the menopause"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_25_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "New research has found that the Black Death, also known as the bubonic plague, may have originated in what animal over 600 years ago?", "choices": ["Rats", "Squirrels", "Marmots", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The study published in Nature this week dated the Black Death’s source strain to Kyrgyzstan in 1338. The study also suggested that the animal reservoir from which the Black Death emerged was wild marmots rather than rats"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_26_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Which country is set to become the first in the world to print a warning on every cigarette sold?", "choices": ["United Kingdom", "New Zealand", "Canada", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "It already requires graphic photo warnings on tobacco products’ packaging, a policy that started an international trend when it was first introduced. The current proposal for the message on each cigarette is: “Poison in every puff”"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_27_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Which member of the royal family is expected to retire from public life next month, according to a report in The Daily Telegraph?", "choices": ["Prince Harry", "Prince Michael of Kent", "Princess Eugenie", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The Queen’s first cousin’s connections to the Kremlin came under scrutiny after the invasion of Ukraine"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_28_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "How high will inflation likely climb this year according to The Bank of England?", "choices": ["8%", "10%", "11%", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The Bank of England has predicted that inflation will climb to 11% this year, prompting the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to assure the Bank's governor, Andrew Bailey, that he will not introduce tax cuts"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_0_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "What country announced a crackdown on rainbow-colored toys this week, saying the items promote homosexuality?", "choices": ["Saudi Arabia", "Cuba", "South Korea", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Saudi Arabian government officials on Tuesday said they are ramping up efforts to <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/19/middleeast/saudi-arabia-rainbow-colored-toys-ban-intl/index.html\">seize rainbow-colored toys and clothing</a> from shops in the country’s capital, Riyadh, because they said the colors send a “poisonous message” to children. Homosexuality is illegal in Saudi Arabia, which adheres to a strict interpretation of Sharia law."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_1_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "An anonymous bidder recently paid a record-breaking sum for a private lunch with legendary investor Warren Buffett. How much did the bidder pay?", "choices": ["$19,000", "$100,000", "$19 million", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The anonymous bidder paid <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/19/business/warren-buffet-lunch-19-million-trnd/index.html\">$19 million for a steak lunch</a> with Warren Buffett at Smith &amp; Wollensky Steakhouse in New York City. The sale was part of an annual auction to benefit an organization combating poverty, hunger, and homelessness."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_2_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Where in the US is it illegal to pump your own gas?", "choices": ["New Jersey & Oregon", "Alabama & Louisiana", "Idaho & South Dakota", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "In New Jersey and Oregon, it remains illegal for <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/18/energy/new-jersey-oregon-pump-your-own-gas/index.html\">people</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/18/energy/new-jersey-oregon-pump-your-own-gas/index.html\">to</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/18/energy/new-jersey-oregon-pump-your-own-gas/index.html\">touch the gas nozzle</a>. In New Jersey, drivers have been prohibited from pumping their own gas since 1949, ostensibly due to health and safety concerns. A similar ban on self-service gas has been in place in Oregon since 1951. But with soaring gas prices and a worker shortage, there have been renewed calls by some gas station industry advocates to lift the bans."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_3_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "What country elected its first-ever leftist leader this week?", "choices": ["Thailand", "Colombia", "Ecuador", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "<a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/17/americas/gustavo-petro-profile-intl-latam/index.html\">Gustavo Petro</a> will become Colombia’s first left-wing leader after winning the country’s presidential race on Sunday. In his victory speech, Petro called for an agreement to end violence in the country."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_4_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "The IRS announced it will do what this week?", "choices": ["Close all in-person taxpayer assistance centers", "Issue more stimulus checks", "Finish processing the backlog of 2021 tax returns", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The IRS announced it will finally finish processing last year’s tax return backlog by the end of this week – meaning that if you’re among the millions of Americans who are still waiting on <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/politics/irs-tax-returns-backlog/index.html\">your tax refund from 2021</a>, it will soon make its way to your mailbox or bank account."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_5_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which embattled celebrity was found liable in a sexual battery case this week?", "choices": ["Kevin Spacey", "Prince Andrew", "R. Kelly", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "A Los Angeles jury found <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/entertainment/bill-cosby-civil-case/index.html\">Bill Cosby liable</a> in a civil case brought by Judy Huth, a woman who claimed he sexually assaulted her as a teenager in the 1970s. The jury, comprised of eight women and four men, awarded Huth $500,000 in damages."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_6_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which Ivy League school announced it will eliminate student loans for undergraduates?", "choices": ["Dartmouth College", "Harvard University", "Princeton University", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Dartmouth College announced Tuesday it was <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/us/dartmouth-undergraduate-student-loans-scholarship-grants/index.html\">eliminating student loans</a> for undergraduates and replacing them with “expanded scholarship grants,” the university said in a statement. Dartmouth’s class of 2022 will be the first class to enter the school and benefit from the new program."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_7_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "What NFL star announced his retirement on Tuesday?", "choices": ["Russell Wilson", "Rob Gronkowski", "Aaron Rodgers", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Eleven seasons and four Super Bowl rings later, <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/sport/rob-gronkowski-retirement-spt/index.html\">Rob Gronkowski</a> announced his retirement this week. This is Gronkowski’s second time retiring from the NFL, having previously hung up his cleats after playing from 2010 to 2018 with the New England Patriots before returning in 2020 to play two seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_8_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Afghanistan was rocked by a powerful earthquake this week that killed more than 1,000 people and injured many others. What was the magnitude of the quake?", "choices": ["2.0", "3.3", "4.6", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "A magnitude <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/22/asia/afghanistan-khost-earthquake-intl-hnk/index.html\">5.9 earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan</a> this week, flattening stone and mud-brick homes. The disaster comes at a difficult time for the Taliban-ruled country, which is currently experiencing an economic crisis and widespread hunger."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_9_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Covid-19 vaccinations in the US began for which age group this week?", "choices": ["Children under 5", "Children ages 5–12", "Adults ages 65–75", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Covid-19 vaccinations for <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/health/covid-vaccines-under-5-begin/index.html\">children younger than 5</a> began across the US on Tuesday. Before this week, children under 5 – about 17 million people – were the only age group that wasn’t eligible to get a Covid-19 vaccine."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_10_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Beyoncé released a new song this week, titled:", "choices": ["\"Renassance\"", "\"Break My Soul\"", "\"Show Me Love\"", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_11_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "A recent study found that balancing on one leg for how many seconds may predict likelihood of living or dying?", "choices": ["5 seconds", "10 seconds", "112 seconds", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_12_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Who won the NHL’s Hart Trophy, given to the player voted by the media as the league’s MVP?", "choices": ["Connor McDavid", "Igor Shesterkin", "Auston Matthews", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_13_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "In an interview with Closer Weekly, Martin Sheen said he regrets not using his birth name professionally. What is it?", "choices": ["Ramon Estévez", "Nicolas Coppola", "Michael Douglas", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_14_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Uber announced this week the return of which feature?", "choices": ["Helicopter rentals", "Shared rides", "Quiet rides", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
45
+ {"question_id": "20220624_15_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "President Joe Biden called on Congress to suspend federal gas taxes for how long?", "choices": ["30 days", "45 days", "6 months", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
46
+ {"question_id": "20220624_16_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Yellowstone National Park partially reopened to visitors Wednesday after being closed since June 13. Why was it shut down?", "choices": ["Bad weather", "Damage from flooding", "Extreme heat", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
47
+ {"question_id": "20220624_17_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "America’s youngest kids became eligible for COVID-19 vaccines this week. What is the age range?", "choices": ["6 months to 2 years", "6 months to 6 years", "1 year to 5 years", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
48
+ {"question_id": "20220624_18_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Leveraging summer travel woes, hundreds of pilots picketed this week over lack of progress on new contract. Which airline were they from?", "choices": ["Southwest Airlines", "American Airlines", "Frontier Airlines", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
49
+ {"question_id": "20220624_19_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "A pup named Trumpet took home the crown for Best of Show at the Westminster Dog Show. What breed is he?", "choices": ["Bloodhound", "Basset Hound", "Dalmatian", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_20_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "How many times will media mogul Rupert Murdoch have been divorced, after reports he is to end his marriage to actress Jerry Hall?", "choices": ["Two", "Four", "Five", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Murdoch has been married four times: to former flight attendant Patricia Booker, from 1956 to 1967; journalist Anna Murdoch Mann, from 1967 to 1999; businesswoman Wendi Deng, from 1999 to 2013; and actress Jerry Hall, from 2016."}
51
+ {"question_id": "20220624_21_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Health officials have warned a virus causing which disease has been detected in several sewage samples in London?", "choices": ["Polio", "Smallpox", "Cholera", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Britain was declared polio-free in 2003, with the last wild case detected in 1984, making the new outbreak the first transmission event since the 1980s. The NHS will begin a campaign to ensure children are fully vaccinated."}
52
+ {"question_id": "20220624_22_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Which Tory MP has resigned from a senior role after two crushing by-election defeats for the Conservative Party this week?", "choices": ["Oliver Dowden", "James Cleverly", "Steve Barclay", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Conservative co-chair Oliver Dowden resigned following by-election losses to the Liberal Democrats in Tiverton and Honiton, and to Labour in Wakefield. In a letter to Boris Johnson, Dowden said Tories were “distressed and disappointed”."}
53
+ {"question_id": "20220624_23_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Which city has been named the most “liveable” city in the world, according to a report compiled by The Economist?", "choices": ["Copenhagen", "Vienna", "Calgary", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The Austrian capital grabbed the top spot from Auckland, which sank to 34th place due to New Zealand’s pandemic restrictions. The report praised Vienna for its “stability and good infrastructure” as well as “good healthcare” and “culture”."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_24_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "RMT union boss Mick Lynch landed himself in trouble with journalist Piers Morgan for having which children’s television character as his Facebook profile picture?", "choices": ["The Hood from Thunderbirds", "Dick Dastardly from Wacky Races", "The Joker from Batman", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "In an interview, Morgan suggested Lynch’s use of The Hood as his profile meant he aligned himself with an “evil, criminal, terrorist mastermind”. Lynch replied: “Don’t you want to talk about the issues rather than a little vinyl puppet?”"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_25_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Nuclear power is to make up what percentage of the UK’s electricity sources by 2025, according to the government’s energy strategy?", "choices": ["10%", "15%", "25%", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that nuclear is “a reliable, safe and constant source of clean energy” – but not everyone agrees. Find out more about nuclear energy’s image problem in the latest episode of The Overview."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_26_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Consumer champion Martin Lewis revealed this week that his application for what role was rejected?", "choices": ["School governor", "Local councillor", "Magistrate", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Speaking to the BBC, the founder of the Money Saving Expert website claimed it was because he had been “honest” about not having enough time to attend many sittings in the Lords."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_27_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "How many grammar schools still exist in England, amid news that Downing Street is considering proposals to lift a Blair-era ban on new grammars?", "choices": ["54", "90", "150", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The government is bringing its Schools Bill to the House of Commons later this year, with Graham Brady, chair of the 1922 Committee and a grammar school campaigner, planning to table an amendment that proposes lifting the ban."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_28_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Which country was recommended for EU candidacy alongside Ukraine this week?", "choices": ["Albania", "Georgia", "Serbia", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The European Commission has boosted Ukraine’s hopes of joining the EU by recommending it as an official candidate for membership this week. It also recommended Moldova but said Georgia must pass reforms for its accession to be considered."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_29_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "The governing body of which sport has introduced new rules that athletes who have undergone male puberty cannot compete in elite women’s categories?", "choices": ["Swimming", "Tennis", "Basketball", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Swimming’s world governing body Fina voted on the policy at a general congress at the World Championships in Budapest and 71% of the 152 national federations voted in favour."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_0_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which company is being accused of turning off the AC in its stores to save money as its sales plummet?", "choices": ["IKEA", "Best Buy", "Petco", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Analysts accuse Bed Bath &amp; Beyond of <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/28/investing/bed-bath--beyond-sales-decline/index.html\">cutting air conditioning</a> in an effort to quickly lower expenses to make up for a slump in sales, according to a new report from Bank of America."}
61
+ {"question_id": "20220701_1_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which popular US tourist attraction announced public tours will resume a full operating schedule after being suspended for two years due to Covid-19?", "choices": ["Statue of Liberty", "White House", "Yellowstone", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Public tours of the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/27/politics/white-house-free-public-tours-full-operating-schedule/index.html\">White House</a> will resume a full operating schedule on July 19 for the first time since they were suspended in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic."}
62
+ {"question_id": "20220701_2_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which meal kit service received hundreds of reports of illness following a recall of one of its products?", "choices": ["Blue Apron", "Daily Harvest", "SunBasket", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "<a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/27/tech/daily-harvest-recall-influencers/index.html\">Daily Harvest</a> said it received about 470 reports of illness linked to the company’s French Lentil and Leek Crumbles. Consumers reported becoming ill with mysterious symptoms, including extremely elevated liver enzymes. Some 28,000 units of the product were distributed in the US between April 28 and June 17, according to the company."}
63
+ {"question_id": "20220701_3_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "NASA made history this week after successfully completing its first launch from a commercial spaceport outside the US. Where did the launch occur?", "choices": ["Asia", "Australia", "Antarctica", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "NASA successfully launched a rocket from <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/27/australia/nasa-launch-first-space-rocket-alpha-centauri-australia-intl-hnk/index.html\">Australia’s remote Northern Territory</a>. The rocket will observe star systems closest to Earth to determine whether any habitable planets exist there."}
64
+ {"question_id": "20220701_4_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "A Russian court this week ruled that WNBA star Brittney Griner will be detained for several additional months pending her trial outcome. How many months was her detention extended?", "choices": ["3", "4", "5", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "A Russian court extended Griner’s detention for <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/27/sport/brittney-griner-court-hearing-spt-intl/index.html\">at least six more months</a>. Griner has been held in Russia since her arrest in February at a Moscow airport on allegations of attempted drug smuggling."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_5_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "The CDC announced this week it has activated a new emergency operations center to respond to which virus outbreak?", "choices": ["Covid-19", "Influenza", "Chickenpox", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The CDC activated an emergency operations center on Tuesday to help prevent the further spread of <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/28/health/cdc-eoc-monkeypox/index.html\">monkeypox</a>, an <a href=\"https://e.newsletters.cnn.com/click?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\">extremely rare disease</a> currently increasing in numbers around the world. The Biden administration also announced its intention to beef up its response to monkeypox, detailing plans to offer more vaccines and tests to people who are most at risk."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_6_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which team won the 2022 NHL Stanley Cup Finals?", "choices": ["Colorado Avalanche", "Boston Bruins", "Calgary Flames", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/26/sport/colorado-avalanche-stanley-cup-winner/index.html\">Colorado Avalanche</a> defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game 6 on Sunday to win the team’s first Stanley Cup since 2001. It’s the team’s third Stanley Cup title overall."}
67
+ {"question_id": "20220701_7_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "According to a recent survey, what percentage of US adults disapprove of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade?", "choices": ["20%", "30%", "60%", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "A new <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/28/politics/roe-v-wade-polling/index.html\">Monmouth University survey</a> this week showed approximately 60% of US adults disapprove of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, with just 37% approving."}
68
+ {"question_id": "20220701_8_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "A massive, record-breaking reptile was recently caught in Florida, becoming the heaviest of its species to ever be captured in the state. Which animal was it?", "choices": ["Iguana", "Snake", "Alligator", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "A 215-pound, 18-foot-long <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/26/us/florida-heaviest-python-captured-scn-trnd/index.html\">Burmese python</a> was captured in Florida. Conservationists said there was “collective disbelief” when they weighed the snake, which far surpassed the state’s previous record of 185 pounds."}
69
+ {"question_id": "20220701_9_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which two countries did NATO formally invite to join its alliance this week?", "choices": ["Ukraine and Ireland", "Sweden and Finland", "Bosnia and Malta", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "NATO formalized its invitation to <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/29/politics/joe-biden-nato-day-2/index.html\">Sweden and Finland</a> to join its alliance Wednesday, a historic expansion that will pave the way for the bloc’s most consequential enlargement in decades."}
70
+ {"question_id": "20220701_10_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "The Colorado Avalanche won the Stanley Cup title after defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning. How many championships do the Avalanche have?", "choices": ["3", "7", "9", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
71
+ {"question_id": "20220701_11_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "What breed of dog is Mr. Happy Face, the winner of this year's World's Ugliest Dog Contest?", "choices": ["Hairless Chinese Crested-Chihuahua mix", "Papillon-bulldog mix", "Poodle", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
72
+ {"question_id": "20220701_12_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson made history this week, becoming the first Black woman to sit on the Supreme Court. Whose seat is she filling?", "choices": ["Samuel Alito", "Stephen Breyer", "Neil Gorsuch", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
73
+ {"question_id": "20220701_13_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "The Supreme Court sided with Joe Kennedy, a high school football coach who:", "choices": ["Shoved players during practice", "Prayed on the field after games", "Criticized politicians in speeches", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_14_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "About what percentage of people said they haven’t felt true happiness since early 2020, according to the Oracle Happiness Report?", "choices": ["25%", "39%", "45%", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
75
+ {"question_id": "20220701_15_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "Which two Pac-12 schools are in negotiations to leave the conference and join the Big Ten?", "choices": ["Oregon and Washington", "USC and UCLA", "Colorado and Arizona", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
76
+ {"question_id": "20220701_16_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "The Jan. 6 committee held an unexpected hearing this week, featuring testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson. She was a former special assistant to:", "choices": ["Donald Trump", "Clarence Thomas", "Mark Meadows", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
77
+ {"question_id": "20220701_17_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "Which retailer lowered its gas prices to $3.99 a gallon through July 4 weekend to help drivers save money?", "choices": ["Publix", "Sheetz", "Costco", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
78
+ {"question_id": "20220701_18_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "A man believed to be a former Nazi guard was convicted by a German court of being an accessory to 3,518 counts of murder. How old is he?", "choices": ["98", "100", "101", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
79
+ {"question_id": "20220701_19_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "Which of these celebs was not invited to be an Oscar-voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this week?", "choices": ["Billie Eilish", "Ariana DeBose", "Troy Kotsur", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
80
+ {"question_id": "20220701_20_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Old £20 and £50 notes are set to expire at the end of September, but who features on the new polymer £50 note?", "choices": ["Alan Turing", "JMW Turner", "Winston Churchill", "", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "According to the Bank of England, most paper banknotes have been replaced but there are still more than £6bn worth of paper £20s and £8bn worth of paper £50s in circulation. After 30 September, these will no longer be legal tender."}
81
+ {"question_id": "20220701_21_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Who did Dominic Raab claim to wink at from across the dispatch box after appearing to make the facial expression to Angela Rayner while he was deputising for Boris Johnson at PMQs?", "choices": ["Ian Blackford", "Ian Murray", "Anneliese Dodds", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Sources close to Raab claimed he was not winking at Rayner, but had directed an “approving wink” at Ian Murray, the shadow Scotland secretary, who had been “braying loudly” on the Labour front bench."}
82
+ {"question_id": "20220701_22_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "How much did the Royal Family cost UK taxpayers last year?", "choices": ["£75m", "£88m", "£102m", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The Royal Family cost taxpayers £102.4m last year, reported the Daily Mirror. The Sovereign Grant Report showed that the renovation of Buckingham Palace helped to drive up the bill. Travel costs were also up – from £1.3m to £4.5m."}
83
+ {"question_id": "20220701_23_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Which world leader did Boris Johnson accuse of being “a perfect example of toxic masculinity” this week?", "choices": ["Vladimir Putin", "Anthony Albanese", "Narendra Modi", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The prime minister was speaking at a Nato summit in Madrid when he described the Russian invasion of Ukraine as a “crazy, macho war” and called for “more women in positions of power”."}
84
+ {"question_id": "20220701_24_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "How much has cancer campaigner and podcast host Deborah James, who has died aged 40, raised for cancer research through her Bowelbabe fund?", "choices": ["£1m", "£2m", "£5m", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "James had been receiving end-of-life care since revealing she had stopped treatment for her bowel cancer in May. Her family announced her death in a social media post, describing her as “the most amazing wife, daughter, sister, mummy”."}
85
+ {"question_id": "20220701_25_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "What piece of advice did the Pope have for mothers of adult sons this week?", "choices": ["Stop ironing their shirts", "Stop cooking their meals", "Stop tidying up after them", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Pope Francis added that mothers should instead encourage their sons to marry. Speaking at a service to mark the 10th World Meeting of Families, he told men not to “take the easy road” and return to their mothers in “moments of difficulty”."}
86
+ {"question_id": "20220701_26_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Which Supreme Court ruling did President Joe Biden describe as “another devastating decision” this week?", "choices": ["A ruling restricting the Environmental Protection Agency’s power", "A ruling that blocked employers from mandating vaccines", "A ruling that overturned Roe vs Wade", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The Supreme Court has restricted the EPA’s ability to regulate global-warming emissions from US power plants. It comes days after it overturned the 50-year-old Roe vs Wade ruling."}
87
+ {"question_id": "20220701_27_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Which former prime minister said this week that despite personally opposing Brexit, “it’s not going to be reversed any time soon”?", "choices": ["Theresa May", "Gordon Brown", "Tony Blair", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Speaking at a conference organised by his own think tank, the former Labour PM said: “However passionately I opposed Brexit, I understand we’ve done it.” He added he did not think it would be reversed “any time in this generation”."}
88
+ {"question_id": "20220701_28_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Who joined Paul McCartney on stage during his headline slot at Glastonbury Festival?", "choices": ["Ringo Starr and Mick Jagger", "Yoko Ono and Jerry Lee Lewis", "Bono and Sting", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The two megastars joined McCartney on stage to close out the festival on its 50th anniversary."}
89
+ {"question_id": "20220701_29_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Which MP has been appointed by the Privileges Committee to lead the inquiry into whether Boris Johnson misled Parliament over parties in No. 10 during Covid-19 lockdowns?", "choices": ["Chris Bryant", "Laura Farris", "Harriet Harman", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Some Conservative MPs are angry that such an “overtly political” figure has been appointed, as Harman has twice been interim Labour leader. The committee chair, Chris Bryant, had already recused himself due to past criticism of Johnson."}
90
+ {"question_id": "20220708_0_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Why did some cities across the western US cancel their Fourth of July fireworks displays this year?", "choices": ["Drought", "Curfew rules", "Covid-19 mandates", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Various cities canceled their fireworks displays this year to <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/02/weather/4th-of-july-fireworks-canceled-california-arizona-utah-megadrought/index.html\">decrease the risk of accidental fires amid</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/02/weather/4th-of-july-fireworks-canceled-california-arizona-utah-megadrought/index.html\">a</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/02/weather/4th-of-july-fireworks-canceled-california-arizona-utah-megadrought/index.html\">widespread drought</a>. An estimated 19,500 fires were started by fireworks in 2018, according to the <a href=\"https://www.nfpa.org/Public-Education/Fire-causes-and-risks/Seasonal-fire-causes/Fireworks\">National Fire Protection Association</a>. And nearly 30% of the fires caused by fireworks are ignited on the Fourth of July."}
91
+ {"question_id": "20220708_1_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which iconic landmark is reportedly riddled with rust and badly in need of repairs?", "choices": ["Eiffel Tower", "Golden Gate Bridge", "Big Ben", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/eiffel-tower-paris-needs-repairs/index.html\">Eiffel Tower in Paris</a> is reportedly in serious need of repairs. However, the iconic landmark is instead being given a paint job costing 60 million euros in preparation for the 2024 Olympics, Reuters reports, according to a confidential analysis cited by French magazine Marianne."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_2_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "How many hot dogs did competitive eater Joey Chestnut devour to win the Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest this week?", "choices": ["15", "45", "63", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The hot dog champ won the competition after eating an astounding <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/04/us/nathans-hot-dog-contest-winner/index.html\">63 hot dogs</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/04/us/nathans-hot-dog-contest-winner/index.html\">and</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/04/us/nathans-hot-dog-contest-winner/index.html\">buns</a> in 10 minutes on Monday. Chestnut has won the long-running Independence Day contest seven consecutive times and in 15 of the last 16 years."}
93
+ {"question_id": "20220708_3_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Activists around the world have been gluing themselves to historic works of art in a recent string of protests. What are they trying to call attention to?", "choices": ["Abortion rights", "Gun laws", "Climate change", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Climate activists have disrupted major galleries by <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/style/article/just-stop-oil-protest-leonardo-da-vinci/index.html\">attaching themselves to famous artwork</a><a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/style/article/just-stop-oil-protest-leonardo-da-vinci/index.html\">s</a>. A recent stunt involved a work by Vincent Van Gogh."}
94
+ {"question_id": "20220708_4_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which head of state announced his resignation this week?", "choices": ["North Korean leader Kim Jong Un", "UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson", "Russian President Vladimir Putin", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "British Prime Minister <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/07/europe/boris-johnson-resignation-intl/index.html\">Boris Johnson</a> announced his resignation and said he would continue to serve in the post until his party selects a new leader. Johnson has in recent months been engulfed in a <a href=\"http://www.cnn.com/2022/07/06/uk/boris-johnson-scandals-intl/index.html\">series of scandals</a> that forced even his most unwavering supporters to abandon him."}
95
+ {"question_id": "20220708_5_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which country is now “bankrupt,” according to a statement this week from its administration?", "choices": ["Kenya", "Sri Lanka", "Colombia", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Sri Lanka is “bankrupt,” Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Tuesday, as the country suffers its <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/05/asia/sri-lanka-bankrupt-fuel-crisis-intl-hnk/index.html\">worst financial crisis in decades</a>, leaving millions in the South Asian nation struggling to buy food, medicine and fuel."}
96
+ {"question_id": "20220708_6_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which food chain launched a redesigned menu in roughly 21,000 of its restaurants?", "choices": ["McDonald’s", "Chipotle", "Wendy’s", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Subway debuted a new menu on Tuesday, and it’s the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/05/business/subway-new-menu/index.html\">most extensive makeover</a> in the company’s nearly 60-year history."}
97
+ {"question_id": "20220708_7_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Approximately 1 billion people had their personal data leaked in what could be one of the biggest breaches ever recorded in history. Where did the massive data leak occur?", "choices": ["China", "United States", "France", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Nearly 1 billion people in China had their <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/05/china/china-billion-people-data-leak-intl-hnk/index.html\">personal data leaked</a>, and their information has been online for more than a year."}
98
+ {"question_id": "20220708_8_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which virus is making officials at the World Health Organization reconsider whether they should declare a public health emergency?", "choices": ["Flu", "Covid-19", "Monkeypox", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "As <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/06/health/monkeypox-testing-who-emergency/index.html\">monkeypox cases</a> continue to rise globally, the World Health Organization is revisiting the idea of declaring the outbreak <a href=\"https://e.newsletters.cnn.com/click?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\">a public health emergency</a> of international concern."}
99
+ {"question_id": "20220708_9_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Jeremiah “Jerry” Harris, a lead personality on the Netflix show “Cheer,” was sentenced this week in a federal child pornography case. How many years was his sentence?", "choices": ["4", "8", "10", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Harris, who is 22 years old, was sentenced to <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/06/entertainment/cheer-jerry-harris/index.html\">12 years in federal prison</a>, according to Assistant US Attorney Joseph Fitzpatrick."}
100
+ {"question_id": "20220708_10_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Passengers on a Delta Air Lines flight reported that the company offered them how much money to give up their seat on an overs​​old flight?", "choices": ["$100", "$5,000", "$10,000", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
101
+ {"question_id": "20220708_11_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Joey Chestnut won the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest for the 15th time in 16 years. How many franks did he scarf down?", "choices": ["54", "63", "80", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
102
+ {"question_id": "20220708_12_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "NASA said it temporarily lost contact with Capstone. Where is the $32.7 million spacecraft headed?", "choices": ["Mars", "Jupiter", "Mercury", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
103
+ {"question_id": "20220708_13_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Brad Pitt has says he has prosopagnosia, a condition that prevents people from:", "choices": ["Recognizing new faces", "Remembering voices", "Recognizing old smells", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
104
+ {"question_id": "20220708_14_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Climate change activists glued themselves to which painting in an effort to protest new oil and gas projects?", "choices": ["“The Starry Night”", "“Napoleon Crossing the Alps”", "“The Last Supper”", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
105
+ {"question_id": "20220708_15_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Sotheby’s announced it was selling the 76-million-year-old skeleton of which dinosaur?", "choices": ["Gorgosaurus", "Brontosaurus", "Stegosaurus", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
106
+ {"question_id": "20220708_16_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said the estimated cost to rebuild Ukraine after the war will be:", "choices": ["$550 billion", "$750 billion", "$35 trillion", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
107
+ {"question_id": "20220708_17_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Which one of these people was not presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Biden this week?", "choices": ["Denzel Washington", "John McCain", "Dwayne \"The Rock\" Johnson", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
108
+ {"question_id": "20220708_18_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani was convicted on 12 fraud counts Thursday. Which company was he a top executive for?", "choices": ["Theranos", "WeWork", "Google", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
109
+ {"question_id": "20220708_19_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Rafael Nadal withdrew from Wimbledon due to injury, paving the way for who to advance to the tournament’s final?", "choices": ["Roger Federer", "Taylor Fritz", "Nick Kyrgios", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
110
+ {"question_id": "20220708_20_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "How many cabinet members, ministers and aides did Boris Johnson lose from his government before he decided to step down as leader of the Conservative Party?", "choices": ["25", "45", "59", "", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Johnson’s premiership has suffered more ministerial resignations and at a faster rate than any other prime minister in modern history."}
111
+ {"question_id": "20220708_21_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Which beloved series has been asked by the BBC to be “mindful” of how references to the British Empire are handled?", "choices": ["Escape to the Country", "Antiques Roadshow", "QI", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The BBC is asking would-be third-party producers of the show to carefully handle any references to the British Empire. In a document seen by The Times, the corporation said there was “reputational risk” in discussing colonial history."}
112
+ {"question_id": "20220708_22_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Which senior Conservative MP was tipped by the Daily Mail as a possible “caretaker” prime minister if Johnson officially steps down from the role before a leadership election takes place?", "choices": ["Priti Patel", "Theresa May", "Ben Wallace", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "A “well-placed” Tory source told the paper that Theresa May would be “‘uniquely placed’ to step in” as a caretaker prime minister as she is a sitting MP with more than three years of experience as PM under her belt."}
113
+ {"question_id": "20220708_23_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "What percentage of Lloyds customers have savings of less than £500, according to the bank’s chief executive?", "choices": ["20%", "80%", "90%", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Charlie Nunn said the lender saw customers with persistent debt problems increase by a third in the first six months of this year. But he added many customers are in a healthier financial position than they were before the pandemic."}
114
+ {"question_id": "20220708_24_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "A former prime minister of which nation was killed after being shot at a political campaigning event?", "choices": ["Japan", "South Korea", "Greece", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, collapsed after he was shot at an event in Nara. He was taken to hospital after he was hit twice, but died a short time later."}
115
+ {"question_id": "20220708_25_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Climate protesters from activist group Just Stop Oil glued their hands to which John Constable painting in the National Gallery?", "choices": ["The Hay Wain", "The Cornfield", "Weymouth Bay", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "It was part of a protest against plans to license new oil and gas projects in the UK. The Just Stop Oil activists also attached their own version of the painting, which was intended to represent “an apocalyptic vision of the future”."}
116
+ {"question_id": "20220708_26_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Which small woodland creature could ruin government plans to plant 1.5 billion trees by 2050?", "choices": ["Pine martens", "Badgers", "Grey squirrels", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Wildlife groups predict that grey squirrels will be responsible for killing 225 million of those trees by stripping bark. The bill for lost timber and replacing dead or damaged trees could reach as high as £37m, according to campaigners."}
117
+ {"question_id": "20220708_27_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Which tennis star pulled out of Wimbledon ahead of the semi-finals due to injury?", "choices": ["Novak Djokovic", "Cameron Norrie", "Rafael Nadal", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The 36-year-old Spaniard has withdrawn because of an abdominal problem. Nick Kyrgios, who Nadal beat in five sets on Wednesday, will automatically go through to this year’s men’s singles final."}
118
+ {"question_id": "20220708_28_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "What percentage of children in lone parent families now live in poverty, according to analysis by The Guardian?", "choices": ["25%", "40%", "49%", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Relative poverty, defined as having an income of less than 60% of the national median, rose for single parents by nine percentage points between 2013-14 and 2019-20 to reach 49%."}
119
+ {"question_id": "20220708_29_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Which politician did Tory peer Ed Vaizey tell the BBC was a possible Conservative Party leadership contender because “he’s one of the few members of the cabinet who can do joined-up handwriting?”", "choices": ["Sajid Javid", "Rishi Sunak", "Dominic Raab", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "As the party leadership contest gets underway, some say that Sunak’s early resignation on Tuesday evening – just nine minutes after former health secretary Sajid Javid’s – could stand him in good stead if he runs for the top job."}
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1
+ {"question_id": "20220617_0", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which wildly popular show was recently green lit for a new season?", "choices": ["“Game of Thrones”", "“Squid Game”", "“Breaking Bad”", "“Friends”"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Netflix announced the hit South Korean show “<a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/media/squid-game-season-2/index.html\">Squid Game</a>“ is officially coming back for a second season."}
2
+ {"question_id": "20220617_1", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "To help reduce cable clutter and waste, which continent will soon require Apple and other smartphone makers to support a single common charging standard for all mobile devices?", "choices": ["Europe", "North America", "Asia", "Africa"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "European regulators announced a plan this week that will eliminate the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/tech/lightning-cable-usbc-nightcap/index.html#:~:text=The%20company%20already%20uses%20the,You%20may%20be%20thinking%2C%20Finally\">infuriating number of charging cables</a> needed for various devices. Under the legislation, virtually all of your everyday devices that are rechargeable via a wired cable — phones, tablets, e-readers, earbuds, cameras, portable speakers, etc — will have to be equipped with a port known as USB-C."}
3
+ {"question_id": "20220617_2", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "A bipartisan group of senators announced an agreement on gun safety legislation this week, but a few major reforms were not included in the proposed deal. Which measure did lawmakers leave out?", "choices": ["Enhanced review process for gun buyers under 21", "Investment in mental health", "Ban on military-style assault weapons", "Funding to improve school security"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "<a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/politics/whats-in-senate-gun-reform-agreement/index.html\">The agreement</a> does not include a federal ban on military-style assault weapons, a measure that Democrats have been pushing for in recent years in the wake of numerous mass shootings that have involved such weapons."}
4
+ {"question_id": "20220617_3", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Police arrested 31 men this week believed to be affiliated with the White nationalist group Patriot Front who allegedly planned to riot at an LGBTQ Pride event. Where was the event?", "choices": ["California", "Idaho", "New York", "Texas"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "A group of <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/13/us/idaho-patriot-front-arrests-pride-what-we-know/index.html\">White nationalists</a> dressed like a “little army” was arrested in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. All 31 men were charged with conspiracy to riot."}
5
+ {"question_id": "20220617_4", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Broadway’s biggest stars were recognized this week at which prestigious awards show?", "choices": ["The Grammy Awards", "The Academy Awards", "The Emmy Awards", "The Tony Awards"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The 75th annual <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/entertainment/gallery/tony-awards-photos-2022/index.html\">Tony Awards</a>, which honor the best Broadway productions of the season, took place at New York’s Radio City Music Hall on Sunday. “A Strange Loop” won the award for Best Musical and for Best Book of a Musical."}
6
+ {"question_id": "20220617_5", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Gas prices in the US recently hit a new record high. On average nationwide, how much does it cost for a gallon of regular gas?", "choices": ["$3", "$4", "$5", "$6"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "For the first time ever, the national average of a gallon of regular <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/11/business/gas-prices-five-dollars-national-june/index.html\">gas now costs $5</a>, according to <a href=\"https://gasprices.aaa.com/\">AAA’s</a> <a href=\"https://gasprices.aaa.com/\">latest</a> <a href=\"https://gasprices.aaa.com/\">readings</a>. While the price point of $5 set a new record this past weekend, $5 gas has become unpleasantly common in much of the US."}
7
+ {"question_id": "20220617_6", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "What is the biggest security threat in the Asia-Pacific region, according to Fiji’s minister of defense?", "choices": ["Cyberattacks", "Terrorism", "Disease outbreaks", "Climate change"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Fiji’s defense minister said <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/asia/fiji-climate-change-shangri-la-dialogue-intl-hnk/index.html\">climate change</a> posed the biggest security threat in the Asia-Pacific region. The low-lying Pacific islands, which include Fiji, Tonga and Samoa, are some of the most vulnerable countries in the world to the extreme weather events caused by climate change."}
8
+ {"question_id": "20220617_7", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which US national park was impacted by severe flooding this week that washed out roads and bridges?", "choices": ["Yosemite", "Yellowstone", "Grand Canyon", "Zion"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Dangerous flooding shut down <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/15/weather/yellowstone-national-park-montana-flooding-wednesday/index.html\">Yellowstone National Park</a> this week and left some people in surrounding communities trapped without safe drinking water. The flooding washed out roads and bridges and inflicted widespread damage on homes and businesses."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_8", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "According to the White House, how soon could Covid-19 vaccines be available for children as young as 6 months?", "choices": ["Next week", "Next month", "Next 6 months", "Next year"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Covid-19 vaccines could be available for children <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/15/health/fda-covid-vaccine-youngest-children-vrbpac-vote/index.html\">as young as 6 months</a> beginning next week, the White House announced. Currently, children under 5 years old – about 18 million people – are the only US age group that still isn’t eligible to receive a Covid-19 vaccine."}
10
+ {"question_id": "20220617_9", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which automaker recalled 2.9 million vehicles this week?", "choices": ["Honda", "BMW", "Mercedes-Benz", "Ford"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Ford recalled <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/15/business/ford-recall/index.html\">2.9 million vehicles</a> due to issues that could prevent certain models from shifting into the correct gear, which might cause them to move in unintended directions."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_10", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "The Federal Reserve raised its key short-term interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point. This was the highest hike since:", "choices": ["1975", "1988", "1994", "2008"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
12
+ {"question_id": "20220617_11", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Revered actor Philip Baker Hall died this week. He was in all of these movies except:", "choices": ["\"Magnolia\"", "\"Boogie Nights\"", "\"Taxi Driver\"", "\"Rush Hour\""], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_12", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Chinese researchers say the giant “Sky Eye” radio telescope may have picked up:", "choices": ["Alien signals", "Traces of a massive asteroid approaching", "Illegal satellite frequencies", "Television broadcasts from the U.S."], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_13", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Microsoft retired its Internet Explorer browser this week. What year did it debut?", "choices": ["1991", "1993", "1995", "2002"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
15
+ {"question_id": "20220617_14", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Kim Kardashian was accused of damaging a historic Marilyn Monroe dress at the Met Gala. Who was the designer of the garment?", "choices": ["Bob Mackie", "Christian Dior", "Balenciaga", "Karl Lagerfeld"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_15", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Historic rainfall led to flooding, mudslides and visitor evacuations at which national park?", "choices": ["Yosemite National Park", "Rocky Mountain National Park", "Yellowstone National Park", "Grand Teton National Park"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_16", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "A strawberry supermoon illuminated the skies this week. Where does the \"strawberry\" moniker mean?", "choices": ["The moon takes on a strawberry shape", "The moon turns a strawberry pink color", "Native American tribes mark the time to pick strawberries", "Farmer's Almanac says it's time to plant strawberries"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_17", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "It’s official: Beyoncé's next project will be released this summer with \"Act I\" coming July 29. What is it titled?", "choices": ["Rendezvous", "Ivy Park", "Renaissance", "Homecoming"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_18", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "​​Which popular flea-and-tick treatment for pets did lawmakers say should be taken off the market after research showed it was harmful?", "choices": ["Frontline", "Seresto collar", "Bravecto Chews", "Trifexis"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_19", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Temperatures in Britain are set to soar this weekend, but what is the hottest UK temperature on record?", "choices": ["33.3C", "34.5C", "35.6C", "38.7C"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The highest ever UK temperature was recorded in Cambridge University Botanic Garden on 25 July 2019, when the mercury hit 38.7C, beating the previous record of 38.5C in Faversham, Kent, in August 2003"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_20", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "What is the name of the “modest” four-bedroom Windsor property to which the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge hope to relocate in order to be closer to the Queen?", "choices": ["Melbourne House", "Adelaide Cottage", "Fort Belvedere", "Frogmore House"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The four-bedroom home needs “no extra taxpayer-funded security or costly refurb”, according to The Sun, and the move means that their three children will be able to start school in the area in the autumn"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_21", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Global superband BTS have split after how many years together?", "choices": ["Seven years", "Eight years", "Nine years", "Ten years"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "During a televised dinner celebrating their anniversary, the group announced to fans they would be splitting in order to “mature” and pursue solo projects"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_22", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "According to a new report from the Reuters Institute, what percentage of people worldwide often or sometimes avoid the news because it lowers their mood?", "choices": ["29%", "38%", "44%", "56%"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "That figure is up from 29% in 2017. Researchers also found that the number of people avoiding reading or watching the news has doubled in the UK over the past five years"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_23", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Which technology company could be forced to pay millions of Britons compensation after being accused of using an upgrade to slow the functioning of its smartphones?", "choices": ["Apple", "Samsung", "Google", "Nokia"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Campaigner Justin Gutmann has issued a £768m claim alleging that Apple abused its market dominance by secretly impairing iPhones"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_24", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "The House of Commons speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, has signed a pledge to make parliament more “friendly” to those with what condition?", "choices": ["Asthma", "Menopause", "Pregnancy", "Diabetes"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The Menopause Workplace Pledge, which has been signed by more than 600 organisations including the civil service, Tesco and John Lewis, commits employers to supporting employees affected by the menopause"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_25", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "New research has found that the Black Death, also known as the bubonic plague, may have originated in what animal over 600 years ago?", "choices": ["Rats", "Squirrels", "Voles", "Marmots"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The study published in Nature this week dated the Black Death’s source strain to Kyrgyzstan in 1338. The study also suggested that the animal reservoir from which the Black Death emerged was wild marmots rather than rats"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_26", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Which country is set to become the first in the world to print a warning on every cigarette sold?", "choices": ["United Kingdom", "Australia", "New Zealand", "Canada"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "It already requires graphic photo warnings on tobacco products’ packaging, a policy that started an international trend when it was first introduced. The current proposal for the message on each cigarette is: “Poison in every puff”"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_27", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Which member of the royal family is expected to retire from public life next month, according to a report in The Daily Telegraph?", "choices": ["Prince Harry", "Prince Michael of Kent", "Princess Eugenie", "Peter Phillips"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The Queen’s first cousin’s connections to the Kremlin came under scrutiny after the invasion of Ukraine"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_28", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "How high will inflation likely climb this year according to The Bank of England?", "choices": ["8%", "9%", "10%", "11%"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The Bank of England has predicted that inflation will climb to 11% this year, prompting the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to assure the Bank's governor, Andrew Bailey, that he will not introduce tax cuts"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_0", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "What country announced a crackdown on rainbow-colored toys this week, saying the items promote homosexuality?", "choices": ["Mexico", "Saudi Arabia", "Cuba", "South Korea"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Saudi Arabian government officials on Tuesday said they are ramping up efforts to <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/19/middleeast/saudi-arabia-rainbow-colored-toys-ban-intl/index.html\">seize rainbow-colored toys and clothing</a> from shops in the country’s capital, Riyadh, because they said the colors send a “poisonous message” to children. Homosexuality is illegal in Saudi Arabia, which adheres to a strict interpretation of Sharia law."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_1", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "An anonymous bidder recently paid a record-breaking sum for a private lunch with legendary investor Warren Buffett. How much did the bidder pay?", "choices": ["$19,000", "$100,000", "$1 million", "$19 million"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The anonymous bidder paid <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/19/business/warren-buffet-lunch-19-million-trnd/index.html\">$19 million for a steak lunch</a> with Warren Buffett at Smith &amp; Wollensky Steakhouse in New York City. The sale was part of an annual auction to benefit an organization combating poverty, hunger, and homelessness."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_2", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Where in the US is it illegal to pump your own gas?", "choices": ["New Jersey & Oregon", "California & Washington", "Alabama & Louisiana", "Idaho & South Dakota"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "In New Jersey and Oregon, it remains illegal for <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/18/energy/new-jersey-oregon-pump-your-own-gas/index.html\">people</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/18/energy/new-jersey-oregon-pump-your-own-gas/index.html\">to</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/18/energy/new-jersey-oregon-pump-your-own-gas/index.html\">touch the gas nozzle</a>. In New Jersey, drivers have been prohibited from pumping their own gas since 1949, ostensibly due to health and safety concerns. A similar ban on self-service gas has been in place in Oregon since 1951. But with soaring gas prices and a worker shortage, there have been renewed calls by some gas station industry advocates to lift the bans."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_3", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "What country elected its first-ever leftist leader this week?", "choices": ["Thailand", "Colombia", "Ecuador", "India"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "<a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/17/americas/gustavo-petro-profile-intl-latam/index.html\">Gustavo Petro</a> will become Colombia’s first left-wing leader after winning the country’s presidential race on Sunday. In his victory speech, Petro called for an agreement to end violence in the country."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_4", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "The IRS announced it will do what this week?", "choices": ["Close all in-person taxpayer assistance centers", "Issue more stimulus checks", "Finish processing the backlog of 2021 tax returns", "Lay off thousands of employees"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The IRS announced it will finally finish processing last year’s tax return backlog by the end of this week – meaning that if you’re among the millions of Americans who are still waiting on <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/politics/irs-tax-returns-backlog/index.html\">your tax refund from 2021</a>, it will soon make its way to your mailbox or bank account."}
35
+ {"question_id": "20220624_5", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which embattled celebrity was found liable in a sexual battery case this week?", "choices": ["Kevin Spacey", "Bill Cosby", "Prince Andrew", "R. Kelly"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "A Los Angeles jury found <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/entertainment/bill-cosby-civil-case/index.html\">Bill Cosby liable</a> in a civil case brought by Judy Huth, a woman who claimed he sexually assaulted her as a teenager in the 1970s. The jury, comprised of eight women and four men, awarded Huth $500,000 in damages."}
36
+ {"question_id": "20220624_6", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which Ivy League school announced it will eliminate student loans for undergraduates?", "choices": ["Dartmouth College", "Columbia University", "Harvard University", "Princeton University"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Dartmouth College announced Tuesday it was <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/us/dartmouth-undergraduate-student-loans-scholarship-grants/index.html\">eliminating student loans</a> for undergraduates and replacing them with “expanded scholarship grants,” the university said in a statement. Dartmouth’s class of 2022 will be the first class to enter the school and benefit from the new program."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_7", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "What NFL star announced his retirement on Tuesday?", "choices": ["Russell Wilson", "Rob Gronkowski", "Aaron Rodgers", "Travis Kelce"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Eleven seasons and four Super Bowl rings later, <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/sport/rob-gronkowski-retirement-spt/index.html\">Rob Gronkowski</a> announced his retirement this week. This is Gronkowski’s second time retiring from the NFL, having previously hung up his cleats after playing from 2010 to 2018 with the New England Patriots before returning in 2020 to play two seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers."}
38
+ {"question_id": "20220624_8", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Afghanistan was rocked by a powerful earthquake this week that killed more than 1,000 people and injured many others. What was the magnitude of the quake?", "choices": ["2.0", "3.3", "4.6", "5.9"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "A magnitude <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/22/asia/afghanistan-khost-earthquake-intl-hnk/index.html\">5.9 earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan</a> this week, flattening stone and mud-brick homes. The disaster comes at a difficult time for the Taliban-ruled country, which is currently experiencing an economic crisis and widespread hunger."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_9", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Covid-19 vaccinations in the US began for which age group this week?", "choices": ["Children under 5", "Children ages 5–12", "Adults ages 65–75", "Adults over 75"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Covid-19 vaccinations for <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/health/covid-vaccines-under-5-begin/index.html\">children younger than 5</a> began across the US on Tuesday. Before this week, children under 5 – about 17 million people – were the only age group that wasn’t eligible to get a Covid-19 vaccine."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_10", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Beyoncé released a new song this week, titled:", "choices": ["\"Renassance\"", "\"Build Us Up\"", "\"Break My Soul\"", "\"Show Me Love\""], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_11", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "A recent study found that balancing on one leg for how many seconds may predict likelihood of living or dying?", "choices": ["5 seconds", "10 seconds", "48 seconds", "112 seconds"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_12", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Who won the NHL’s Hart Trophy, given to the player voted by the media as the league’s MVP?", "choices": ["Connor McDavid", "Igor Shesterkin", "Jack Eichel", "Auston Matthews"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_13", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "In an interview with Closer Weekly, Martin Sheen said he regrets not using his birth name professionally. What is it?", "choices": ["Ramon Estévez", "Nicolas Coppola", "Michael Mann", "Michael Douglas"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_14", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Uber announced this week the return of which feature?", "choices": ["Helicopter rentals", "Airport shuttles", "Shared rides", "Quiet rides"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_15", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "President Joe Biden called on Congress to suspend federal gas taxes for how long?", "choices": ["30 days", "45 days", "3 months", "6 months"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_16", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Yellowstone National Park partially reopened to visitors Wednesday after being closed since June 13. Why was it shut down?", "choices": ["Bad weather", "Damage from flooding", "Too many bears", "Extreme heat"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_17", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "America’s youngest kids became eligible for COVID-19 vaccines this week. What is the age range?", "choices": ["Birth to 4 years", "6 months to 2 years", "6 months to 6 years", "1 year to 5 years"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_18", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Leveraging summer travel woes, hundreds of pilots picketed this week over lack of progress on new contract. Which airline were they from?", "choices": ["Southwest Airlines", "American Airlines", "Frontier Airlines", "Delta Airlines"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_19", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "A pup named Trumpet took home the crown for Best of Show at the Westminster Dog Show. What breed is he?", "choices": ["Bloodhound", "Basset Hound", "Dalmatian", "Jack Russell Terrier"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_20", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "How many times will media mogul Rupert Murdoch have been divorced, after reports he is to end his marriage to actress Jerry Hall?", "choices": ["Two", "Three", "Four", "Five"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Murdoch has been married four times: to former flight attendant Patricia Booker, from 1956 to 1967; journalist Anna Murdoch Mann, from 1967 to 1999; businesswoman Wendi Deng, from 1999 to 2013; and actress Jerry Hall, from 2016."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_21", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Health officials have warned a virus causing which disease has been detected in several sewage samples in London?", "choices": ["Polio", "Smallpox", "Plague", "Cholera"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Britain was declared polio-free in 2003, with the last wild case detected in 1984, making the new outbreak the first transmission event since the 1980s. The NHS will begin a campaign to ensure children are fully vaccinated."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_22", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Which Tory MP has resigned from a senior role after two crushing by-election defeats for the Conservative Party this week?", "choices": ["Ben Elliot", "Oliver Dowden", "James Cleverly", "Steve Barclay"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Conservative co-chair Oliver Dowden resigned following by-election losses to the Liberal Democrats in Tiverton and Honiton, and to Labour in Wakefield. In a letter to Boris Johnson, Dowden said Tories were “distressed and disappointed”."}
53
+ {"question_id": "20220624_23", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Which city has been named the most “liveable” city in the world, according to a report compiled by The Economist?", "choices": ["Copenhagen", "Damascus", "Vienna", "Calgary"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The Austrian capital grabbed the top spot from Auckland, which sank to 34th place due to New Zealand’s pandemic restrictions. The report praised Vienna for its “stability and good infrastructure” as well as “good healthcare” and “culture”."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_24", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "RMT union boss Mick Lynch landed himself in trouble with journalist Piers Morgan for having which children’s television character as his Facebook profile picture?", "choices": ["The Hood from Thunderbirds", "Dick Dastardly from Wacky Races", "The Joker from Batman", "Plankton from SpongeBob SquarePants"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "In an interview, Morgan suggested Lynch’s use of The Hood as his profile meant he aligned himself with an “evil, criminal, terrorist mastermind”. Lynch replied: “Don’t you want to talk about the issues rather than a little vinyl puppet?”"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_25", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Nuclear power is to make up what percentage of the UK’s electricity sources by 2025, according to the government’s energy strategy?", "choices": ["10%", "15%", "20%", "25%"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that nuclear is “a reliable, safe and constant source of clean energy” – but not everyone agrees. Find out more about nuclear energy’s image problem in the latest episode of The Overview."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_26", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Consumer champion Martin Lewis revealed this week that his application for what role was rejected?", "choices": ["School governor", "Member of the House of Lords", "Local councillor", "Magistrate"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Speaking to the BBC, the founder of the Money Saving Expert website claimed it was because he had been “honest” about not having enough time to attend many sittings in the Lords."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_27", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "How many grammar schools still exist in England, amid news that Downing Street is considering proposals to lift a Blair-era ban on new grammars?", "choices": ["54", "90", "150", "164"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The government is bringing its Schools Bill to the House of Commons later this year, with Graham Brady, chair of the 1922 Committee and a grammar school campaigner, planning to table an amendment that proposes lifting the ban."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_28", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Which country was recommended for EU candidacy alongside Ukraine this week?", "choices": ["Albania", "Moldova", "Georgia", "Serbia"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The European Commission has boosted Ukraine’s hopes of joining the EU by recommending it as an official candidate for membership this week. It also recommended Moldova but said Georgia must pass reforms for its accession to be considered."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_29", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "The governing body of which sport has introduced new rules that athletes who have undergone male puberty cannot compete in elite women’s categories?", "choices": ["Swimming", "Tennis", "Gymnastics", "Basketball"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Swimming’s world governing body Fina voted on the policy at a general congress at the World Championships in Budapest and 71% of the 152 national federations voted in favour."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_0", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which company is being accused of turning off the AC in its stores to save money as its sales plummet?", "choices": ["Bed Bath & Beyond", "IKEA", "Best Buy", "Petco"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Analysts accuse Bed Bath &amp; Beyond of <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/28/investing/bed-bath--beyond-sales-decline/index.html\">cutting air conditioning</a> in an effort to quickly lower expenses to make up for a slump in sales, according to a new report from Bank of America."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_1", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which popular US tourist attraction announced public tours will resume a full operating schedule after being suspended for two years due to Covid-19?", "choices": ["Statue of Liberty", "White House", "Yosemite", "Yellowstone"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Public tours of the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/27/politics/white-house-free-public-tours-full-operating-schedule/index.html\">White House</a> will resume a full operating schedule on July 19 for the first time since they were suspended in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic."}
62
+ {"question_id": "20220701_2", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which meal kit service received hundreds of reports of illness following a recall of one of its products?", "choices": ["Blue Apron", "HelloFresh", "Daily Harvest", "SunBasket"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "<a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/27/tech/daily-harvest-recall-influencers/index.html\">Daily Harvest</a> said it received about 470 reports of illness linked to the company’s French Lentil and Leek Crumbles. Consumers reported becoming ill with mysterious symptoms, including extremely elevated liver enzymes. Some 28,000 units of the product were distributed in the US between April 28 and June 17, according to the company."}
63
+ {"question_id": "20220701_3", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "NASA made history this week after successfully completing its first launch from a commercial spaceport outside the US. Where did the launch occur?", "choices": ["Asia", "Australia", "Antarctica", "Africa"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "NASA successfully launched a rocket from <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/27/australia/nasa-launch-first-space-rocket-alpha-centauri-australia-intl-hnk/index.html\">Australia’s remote Northern Territory</a>. The rocket will observe star systems closest to Earth to determine whether any habitable planets exist there."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_4", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "A Russian court this week ruled that WNBA star Brittney Griner will be detained for several additional months pending her trial outcome. How many months was her detention extended?", "choices": ["3", "4", "5", "6"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "A Russian court extended Griner’s detention for <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/27/sport/brittney-griner-court-hearing-spt-intl/index.html\">at least six more months</a>. Griner has been held in Russia since her arrest in February at a Moscow airport on allegations of attempted drug smuggling."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_5", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "The CDC announced this week it has activated a new emergency operations center to respond to which virus outbreak?", "choices": ["Covid-19", "Monkeypox", "Influenza", "Chickenpox"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The CDC activated an emergency operations center on Tuesday to help prevent the further spread of <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/28/health/cdc-eoc-monkeypox/index.html\">monkeypox</a>, an <a href=\"https://e.newsletters.cnn.com/click?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\">extremely rare disease</a> currently increasing in numbers around the world. The Biden administration also announced its intention to beef up its response to monkeypox, detailing plans to offer more vaccines and tests to people who are most at risk."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_6", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which team won the 2022 NHL Stanley Cup Finals?", "choices": ["Colorado Avalanche", "Tampa Bay Lightning", "Boston Bruins", "Calgary Flames"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/26/sport/colorado-avalanche-stanley-cup-winner/index.html\">Colorado Avalanche</a> defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game 6 on Sunday to win the team’s first Stanley Cup since 2001. It’s the team’s third Stanley Cup title overall."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_7", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "According to a recent survey, what percentage of US adults disapprove of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade?", "choices": ["20%", "30%", "60%", "90%"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "A new <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/28/politics/roe-v-wade-polling/index.html\">Monmouth University survey</a> this week showed approximately 60% of US adults disapprove of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, with just 37% approving."}
68
+ {"question_id": "20220701_8", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "A massive, record-breaking reptile was recently caught in Florida, becoming the heaviest of its species to ever be captured in the state. Which animal was it?", "choices": ["Iguana", "Snake", "Alligator", "Turtle"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "A 215-pound, 18-foot-long <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/26/us/florida-heaviest-python-captured-scn-trnd/index.html\">Burmese python</a> was captured in Florida. Conservationists said there was “collective disbelief” when they weighed the snake, which far surpassed the state’s previous record of 185 pounds."}
69
+ {"question_id": "20220701_9", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which two countries did NATO formally invite to join its alliance this week?", "choices": ["Ukraine and Ireland", "Sweden and Finland", "Bosnia and Malta", "Georgia and Austria"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "NATO formalized its invitation to <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/29/politics/joe-biden-nato-day-2/index.html\">Sweden and Finland</a> to join its alliance Wednesday, a historic expansion that will pave the way for the bloc’s most consequential enlargement in decades."}
70
+ {"question_id": "20220701_10", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "The Colorado Avalanche won the Stanley Cup title after defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning. How many championships do the Avalanche have?", "choices": ["3", "5", "7", "9"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
71
+ {"question_id": "20220701_11", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "What breed of dog is Mr. Happy Face, the winner of this year's World's Ugliest Dog Contest?", "choices": ["Hairless Chinese Crested-Chihuahua mix", "Papillon-bulldog mix", "Maltese-shephard mix", "Poodle"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
72
+ {"question_id": "20220701_12", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson made history this week, becoming the first Black woman to sit on the Supreme Court. Whose seat is she filling?", "choices": ["Samuel Alito", "Stephen Breyer", "Sonia Sotomayor", "Neil Gorsuch"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
73
+ {"question_id": "20220701_13", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "The Supreme Court sided with Joe Kennedy, a high school football coach who:", "choices": ["Shoved players during practice", "Prayed on the field after games", "Brought a firearm to games", "Criticized politicians in speeches"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
74
+ {"question_id": "20220701_14", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "About what percentage of people said they haven’t felt true happiness since early 2020, according to the Oracle Happiness Report?", "choices": ["25%", "33%", "39%", "45%"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
75
+ {"question_id": "20220701_15", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "Which two Pac-12 schools are in negotiations to leave the conference and join the Big Ten?", "choices": ["Oregon and Washington", "USC and UCLA", "Stanford and Cal", "Colorado and Arizona"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
76
+ {"question_id": "20220701_16", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "The Jan. 6 committee held an unexpected hearing this week, featuring testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson. She was a former special assistant to:", "choices": ["Donald Trump", "Clarence Thomas", "Bill Barr", "Mark Meadows"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
77
+ {"question_id": "20220701_17", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "Which retailer lowered its gas prices to $3.99 a gallon through July 4 weekend to help drivers save money?", "choices": ["Kroger", "Publix", "Sheetz", "Costco"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
78
+ {"question_id": "20220701_18", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "A man believed to be a former Nazi guard was convicted by a German court of being an accessory to 3,518 counts of murder. How old is he?", "choices": ["98", "100", "101", "102"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
79
+ {"question_id": "20220701_19", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "Which of these celebs was not invited to be an Oscar-voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this week?", "choices": ["Billie Eilish", "Ariana DeBose", "Troy Kotsur", "Channing Tatum"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
80
+ {"question_id": "20220701_20", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Old £20 and £50 notes are set to expire at the end of September, but who features on the new polymer £50 note?", "choices": ["Alan Turing", "JMW Turner", "Jane Austen", "Winston Churchill", ""], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "According to the Bank of England, most paper banknotes have been replaced but there are still more than £6bn worth of paper £20s and £8bn worth of paper £50s in circulation. After 30 September, these will no longer be legal tender."}
81
+ {"question_id": "20220701_21", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Who did Dominic Raab claim to wink at from across the dispatch box after appearing to make the facial expression to Angela Rayner while he was deputising for Boris Johnson at PMQs?", "choices": ["Ian Blackford", "Ian Murray", "Ed Miliband", "Anneliese Dodds"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Sources close to Raab claimed he was not winking at Rayner, but had directed an “approving wink” at Ian Murray, the shadow Scotland secretary, who had been “braying loudly” on the Labour front bench."}
82
+ {"question_id": "20220701_22", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "How much did the Royal Family cost UK taxpayers last year?", "choices": ["£51m", "£75m", "£88m", "£102m"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The Royal Family cost taxpayers £102.4m last year, reported the Daily Mirror. The Sovereign Grant Report showed that the renovation of Buckingham Palace helped to drive up the bill. Travel costs were also up – from £1.3m to £4.5m."}
83
+ {"question_id": "20220701_23", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Which world leader did Boris Johnson accuse of being “a perfect example of toxic masculinity” this week?", "choices": ["Vladimir Putin", "Justin Trudeau", "Anthony Albanese", "Narendra Modi"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The prime minister was speaking at a Nato summit in Madrid when he described the Russian invasion of Ukraine as a “crazy, macho war” and called for “more women in positions of power”."}
84
+ {"question_id": "20220701_24", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "How much has cancer campaigner and podcast host Deborah James, who has died aged 40, raised for cancer research through her Bowelbabe fund?", "choices": ["£1m", "£2m", "£5m", "£7m"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "James had been receiving end-of-life care since revealing she had stopped treatment for her bowel cancer in May. Her family announced her death in a social media post, describing her as “the most amazing wife, daughter, sister, mummy”."}
85
+ {"question_id": "20220701_25", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "What piece of advice did the Pope have for mothers of adult sons this week?", "choices": ["Stop ironing their shirts", "Stop cooking their meals", "Ensure they spend more time in church", "Stop tidying up after them"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Pope Francis added that mothers should instead encourage their sons to marry. Speaking at a service to mark the 10th World Meeting of Families, he told men not to “take the easy road” and return to their mothers in “moments of difficulty”."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_26", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Which Supreme Court ruling did President Joe Biden describe as “another devastating decision” this week?", "choices": ["A ruling restricting the Environmental Protection Agency’s power", "A ruling in favour of less stringent gun laws", "A ruling that blocked employers from mandating vaccines", "A ruling that overturned Roe vs Wade"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The Supreme Court has restricted the EPA’s ability to regulate global-warming emissions from US power plants. It comes days after it overturned the 50-year-old Roe vs Wade ruling."}
87
+ {"question_id": "20220701_27", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Which former prime minister said this week that despite personally opposing Brexit, “it’s not going to be reversed any time soon”?", "choices": ["Theresa May", "Gordon Brown", "Tony Blair", "John Major"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Speaking at a conference organised by his own think tank, the former Labour PM said: “However passionately I opposed Brexit, I understand we’ve done it.” He added he did not think it would be reversed “any time in this generation”."}
88
+ {"question_id": "20220701_28", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Who joined Paul McCartney on stage during his headline slot at Glastonbury Festival?", "choices": ["Ringo Starr and Mick Jagger", "Dave Grohl and Bruce Springsteen", "Yoko Ono and Jerry Lee Lewis", "Bono and Sting"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The two megastars joined McCartney on stage to close out the festival on its 50th anniversary."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_29", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Which MP has been appointed by the Privileges Committee to lead the inquiry into whether Boris Johnson misled Parliament over parties in No. 10 during Covid-19 lockdowns?", "choices": ["Chris Bryant", "Laura Farris", "Alberto Costa", "Harriet Harman"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Some Conservative MPs are angry that such an “overtly political” figure has been appointed, as Harman has twice been interim Labour leader. The committee chair, Chris Bryant, had already recused himself due to past criticism of Johnson."}
90
+ {"question_id": "20220708_0", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Why did some cities across the western US cancel their Fourth of July fireworks displays this year?", "choices": ["Supply chain issues", "Drought", "Curfew rules", "Covid-19 mandates"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Various cities canceled their fireworks displays this year to <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/02/weather/4th-of-july-fireworks-canceled-california-arizona-utah-megadrought/index.html\">decrease the risk of accidental fires amid</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/02/weather/4th-of-july-fireworks-canceled-california-arizona-utah-megadrought/index.html\">a</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/02/weather/4th-of-july-fireworks-canceled-california-arizona-utah-megadrought/index.html\">widespread drought</a>. An estimated 19,500 fires were started by fireworks in 2018, according to the <a href=\"https://www.nfpa.org/Public-Education/Fire-causes-and-risks/Seasonal-fire-causes/Fireworks\">National Fire Protection Association</a>. And nearly 30% of the fires caused by fireworks are ignited on the Fourth of July."}
91
+ {"question_id": "20220708_1", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which iconic landmark is reportedly riddled with rust and badly in need of repairs?", "choices": ["Eiffel Tower", "Golden Gate Bridge", "Taj Mahal", "Big Ben"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/eiffel-tower-paris-needs-repairs/index.html\">Eiffel Tower in Paris</a> is reportedly in serious need of repairs. However, the iconic landmark is instead being given a paint job costing 60 million euros in preparation for the 2024 Olympics, Reuters reports, according to a confidential analysis cited by French magazine Marianne."}
92
+ {"question_id": "20220708_2", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "How many hot dogs did competitive eater Joey Chestnut devour to win the Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest this week?", "choices": ["15", "33", "45", "63"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The hot dog champ won the competition after eating an astounding <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/04/us/nathans-hot-dog-contest-winner/index.html\">63 hot dogs</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/04/us/nathans-hot-dog-contest-winner/index.html\">and</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/04/us/nathans-hot-dog-contest-winner/index.html\">buns</a> in 10 minutes on Monday. Chestnut has won the long-running Independence Day contest seven consecutive times and in 15 of the last 16 years."}
93
+ {"question_id": "20220708_3", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Activists around the world have been gluing themselves to historic works of art in a recent string of protests. What are they trying to call attention to?", "choices": ["Abortion rights", "Gun laws", "Climate change", "Immigration laws"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Climate activists have disrupted major galleries by <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/style/article/just-stop-oil-protest-leonardo-da-vinci/index.html\">attaching themselves to famous artwork</a><a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/style/article/just-stop-oil-protest-leonardo-da-vinci/index.html\">s</a>. A recent stunt involved a work by Vincent Van Gogh."}
94
+ {"question_id": "20220708_4", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which head of state announced his resignation this week?", "choices": ["North Korean leader Kim Jong Un", "UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson", "Russian President Vladimir Putin", "German Chancellor Olaf Scholz"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "British Prime Minister <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/07/europe/boris-johnson-resignation-intl/index.html\">Boris Johnson</a> announced his resignation and said he would continue to serve in the post until his party selects a new leader. Johnson has in recent months been engulfed in a <a href=\"http://www.cnn.com/2022/07/06/uk/boris-johnson-scandals-intl/index.html\">series of scandals</a> that forced even his most unwavering supporters to abandon him."}
95
+ {"question_id": "20220708_5", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which country is now “bankrupt,” according to a statement this week from its administration?", "choices": ["Kenya", "Greece", "Sri Lanka", "Colombia"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Sri Lanka is “bankrupt,” Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Tuesday, as the country suffers its <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/05/asia/sri-lanka-bankrupt-fuel-crisis-intl-hnk/index.html\">worst financial crisis in decades</a>, leaving millions in the South Asian nation struggling to buy food, medicine and fuel."}
96
+ {"question_id": "20220708_6", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which food chain launched a redesigned menu in roughly 21,000 of its restaurants?", "choices": ["McDonald’s", "Subway", "Chipotle", "Wendy’s"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Subway debuted a new menu on Tuesday, and it’s the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/05/business/subway-new-menu/index.html\">most extensive makeover</a> in the company’s nearly 60-year history."}
97
+ {"question_id": "20220708_7", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Approximately 1 billion people had their personal data leaked in what could be one of the biggest breaches ever recorded in history. Where did the massive data leak occur?", "choices": ["China", "United States", "France", "Spain"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Nearly 1 billion people in China had their <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/05/china/china-billion-people-data-leak-intl-hnk/index.html\">personal data leaked</a>, and their information has been online for more than a year."}
98
+ {"question_id": "20220708_8", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which virus is making officials at the World Health Organization reconsider whether they should declare a public health emergency?", "choices": ["Flu", "Covid-19", "Monkeypox", "Smallpox"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "As <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/06/health/monkeypox-testing-who-emergency/index.html\">monkeypox cases</a> continue to rise globally, the World Health Organization is revisiting the idea of declaring the outbreak <a href=\"https://e.newsletters.cnn.com/click?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\">a public health emergency</a> of international concern."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_9", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Jeremiah “Jerry” Harris, a lead personality on the Netflix show “Cheer,” was sentenced this week in a federal child pornography case. How many years was his sentence?", "choices": ["4", "8", "10", "12"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Harris, who is 22 years old, was sentenced to <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/06/entertainment/cheer-jerry-harris/index.html\">12 years in federal prison</a>, according to Assistant US Attorney Joseph Fitzpatrick."}
100
+ {"question_id": "20220708_10", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Passengers on a Delta Air Lines flight reported that the company offered them how much money to give up their seat on an overs​​old flight?", "choices": ["$100", "$1,000", "$5,000", "$10,000"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_11", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Joey Chestnut won the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest for the 15th time in 16 years. How many franks did he scarf down?", "choices": ["54", "63", "71", "80"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
102
+ {"question_id": "20220708_12", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "NASA said it temporarily lost contact with Capstone. Where is the $32.7 million spacecraft headed?", "choices": ["Mars", "Jupiter", "The moon", "Mercury"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
103
+ {"question_id": "20220708_13", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Brad Pitt has says he has prosopagnosia, a condition that prevents people from:", "choices": ["Recognizing new faces", "Remembering voices", "Feeling hot surfaces", "Recognizing old smells"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_14", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Climate change activists glued themselves to which painting in an effort to protest new oil and gas projects?", "choices": ["“The Starry Night”", "“The Persistence of Memory”", "“Napoleon Crossing the Alps”", "“The Last Supper”"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
105
+ {"question_id": "20220708_15", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Sotheby’s announced it was selling the 76-million-year-old skeleton of which dinosaur?", "choices": ["Gorgosaurus", "Brontosaurus", "Pterodactyl", "Stegosaurus"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
106
+ {"question_id": "20220708_16", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said the estimated cost to rebuild Ukraine after the war will be:", "choices": ["$550 billion", "$750 billion", "$10 trillion", "$35 trillion"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
107
+ {"question_id": "20220708_17", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Which one of these people was not presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Biden this week?", "choices": ["Simone Biles", "Denzel Washington", "John McCain", "Dwayne \"The Rock\" Johnson"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
108
+ {"question_id": "20220708_18", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani was convicted on 12 fraud counts Thursday. Which company was he a top executive for?", "choices": ["Theranos", "WeWork", "Google", "Meta"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
109
+ {"question_id": "20220708_19", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Rafael Nadal withdrew from Wimbledon due to injury, paving the way for who to advance to the tournament’s final?", "choices": ["Roger Federer", "Taylor Fritz", "Nick Kyrgios", "John Isner"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
110
+ {"question_id": "20220708_20", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "How many cabinet members, ministers and aides did Boris Johnson lose from his government before he decided to step down as leader of the Conservative Party?", "choices": ["25", "39", "45", "59", ""], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Johnson’s premiership has suffered more ministerial resignations and at a faster rate than any other prime minister in modern history."}
111
+ {"question_id": "20220708_21", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Which beloved series has been asked by the BBC to be “mindful” of how references to the British Empire are handled?", "choices": ["Escape to the Country", "Antiques Roadshow", "Who Do You Think You Are?", "QI"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The BBC is asking would-be third-party producers of the show to carefully handle any references to the British Empire. In a document seen by The Times, the corporation said there was “reputational risk” in discussing colonial history."}
112
+ {"question_id": "20220708_22", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Which senior Conservative MP was tipped by the Daily Mail as a possible “caretaker” prime minister if Johnson officially steps down from the role before a leadership election takes place?", "choices": ["Michael Gove", "Priti Patel", "Theresa May", "Ben Wallace"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "A “well-placed” Tory source told the paper that Theresa May would be “‘uniquely placed’ to step in” as a caretaker prime minister as she is a sitting MP with more than three years of experience as PM under her belt."}
113
+ {"question_id": "20220708_23", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "What percentage of Lloyds customers have savings of less than £500, according to the bank’s chief executive?", "choices": ["20%", "50%", "80%", "90%"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Charlie Nunn said the lender saw customers with persistent debt problems increase by a third in the first six months of this year. But he added many customers are in a healthier financial position than they were before the pandemic."}
114
+ {"question_id": "20220708_24", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "A former prime minister of which nation was killed after being shot at a political campaigning event?", "choices": ["Japan", "South Korea", "Greece", "Turkey"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, collapsed after he was shot at an event in Nara. He was taken to hospital after he was hit twice, but died a short time later."}
115
+ {"question_id": "20220708_25", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Climate protesters from activist group Just Stop Oil glued their hands to which John Constable painting in the National Gallery?", "choices": ["The Hay Wain", "The Cornfield", "Stratford Mill", "Weymouth Bay"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "It was part of a protest against plans to license new oil and gas projects in the UK. The Just Stop Oil activists also attached their own version of the painting, which was intended to represent “an apocalyptic vision of the future”."}
116
+ {"question_id": "20220708_26", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Which small woodland creature could ruin government plans to plant 1.5 billion trees by 2050?", "choices": ["Pine martens", "Red squirrels", "Badgers", "Grey squirrels"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Wildlife groups predict that grey squirrels will be responsible for killing 225 million of those trees by stripping bark. The bill for lost timber and replacing dead or damaged trees could reach as high as £37m, according to campaigners."}
117
+ {"question_id": "20220708_27", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Which tennis star pulled out of Wimbledon ahead of the semi-finals due to injury?", "choices": ["Novak Djokovic", "Cameron Norrie", "Rafael Nadal", "Taylor Fritz"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The 36-year-old Spaniard has withdrawn because of an abdominal problem. Nick Kyrgios, who Nadal beat in five sets on Wednesday, will automatically go through to this year’s men’s singles final."}
118
+ {"question_id": "20220708_28", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "What percentage of children in lone parent families now live in poverty, according to analysis by The Guardian?", "choices": ["25%", "33%", "40%", "49%"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Relative poverty, defined as having an income of less than 60% of the national median, rose for single parents by nine percentage points between 2013-14 and 2019-20 to reach 49%."}
119
+ {"question_id": "20220708_29", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Which politician did Tory peer Ed Vaizey tell the BBC was a possible Conservative Party leadership contender because “he’s one of the few members of the cabinet who can do joined-up handwriting?”", "choices": ["Sajid Javid", "Rishi Sunak", "Michael Gove", "Dominic Raab"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "As the party leadership contest gets underway, some say that Sunak’s early resignation on Tuesday evening – just nine minutes after former health secretary Sajid Javid’s – could stand him in good stead if he runs for the top job."}
120
+ {"question_id": "20220715_0", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which major change will soon be introduced to Netflix?", "choices": ["Live TV", "In-service video chat", "Unlimited password sharing", "Advertisements"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "A cheaper version of <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/13/media/netflix-ads-microsoft/index.html\">Netflix with ads</a> is coming — although the company says the option is still in its “early days.”"}
121
+ {"question_id": "20220715_1", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Nearly two-and-a-half years since the Covid-19 pandemic began, the most infectious and transmissible variant yet has arrived. What is it called?", "choices": ["Omega", "BA.5", "Sigma", "X-AE"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The latest version of the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/13/world/coronavirus-newsletter-intl-07-13-22/index.html\">shape-shifting BA.5 variant</a>, an offshoot of Omicron, is fueling a global surge in cases. In the US, BA.5 accounted for 65% of new infections last week, according to the CDC."}
122
+ {"question_id": "20220715_2", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which island nation plunged into chaos in recent days, prompting its leader to flee?", "choices": ["Sri Lanka", "Singapore", "Philippines", "Jamaica"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The president of <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/14/asia/sri-lanka-crisis-rajapaksa-explainer-intl-hnk/index.html\">Sri Lanka</a> has fled the nation amid an economic crisis and violent protests. <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/09/asia/sri-lanka-protest-president-saturday-intl-hnk/index.html\">Last weekend’s demonstrations</a> were among the most shocking so far, with protesters swimming in the President’s private pool."}
123
+ {"question_id": "20220715_3", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "NASA released astonishing images from space this week. What did the images show?", "choices": ["Interstellar plant species", "An ancient civilization on Mars", "Flying saucers", "Distant galaxies"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "After decades of waiting, the world was given a glimpse of the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/12/world/james-webb-space-telescope-new-images-scn/index.html\">deepest and sharpest images</a> of distant galaxy clusters taken by the James Webb Space Telescope."}
124
+ {"question_id": "20220715_4", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which is the world’s best airline, according to a new analysis from AirlineRankings.com?", "choices": ["Delta", "Qatar Airways", "American Airlines", "Korean Air"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Qatar Airways nabbed the top spot as the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/airline-ratings-worlds-best-airlines-2022/index.html\">world’s best airline</a> for the second year in a row. It was the world’s largest international airline to remain operating through the pandemic and posted a huge profit – the only major airline to do so, according to the rating agency."}
125
+ {"question_id": "20220715_5", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which show received the most nominations for the 2022 Emmy Awards?", "choices": ["“Euphoria”", "“Ozark”", "“Succession”", "“Ted Lasso”"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "“Succession” earned the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/12/entertainment/emmy-awards-2022-nominations/index.html\">most nominations of any show</a>, earning a total of 25 nods, including one for outstanding drama. “Ted Lasso” led the comedy category, earning 20 nominations. The 74th Emmy Awards will be held on September 12."}
126
+ {"question_id": "20220715_6", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Dozens of people were unaccounted for early Thursday after severe flooding in which state?", "choices": ["California", "Virginia", "Texas", "Vermont"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "More than 40 people had been reported missing from a <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/14/weather/buchanan-county-virginia-floods-thursday/index.html\">rural Virginia county</a> as of Thursday morning, the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office said, but all were found safe by mid-day. The flooding tore homes from their foundations and damaged roads and bridges."}
127
+ {"question_id": "20220715_7", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Approximately how much has the Biden administration approved in security assistance for Ukraine since the beginning of Russia’s invasion?", "choices": ["$20 million", "$100 million", "$3 billion", "$6 billion"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The Biden administration has approved about <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-07-12-22/h_c164ac931cc8414108b8bbae8f859e65\">$6 billion in</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-07-12-22/h_c164ac931cc8414108b8bbae8f859e65\">military</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-07-12-22/h_c164ac931cc8414108b8bbae8f859e65\">a</a><a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-07-12-22/h_c164ac931cc8414108b8bbae8f859e65\">id</a> for Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has touted the successes of Western-donated “modern artillery” in his country’s fight against Russian forces."}
128
+ {"question_id": "20220715_8", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which movie is riding at the top of the US box office this week?", "choices": ["“Thor: Love and Thunder”", "“Minions: The Rise of Gru”", "“Top Gun: Maverick”", "“Elvis”"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "“<a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/10/media/thor-love-and-thunder/index.html\">Thor: Love and Thunder</a>,” the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, made an estimated $143 million domestically for its opening this weekend and is currently at the top of the box office."}
129
+ {"question_id": "20220715_9", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Despite dropping slightly from recent record levels, how much have gas prices increased in the US over the past year?", "choices": ["20%", "40%", "60%", "80%"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Gas prices are up nearly 60% since June of 2021. This comes as US inflation hit a <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/13/economy/cpi-inflation-june/index.html\">40-year high</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/13/economy/cpi-inflation-june/index.html\">last month</a>, according to the government’s latest inflation report."}
130
+ {"question_id": "20220715_10", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "The first images from the James Webb Telescope were released, showing the deepest view of the cosmos captured. How much did the telescope cost?", "choices": ["$10 billion", "$35 billion", "$111 billion", "$250 billion"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
131
+ {"question_id": "20220715_11", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "After being criticized at a rally, Elon Musk said it was time for former President Donald Trump to do what?", "choices": ["“Sail into the sunset”", "“Contact the SEC”", "“Turn himself in”", "“Call the Tesla offices”"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
132
+ {"question_id": "20220715_12", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "True or false: An American tourist trying to take selfie was injured after falling into the crater of Mount Vesuvius?", "choices": ["TRUE", "FALSE"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
133
+ {"question_id": "20220715_13", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "Lea Michele officially joined the cast of Broadway’s revival of “Funny Girl.” Who is she replacing?", "choices": ["Olivia Rodrigo", "Rachel Zegler", "Beanie Feldstein", "Ariana DeBose"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
134
+ {"question_id": "20220715_14", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "Which of these people is joining the Denver Broncos' incoming ownership group?", "choices": ["Peyton Manning", "Condoleezza Rice", "Betsy DeVos", "Steve Ballmer"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
135
+ {"question_id": "20220715_15", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "The nominees for the 2022 Primetime Emmys were announced this week. Which of these shows had the most nominations?", "choices": ["“Abbott Elementary”", "“Euphoria”", "“Ted Lasso”", "“Succession”"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
136
+ {"question_id": "20220715_16", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "MLB announced this week the rosters for this year’s All-Star Game in Los Angeles. Which member of the hometown Dodgers is not an all-star?", "choices": ["Clayton Kershaw", "Tony Gonsolin", "Will Smith", "Trea Turner"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
137
+ {"question_id": "20220715_17", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "This week’s supermoon is:", "choices": ["The biggest supermoon this year", "Known as a \"buck\" moon", "Known as a \"thunder\" moon", "All of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
138
+ {"question_id": "20220715_18", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "For the first time in 20 years, the U.S. dollar is nearly equal to which currency in value?", "choices": ["Euro", "Japanese yen", "British Pound Sterling", "Canadian Dollar"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
139
+ {"question_id": "20220715_19", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "The Washburn Fire threatened the Mariposa Grove, located in which national park?", "choices": ["Yellowstone National Park", "Zion National Park", "Yosemite National Park", "Grand Teton National Park"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
140
+ {"question_id": "20220715_20", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "Which of these former Conservative Party leadership candidates did not withdraw their bid after failing to secure enough nominations ahead of the first round of voting?", "choices": ["Sajid Javid", "Grant Shapps", "Jeremy Hunt", "Rehman Chishti", ""], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Javid, Shapps and Chishti all pulled out before Wednesday’s first-round vote, in which Hunt was knocked out – along with Nadhim Zahawi – after failing to secure the backing of 30 MPs."}
141
+ {"question_id": "20220715_21", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "Which Lionesses player scored a hat-trick on Monday night in a match that saw England thrash Norway 8-0?", "choices": ["Beth Mead", "Ellen White", "Alessia Russo", "Georgia Stanway"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "“I just can’t put it into words,” Mead told the BBC. “I don’t think I even dreamed of this. I’m just so happy I got the goals to help the team.” The win put England into the quarter-finals."}
142
+ {"question_id": "20220715_22", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah this week made public that he was trafficked from which African country to the UK when he was eight or nine years old?", "choices": ["Somaliland", "Djibouti", "Ethiopia", "Somalia"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "In a BBC One documentary aired this week, Farah recounted that he and his brother were trafficked to the UK as children after being sent to live with an uncle in Djibouti for their safety."}
143
+ {"question_id": "20220715_23", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to which country this week as the nation saw public unrest and uprisings sparked by the ongoing economic crisis?", "choices": ["Mauritius", "Fiji", "Singapore", "Maldives"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Rajapaksa travelled to the Maldives as demonstrators continued to stage protests across the country, leaving Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as acting president."}
144
+ {"question_id": "20220715_24", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "Speed limits in built-up areas of which country will be reduced from 30mph to 20mph from next year after a controversial campaign won government backing?", "choices": ["Wales", "Switzerland", "Northern Ireland", "France"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Ministers in Wales have said lowering the speed limit will reduce the number of road collisions, but motorists have complained that the new law will increase congestion and journey times."}
145
+ {"question_id": "20220715_25", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "One of the first bills put to parliament by French President Emmanuel Macron was defeated this week after the three main opposition parties united to reject what proposal?", "choices": ["Raising the retirement age", "Reinstating vaccine passes", "A cost-of-living relief package", "Pension reforms"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "National Rally, La France Insoumise and Républicains voted down Macron’s proposal to reinstate vaccine passes. The Telegraph described the development as a “nightmare” for the president."}
146
+ {"question_id": "20220715_26", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "Leaked documents revealing the management practices of tech giant Uber between 2013 and 2017 were published this week. How many documents were leaked to the press?", "choices": ["More than 116,000", "More than 121,000", "More than 124,000", "More than 132,000"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The leaked documents revealed the extent of the company’s political lobbying and legal breaches during the period in which co-founder Travis Kalanick oversaw Uber’s global expansion."}
147
+ {"question_id": "20220715_27", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "Fans of which legendary musician will not be able to take photos or videos during concerts on their upcoming tour?", "choices": ["Kate Bush", "Bob Dylan", "Nick Cave", "Joni Mitchell"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Bob Dylan fans will have their phones magnetically locked in pouches during his upcoming tour to stop footage being shot."}
148
+ {"question_id": "20220715_28", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "A woman has been detained after sending “threatening” letters to and stalking the family of which football star?", "choices": ["Michael Owen", "Wayne Rooney", "Harry Kane", "David Beckham"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The barrister acting for the former England captain told Westminster Magistrates’ Court this week that the experience had made Victoria Beckham “anxious about her safety”."}
149
+ {"question_id": "20220715_29", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "The first images from the James Webb telescope were shared by Nasa this week. How long is it expected to operate in space?", "choices": ["At least four years", "At least seven years", "At least eight years", "At least ten years"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The world’s most advanced telescope is expected to operate for at least ten years, but its predecessor, the Hubble Space Telescope, is still operational after 32 years in orbit."}
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1
+ {"question_id": "20220617_0_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which wildly popular show was recently green lit for a new season?", "choices": ["“Squid Game”", "“Breaking Bad”", "“Friends”", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Netflix announced the hit South Korean show “<a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/media/squid-game-season-2/index.html\">Squid Game</a>“ is officially coming back for a second season."}
2
+ {"question_id": "20220617_1_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "To help reduce cable clutter and waste, which continent will soon require Apple and other smartphone makers to support a single common charging standard for all mobile devices?", "choices": ["Europe", "North America", "Africa", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "European regulators announced a plan this week that will eliminate the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/tech/lightning-cable-usbc-nightcap/index.html#:~:text=The%20company%20already%20uses%20the,You%20may%20be%20thinking%2C%20Finally\">infuriating number of charging cables</a> needed for various devices. Under the legislation, virtually all of your everyday devices that are rechargeable via a wired cable — phones, tablets, e-readers, earbuds, cameras, portable speakers, etc — will have to be equipped with a port known as USB-C."}
3
+ {"question_id": "20220617_2_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "A bipartisan group of senators announced an agreement on gun safety legislation this week, but a few major reforms were not included in the proposed deal. Which measure did lawmakers leave out?", "choices": ["Enhanced review process for gun buyers under 21", "Ban on military-style assault weapons", "Funding to improve school security", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "<a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/politics/whats-in-senate-gun-reform-agreement/index.html\">The agreement</a> does not include a federal ban on military-style assault weapons, a measure that Democrats have been pushing for in recent years in the wake of numerous mass shootings that have involved such weapons."}
4
+ {"question_id": "20220617_3_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Police arrested 31 men this week believed to be affiliated with the White nationalist group Patriot Front who allegedly planned to riot at an LGBTQ Pride event. Where was the event?", "choices": ["California", "Idaho", "New York", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "A group of <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/13/us/idaho-patriot-front-arrests-pride-what-we-know/index.html\">White nationalists</a> dressed like a “little army” was arrested in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. All 31 men were charged with conspiracy to riot."}
5
+ {"question_id": "20220617_4_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Broadway’s biggest stars were recognized this week at which prestigious awards show?", "choices": ["The Grammy Awards", "The Academy Awards", "The Emmy Awards", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The 75th annual <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/entertainment/gallery/tony-awards-photos-2022/index.html\">Tony Awards</a>, which honor the best Broadway productions of the season, took place at New York’s Radio City Music Hall on Sunday. “A Strange Loop” won the award for Best Musical and for Best Book of a Musical."}
6
+ {"question_id": "20220617_5_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Gas prices in the US recently hit a new record high. On average nationwide, how much does it cost for a gallon of regular gas?", "choices": ["$3", "$5", "$6", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "For the first time ever, the national average of a gallon of regular <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/11/business/gas-prices-five-dollars-national-june/index.html\">gas now costs $5</a>, according to <a href=\"https://gasprices.aaa.com/\">AAA’s</a> <a href=\"https://gasprices.aaa.com/\">latest</a> <a href=\"https://gasprices.aaa.com/\">readings</a>. While the price point of $5 set a new record this past weekend, $5 gas has become unpleasantly common in much of the US."}
7
+ {"question_id": "20220617_6_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "What is the biggest security threat in the Asia-Pacific region, according to Fiji’s minister of defense?", "choices": ["Cyberattacks", "Disease outbreaks", "Climate change", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Fiji’s defense minister said <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/asia/fiji-climate-change-shangri-la-dialogue-intl-hnk/index.html\">climate change</a> posed the biggest security threat in the Asia-Pacific region. The low-lying Pacific islands, which include Fiji, Tonga and Samoa, are some of the most vulnerable countries in the world to the extreme weather events caused by climate change."}
8
+ {"question_id": "20220617_7_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which US national park was impacted by severe flooding this week that washed out roads and bridges?", "choices": ["Yosemite", "Yellowstone", "Grand Canyon", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Dangerous flooding shut down <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/15/weather/yellowstone-national-park-montana-flooding-wednesday/index.html\">Yellowstone National Park</a> this week and left some people in surrounding communities trapped without safe drinking water. The flooding washed out roads and bridges and inflicted widespread damage on homes and businesses."}
9
+ {"question_id": "20220617_8_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "According to the White House, how soon could Covid-19 vaccines be available for children as young as 6 months?", "choices": ["Next week", "Next month", "Next 6 months", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Covid-19 vaccines could be available for children <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/15/health/fda-covid-vaccine-youngest-children-vrbpac-vote/index.html\">as young as 6 months</a> beginning next week, the White House announced. Currently, children under 5 years old – about 18 million people – are the only US age group that still isn’t eligible to receive a Covid-19 vaccine."}
10
+ {"question_id": "20220617_9_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which automaker recalled 2.9 million vehicles this week?", "choices": ["Honda", "BMW", "Mercedes-Benz", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Ford recalled <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/15/business/ford-recall/index.html\">2.9 million vehicles</a> due to issues that could prevent certain models from shifting into the correct gear, which might cause them to move in unintended directions."}
11
+ {"question_id": "20220617_10_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "The Federal Reserve raised its key short-term interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point. This was the highest hike since:", "choices": ["1975", "1994", "2008", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_11_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Revered actor Philip Baker Hall died this week. He was in all of these movies except:", "choices": ["\"Magnolia\"", "\"Boogie Nights\"", "\"Rush Hour\"", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_12_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Chinese researchers say the giant “Sky Eye” radio telescope may have picked up:", "choices": ["Alien signals", "Traces of a massive asteroid approaching", "Television broadcasts from the U.S.", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_13_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Microsoft retired its Internet Explorer browser this week. What year did it debut?", "choices": ["1991", "1993", "2002", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_14_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Kim Kardashian was accused of damaging a historic Marilyn Monroe dress at the Met Gala. Who was the designer of the garment?", "choices": ["Bob Mackie", "Balenciaga", "Karl Lagerfeld", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_15_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Historic rainfall led to flooding, mudslides and visitor evacuations at which national park?", "choices": ["Yosemite National Park", "Rocky Mountain National Park", "Grand Teton National Park", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_16_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "A strawberry supermoon illuminated the skies this week. Where does the \"strawberry\" moniker mean?", "choices": ["The moon takes on a strawberry shape", "The moon turns a strawberry pink color", "Farmer's Almanac says it's time to plant strawberries", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_17_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "It’s official: Beyoncé's next project will be released this summer with \"Act I\" coming July 29. What is it titled?", "choices": ["Ivy Park", "Renaissance", "Homecoming", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_18_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "​​Which popular flea-and-tick treatment for pets did lawmakers say should be taken off the market after research showed it was harmful?", "choices": ["Frontline", "Seresto collar", "Bravecto Chews", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_19_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Temperatures in Britain are set to soar this weekend, but what is the hottest UK temperature on record?", "choices": ["33.3C", "34.5C", "35.6C", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The highest ever UK temperature was recorded in Cambridge University Botanic Garden on 25 July 2019, when the mercury hit 38.7C, beating the previous record of 38.5C in Faversham, Kent, in August 2003"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_20_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "What is the name of the “modest” four-bedroom Windsor property to which the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge hope to relocate in order to be closer to the Queen?", "choices": ["Melbourne House", "Fort Belvedere", "Frogmore House", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The four-bedroom home needs “no extra taxpayer-funded security or costly refurb”, according to The Sun, and the move means that their three children will be able to start school in the area in the autumn"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_21_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Global superband BTS have split after how many years together?", "choices": ["Seven years", "Eight years", "Ten years", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "During a televised dinner celebrating their anniversary, the group announced to fans they would be splitting in order to “mature” and pursue solo projects"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_22_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "According to a new report from the Reuters Institute, what percentage of people worldwide often or sometimes avoid the news because it lowers their mood?", "choices": ["38%", "44%", "56%", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "That figure is up from 29% in 2017. Researchers also found that the number of people avoiding reading or watching the news has doubled in the UK over the past five years"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_23_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Which technology company could be forced to pay millions of Britons compensation after being accused of using an upgrade to slow the functioning of its smartphones?", "choices": ["Apple", "Google", "Nokia", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Campaigner Justin Gutmann has issued a £768m claim alleging that Apple abused its market dominance by secretly impairing iPhones"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_24_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "The House of Commons speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, has signed a pledge to make parliament more “friendly” to those with what condition?", "choices": ["Asthma", "Menopause", "Pregnancy", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The Menopause Workplace Pledge, which has been signed by more than 600 organisations including the civil service, Tesco and John Lewis, commits employers to supporting employees affected by the menopause"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_25_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "New research has found that the Black Death, also known as the bubonic plague, may have originated in what animal over 600 years ago?", "choices": ["Rats", "Squirrels", "Marmots", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The study published in Nature this week dated the Black Death’s source strain to Kyrgyzstan in 1338. The study also suggested that the animal reservoir from which the Black Death emerged was wild marmots rather than rats"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_26_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Which country is set to become the first in the world to print a warning on every cigarette sold?", "choices": ["United Kingdom", "New Zealand", "Canada", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "It already requires graphic photo warnings on tobacco products’ packaging, a policy that started an international trend when it was first introduced. The current proposal for the message on each cigarette is: “Poison in every puff”"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_27_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Which member of the royal family is expected to retire from public life next month, according to a report in The Daily Telegraph?", "choices": ["Prince Harry", "Prince Michael of Kent", "Princess Eugenie", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The Queen’s first cousin’s connections to the Kremlin came under scrutiny after the invasion of Ukraine"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_28_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "How high will inflation likely climb this year according to The Bank of England?", "choices": ["8%", "10%", "11%", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The Bank of England has predicted that inflation will climb to 11% this year, prompting the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to assure the Bank's governor, Andrew Bailey, that he will not introduce tax cuts"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_0_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "What country announced a crackdown on rainbow-colored toys this week, saying the items promote homosexuality?", "choices": ["Saudi Arabia", "Cuba", "South Korea", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Saudi Arabian government officials on Tuesday said they are ramping up efforts to <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/19/middleeast/saudi-arabia-rainbow-colored-toys-ban-intl/index.html\">seize rainbow-colored toys and clothing</a> from shops in the country’s capital, Riyadh, because they said the colors send a “poisonous message” to children. Homosexuality is illegal in Saudi Arabia, which adheres to a strict interpretation of Sharia law."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_1_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "An anonymous bidder recently paid a record-breaking sum for a private lunch with legendary investor Warren Buffett. How much did the bidder pay?", "choices": ["$19,000", "$100,000", "$19 million", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The anonymous bidder paid <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/19/business/warren-buffet-lunch-19-million-trnd/index.html\">$19 million for a steak lunch</a> with Warren Buffett at Smith &amp; Wollensky Steakhouse in New York City. The sale was part of an annual auction to benefit an organization combating poverty, hunger, and homelessness."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_2_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Where in the US is it illegal to pump your own gas?", "choices": ["New Jersey & Oregon", "Alabama & Louisiana", "Idaho & South Dakota", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "In New Jersey and Oregon, it remains illegal for <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/18/energy/new-jersey-oregon-pump-your-own-gas/index.html\">people</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/18/energy/new-jersey-oregon-pump-your-own-gas/index.html\">to</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/18/energy/new-jersey-oregon-pump-your-own-gas/index.html\">touch the gas nozzle</a>. In New Jersey, drivers have been prohibited from pumping their own gas since 1949, ostensibly due to health and safety concerns. A similar ban on self-service gas has been in place in Oregon since 1951. But with soaring gas prices and a worker shortage, there have been renewed calls by some gas station industry advocates to lift the bans."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_3_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "What country elected its first-ever leftist leader this week?", "choices": ["Thailand", "Colombia", "Ecuador", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "<a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/17/americas/gustavo-petro-profile-intl-latam/index.html\">Gustavo Petro</a> will become Colombia’s first left-wing leader after winning the country’s presidential race on Sunday. In his victory speech, Petro called for an agreement to end violence in the country."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_4_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "The IRS announced it will do what this week?", "choices": ["Close all in-person taxpayer assistance centers", "Issue more stimulus checks", "Finish processing the backlog of 2021 tax returns", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The IRS announced it will finally finish processing last year’s tax return backlog by the end of this week – meaning that if you’re among the millions of Americans who are still waiting on <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/politics/irs-tax-returns-backlog/index.html\">your tax refund from 2021</a>, it will soon make its way to your mailbox or bank account."}
35
+ {"question_id": "20220624_5_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which embattled celebrity was found liable in a sexual battery case this week?", "choices": ["Kevin Spacey", "Prince Andrew", "R. Kelly", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "A Los Angeles jury found <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/entertainment/bill-cosby-civil-case/index.html\">Bill Cosby liable</a> in a civil case brought by Judy Huth, a woman who claimed he sexually assaulted her as a teenager in the 1970s. The jury, comprised of eight women and four men, awarded Huth $500,000 in damages."}
36
+ {"question_id": "20220624_6_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which Ivy League school announced it will eliminate student loans for undergraduates?", "choices": ["Dartmouth College", "Harvard University", "Princeton University", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Dartmouth College announced Tuesday it was <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/us/dartmouth-undergraduate-student-loans-scholarship-grants/index.html\">eliminating student loans</a> for undergraduates and replacing them with “expanded scholarship grants,” the university said in a statement. Dartmouth’s class of 2022 will be the first class to enter the school and benefit from the new program."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_7_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "What NFL star announced his retirement on Tuesday?", "choices": ["Russell Wilson", "Rob Gronkowski", "Aaron Rodgers", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Eleven seasons and four Super Bowl rings later, <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/sport/rob-gronkowski-retirement-spt/index.html\">Rob Gronkowski</a> announced his retirement this week. This is Gronkowski’s second time retiring from the NFL, having previously hung up his cleats after playing from 2010 to 2018 with the New England Patriots before returning in 2020 to play two seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_8_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Afghanistan was rocked by a powerful earthquake this week that killed more than 1,000 people and injured many others. What was the magnitude of the quake?", "choices": ["2.0", "3.3", "4.6", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "A magnitude <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/22/asia/afghanistan-khost-earthquake-intl-hnk/index.html\">5.9 earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan</a> this week, flattening stone and mud-brick homes. The disaster comes at a difficult time for the Taliban-ruled country, which is currently experiencing an economic crisis and widespread hunger."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_9_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Covid-19 vaccinations in the US began for which age group this week?", "choices": ["Children under 5", "Children ages 5–12", "Adults ages 65–75", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Covid-19 vaccinations for <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/health/covid-vaccines-under-5-begin/index.html\">children younger than 5</a> began across the US on Tuesday. Before this week, children under 5 – about 17 million people – were the only age group that wasn’t eligible to get a Covid-19 vaccine."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_10_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Beyoncé released a new song this week, titled:", "choices": ["\"Renassance\"", "\"Break My Soul\"", "\"Show Me Love\"", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_11_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "A recent study found that balancing on one leg for how many seconds may predict likelihood of living or dying?", "choices": ["5 seconds", "10 seconds", "112 seconds", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
42
+ {"question_id": "20220624_12_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Who won the NHL’s Hart Trophy, given to the player voted by the media as the league’s MVP?", "choices": ["Connor McDavid", "Igor Shesterkin", "Auston Matthews", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_13_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "In an interview with Closer Weekly, Martin Sheen said he regrets not using his birth name professionally. What is it?", "choices": ["Ramon Estévez", "Nicolas Coppola", "Michael Douglas", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_14_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Uber announced this week the return of which feature?", "choices": ["Helicopter rentals", "Shared rides", "Quiet rides", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
45
+ {"question_id": "20220624_15_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "President Joe Biden called on Congress to suspend federal gas taxes for how long?", "choices": ["30 days", "45 days", "6 months", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_16_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Yellowstone National Park partially reopened to visitors Wednesday after being closed since June 13. Why was it shut down?", "choices": ["Bad weather", "Damage from flooding", "Extreme heat", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_17_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "America’s youngest kids became eligible for COVID-19 vaccines this week. What is the age range?", "choices": ["6 months to 2 years", "6 months to 6 years", "1 year to 5 years", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_18_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Leveraging summer travel woes, hundreds of pilots picketed this week over lack of progress on new contract. Which airline were they from?", "choices": ["Southwest Airlines", "American Airlines", "Frontier Airlines", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_19_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "A pup named Trumpet took home the crown for Best of Show at the Westminster Dog Show. What breed is he?", "choices": ["Bloodhound", "Basset Hound", "Dalmatian", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_20_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "How many times will media mogul Rupert Murdoch have been divorced, after reports he is to end his marriage to actress Jerry Hall?", "choices": ["Two", "Four", "Five", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Murdoch has been married four times: to former flight attendant Patricia Booker, from 1956 to 1967; journalist Anna Murdoch Mann, from 1967 to 1999; businesswoman Wendi Deng, from 1999 to 2013; and actress Jerry Hall, from 2016."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_21_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Health officials have warned a virus causing which disease has been detected in several sewage samples in London?", "choices": ["Polio", "Smallpox", "Cholera", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Britain was declared polio-free in 2003, with the last wild case detected in 1984, making the new outbreak the first transmission event since the 1980s. The NHS will begin a campaign to ensure children are fully vaccinated."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_22_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Which Tory MP has resigned from a senior role after two crushing by-election defeats for the Conservative Party this week?", "choices": ["Oliver Dowden", "James Cleverly", "Steve Barclay", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Conservative co-chair Oliver Dowden resigned following by-election losses to the Liberal Democrats in Tiverton and Honiton, and to Labour in Wakefield. In a letter to Boris Johnson, Dowden said Tories were “distressed and disappointed”."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_23_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Which city has been named the most “liveable” city in the world, according to a report compiled by The Economist?", "choices": ["Copenhagen", "Vienna", "Calgary", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The Austrian capital grabbed the top spot from Auckland, which sank to 34th place due to New Zealand’s pandemic restrictions. The report praised Vienna for its “stability and good infrastructure” as well as “good healthcare” and “culture”."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_24_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "RMT union boss Mick Lynch landed himself in trouble with journalist Piers Morgan for having which children’s television character as his Facebook profile picture?", "choices": ["The Hood from Thunderbirds", "Dick Dastardly from Wacky Races", "The Joker from Batman", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "In an interview, Morgan suggested Lynch’s use of The Hood as his profile meant he aligned himself with an “evil, criminal, terrorist mastermind”. Lynch replied: “Don’t you want to talk about the issues rather than a little vinyl puppet?”"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_25_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Nuclear power is to make up what percentage of the UK’s electricity sources by 2025, according to the government’s energy strategy?", "choices": ["10%", "15%", "25%", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that nuclear is “a reliable, safe and constant source of clean energy” – but not everyone agrees. Find out more about nuclear energy’s image problem in the latest episode of The Overview."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_26_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Consumer champion Martin Lewis revealed this week that his application for what role was rejected?", "choices": ["School governor", "Local councillor", "Magistrate", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Speaking to the BBC, the founder of the Money Saving Expert website claimed it was because he had been “honest” about not having enough time to attend many sittings in the Lords."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_27_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "How many grammar schools still exist in England, amid news that Downing Street is considering proposals to lift a Blair-era ban on new grammars?", "choices": ["54", "90", "150", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The government is bringing its Schools Bill to the House of Commons later this year, with Graham Brady, chair of the 1922 Committee and a grammar school campaigner, planning to table an amendment that proposes lifting the ban."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_28_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Which country was recommended for EU candidacy alongside Ukraine this week?", "choices": ["Albania", "Georgia", "Serbia", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The European Commission has boosted Ukraine’s hopes of joining the EU by recommending it as an official candidate for membership this week. It also recommended Moldova but said Georgia must pass reforms for its accession to be considered."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_29_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "The governing body of which sport has introduced new rules that athletes who have undergone male puberty cannot compete in elite women’s categories?", "choices": ["Swimming", "Tennis", "Basketball", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Swimming’s world governing body Fina voted on the policy at a general congress at the World Championships in Budapest and 71% of the 152 national federations voted in favour."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_0_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which company is being accused of turning off the AC in its stores to save money as its sales plummet?", "choices": ["IKEA", "Best Buy", "Petco", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Analysts accuse Bed Bath &amp; Beyond of <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/28/investing/bed-bath--beyond-sales-decline/index.html\">cutting air conditioning</a> in an effort to quickly lower expenses to make up for a slump in sales, according to a new report from Bank of America."}
61
+ {"question_id": "20220701_1_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which popular US tourist attraction announced public tours will resume a full operating schedule after being suspended for two years due to Covid-19?", "choices": ["Statue of Liberty", "White House", "Yellowstone", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Public tours of the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/27/politics/white-house-free-public-tours-full-operating-schedule/index.html\">White House</a> will resume a full operating schedule on July 19 for the first time since they were suspended in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic."}
62
+ {"question_id": "20220701_2_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which meal kit service received hundreds of reports of illness following a recall of one of its products?", "choices": ["Blue Apron", "Daily Harvest", "SunBasket", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "<a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/27/tech/daily-harvest-recall-influencers/index.html\">Daily Harvest</a> said it received about 470 reports of illness linked to the company’s French Lentil and Leek Crumbles. Consumers reported becoming ill with mysterious symptoms, including extremely elevated liver enzymes. Some 28,000 units of the product were distributed in the US between April 28 and June 17, according to the company."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_3_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "NASA made history this week after successfully completing its first launch from a commercial spaceport outside the US. Where did the launch occur?", "choices": ["Asia", "Australia", "Antarctica", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "NASA successfully launched a rocket from <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/27/australia/nasa-launch-first-space-rocket-alpha-centauri-australia-intl-hnk/index.html\">Australia’s remote Northern Territory</a>. The rocket will observe star systems closest to Earth to determine whether any habitable planets exist there."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_4_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "A Russian court this week ruled that WNBA star Brittney Griner will be detained for several additional months pending her trial outcome. How many months was her detention extended?", "choices": ["3", "4", "5", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "A Russian court extended Griner’s detention for <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/27/sport/brittney-griner-court-hearing-spt-intl/index.html\">at least six more months</a>. Griner has been held in Russia since her arrest in February at a Moscow airport on allegations of attempted drug smuggling."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_5_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "The CDC announced this week it has activated a new emergency operations center to respond to which virus outbreak?", "choices": ["Covid-19", "Influenza", "Chickenpox", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The CDC activated an emergency operations center on Tuesday to help prevent the further spread of <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/28/health/cdc-eoc-monkeypox/index.html\">monkeypox</a>, an <a href=\"https://e.newsletters.cnn.com/click?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\">extremely rare disease</a> currently increasing in numbers around the world. The Biden administration also announced its intention to beef up its response to monkeypox, detailing plans to offer more vaccines and tests to people who are most at risk."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_6_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which team won the 2022 NHL Stanley Cup Finals?", "choices": ["Colorado Avalanche", "Boston Bruins", "Calgary Flames", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/26/sport/colorado-avalanche-stanley-cup-winner/index.html\">Colorado Avalanche</a> defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game 6 on Sunday to win the team’s first Stanley Cup since 2001. It’s the team’s third Stanley Cup title overall."}
67
+ {"question_id": "20220701_7_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "According to a recent survey, what percentage of US adults disapprove of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade?", "choices": ["20%", "30%", "60%", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "A new <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/28/politics/roe-v-wade-polling/index.html\">Monmouth University survey</a> this week showed approximately 60% of US adults disapprove of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, with just 37% approving."}
68
+ {"question_id": "20220701_8_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "A massive, record-breaking reptile was recently caught in Florida, becoming the heaviest of its species to ever be captured in the state. Which animal was it?", "choices": ["Iguana", "Snake", "Alligator", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "A 215-pound, 18-foot-long <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/26/us/florida-heaviest-python-captured-scn-trnd/index.html\">Burmese python</a> was captured in Florida. Conservationists said there was “collective disbelief” when they weighed the snake, which far surpassed the state’s previous record of 185 pounds."}
69
+ {"question_id": "20220701_9_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which two countries did NATO formally invite to join its alliance this week?", "choices": ["Ukraine and Ireland", "Sweden and Finland", "Bosnia and Malta", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "NATO formalized its invitation to <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/29/politics/joe-biden-nato-day-2/index.html\">Sweden and Finland</a> to join its alliance Wednesday, a historic expansion that will pave the way for the bloc’s most consequential enlargement in decades."}
70
+ {"question_id": "20220701_10_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "The Colorado Avalanche won the Stanley Cup title after defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning. How many championships do the Avalanche have?", "choices": ["3", "7", "9", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
71
+ {"question_id": "20220701_11_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "What breed of dog is Mr. Happy Face, the winner of this year's World's Ugliest Dog Contest?", "choices": ["Hairless Chinese Crested-Chihuahua mix", "Papillon-bulldog mix", "Poodle", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
72
+ {"question_id": "20220701_12_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson made history this week, becoming the first Black woman to sit on the Supreme Court. Whose seat is she filling?", "choices": ["Samuel Alito", "Stephen Breyer", "Neil Gorsuch", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
73
+ {"question_id": "20220701_13_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "The Supreme Court sided with Joe Kennedy, a high school football coach who:", "choices": ["Shoved players during practice", "Prayed on the field after games", "Criticized politicians in speeches", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
74
+ {"question_id": "20220701_14_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "About what percentage of people said they haven’t felt true happiness since early 2020, according to the Oracle Happiness Report?", "choices": ["25%", "39%", "45%", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
75
+ {"question_id": "20220701_15_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "Which two Pac-12 schools are in negotiations to leave the conference and join the Big Ten?", "choices": ["Oregon and Washington", "USC and UCLA", "Colorado and Arizona", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
76
+ {"question_id": "20220701_16_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "The Jan. 6 committee held an unexpected hearing this week, featuring testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson. She was a former special assistant to:", "choices": ["Donald Trump", "Clarence Thomas", "Mark Meadows", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
77
+ {"question_id": "20220701_17_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "Which retailer lowered its gas prices to $3.99 a gallon through July 4 weekend to help drivers save money?", "choices": ["Publix", "Sheetz", "Costco", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
78
+ {"question_id": "20220701_18_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "A man believed to be a former Nazi guard was convicted by a German court of being an accessory to 3,518 counts of murder. How old is he?", "choices": ["98", "100", "101", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
79
+ {"question_id": "20220701_19_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "Which of these celebs was not invited to be an Oscar-voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this week?", "choices": ["Billie Eilish", "Ariana DeBose", "Troy Kotsur", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
80
+ {"question_id": "20220701_20_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Old £20 and £50 notes are set to expire at the end of September, but who features on the new polymer £50 note?", "choices": ["Alan Turing", "JMW Turner", "Winston Churchill", "", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "According to the Bank of England, most paper banknotes have been replaced but there are still more than £6bn worth of paper £20s and £8bn worth of paper £50s in circulation. After 30 September, these will no longer be legal tender."}
81
+ {"question_id": "20220701_21_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Who did Dominic Raab claim to wink at from across the dispatch box after appearing to make the facial expression to Angela Rayner while he was deputising for Boris Johnson at PMQs?", "choices": ["Ian Blackford", "Ian Murray", "Anneliese Dodds", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Sources close to Raab claimed he was not winking at Rayner, but had directed an “approving wink” at Ian Murray, the shadow Scotland secretary, who had been “braying loudly” on the Labour front bench."}
82
+ {"question_id": "20220701_22_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "How much did the Royal Family cost UK taxpayers last year?", "choices": ["£75m", "£88m", "£102m", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The Royal Family cost taxpayers £102.4m last year, reported the Daily Mirror. The Sovereign Grant Report showed that the renovation of Buckingham Palace helped to drive up the bill. Travel costs were also up – from £1.3m to £4.5m."}
83
+ {"question_id": "20220701_23_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Which world leader did Boris Johnson accuse of being “a perfect example of toxic masculinity” this week?", "choices": ["Vladimir Putin", "Anthony Albanese", "Narendra Modi", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The prime minister was speaking at a Nato summit in Madrid when he described the Russian invasion of Ukraine as a “crazy, macho war” and called for “more women in positions of power”."}
84
+ {"question_id": "20220701_24_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "How much has cancer campaigner and podcast host Deborah James, who has died aged 40, raised for cancer research through her Bowelbabe fund?", "choices": ["£1m", "£2m", "£5m", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "James had been receiving end-of-life care since revealing she had stopped treatment for her bowel cancer in May. Her family announced her death in a social media post, describing her as “the most amazing wife, daughter, sister, mummy”."}
85
+ {"question_id": "20220701_25_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "What piece of advice did the Pope have for mothers of adult sons this week?", "choices": ["Stop ironing their shirts", "Stop cooking their meals", "Stop tidying up after them", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Pope Francis added that mothers should instead encourage their sons to marry. Speaking at a service to mark the 10th World Meeting of Families, he told men not to “take the easy road” and return to their mothers in “moments of difficulty”."}
86
+ {"question_id": "20220701_26_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Which Supreme Court ruling did President Joe Biden describe as “another devastating decision” this week?", "choices": ["A ruling restricting the Environmental Protection Agency’s power", "A ruling that blocked employers from mandating vaccines", "A ruling that overturned Roe vs Wade", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The Supreme Court has restricted the EPA’s ability to regulate global-warming emissions from US power plants. It comes days after it overturned the 50-year-old Roe vs Wade ruling."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_27_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Which former prime minister said this week that despite personally opposing Brexit, “it’s not going to be reversed any time soon”?", "choices": ["Theresa May", "Gordon Brown", "Tony Blair", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Speaking at a conference organised by his own think tank, the former Labour PM said: “However passionately I opposed Brexit, I understand we’ve done it.” He added he did not think it would be reversed “any time in this generation”."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_28_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Who joined Paul McCartney on stage during his headline slot at Glastonbury Festival?", "choices": ["Ringo Starr and Mick Jagger", "Yoko Ono and Jerry Lee Lewis", "Bono and Sting", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The two megastars joined McCartney on stage to close out the festival on its 50th anniversary."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_29_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Which MP has been appointed by the Privileges Committee to lead the inquiry into whether Boris Johnson misled Parliament over parties in No. 10 during Covid-19 lockdowns?", "choices": ["Chris Bryant", "Laura Farris", "Harriet Harman", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Some Conservative MPs are angry that such an “overtly political” figure has been appointed, as Harman has twice been interim Labour leader. The committee chair, Chris Bryant, had already recused himself due to past criticism of Johnson."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_0_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Why did some cities across the western US cancel their Fourth of July fireworks displays this year?", "choices": ["Drought", "Curfew rules", "Covid-19 mandates", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Various cities canceled their fireworks displays this year to <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/02/weather/4th-of-july-fireworks-canceled-california-arizona-utah-megadrought/index.html\">decrease the risk of accidental fires amid</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/02/weather/4th-of-july-fireworks-canceled-california-arizona-utah-megadrought/index.html\">a</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/02/weather/4th-of-july-fireworks-canceled-california-arizona-utah-megadrought/index.html\">widespread drought</a>. An estimated 19,500 fires were started by fireworks in 2018, according to the <a href=\"https://www.nfpa.org/Public-Education/Fire-causes-and-risks/Seasonal-fire-causes/Fireworks\">National Fire Protection Association</a>. And nearly 30% of the fires caused by fireworks are ignited on the Fourth of July."}
91
+ {"question_id": "20220708_1_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which iconic landmark is reportedly riddled with rust and badly in need of repairs?", "choices": ["Eiffel Tower", "Golden Gate Bridge", "Big Ben", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/eiffel-tower-paris-needs-repairs/index.html\">Eiffel Tower in Paris</a> is reportedly in serious need of repairs. However, the iconic landmark is instead being given a paint job costing 60 million euros in preparation for the 2024 Olympics, Reuters reports, according to a confidential analysis cited by French magazine Marianne."}
92
+ {"question_id": "20220708_2_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "How many hot dogs did competitive eater Joey Chestnut devour to win the Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest this week?", "choices": ["15", "45", "63", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The hot dog champ won the competition after eating an astounding <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/04/us/nathans-hot-dog-contest-winner/index.html\">63 hot dogs</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/04/us/nathans-hot-dog-contest-winner/index.html\">and</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/04/us/nathans-hot-dog-contest-winner/index.html\">buns</a> in 10 minutes on Monday. Chestnut has won the long-running Independence Day contest seven consecutive times and in 15 of the last 16 years."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_3_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Activists around the world have been gluing themselves to historic works of art in a recent string of protests. What are they trying to call attention to?", "choices": ["Abortion rights", "Gun laws", "Climate change", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Climate activists have disrupted major galleries by <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/style/article/just-stop-oil-protest-leonardo-da-vinci/index.html\">attaching themselves to famous artwork</a><a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/style/article/just-stop-oil-protest-leonardo-da-vinci/index.html\">s</a>. A recent stunt involved a work by Vincent Van Gogh."}
94
+ {"question_id": "20220708_4_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which head of state announced his resignation this week?", "choices": ["North Korean leader Kim Jong Un", "UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson", "Russian President Vladimir Putin", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "British Prime Minister <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/07/europe/boris-johnson-resignation-intl/index.html\">Boris Johnson</a> announced his resignation and said he would continue to serve in the post until his party selects a new leader. Johnson has in recent months been engulfed in a <a href=\"http://www.cnn.com/2022/07/06/uk/boris-johnson-scandals-intl/index.html\">series of scandals</a> that forced even his most unwavering supporters to abandon him."}
95
+ {"question_id": "20220708_5_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which country is now “bankrupt,” according to a statement this week from its administration?", "choices": ["Kenya", "Sri Lanka", "Colombia", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Sri Lanka is “bankrupt,” Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Tuesday, as the country suffers its <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/05/asia/sri-lanka-bankrupt-fuel-crisis-intl-hnk/index.html\">worst financial crisis in decades</a>, leaving millions in the South Asian nation struggling to buy food, medicine and fuel."}
96
+ {"question_id": "20220708_6_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which food chain launched a redesigned menu in roughly 21,000 of its restaurants?", "choices": ["McDonald’s", "Chipotle", "Wendy’s", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Subway debuted a new menu on Tuesday, and it’s the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/05/business/subway-new-menu/index.html\">most extensive makeover</a> in the company’s nearly 60-year history."}
97
+ {"question_id": "20220708_7_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Approximately 1 billion people had their personal data leaked in what could be one of the biggest breaches ever recorded in history. Where did the massive data leak occur?", "choices": ["China", "United States", "France", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Nearly 1 billion people in China had their <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/05/china/china-billion-people-data-leak-intl-hnk/index.html\">personal data leaked</a>, and their information has been online for more than a year."}
98
+ {"question_id": "20220708_8_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which virus is making officials at the World Health Organization reconsider whether they should declare a public health emergency?", "choices": ["Flu", "Covid-19", "Monkeypox", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "As <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/06/health/monkeypox-testing-who-emergency/index.html\">monkeypox cases</a> continue to rise globally, the World Health Organization is revisiting the idea of declaring the outbreak <a href=\"https://e.newsletters.cnn.com/click?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\">a public health emergency</a> of international concern."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_9_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Jeremiah “Jerry” Harris, a lead personality on the Netflix show “Cheer,” was sentenced this week in a federal child pornography case. How many years was his sentence?", "choices": ["4", "8", "10", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Harris, who is 22 years old, was sentenced to <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/06/entertainment/cheer-jerry-harris/index.html\">12 years in federal prison</a>, according to Assistant US Attorney Joseph Fitzpatrick."}
100
+ {"question_id": "20220708_10_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Passengers on a Delta Air Lines flight reported that the company offered them how much money to give up their seat on an overs​​old flight?", "choices": ["$100", "$5,000", "$10,000", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_11_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Joey Chestnut won the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest for the 15th time in 16 years. How many franks did he scarf down?", "choices": ["54", "63", "80", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_12_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "NASA said it temporarily lost contact with Capstone. Where is the $32.7 million spacecraft headed?", "choices": ["Mars", "Jupiter", "Mercury", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_13_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Brad Pitt has says he has prosopagnosia, a condition that prevents people from:", "choices": ["Recognizing new faces", "Remembering voices", "Recognizing old smells", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_14_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Climate change activists glued themselves to which painting in an effort to protest new oil and gas projects?", "choices": ["“The Starry Night”", "“Napoleon Crossing the Alps”", "“The Last Supper”", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_15_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Sotheby’s announced it was selling the 76-million-year-old skeleton of which dinosaur?", "choices": ["Gorgosaurus", "Brontosaurus", "Stegosaurus", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_16_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said the estimated cost to rebuild Ukraine after the war will be:", "choices": ["$550 billion", "$750 billion", "$35 trillion", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
107
+ {"question_id": "20220708_17_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Which one of these people was not presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Biden this week?", "choices": ["Denzel Washington", "John McCain", "Dwayne \"The Rock\" Johnson", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_18_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani was convicted on 12 fraud counts Thursday. Which company was he a top executive for?", "choices": ["Theranos", "WeWork", "Google", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
109
+ {"question_id": "20220708_19_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Rafael Nadal withdrew from Wimbledon due to injury, paving the way for who to advance to the tournament’s final?", "choices": ["Roger Federer", "Taylor Fritz", "Nick Kyrgios", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_20_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "How many cabinet members, ministers and aides did Boris Johnson lose from his government before he decided to step down as leader of the Conservative Party?", "choices": ["25", "45", "59", "", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Johnson’s premiership has suffered more ministerial resignations and at a faster rate than any other prime minister in modern history."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_21_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Which beloved series has been asked by the BBC to be “mindful” of how references to the British Empire are handled?", "choices": ["Escape to the Country", "Antiques Roadshow", "QI", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The BBC is asking would-be third-party producers of the show to carefully handle any references to the British Empire. In a document seen by The Times, the corporation said there was “reputational risk” in discussing colonial history."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_22_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Which senior Conservative MP was tipped by the Daily Mail as a possible “caretaker” prime minister if Johnson officially steps down from the role before a leadership election takes place?", "choices": ["Priti Patel", "Theresa May", "Ben Wallace", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "A “well-placed” Tory source told the paper that Theresa May would be “‘uniquely placed’ to step in” as a caretaker prime minister as she is a sitting MP with more than three years of experience as PM under her belt."}
113
+ {"question_id": "20220708_23_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "What percentage of Lloyds customers have savings of less than £500, according to the bank’s chief executive?", "choices": ["20%", "80%", "90%", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Charlie Nunn said the lender saw customers with persistent debt problems increase by a third in the first six months of this year. But he added many customers are in a healthier financial position than they were before the pandemic."}
114
+ {"question_id": "20220708_24_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "A former prime minister of which nation was killed after being shot at a political campaigning event?", "choices": ["Japan", "South Korea", "Greece", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, collapsed after he was shot at an event in Nara. He was taken to hospital after he was hit twice, but died a short time later."}
115
+ {"question_id": "20220708_25_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Climate protesters from activist group Just Stop Oil glued their hands to which John Constable painting in the National Gallery?", "choices": ["The Hay Wain", "The Cornfield", "Weymouth Bay", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "It was part of a protest against plans to license new oil and gas projects in the UK. The Just Stop Oil activists also attached their own version of the painting, which was intended to represent “an apocalyptic vision of the future”."}
116
+ {"question_id": "20220708_26_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Which small woodland creature could ruin government plans to plant 1.5 billion trees by 2050?", "choices": ["Pine martens", "Badgers", "Grey squirrels", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Wildlife groups predict that grey squirrels will be responsible for killing 225 million of those trees by stripping bark. The bill for lost timber and replacing dead or damaged trees could reach as high as £37m, according to campaigners."}
117
+ {"question_id": "20220708_27_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Which tennis star pulled out of Wimbledon ahead of the semi-finals due to injury?", "choices": ["Novak Djokovic", "Cameron Norrie", "Rafael Nadal", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The 36-year-old Spaniard has withdrawn because of an abdominal problem. Nick Kyrgios, who Nadal beat in five sets on Wednesday, will automatically go through to this year’s men’s singles final."}
118
+ {"question_id": "20220708_28_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "What percentage of children in lone parent families now live in poverty, according to analysis by The Guardian?", "choices": ["25%", "40%", "49%", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Relative poverty, defined as having an income of less than 60% of the national median, rose for single parents by nine percentage points between 2013-14 and 2019-20 to reach 49%."}
119
+ {"question_id": "20220708_29_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Which politician did Tory peer Ed Vaizey tell the BBC was a possible Conservative Party leadership contender because “he’s one of the few members of the cabinet who can do joined-up handwriting?”", "choices": ["Sajid Javid", "Rishi Sunak", "Dominic Raab", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "As the party leadership contest gets underway, some say that Sunak’s early resignation on Tuesday evening – just nine minutes after former health secretary Sajid Javid’s – could stand him in good stead if he runs for the top job."}
120
+ {"question_id": "20220715_0_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which major change will soon be introduced to Netflix?", "choices": ["In-service video chat", "Unlimited password sharing", "Advertisements", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "A cheaper version of <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/13/media/netflix-ads-microsoft/index.html\">Netflix with ads</a> is coming — although the company says the option is still in its “early days.”"}
121
+ {"question_id": "20220715_1_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Nearly two-and-a-half years since the Covid-19 pandemic began, the most infectious and transmissible variant yet has arrived. What is it called?", "choices": ["Omega", "BA.5", "X-AE", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The latest version of the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/13/world/coronavirus-newsletter-intl-07-13-22/index.html\">shape-shifting BA.5 variant</a>, an offshoot of Omicron, is fueling a global surge in cases. In the US, BA.5 accounted for 65% of new infections last week, according to the CDC."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_2_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which island nation plunged into chaos in recent days, prompting its leader to flee?", "choices": ["Sri Lanka", "Philippines", "Jamaica", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The president of <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/14/asia/sri-lanka-crisis-rajapaksa-explainer-intl-hnk/index.html\">Sri Lanka</a> has fled the nation amid an economic crisis and violent protests. <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/09/asia/sri-lanka-protest-president-saturday-intl-hnk/index.html\">Last weekend’s demonstrations</a> were among the most shocking so far, with protesters swimming in the President’s private pool."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_3_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "NASA released astonishing images from space this week. What did the images show?", "choices": ["Interstellar plant species", "An ancient civilization on Mars", "Flying saucers", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "After decades of waiting, the world was given a glimpse of the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/12/world/james-webb-space-telescope-new-images-scn/index.html\">deepest and sharpest images</a> of distant galaxy clusters taken by the James Webb Space Telescope."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_4_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which is the world’s best airline, according to a new analysis from AirlineRankings.com?", "choices": ["Delta", "Qatar Airways", "American Airlines", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Qatar Airways nabbed the top spot as the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/airline-ratings-worlds-best-airlines-2022/index.html\">world’s best airline</a> for the second year in a row. It was the world’s largest international airline to remain operating through the pandemic and posted a huge profit – the only major airline to do so, according to the rating agency."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_5_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which show received the most nominations for the 2022 Emmy Awards?", "choices": ["“Euphoria”", "“Succession”", "“Ted Lasso”", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "“Succession” earned the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/12/entertainment/emmy-awards-2022-nominations/index.html\">most nominations of any show</a>, earning a total of 25 nods, including one for outstanding drama. “Ted Lasso” led the comedy category, earning 20 nominations. The 74th Emmy Awards will be held on September 12."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_6_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Dozens of people were unaccounted for early Thursday after severe flooding in which state?", "choices": ["California", "Texas", "Vermont", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "More than 40 people had been reported missing from a <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/14/weather/buchanan-county-virginia-floods-thursday/index.html\">rural Virginia county</a> as of Thursday morning, the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office said, but all were found safe by mid-day. The flooding tore homes from their foundations and damaged roads and bridges."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_7_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Approximately how much has the Biden administration approved in security assistance for Ukraine since the beginning of Russia’s invasion?", "choices": ["$20 million", "$100 million", "$3 billion", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The Biden administration has approved about <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-07-12-22/h_c164ac931cc8414108b8bbae8f859e65\">$6 billion in</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-07-12-22/h_c164ac931cc8414108b8bbae8f859e65\">military</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-07-12-22/h_c164ac931cc8414108b8bbae8f859e65\">a</a><a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-07-12-22/h_c164ac931cc8414108b8bbae8f859e65\">id</a> for Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has touted the successes of Western-donated “modern artillery” in his country’s fight against Russian forces."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_8_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which movie is riding at the top of the US box office this week?", "choices": ["“Thor: Love and Thunder”", "“Minions: The Rise of Gru”", "“Top Gun: Maverick”", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "“<a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/10/media/thor-love-and-thunder/index.html\">Thor: Love and Thunder</a>,” the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, made an estimated $143 million domestically for its opening this weekend and is currently at the top of the box office."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_9_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Despite dropping slightly from recent record levels, how much have gas prices increased in the US over the past year?", "choices": ["20%", "40%", "60%", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Gas prices are up nearly 60% since June of 2021. This comes as US inflation hit a <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/13/economy/cpi-inflation-june/index.html\">40-year high</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/13/economy/cpi-inflation-june/index.html\">last month</a>, according to the government’s latest inflation report."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_10_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "The first images from the James Webb Telescope were released, showing the deepest view of the cosmos captured. How much did the telescope cost?", "choices": ["$10 billion", "$111 billion", "$250 billion", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_11_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "After being criticized at a rally, Elon Musk said it was time for former President Donald Trump to do what?", "choices": ["“Sail into the sunset”", "“Contact the SEC”", "“Call the Tesla offices”", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_12_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "True or false: An American tourist trying to take selfie was injured after falling into the crater of Mount Vesuvius?", "choices": ["FALSE", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_13_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "Lea Michele officially joined the cast of Broadway’s revival of “Funny Girl.” Who is she replacing?", "choices": ["Olivia Rodrigo", "Rachel Zegler", "Ariana DeBose", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_14_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "Which of these people is joining the Denver Broncos' incoming ownership group?", "choices": ["Peyton Manning", "Betsy DeVos", "Steve Ballmer", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_15_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "The nominees for the 2022 Primetime Emmys were announced this week. Which of these shows had the most nominations?", "choices": ["“Abbott Elementary”", "“Euphoria”", "“Succession”", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_16_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "MLB announced this week the rosters for this year’s All-Star Game in Los Angeles. Which member of the hometown Dodgers is not an all-star?", "choices": ["Clayton Kershaw", "Tony Gonsolin", "Trea Turner", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
137
+ {"question_id": "20220715_17_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "This week’s supermoon is:", "choices": ["Known as a \"buck\" moon", "Known as a \"thunder\" moon", "All of the above", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_18_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "For the first time in 20 years, the U.S. dollar is nearly equal to which currency in value?", "choices": ["Euro", "Japanese yen", "British Pound Sterling", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_19_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "The Washburn Fire threatened the Mariposa Grove, located in which national park?", "choices": ["Yellowstone National Park", "Zion National Park", "Yosemite National Park", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_20_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "Which of these former Conservative Party leadership candidates did not withdraw their bid after failing to secure enough nominations ahead of the first round of voting?", "choices": ["Sajid Javid", "Jeremy Hunt", "Rehman Chishti", "", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Javid, Shapps and Chishti all pulled out before Wednesday’s first-round vote, in which Hunt was knocked out – along with Nadhim Zahawi – after failing to secure the backing of 30 MPs."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_21_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "Which Lionesses player scored a hat-trick on Monday night in a match that saw England thrash Norway 8-0?", "choices": ["Beth Mead", "Ellen White", "Georgia Stanway", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "“I just can’t put it into words,” Mead told the BBC. “I don’t think I even dreamed of this. I’m just so happy I got the goals to help the team.” The win put England into the quarter-finals."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_22_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah this week made public that he was trafficked from which African country to the UK when he was eight or nine years old?", "choices": ["Djibouti", "Ethiopia", "Somalia", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "In a BBC One documentary aired this week, Farah recounted that he and his brother were trafficked to the UK as children after being sent to live with an uncle in Djibouti for their safety."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_23_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to which country this week as the nation saw public unrest and uprisings sparked by the ongoing economic crisis?", "choices": ["Mauritius", "Singapore", "Maldives", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Rajapaksa travelled to the Maldives as demonstrators continued to stage protests across the country, leaving Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as acting president."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_24_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "Speed limits in built-up areas of which country will be reduced from 30mph to 20mph from next year after a controversial campaign won government backing?", "choices": ["Wales", "Switzerland", "Northern Ireland", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Ministers in Wales have said lowering the speed limit will reduce the number of road collisions, but motorists have complained that the new law will increase congestion and journey times."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_25_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "One of the first bills put to parliament by French President Emmanuel Macron was defeated this week after the three main opposition parties united to reject what proposal?", "choices": ["Raising the retirement age", "Reinstating vaccine passes", "Pension reforms", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "National Rally, La France Insoumise and Républicains voted down Macron’s proposal to reinstate vaccine passes. The Telegraph described the development as a “nightmare” for the president."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_26_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "Leaked documents revealing the management practices of tech giant Uber between 2013 and 2017 were published this week. How many documents were leaked to the press?", "choices": ["More than 116,000", "More than 124,000", "More than 132,000", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The leaked documents revealed the extent of the company’s political lobbying and legal breaches during the period in which co-founder Travis Kalanick oversaw Uber’s global expansion."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_27_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "Fans of which legendary musician will not be able to take photos or videos during concerts on their upcoming tour?", "choices": ["Kate Bush", "Bob Dylan", "Nick Cave", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Bob Dylan fans will have their phones magnetically locked in pouches during his upcoming tour to stop footage being shot."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_28_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "A woman has been detained after sending “threatening” letters to and stalking the family of which football star?", "choices": ["Michael Owen", "Harry Kane", "David Beckham", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The barrister acting for the former England captain told Westminster Magistrates’ Court this week that the experience had made Victoria Beckham “anxious about her safety”."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_29_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "The first images from the James Webb telescope were shared by Nasa this week. How long is it expected to operate in space?", "choices": ["At least four years", "At least seven years", "At least ten years", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The world’s most advanced telescope is expected to operate for at least ten years, but its predecessor, the Hubble Space Telescope, is still operational after 32 years in orbit."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_0", "search_result": [{"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/media/squid-game-season-2/index.html", "text": "New York CNN —\n\n“Squid Game” is officially coming back.\n\nNetflix announced Sunday that the wildly popular South Korean show is green lit for a second season.\n\n“And now, Gi-hun returns,” director, writer and executive producer Hwang Dong-hyuk said in a letter to fans. “The Front Man returns. Season 2 is coming.”\n\nNetflix\n\n“Squid Game” is a fictional drama from South Korea in which contestants who are desperately in need of money play deadly children’s games to win cash prizes.\n\nSeong Gi-hun, the main protagonist of “Squid Game,” is a divorced gambler who entered the contest for the big money.\n\nHwang also teased new characters and developments in the second season.\n\n“The man in the suit with ddakji might be back,” he wrote, referring to the mysterious salesman who recruits desperate players to the game show.\n\nThe letter also said viewers will be introduced to Cheol-su, the “boyfriend” of the show’s infamous animatronic doll, Young-hee.\n\nNetflix told CNN in October that “Squid Game” was the “biggest-ever series at launch” for the company. It is the platform’s first-ever Korean series to reach No. 1 in the United States, attracting 1.65 billion hours of viewing in the 28 days following its release.\n\n“It took 12 years to bring the first season of Squid Game to life last year,” Hwang said in the letter. “But it took 12 days for Squid Game to become the most popular series ever.”\n\nHwang had confirmed last year that he would make a second season of the show.\n\n“There’s been so much demand, love and attention for a season two,” he said. “So I feel I have no choice but to make a season two.”\n\n– CNN’s Frank Pallotta, Jack Guy, Yoonjung Seo and Liz Kang contributed to this report.", "authors": ["Ramishah Maruf"], "publish_date": "2022/06/12"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_1", "search_result": [{"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/tech/lightning-cable-usbc-nightcap/index.html#:~:text=The%20company%20already%20uses%20the,You%20may%20be%20thinking%2C%20Finally", "text": "New York CNN Business —\n\nThis story is part of CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free, here.\n\nEuropean regulators are channeling their inner Marie Kondo to confront the scourge of cable clutter. One major inconvenience may be over at last.\n\nMost the time, you don’t want the government getting involved in tech product design, for obvious reasons. Apple’s products are cool because of a design icon named Jony Ive — a bunch of DC bureaucrats could never match his output.\n\nBut Apple’s also guilty of manufacturing an infuriating number of charging cables that work only for its own devices. Lord help you if you’re an iPhone user who loves her Kindle and wears a Garmin watch. That’s three cables you’re packing for a weekend trip. Four if you bring your laptop. It’s been this way for decades, and no one likes it.\n\nAll of that could change soon.\n\nThis week, the European Union took an unusual step to reduce cable clutter and waste by requiring Apple and other smartphone makers to support a single common charging standard for mobile devices as early as the fall of 2024.\n\nUnder the legislation, virtually all of your everyday devices that are rechargeable via a wired cable — phones, tablets, e-readers, earbuds, cameras, portable speakers, etc — will have to be equipped with a port known as USB-C.\n\nIt’s not a total surprise — Apple’s been preparing for the end of its special Lightning connector for some time. The company already uses the USB-C standard in some Macs and iPads and is reportedly testing iPhone models that swap out the Lightning port. But the law could put a fire under Apple’s designers to shift fully to USB-C and potentially finally kill the Lightning charger for good.\n\nYou may be thinking, Finally! One charging cable for all my stuff!\n\nAnd I hear you. We’ve all got that shoebox packed with every type of cable ever made (except for the one you need) collecting dust in the closet, and I, too, would like to confidently throw it in the garbage.\n\nBut the EU’s ruling is about a decade too late.\n\nThe environmental damage is done. We’ve all already bought the extra Apple Lightning chargers to ensure we never run out of juice on our iPhones and AirPods because we are a screen-addicted people who can’t stand the sound of our own thoughts. We can neither fall asleep nor wake up without our phones; we don’t know which route to take to work without an app’s guidance; I’ve heard of people who don’t fill every waking moment with a Spotify playlist or podcast in their ear, but I do not know, nor do I care to find out, how they manage it.\n\nApple (AAPL) hates the idea (shocker) because it argues it will slow innovation and render about a billion devices obsolete. But they’ve been testing new iPhone models with USB-C ports anyway, and I have no doubt that one of the world’s most valuable companies will be A-OK in figuring out how to wring more money from customers in the meantime.\n\nEnjoying Nightcap? Sign up and you’ll get all of this, plus some other funny stuff we liked on the internet, in your inbox every night. (OK, most nights — we believe in a four-day week around here.)", "authors": ["Allison Morrow"], "publish_date": "2022/06/12"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_2", "search_result": [{"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/politics/whats-in-senate-gun-reform-agreement/index.html", "text": "Washington CNN —\n\nA bipartisan group of senators unveiled an agreement on principle for gun safety legislation Sunday, providing an overview of a forthcoming package of reforms to address one of the nation’s most pressing and divisive issues in the wake of mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas.\n\nOne of the biggest factors still to be sorted out in the framework agreement is how the legislation will be written. The announcement includes the support of 10 Republican senators, which would give the proposal enough support to overcome the Senate filibuster – but maintaining it through the legislative process will be a massive challenge for lawmakers to accomplish before the next congressional recess in two weeks.\n\nStill, Democrats have an ambitious goal: draft the bill and keep Republicans on board before the next recess, aides tell CNN. Many of the details in the plan are still unsettled, according to one aide, who also provided CNN with a more detailed rundown as of Sunday on how some of the proposed provisions would work.\n\nHere is what the lawmakers included in the framework and what they left out.\n\nReforms included in the agreement\n\n‘Red flag’ laws\n\nOne of the most significant pieces of the framework is helping states create and implement so-called red flag laws, which are aimed at keeping guns out of the hands of those who pose a threat to themselves or others. This legislation would provide significant funding to help states create new red flag laws, but the 19 states – and Washington, DC – that already have these laws on the books would also be eligible for funding to improve the effectiveness of their established programs.\n\nMental health and telehealth investment\n\nThe proposal also includes “major investments to increase access to mental health and suicide prevention programs; and other support services available in the community, including crisis and trauma intervention and recovery.”\n\nMembers are going to be messaging these provisions carefully over the next several weeks because while Democrats view them as important, they want to emphasize that most people who struggle with mental illnesses are not violent.\n\nClosing the so-called boyfriend loophole\n\nThe senators said the legislation will address the so-called boyfriend loophole, which deals with whether unmarried partners could keep guns if they were found guilty of violence against a dating partner.\n\nEarlier this year, the Senate negotiators involved in the Violence Against Women Act dropped the provision because of objections from the National Rifle Association, dealing a huge blow to Democrats. But its inclusion in this framework signals that at least 10 Republicans are willing to buck the nation’s largest gun lobby on an issue where they have a long-held position.\n\nCurrently, only a person who has been married to, lived with or had a child with a partner they’ve been convicted of abusing are blocked from having a gun. Closing the loophole would mean that anyone who was deemed to have been in a serious dating relationship and convicted of domestic violence would no longer be eligible to own a gun.\n\nEnhanced review process for buyers under 21\n\nThe other major change in the legislation is issuing a more thorough review process for people between ages 18 and 21 who go to buy a gun like an AR-15. Under a background check review, the National Instant Criminal Background Check System would have to also contact state and local law enforcement to search for any disqualifying mental health or juvenile records, according to the Democratic aide.\n\nNICS would have to call the appropriate agency that adjudicates mental health records in each state. NICS would have up to 3 days to conduct the search, but it could be extended another seven days if the initial review raises concerns, meaning the process could take a total of 10 days.\n\nIt is not an established waiting period since each individual’s review could be vastly different from just a matter of hours to up to 10 days.\n\nClarifying the definition of a Federally Licensed Firearm Dealer\n\nThe language for this provision is still being debated, but it would require more firearm sellers who are proven to be “engaged in the business of selling firearms” to be put on notice that they need to register to become Federally Licensed Firearm dealers. It’s significant because it means those dealers have to conduct background checks under federal law.\n\nSchool security resources\n\nThe legislation would address an area Republicans have focused on in recent weeks: school security. The lawmakers said in their release that the proposal provides money “to help institute safety measures in and around primary and secondary schools,” while also supporting “school violence prevention efforts” and training for school employees and students.\n\nWhat lawmakers left out\n\nExpanded background checks\n\nNotably, the agreement doesn’t include a provision that would expand background checks for all firearm sales or transfers in the country. Currently, background checks are not required for gun sales and transfers by unlicensed and private sellers.\n\nDemocrats have long supported such a requirement, and last year the House passed gun legislation that would expand background checks on all commercial gun sales, marking the first congressional move on significant gun control since Democrats won the White House and the majority in both chambers of Congress.\n\nAssault weapons ban\n\nAlso left out is a federal ban on military-style assault weapons, another measure Democrats have been pushing in recent years, citing mass shootings that have involved such weapons.\n\nHigher minimum age of purchase\n\nAdditionally, the agreement doesn’t include a change to the age at which a person needs to be to purchase an assault-style weapon. Democrats, including West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, the chamber’s most conservative Democrat, have said the age to purchase assault weapons must be raised from 18 to 21.", "authors": ["Lauren Fox Devan Cole", "Lauren Fox", "Devan Cole"], "publish_date": "2022/06/12"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_3", "search_result": [{"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/13/us/idaho-patriot-front-arrests-pride-what-we-know/index.html", "text": "CNN —\n\nAfter an alarmed 911 caller reported a group dressed like a “little army” getting into a moving truck, police in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, arrested 31 men believed to be linked to a White nationalist group, who had plans to riot at a weekend Pride event, authorities said.\n\nThe large group – which police believe was affiliated with Patriot Front – was seen at a hotel piling into a U-Haul with riot gear, the caller told a 911 dispatcher. They were later pulled over and arrested, Coeur d’Alene Police Chief Lee White said.\n\nThe group was headed to a Pride in the Park event at Coeur d’Alene City Park, police said. The event included a Pride walk and performances by local musicians, dancers and drag artists.\n\nLocal and state police were plentiful and on high alert Saturday because they wanted “to make sure this event went off safely,” Mayor Jim Hammond said. They’d also received threats about a separate group meeting in another city park; threats that turned out to be unfounded, he said.\n\nHammond referred to those arrested as young men who “seem to not have a purpose.” Asked what he thought the group might have done had police not thwarted their alleged plans, he said, “I have not seen that these people had any firearms, so I think it would’ve been mostly just disruption and trying to cause fear.”\n\nPolice found at least one smoke grenade, White said.\n\nAll 31 individuals were from outside the local area, Hammond said previously. Just two are from Idaho, according to a booking summary from the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office.\n\nIt’s unclear why they picked Coeur d’Alene’s out of all the Pride events going on in the nation, but Hammond said perhaps they thought they could “get away with more” in a smaller community like Coeur d’Alene, a city of about 56,000 residents located just over the Washington border from Spokane.\n\nThe North Idaho Pride Alliance, which organized the event, released a statement Sunday saying its members were resting “after successfully organizing a momentous, joyful, and SAFE Pride in the Park community celebration under the most challenging of circumstances. … We are deeply grateful to law enforcement agencies who were present and professionally responded.”\n\nHere’s what we know about the arrests:\n\nPolice received report of a group dressed like ‘a little army’\n\nThere was a large police presence at the Pride event after authorities received information “there were a number of groups” planing to disrupt Saturday’s activities, White said.\n\nPolice did not have information that Patriot Front members were coming, White said Monday.\n\n“We had some information that there might be some, some individuals who are loosely affiliated with the some of the groups who were planning to protest the Pride event that day, and so we were adequately staffed for it, but we didn’t have any intelligence that there was going to be a riotous group coming to this event prior to the 911 call that we received,” he said.\n\nA concerned citizen called police Saturday afternoon to report “approximately 20 people jumped into a U-Haul” in a local hotel parking lot, the chief said.\n\nPolice arrested 31 men near a Pride event in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, on Saturday. John Rudoff/Reuters\n\nThe group was equipped with shields and masks and “looked like a little army,” the caller said, according to White.\n\nAbout 10 minutes after the call, officers stopped the U-Haul and detained 31 people, White said. They were charged with misdemeanor conspiracy to riot, he said.\n\nThe group was dressed similarly, wearing khaki pants, blue shirts and hats with plastic inside them, the chief said. They were also equipped with “shields, shin guards and other riot gear,” along with papers White described as “similar to an operations plan that a police or military group would put together for an event.”\n\n“It is clear to us, based on the gear that the individuals had with them, the stuff they had in their possession in the U-Haul with them, along with paperwork that was seized from them, that they came to riot downtown,” White said.\n\n“I think some of us were a bit surprised by not only the level of preparation that we saw, but the equipment that was carried and worn by those individuals, along with the large amount of equipment that was left in the van when the stop happened,” White said at a news conference Monday.\n\n“That level of preparation is not something you see every day,” the chief said.\n\nCity, state and Kootenai County police responded with two SWAT teams, White said.\n\n“I don’t think this would have been as successful had we not had one extremely astute citizen who saw something that was very concerning to them and reported it to us,” he said.\n\nOfficials aren’t releasing the identity of the caller to protect that person, White said.\n\n“Since myself and other members of our agency have been receiving threats, including death threats, I think it is appropriate that we withhold that person’s information at this time,” the chief said.\n\nThe men were released after posting bond, the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office said. They’re due back in court at a later date.\n\nThe individuals came from a dozen states, according to a booking summary from the sheriff’s office. Seven are from Texas, six from Utah, five from Washington and three from Colorado. One was from as far away as Alabama. The youngest is 20 years old, and the oldest is 40, according to the summary.\n\nLaw enforcement arrested 31 men believed to be affiliated with a White nationalist group. From North Country Off Grid\n\nCoeur d’Alene police are leading an investigation with the FBI’s assistance, FBI spokesperson Sandra Yi Barker.\n\nPolice arrested at least two other people in connection with the Pride event, authorities said. They were charged with disorderly conduct and trespassing, police said.\n\nMen affiliated with White nationalist group, police say\n\nIn addition to the clothing associated with Patriot Front, most of the men had logos on their hats “consistent with the Patriot Front group,” and some were wearing arm patches associated with the organization, White said.\n\nThe Patriot Front believes their White ancestors conquered America and “bequeathed it to them,” according to the Anti-Defamation League. Members espouse fascist and anti-Semitic beliefs, which they spread through propaganda campaigns, the ADL says.\n\nThe Texas-based group was formed following the deadly 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, when members of the White supremacist group, Vanguard America, split off to form their own organization, the ADL says.\n\nThomas Ryan Rousseau Kootenai County Sheriff\n\nAmong those arrested Saturday was Patriot Front leader Thomas Ryan Rousseau, Kootenai County sheriff’s Sgt. Shane Moline said.\n\nRousseau led several dozen members of Vanguard America Texas during the Unite the Right rally and later led a contingent of VA members to create Patriot Front.\n\nCNN has reached out to the Patriot Front and people believed to be associated with Rousseau but did not immediately hear back.\n\nCoeur d’Alene residents and businesses have long made it clear the city is “too great to hate,” going back to the early aughts, when the Southern Poverty Law Center helped the city shut down an Aryan Nations group with a compound north of the city, Hammond told CNN.\n\n“We are not going to back to the days of the Aryan Nations,” Hammond said at the news conference Monday.\n\n“We are past that and we will do everything we can to make sure that we continue to stay past those kinds of problems,” the mayor said. “We are a culture of love and kindness, and we will continue to be.”\n\nCorrection: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that CNN had reached out to Thomas Ryan Rousseau's legal representative. It's unclear if he has legal representation yet.", "authors": ["Elizabeth Wolfe"], "publish_date": "2022/06/13"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_4", "search_result": [{"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/entertainment/gallery/tony-awards-photos-2022/index.html", "text": "The best photos from the 2022 Tony Awards\n\nThe best photos from the 2022 Tony Awards\n\nMichael R. Jackson, left, accepts the award for best book of a musical for \"A Strange Loop\" as presenters Darren Criss, from right, and Julianne Hough look on. The show also won best musical.\n\nBroadway's best were recognized Sunday night at New York's Radio City Music Hall.\n\nThe Tony Awards were hosted Broadway veteran Ariana DeBose, who recently starred in the film \"West Side Story\" and won an Oscar for best supporting actress.\n\n\"A Strange Loop\" took home awards for best musical and best book of a musical. The show, which follows an aspiring playwright and his dizzying, personified thoughts, won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for drama.\n\nThe pop-musical \"MJ,\" which takes place during a Michael Jackson tour, won four awards, including best performance by an actor in a leading role. \"The Lehman Trilogy\" won five awards including best play.\n\nThe last year marked a triumphant, if spotty, return for Broadway, which was shuttered for over a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Shows began to reopen in September 2021, though subsequent outbreaks forced several shows to cancel performances.", "authors": [], "publish_date": "2022/06/12"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_5", "search_result": [{"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/11/business/gas-prices-five-dollars-national-june/index.html", "text": "New York CNN Business —\n\nFor the first time ever, a gallon of regular gas now costs $5 on average nationwide, according to AAA’s Saturday reading.\n\nThe record is hardly a surprise. Gas prices have been rising steadily for the last eight weeks, and this latest milestone marks the 15th straight day that the AAA reading has hit a record price, and the 32nd time in the last 33 days.\n\nThe national average stood at $4.07 when the current run of price increases began April 15. The current price reading from OPIS represents 23% increase in less than two months.\n\nAnd the rising gasoline prices is doing more than just causing pain at the pump for drivers. They are a major factor in the prices paid by consumers for a full range of goods and services rising at the fastest pace in 40 years, according to the government’s inflation report Friday.\n\nInflation caused consumer confidence to hit a record low on Friday, according to a survey by the University of Michigan. Worries about what the Federal Reserve will do to battle inflation has sent US stocks plunging in recent months, wiping out billions in household wealth.\n\nWhile a $5 national average is new, $5 gas has become unpleasantly common in much of the country.\n\nData from OPIS, which collects the readings from 130,000 US gas stations used to compile the AAA averages, showed that 32% of stations nationwide, nearly one of every three, were already were charging more than $5 a gallon in readings Friday. And about 10% of stations across the nation are charging more than $5.75 a gallon.\n\nThe statewide average was $5 a gallon or more in 21 states plus Washington DC in Saturday’s reading.\n\n$6 gas could be next\n\nAnd gas prices are unlikely to stop there. With the summer travel season getting underway, demand for gasoline, coupled with Russian oil shipments cut off due to the war in Ukraine, oil prices are soaring on global markets.\n\nThe US national average for gasoline could be close to $6 later this summer, according to Tom Kloza, global head of energy analysis for the OPIS.\n\n“Anything goes from June 20 to Labor Day,” Kloza said earlier this week about the demand for gas as people hit the road for long-anticipated getaways. “Come hell or high gas prices, people are going to take vacations.”\n\nThe highest statewide average has long been in California, where the average stood at $6.43 a gallon in Saturday’s readings. But the pain of higher prices is being felt across the country, not just in California or other high-priced states.\n\nCheap gas hard to find\n\nThat’s partly because the cheapest price wasn’t all that cheap — the $4.47 a gallon average price in Georgia gives it the cheapest statewide average. Less than 300 gas stations out of 130,000 nationwide were charging $4.25 a gallon or less in Friday’s reading from OPIS. For purposes of comparison, before the run-up in prices earlier this year, the record national average for gas had been $4.11, set in July 2008.\n\nAnd even in some states with cheaper gas prices, such as Mississippi, lower average wages mean that drivers there have to work more hours to earn the money needed to fill their tank than drivers in some of the higher priced gas states, such as Washington.\n\nThere are some early signs that people are starting to cut back on their driving in the face of the higher prices, but it’s still a modest decline.\n\nThe number of gallons pumped at stations in the last week of May was down about 5% from the same week a year ago, according to OPIS, even though gas prices have risen more than 50% since then. The number of US trips by car has slipped about 5% since early May, according to mobility research firm Inrix, although those trips are still up about 5% since the start of the year.\n\nThe chief concern is that consumers will cut back on other spending to keep driving which could push an economy already showing signs of weakness into recession.\n\nNumerous reasons for record prices\n\nBeyond the strong demand for gasoline, there is also a supply problem that’s driving up the price of both oil and gasoline. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the sanctions on Russia imposed in the United States and Europe since then is a major factor, since Russia was among the world’s leading oil exporters. But it is only part of the cause.\n\nOil is a commodity traded on global markets. The United States has never imported significant amounts of oil from Russia, but Europe has traditionally been dependent on Russian exports. The EU’s recent decision to ban oil tanker shipments from Russia sent oil prices soaring globally.\n\nThe price of a barrel of crude closed above $120 a barrel Friday, up from just less than $100 a month ago. Goldman Sachs recently predicted the average price for a barrel of Brent crude, the benchmark used for oil traded in Europe, will be $140 a barrel between July and September, up from its prior call of $125 a barrel.\n\nOther factors beyond Russia’s withdrawal from the global market are limiting supply. OPEC and its allies have sharply cut back oil production as demand for oil crashed in the early months of the pandemic, as much of the world’s businesses shut down and people stayed close to home. Global oil futures briefly traded in negative territory due to lack of space to store the glut of oil. Some oil producing nations slashed production in an effort to support prices, and some of that production is back online but not all of it.\n\nUS oil production and refining capacity also have not fully recovered to the pre-pandemic levels. And because prices are even higher in Europe, some US and Canadian refineries that would normally supply the US market with gas are exporting gasoline to Europe.\n\nMany oil companies have been slow to increase production, despite the high price that the oil could fetch, instead using those soaring profits to buy back their own stock in an effort to raise their share price. ExxonMobi has announced it intends to repurchase $30 billion of its stock, more than its total capital spending budget for the year.\n\n– CNN’s Matt Egan and Michelle Watson contributed to this report.", "authors": ["Chris Isidore"], "publish_date": "2022/06/11"}, {"url": "https://gasprices.aaa.com/"}, {"url": "https://gasprices.aaa.com/"}, {"url": "https://gasprices.aaa.com/"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_6", "search_result": [{"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/asia/fiji-climate-change-shangri-la-dialogue-intl-hnk/index.html", "text": "Reuters —\n\nFiji’s defense minister said on Sunday that climate change posed the biggest security threat in the Asia-Pacific region, a shift in tone at a defense summit dominated by the war in Ukraine and disputes between China and the United States.\n\nThe low-lying Pacific islands, which include Fiji, Tonga and Samoa, are some of the most vulnerable countries in the world to the extreme weather events caused by climate change.\n\nFiji has been battered by a series of tropical cyclones in recent years, causing devastating flooding that has displaced thousands from their homes and hobbled the island’s economy.\n\n“In our blue Pacific continent, machine guns, fighter jets, gray ships and green battalions are not our primary security concern,” Inia Seruiratu, Fiji’s Minister for Defense, said at the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s top security meeting.\n\n“The single greatest threat to our very existence is climate change. It threatens our very hopes and dreams of prosperity.”\n\nThe meeting, which closed on Sunday, was dominated by debate over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and rising tensions between the United States and China over everything from Taiwan’s sovereignty to naval bases in the Pacific.\n\nThe Pacific islands became a focus of regional tensions this year after China signed a security pact with the Solomon Islands in April, alarming the United States, Australia and New Zealand, who fear a stepped-up military presence by Beijing in the Pacific.\n\nBeijing has said that it is not establishing a military base in the Solomon Islands and that its goal is to strengthen security cooperation with Pacific island nations.\n\nChina’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi conducted a tour of the Pacific islands last month in the hope of securing a sweeping regional trade and security pact, but the island nations were unable to reach a consensus on a deal.\n\nSeruiratu played down concerns about a battle for influence in the Pacific islands while highlighting his country’s willingness to work with a range of countries.\n\n“In Fiji, we are not threatened by geopolitical competition,” Seruiratu said in his speech.\n\n“We have to adapt how we work and who we work with to achieve stability.”", "authors": ["Story Reuters"], "publish_date": "2022/06/12"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_7", "search_result": [{"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/15/weather/yellowstone-national-park-montana-flooding-wednesday/index.html", "text": "CNN —\n\nWhile all entrances of Yellowstone National Park are temporarily closed because flooding has damaged roads and bridges, the park’s northern portion in particular may remain closed for “a substantial length of time,” park officials said Tuesday.\n\n“Many sections of road in (the park’s northern areas) are completely gone and will require substantial time and effort to reconstruct,” a news release reads. ” … It is probable that road sections in northern Yellowstone will not reopen this season due to the time required for repairs.”\n\nDangerous flooding caused by abundant rain and rapid snowmelt began to hit the park and several counties in southern Montana on Monday, washing out or eroding roads and bridges and inflicting widespread damage on homes and businesses.\n\nThe park on Monday closed all five of Yellowstone’s entrances in Montana and Wyoming to inbound traffic – in part to prevent people from being stranded as conditions deteriorated.\n\nYellowstone National Park could partly reopen as early as Monday, the Casper Star Tribune reports. Cam Sholly, the park’s superintendent, told residents and tourists in Cody on Wednesday rangers could reopen parts of the park not badly impacted by flooding, according to the paper.\n\nResidents of Red Lodge, Montana, clear mud, water and debris from the city's main street on Tuesday. Matthew Brown/AP\n\nPark officials told visitors already in the park to leave, and more than 10,000 have left the park since Monday, Sholly said Tuesday.\n\nThough cooler temperatures and drier weather have allowed some parts of swollen rivers to start receding, higher temperatures are expected later this week and into the weekend, which could cause more snowmelt runoff and therefore more flooding, CNN meteorologist Brandon Miller said.\n\n“There will be no inbound visitor traffic at any of the five entrances into the park, including visitors with lodging and camping reservations, until conditions improve and park infrastructure is evaluated,” the park’s release reads.\n\nQuickly deteriorating road conditions in Yellowstone created harrowing evacuations for some visitors, including the parents of CNN supervising producer Tim Carter, who had to exit over a bridge which had been compromised.\n\n“When we were going over it, it was really scary because the water was already violently swirling around the bridge,” Martha Carter said. “We did find out later that it had washed out.”\n\nMeanwhile, some surrounding communities in Montana were left without power or safe drinking water as flood conditions made it impossible or unsafe to travel and compromised water supplies.\n\nMontana Gov. Greg Gianforte declared a statewide disaster Tuesday and announced he would seek an expedited presidential disaster declaration to help cover the cost of recovery.\n\nThe dangerous flooding is just one of several extreme weather events bearing down on communities across the US, including a blistering heat wave affecting more than 100 million people, and severe storms knocking out power for hundreds of thousands in the Midwest and Ohio River Valley.\n\nDramatic flooding prompts evacuations and rescues\n\nRain and snowmelt flooded rivers including the Yellowstone River, which runs northwest through Yellowstone Park in Wyoming and then north and eastward through several nearby Montana communities.\n\nThe flooding washed out parts of roads especially in the northern part of the park, and inundated south Montana homes, businesses and infrastructure Monday, forcing many families to evacuate. In the Montana city of Gardiner, a gateway to the park’s northern entrance, video from witnesses showed a building collapsing into the Yellowstone River on Monday.\n\nIn Montana’s Park County, which includes Gardiner, at least two homes collapsed into the intruding river and numerous homes and businesses were flooded, Greg Coleman, the county’s disaster emergency services manager, told CNN Wednesday.\n\nFor some, roads and bridges were rendered temporarily impassable by the flooding, leaving them trapped, at times without clean water or power.\n\nThe Montana National Guard used four helicopters to help with evacuations in affected areas on Monday and Tuesday and also sent soldiers to the city of Red Lodge to establish a command center for search and rescue efforts, the force said. The Guard has used helicopters to rescue 87 people in south-central Montana since Monday, it said Wednesday.\n\nA Montana helicopter company flew about 40 people out of Gardiner, which was temporarily isolated by flooding, Laura Jones with Rocky Mountain Rotors told CNN.\n\nA house that was pulled into a flooded creek in Red Lodge, Montana, is pictured Tuesday. Matthew Brown/AP\n\nIn the south Montana community of Absarokee, situated along a Yellowstone River tributary, resident Tracy Planichek and her husband had just reached their long-awaited goal of having a new home when the flood threat forced them to evacuate.\n\nNow, she told CNN, she is desperately hoping it has avoided the destruction seen in other homes, some of which were swept away. “(We’ve) never been able to afford a new house,” she said. “It’s sitting at the top of the lane, and we’re hoping that by some God miracle that our house will be there.”\n\nA road from Livingston into Gardiner was reopened Tuesday to local traffic, goods and services, but “significant damage” remains, Park County Sheriff Brad Bichler said.\n\nA road near Yellowstone National Park's northern entrance was significantly damaged by flooding. Jacob W. Frank/National Park Service/AP\n\nFloods shut down businesses in Gardiner\n\nThe flooding in Yellowstone has also had an adverse effect on businesses in the area.\n\nTami Rai McDonald owns the historic Park Hotel Yellowstone in Gardiner and told CNN Wednesday she and her staff are “at the end of a rope” because the flooding and closing of Yellowstone Park has “cut us off from the world.”\n\nThe Park Hotel is usually booked one to two years in advance, McDonald said.\n\nPhotos taken on Tuesday afternoon show the aftermath of the flooding in Red Lodge, Montana. Images show the street covered in rocks and debris from the high water levels. Courtesy Zachary Beard\n\n“This closure of entrance during high season has caught all by surprise with no back up plans to survive what supports our livelihood,” McDonald told CNN via text message, adding many visitors have called and emailed they were looking forward to staying at her hotel and have no alternative plans.\n\n“So we (are) empty now, employees planned their lives to be here to keep things special, they feel a bit lifeless, abandoned, we feel sick for our guests who so looked forward to their time here, to get away, so excited,” McDonald’s text read. “So many guests are so upset, crying, don’t know what to do.”\n\nZachary Beard told CNN he took these photos Tuesday along Broadway Avenue in Red Lodge, Montana. Courtesy Zachary Beard\n\nKari Huesing, who works at the Yellowstone Gateway Inn, told CNN the area has been a ghost town this week. One hotel, she said, shut down and sent all of their employees home. Her hotel will have a meeting to decide what they can do going forward.\n\n“This is all based on tourism,” Huesing said. The Yellowstone Gateway Inn had been booked for a year, Huesing said, and now there is all but one person at the hotel who actually recently checked out.\n\nFlood wave moves to Billings and further east\n\nA wave of flooding still was moving east Wednesday along the Yellowstone River, threatening more trouble in south Montana.\n\nBy early Wednesday, major flooding from the river was being reported in Billings, roughly a 175-mile drive east of Gardiner. The river in Billings rose above its previous record, 15 feet, around 4 p.m. Tuesday, said the National Weather Service.\n\n“Exactly how high the river is, is a bit unsure with floodwaters impacting the gauge a bit at these higher levels, but have not seen a downturn trend yet,” the service’s office in Billings tweeted early Wednesday.\n\nFields and streets were flooded along the river Tuesday just outside Billings, images posted to Facebook by the Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office showed. One picture showed two people walking in calf-deep water in a neighborhood.\n\nBillings public works officials said they decided Tuesday night to shut down water plant facilities after flooding in the Yellowstone River caused river levels to exceed 16 feet, according to a Facebook post from the department.\n\n“As of Wednesday at 8:30 a.m., the water level at the plant reached more than 16 feet. For the plant to operate effectively, the river needs to be at 15 feet or below,” officials said in the post.\n\nPublic works director Debi Meling said Wednesday no one had planned for this level of flooding the facilities were designed and recognized the diligence of the facilities’ operational teams.\n\nShe added the plant would not return to “normal operations” until river water levels decrease.\n\nMeling said all reservoirs are filled, and the plant would have water for the community for about a day to a day and a half. Superintendent of Parks Mike Pigg said firetrucks were filled with water and water for all city parks was turned off.\n\nThe river should crest there Wednesday – though attention will turn to high temperatures that could cause more snowmelt and more flooding in the region this weekend.\n\nBillings will approach record temperatures in the upper 90s Friday and Saturday, while the higher elevations will be in the 60s and 70s. This would be warm enough to melt the remaining snow pack and lead to additional river rises over the weekend. And more rain is possible in the area on Sunday.\n\nA lot of rain and snowmelt in only three days\n\nWhat led to the flooding was substantial rainfall and snow runoff over the weekend in the Beartooth and Absaroka mountain ranges, which span the Montana-Wyoming state line.\n\nThe combination of rain and snowmelt created a “total water event of at least 4 to 9 inches,” the National Weather Service in Billings said Tuesday.\n\nThat amount of runoff is similar to the region receiving two to three times a normal June’s precipitation in only three days, according to CNN meteorologists.\n\nIn the park, officials had all visitors move out of lodging and campgrounds and leave the park to prevent anyone from being stranded, the National Park Service said in a news release. The park averages between 15,000 and 20,000 visitors in June, Sholly said.\n\nThe park has also closed the Yellowstone back country and has been in contact with groups in the area.\n\nA washed out bridge at Yellowstone National Park's Rescue Creek. National Park Service/AP\n\n“We have contacted or know the whereabouts of every back country user currently in Yellowstone,” Sholly said, noting one group remained in the northern range. No helicopter evacuations have been necessary, he said.\n\nNo known injuries or deaths occurred in the park because of the flooding, Sholly said, and officials do not believe the animals in the park have been significantly affected.\n\nThe park’s southern loop “appears to be less impacted than the northern roads” and teams will try to determine when the loop can be reopened. But officials expect it to stay closed at least through Sunday, the park’s release states.", "authors": ["Jason Hanna Amir Vera Elizabeth Wolfe David Williams Paradise Afshar", "Jason Hanna", "Amir Vera", "Elizabeth Wolfe", "David Williams", "Paradise Afshar"], "publish_date": "2022/06/15"}]}
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The White House has said shots could begin as early as next week.\n\nChildren younger than 5 are the only age group not currently eligible to be vaccinated against Covid-19. About 17 million kids will become eligible for Covid-19 vaccines once they’re authorized for this age group.\n\n“To be able to vote for authorization of two vaccines that will protect children down to 6 months of age against this deadly disease is a very important thing,” said committee member Dr. Archana Chatterjee, dean of the Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University.\n\nShe compared the day to December 2020, when the first Covid-19 vaccines were authorized for adults and older teens.\n\n‘Benefits seem to clearly outweigh the risks’\n\n“The benefits seem to clearly outweigh the risks, particularly for those with young children who may be in kindergarten or in collective child care,” committee member Oveta Fuller, an associate professor of microbiology and immunology at the University of Michigan Medical School, said of the Moderna vaccine.\n\nCommittee member Dr. Art Reingold added that even though the risk of Covid-19 hospitalization and death is lower for young children than for adults, children already get vaccinations to protect them against diseases for which their risk is low.\n\n“If we have a vaccine with benefits that outweigh the risks, then making it available to people is a reasonable choice,” said Reingold, of the University of California, Berkeley.\n\n“I would point out that we as a country continue to give a large number of vaccines to children where the risk of the child dying or being hospitalized of those diseases are pretty close to zero,” he said, such as polio and measles.\n\nThe number of Covid-19 hospitalizations and deaths in children is concerning and much higher when compared with influenza-related deaths and hospitalizations, FDA official Dr. Peter Marks said at Wednesday’s meeting.\n\n“There still was, during the Omicron wave, a relatively high rate of hospitalization during this period,” said Marks, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. “That rate of hospitalization actually is quite troubling, and if we compare this to what we see in a terrible influenza season, it is worse.”\n\nMarks said the number of deaths for children 4 and under during the first two years of the pandemic “also compares quite terribly to what we’ve seen with influenza in the past.”\n\n“We are dealing with an issue where I think we have to be careful that we don’t become numb to the number of pediatric deaths because of the overwhelming number of older deaths here. Every life is important,” he said, adding that “vaccine-preventable deaths are ones we would like to try to do something about.”\n\nMarks said the Covid-19 vaccines are an intervention similar to the influenza vaccine, which has been broadly and routinely used and accepted to prevent deaths.\n\nModerna vaccine ‘well-tolerated’ in youngest children\n\nThe Moderna vaccine is already authorized for adults. In a meeting Tuesday, the FDA’s advisers voted unanimously in favor of expanding the emergency use authorization to include older children and teens, ages 6 to 17, saying it would also offer more benefits than risks.\n\nModerna’s Covid-19 vaccine, when given as a 25-microgram dose, is “well-tolerated” in children ages 6 months to 5, said Dr. Rituparna Das, Moderna’s vice president of Covid-19 vaccines clinical development, during Wednesday’s meeting as she described the safety profile of the vaccine among this age group and adverse reactions.\n\n“Pain was the most common event,” Das said. “Young children’s events included fever, headache, fatigue, myalgia, arthralgia, nausea, vomiting and chills. For infants and toddlers, events included fever, irritability, crying, sleepiness and loss of appetite.”\n\nThese reactions were more common after the second dose of vaccine and resolved within two or three days, Das said, adding that fever was an important assessment of the vaccine’s safety for this age group.\n\nFever after any dose of vaccine happened in about a quarter of the children, but more often after the second dose, and one incident of febrile seizure was considered to be related to vaccination, Das told the committee members. The child who had the seizure remained in the vaccine study and got a second dose of vaccine with no serious events.\n\nNo deaths or cases of myocarditis or pericarditis were reported among vaccine recipients, Das said.\n\n“In summary, mRNA-1273 was well tolerated,” she said, using the technical name of Moderna’s vaccine. “Local and systemic reactions were seen less frequently in these youngest groups.”\n\nConcern over number of doses\n\nVRBPAC member Dr. Paul Offit said in Wednesday’s meeting that children who get the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine will have to complete a three-dose series to get sufficient protection.\n\n” ‘Do the benefits outweigh the risks’ is something I can support, but I do have some concerns about this vaccine,” said Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania.\n\nCommittee member Dr. Jeannette Lee of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences also mentioned concern that some children might not complete all three doses and that uptake of the vaccine will be slow.\n\n“Three doses will certainly benefit. I have a lot of concern that many of these kids will not get a third dose,” she said. “My concern is that you have to get the three doses to really get what you need.”\n\nData from a phase 2/3 trial of the Pfizer vaccine included 1,678 children who had received a third dose during the period when the Omicron coronavirus variant dominated. The vaccine appeared to be safe and had a strong immune response. The data has not been peer-reviewed or published in a medical journal.\n\nAntibody levels tested one month after the third dose showed that the vaccine produced a similar immune response as two doses in 16- to 25-year-olds, the companies said.\n\nIn FDA briefing documents, it was noted that among young children who had received the vaccine in trials, there were no cases of anaphylaxis, myocarditis or pericarditis, and the most common adverse reactions among children 6 months to 23 months were irritability, drowsiness, decreased appetite and tenderness at the injection site. For children 2 to 4 years old, the most common adverse reactions were fatigue and pain and redness at the injection site.\n\nWill these children get vaccinated?\n\nThere is already slow uptake of Covid-19 vaccines among children in the United States.\n\n“Having vaccine options for the youngest children is very important; however, we have seen a relatively low uptake of Covid vaccines in children in the 5- to 12-year-old group, and so my concern is that uptake in the youngest children under 5 years old might also be lower than we would like,” Dr. Dan Barouch, director of the Center for Virology and Vaccine Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, told CNN on Wednesday.\n\nGet CNN Health's weekly newsletter Sign up here to get The Results Are In with Dr. Sanjay Gupta every Tuesday from the CNN Health team.\n\nBarouch, who is not a member of the FDA advisory committee, helped develop and study the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine.\n\nHe said there were “striking” differences in how many adults are fully vaccinated compared with children and teens.\n\nChildren 5 to 11 were the most recent group to become eligible for vaccination, in November. But just 29% of these children are fully vaccinated with their two-dose primary series in the United States, according to the CDC, compared with about:", "authors": ["Jacqueline Howard"], "publish_date": "2022/06/15"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_0", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which wildly popular show was recently green lit for a new season?", "choices": ["“Game of Thrones”", "“Squid Game”", "“Breaking Bad”", "“Friends”"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Netflix announced the hit South Korean show “<a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/media/squid-game-season-2/index.html\">Squid Game</a>“ is officially coming back for a second season."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_1", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "To help reduce cable clutter and waste, which continent will soon require Apple and other smartphone makers to support a single common charging standard for all mobile devices?", "choices": ["Europe", "North America", "Asia", "Africa"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "European regulators announced a plan this week that will eliminate the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/tech/lightning-cable-usbc-nightcap/index.html#:~:text=The%20company%20already%20uses%20the,You%20may%20be%20thinking%2C%20Finally\">infuriating number of charging cables</a> needed for various devices. Under the legislation, virtually all of your everyday devices that are rechargeable via a wired cable — phones, tablets, e-readers, earbuds, cameras, portable speakers, etc — will have to be equipped with a port known as USB-C."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_2", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "A bipartisan group of senators announced an agreement on gun safety legislation this week, but a few major reforms were not included in the proposed deal. Which measure did lawmakers leave out?", "choices": ["Enhanced review process for gun buyers under 21", "Investment in mental health", "Ban on military-style assault weapons", "Funding to improve school security"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "<a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/politics/whats-in-senate-gun-reform-agreement/index.html\">The agreement</a> does not include a federal ban on military-style assault weapons, a measure that Democrats have been pushing for in recent years in the wake of numerous mass shootings that have involved such weapons."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_3", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Police arrested 31 men this week believed to be affiliated with the White nationalist group Patriot Front who allegedly planned to riot at an LGBTQ Pride event. Where was the event?", "choices": ["California", "Idaho", "New York", "Texas"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "A group of <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/13/us/idaho-patriot-front-arrests-pride-what-we-know/index.html\">White nationalists</a> dressed like a “little army” was arrested in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. All 31 men were charged with conspiracy to riot."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_5", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Gas prices in the US recently hit a new record high. On average nationwide, how much does it cost for a gallon of regular gas?", "choices": ["$3", "$4", "$5", "$6"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "For the first time ever, the national average of a gallon of regular <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/11/business/gas-prices-five-dollars-national-june/index.html\">gas now costs $5</a>, according to <a href=\"https://gasprices.aaa.com/\">AAA’s</a> <a href=\"https://gasprices.aaa.com/\">latest</a> <a href=\"https://gasprices.aaa.com/\">readings</a>. While the price point of $5 set a new record this past weekend, $5 gas has become unpleasantly common in much of the US."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_6", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "What is the biggest security threat in the Asia-Pacific region, according to Fiji’s minister of defense?", "choices": ["Cyberattacks", "Terrorism", "Disease outbreaks", "Climate change"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Fiji’s defense minister said <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/asia/fiji-climate-change-shangri-la-dialogue-intl-hnk/index.html\">climate change</a> posed the biggest security threat in the Asia-Pacific region. The low-lying Pacific islands, which include Fiji, Tonga and Samoa, are some of the most vulnerable countries in the world to the extreme weather events caused by climate change."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_7", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which US national park was impacted by severe flooding this week that washed out roads and bridges?", "choices": ["Yosemite", "Yellowstone", "Grand Canyon", "Zion"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Dangerous flooding shut down <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/15/weather/yellowstone-national-park-montana-flooding-wednesday/index.html\">Yellowstone National Park</a> this week and left some people in surrounding communities trapped without safe drinking water. The flooding washed out roads and bridges and inflicted widespread damage on homes and businesses."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_8", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "According to the White House, how soon could Covid-19 vaccines be available for children as young as 6 months?", "choices": ["Next week", "Next month", "Next 6 months", "Next year"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Covid-19 vaccines could be available for children <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/15/health/fda-covid-vaccine-youngest-children-vrbpac-vote/index.html\">as young as 6 months</a> beginning next week, the White House announced. Currently, children under 5 years old – about 18 million people – are the only US age group that still isn’t eligible to receive a Covid-19 vaccine."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_9", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which automaker recalled 2.9 million vehicles this week?", "choices": ["Honda", "BMW", "Mercedes-Benz", "Ford"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Ford recalled <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/15/business/ford-recall/index.html\">2.9 million vehicles</a> due to issues that could prevent certain models from shifting into the correct gear, which might cause them to move in unintended directions."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_13", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Microsoft retired its Internet Explorer browser this week. What year did it debut?", "choices": ["1991", "1993", "1995", "2002"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_14", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Kim Kardashian was accused of damaging a historic Marilyn Monroe dress at the Met Gala. Who was the designer of the garment?", "choices": ["Bob Mackie", "Christian Dior", "Balenciaga", "Karl Lagerfeld"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_15", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Historic rainfall led to flooding, mudslides and visitor evacuations at which national park?", "choices": ["Yosemite National Park", "Rocky Mountain National Park", "Yellowstone National Park", "Grand Teton National Park"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_16", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "A strawberry supermoon illuminated the skies this week. Where does the \"strawberry\" moniker mean?", "choices": ["The moon takes on a strawberry shape", "The moon turns a strawberry pink color", "Native American tribes mark the time to pick strawberries", "Farmer's Almanac says it's time to plant strawberries"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_18", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "​​Which popular flea-and-tick treatment for pets did lawmakers say should be taken off the market after research showed it was harmful?", "choices": ["Frontline", "Seresto collar", "Bravecto Chews", "Trifexis"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_19", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Temperatures in Britain are set to soar this weekend, but what is the hottest UK temperature on record?", "choices": ["33.3C", "34.5C", "35.6C", "38.7C"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The highest ever UK temperature was recorded in Cambridge University Botanic Garden on 25 July 2019, when the mercury hit 38.7C, beating the previous record of 38.5C in Faversham, Kent, in August 2003"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_20", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "What is the name of the “modest” four-bedroom Windsor property to which the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge hope to relocate in order to be closer to the Queen?", "choices": ["Melbourne House", "Adelaide Cottage", "Fort Belvedere", "Frogmore House"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The four-bedroom home needs “no extra taxpayer-funded security or costly refurb”, according to The Sun, and the move means that their three children will be able to start school in the area in the autumn"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_21", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Global superband BTS have split after how many years together?", "choices": ["Seven years", "Eight years", "Nine years", "Ten years"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "During a televised dinner celebrating their anniversary, the group announced to fans they would be splitting in order to “mature” and pursue solo projects"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_22", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "According to a new report from the Reuters Institute, what percentage of people worldwide often or sometimes avoid the news because it lowers their mood?", "choices": ["29%", "38%", "44%", "56%"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "That figure is up from 29% in 2017. Researchers also found that the number of people avoiding reading or watching the news has doubled in the UK over the past five years"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_23", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Which technology company could be forced to pay millions of Britons compensation after being accused of using an upgrade to slow the functioning of its smartphones?", "choices": ["Apple", "Samsung", "Google", "Nokia"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Campaigner Justin Gutmann has issued a £768m claim alleging that Apple abused its market dominance by secretly impairing iPhones"}
25
+ {"question_id": "20220617_24", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "The House of Commons speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, has signed a pledge to make parliament more “friendly” to those with what condition?", "choices": ["Asthma", "Menopause", "Pregnancy", "Diabetes"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The Menopause Workplace Pledge, which has been signed by more than 600 organisations including the civil service, Tesco and John Lewis, commits employers to supporting employees affected by the menopause"}
26
+ {"question_id": "20220617_25", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "New research has found that the Black Death, also known as the bubonic plague, may have originated in what animal over 600 years ago?", "choices": ["Rats", "Squirrels", "Voles", "Marmots"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The study published in Nature this week dated the Black Death’s source strain to Kyrgyzstan in 1338. The study also suggested that the animal reservoir from which the Black Death emerged was wild marmots rather than rats"}
27
+ {"question_id": "20220617_26", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Which country is set to become the first in the world to print a warning on every cigarette sold?", "choices": ["United Kingdom", "Australia", "New Zealand", "Canada"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "It already requires graphic photo warnings on tobacco products’ packaging, a policy that started an international trend when it was first introduced. The current proposal for the message on each cigarette is: “Poison in every puff”"}
28
+ {"question_id": "20220617_27", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Which member of the royal family is expected to retire from public life next month, according to a report in The Daily Telegraph?", "choices": ["Prince Harry", "Prince Michael of Kent", "Princess Eugenie", "Peter Phillips"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The Queen’s first cousin’s connections to the Kremlin came under scrutiny after the invasion of Ukraine"}
29
+ {"question_id": "20220617_28", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "How high will inflation likely climb this year according to The Bank of England?", "choices": ["8%", "9%", "10%", "11%"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The Bank of England has predicted that inflation will climb to 11% this year, prompting the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to assure the Bank's governor, Andrew Bailey, that he will not introduce tax cuts"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_0_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which wildly popular show was recently green lit for a new season?", "choices": ["“Squid Game”", "“Breaking Bad”", "“Friends”", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Netflix announced the hit South Korean show “<a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/media/squid-game-season-2/index.html\">Squid Game</a>“ is officially coming back for a second season."}
2
+ {"question_id": "20220617_1_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "To help reduce cable clutter and waste, which continent will soon require Apple and other smartphone makers to support a single common charging standard for all mobile devices?", "choices": ["Europe", "North America", "Africa", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "European regulators announced a plan this week that will eliminate the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/tech/lightning-cable-usbc-nightcap/index.html#:~:text=The%20company%20already%20uses%20the,You%20may%20be%20thinking%2C%20Finally\">infuriating number of charging cables</a> needed for various devices. Under the legislation, virtually all of your everyday devices that are rechargeable via a wired cable — phones, tablets, e-readers, earbuds, cameras, portable speakers, etc — will have to be equipped with a port known as USB-C."}
3
+ {"question_id": "20220617_2_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "A bipartisan group of senators announced an agreement on gun safety legislation this week, but a few major reforms were not included in the proposed deal. Which measure did lawmakers leave out?", "choices": ["Enhanced review process for gun buyers under 21", "Ban on military-style assault weapons", "Funding to improve school security", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "<a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/politics/whats-in-senate-gun-reform-agreement/index.html\">The agreement</a> does not include a federal ban on military-style assault weapons, a measure that Democrats have been pushing for in recent years in the wake of numerous mass shootings that have involved such weapons."}
4
+ {"question_id": "20220617_3_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Police arrested 31 men this week believed to be affiliated with the White nationalist group Patriot Front who allegedly planned to riot at an LGBTQ Pride event. Where was the event?", "choices": ["California", "Idaho", "New York", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "A group of <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/13/us/idaho-patriot-front-arrests-pride-what-we-know/index.html\">White nationalists</a> dressed like a “little army” was arrested in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. All 31 men were charged with conspiracy to riot."}
5
+ {"question_id": "20220617_4_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Broadway’s biggest stars were recognized this week at which prestigious awards show?", "choices": ["The Grammy Awards", "The Academy Awards", "The Emmy Awards", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The 75th annual <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/entertainment/gallery/tony-awards-photos-2022/index.html\">Tony Awards</a>, which honor the best Broadway productions of the season, took place at New York’s Radio City Music Hall on Sunday. “A Strange Loop” won the award for Best Musical and for Best Book of a Musical."}
6
+ {"question_id": "20220617_5_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Gas prices in the US recently hit a new record high. On average nationwide, how much does it cost for a gallon of regular gas?", "choices": ["$3", "$5", "$6", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "For the first time ever, the national average of a gallon of regular <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/11/business/gas-prices-five-dollars-national-june/index.html\">gas now costs $5</a>, according to <a href=\"https://gasprices.aaa.com/\">AAA’s</a> <a href=\"https://gasprices.aaa.com/\">latest</a> <a href=\"https://gasprices.aaa.com/\">readings</a>. While the price point of $5 set a new record this past weekend, $5 gas has become unpleasantly common in much of the US."}
7
+ {"question_id": "20220617_6_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "What is the biggest security threat in the Asia-Pacific region, according to Fiji’s minister of defense?", "choices": ["Cyberattacks", "Disease outbreaks", "Climate change", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Fiji’s defense minister said <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/asia/fiji-climate-change-shangri-la-dialogue-intl-hnk/index.html\">climate change</a> posed the biggest security threat in the Asia-Pacific region. The low-lying Pacific islands, which include Fiji, Tonga and Samoa, are some of the most vulnerable countries in the world to the extreme weather events caused by climate change."}
8
+ {"question_id": "20220617_7_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which US national park was impacted by severe flooding this week that washed out roads and bridges?", "choices": ["Yosemite", "Yellowstone", "Grand Canyon", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Dangerous flooding shut down <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/15/weather/yellowstone-national-park-montana-flooding-wednesday/index.html\">Yellowstone National Park</a> this week and left some people in surrounding communities trapped without safe drinking water. The flooding washed out roads and bridges and inflicted widespread damage on homes and businesses."}
9
+ {"question_id": "20220617_8_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "According to the White House, how soon could Covid-19 vaccines be available for children as young as 6 months?", "choices": ["Next week", "Next month", "Next 6 months", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Covid-19 vaccines could be available for children <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/15/health/fda-covid-vaccine-youngest-children-vrbpac-vote/index.html\">as young as 6 months</a> beginning next week, the White House announced. Currently, children under 5 years old – about 18 million people – are the only US age group that still isn’t eligible to receive a Covid-19 vaccine."}
10
+ {"question_id": "20220617_9_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/16", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-16-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which automaker recalled 2.9 million vehicles this week?", "choices": ["Honda", "BMW", "Mercedes-Benz", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Ford recalled <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/15/business/ford-recall/index.html\">2.9 million vehicles</a> due to issues that could prevent certain models from shifting into the correct gear, which might cause them to move in unintended directions."}
11
+ {"question_id": "20220617_10_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "The Federal Reserve raised its key short-term interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point. This was the highest hike since:", "choices": ["1975", "1994", "2008", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
12
+ {"question_id": "20220617_11_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Revered actor Philip Baker Hall died this week. He was in all of these movies except:", "choices": ["\"Magnolia\"", "\"Boogie Nights\"", "\"Rush Hour\"", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
13
+ {"question_id": "20220617_12_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Chinese researchers say the giant “Sky Eye” radio telescope may have picked up:", "choices": ["Alien signals", "Traces of a massive asteroid approaching", "Television broadcasts from the U.S.", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
14
+ {"question_id": "20220617_13_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Microsoft retired its Internet Explorer browser this week. What year did it debut?", "choices": ["1991", "1993", "2002", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
15
+ {"question_id": "20220617_14_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Kim Kardashian was accused of damaging a historic Marilyn Monroe dress at the Met Gala. Who was the designer of the garment?", "choices": ["Bob Mackie", "Balenciaga", "Karl Lagerfeld", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
16
+ {"question_id": "20220617_15_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "Historic rainfall led to flooding, mudslides and visitor evacuations at which national park?", "choices": ["Yosemite National Park", "Rocky Mountain National Park", "Grand Teton National Park", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
17
+ {"question_id": "20220617_16_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "A strawberry supermoon illuminated the skies this week. Where does the \"strawberry\" moniker mean?", "choices": ["The moon takes on a strawberry shape", "The moon turns a strawberry pink color", "Farmer's Almanac says it's time to plant strawberries", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
18
+ {"question_id": "20220617_17_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "It’s official: Beyoncé's next project will be released this summer with \"Act I\" coming July 29. What is it titled?", "choices": ["Ivy Park", "Renaissance", "Homecoming", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
19
+ {"question_id": "20220617_18_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-17/", "question_sentence": "​​Which popular flea-and-tick treatment for pets did lawmakers say should be taken off the market after research showed it was harmful?", "choices": ["Frontline", "Seresto collar", "Bravecto Chews", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
20
+ {"question_id": "20220617_19_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Temperatures in Britain are set to soar this weekend, but what is the hottest UK temperature on record?", "choices": ["33.3C", "34.5C", "35.6C", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The highest ever UK temperature was recorded in Cambridge University Botanic Garden on 25 July 2019, when the mercury hit 38.7C, beating the previous record of 38.5C in Faversham, Kent, in August 2003"}
21
+ {"question_id": "20220617_20_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "What is the name of the “modest” four-bedroom Windsor property to which the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge hope to relocate in order to be closer to the Queen?", "choices": ["Melbourne House", "Fort Belvedere", "Frogmore House", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The four-bedroom home needs “no extra taxpayer-funded security or costly refurb”, according to The Sun, and the move means that their three children will be able to start school in the area in the autumn"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220617_21_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Global superband BTS have split after how many years together?", "choices": ["Seven years", "Eight years", "Ten years", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "During a televised dinner celebrating their anniversary, the group announced to fans they would be splitting in order to “mature” and pursue solo projects"}
23
+ {"question_id": "20220617_22_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "According to a new report from the Reuters Institute, what percentage of people worldwide often or sometimes avoid the news because it lowers their mood?", "choices": ["38%", "44%", "56%", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "That figure is up from 29% in 2017. Researchers also found that the number of people avoiding reading or watching the news has doubled in the UK over the past five years"}
24
+ {"question_id": "20220617_23_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Which technology company could be forced to pay millions of Britons compensation after being accused of using an upgrade to slow the functioning of its smartphones?", "choices": ["Apple", "Google", "Nokia", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Campaigner Justin Gutmann has issued a £768m claim alleging that Apple abused its market dominance by secretly impairing iPhones"}
25
+ {"question_id": "20220617_24_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "The House of Commons speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, has signed a pledge to make parliament more “friendly” to those with what condition?", "choices": ["Asthma", "Menopause", "Pregnancy", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The Menopause Workplace Pledge, which has been signed by more than 600 organisations including the civil service, Tesco and John Lewis, commits employers to supporting employees affected by the menopause"}
26
+ {"question_id": "20220617_25_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "New research has found that the Black Death, also known as the bubonic plague, may have originated in what animal over 600 years ago?", "choices": ["Rats", "Squirrels", "Marmots", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The study published in Nature this week dated the Black Death’s source strain to Kyrgyzstan in 1338. The study also suggested that the animal reservoir from which the Black Death emerged was wild marmots rather than rats"}
27
+ {"question_id": "20220617_26_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Which country is set to become the first in the world to print a warning on every cigarette sold?", "choices": ["United Kingdom", "New Zealand", "Canada", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "It already requires graphic photo warnings on tobacco products’ packaging, a policy that started an international trend when it was first introduced. The current proposal for the message on each cigarette is: “Poison in every puff”"}
28
+ {"question_id": "20220617_27_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "Which member of the royal family is expected to retire from public life next month, according to a report in The Daily Telegraph?", "choices": ["Prince Harry", "Prince Michael of Kent", "Princess Eugenie", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The Queen’s first cousin’s connections to the Kremlin came under scrutiny after the invasion of Ukraine"}
29
+ {"question_id": "20220617_28_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/17", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957114/quiz-of-the-week-11-17-june", "question_sentence": "How high will inflation likely climb this year according to The Bank of England?", "choices": ["8%", "10%", "11%", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The Bank of England has predicted that inflation will climb to 11% this year, prompting the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to assure the Bank's governor, Andrew Bailey, that he will not introduce tax cuts"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_0", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "What country announced a crackdown on rainbow-colored toys this week, saying the items promote homosexuality?", "choices": ["Mexico", "Saudi Arabia", "Cuba", "South Korea"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Saudi Arabian government officials on Tuesday said they are ramping up efforts to <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/19/middleeast/saudi-arabia-rainbow-colored-toys-ban-intl/index.html\">seize rainbow-colored toys and clothing</a> from shops in the country’s capital, Riyadh, because they said the colors send a “poisonous message” to children. Homosexuality is illegal in Saudi Arabia, which adheres to a strict interpretation of Sharia law."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_1", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "An anonymous bidder recently paid a record-breaking sum for a private lunch with legendary investor Warren Buffett. How much did the bidder pay?", "choices": ["$19,000", "$100,000", "$1 million", "$19 million"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The anonymous bidder paid <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/19/business/warren-buffet-lunch-19-million-trnd/index.html\">$19 million for a steak lunch</a> with Warren Buffett at Smith &amp; Wollensky Steakhouse in New York City. The sale was part of an annual auction to benefit an organization combating poverty, hunger, and homelessness."}
3
+ {"question_id": "20220624_3", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "What country elected its first-ever leftist leader this week?", "choices": ["Thailand", "Colombia", "Ecuador", "India"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "<a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/17/americas/gustavo-petro-profile-intl-latam/index.html\">Gustavo Petro</a> will become Colombia’s first left-wing leader after winning the country’s presidential race on Sunday. In his victory speech, Petro called for an agreement to end violence in the country."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_4", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "The IRS announced it will do what this week?", "choices": ["Close all in-person taxpayer assistance centers", "Issue more stimulus checks", "Finish processing the backlog of 2021 tax returns", "Lay off thousands of employees"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The IRS announced it will finally finish processing last year’s tax return backlog by the end of this week – meaning that if you’re among the millions of Americans who are still waiting on <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/politics/irs-tax-returns-backlog/index.html\">your tax refund from 2021</a>, it will soon make its way to your mailbox or bank account."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_5", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which embattled celebrity was found liable in a sexual battery case this week?", "choices": ["Kevin Spacey", "Bill Cosby", "Prince Andrew", "R. Kelly"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "A Los Angeles jury found <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/entertainment/bill-cosby-civil-case/index.html\">Bill Cosby liable</a> in a civil case brought by Judy Huth, a woman who claimed he sexually assaulted her as a teenager in the 1970s. The jury, comprised of eight women and four men, awarded Huth $500,000 in damages."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_6", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which Ivy League school announced it will eliminate student loans for undergraduates?", "choices": ["Dartmouth College", "Columbia University", "Harvard University", "Princeton University"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Dartmouth College announced Tuesday it was <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/us/dartmouth-undergraduate-student-loans-scholarship-grants/index.html\">eliminating student loans</a> for undergraduates and replacing them with “expanded scholarship grants,” the university said in a statement. Dartmouth’s class of 2022 will be the first class to enter the school and benefit from the new program."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_7", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "What NFL star announced his retirement on Tuesday?", "choices": ["Russell Wilson", "Rob Gronkowski", "Aaron Rodgers", "Travis Kelce"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Eleven seasons and four Super Bowl rings later, <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/sport/rob-gronkowski-retirement-spt/index.html\">Rob Gronkowski</a> announced his retirement this week. This is Gronkowski’s second time retiring from the NFL, having previously hung up his cleats after playing from 2010 to 2018 with the New England Patriots before returning in 2020 to play two seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_8", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Afghanistan was rocked by a powerful earthquake this week that killed more than 1,000 people and injured many others. What was the magnitude of the quake?", "choices": ["2.0", "3.3", "4.6", "5.9"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "A magnitude <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/22/asia/afghanistan-khost-earthquake-intl-hnk/index.html\">5.9 earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan</a> this week, flattening stone and mud-brick homes. The disaster comes at a difficult time for the Taliban-ruled country, which is currently experiencing an economic crisis and widespread hunger."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_9", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Covid-19 vaccinations in the US began for which age group this week?", "choices": ["Children under 5", "Children ages 5–12", "Adults ages 65–75", "Adults over 75"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Covid-19 vaccinations for <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/health/covid-vaccines-under-5-begin/index.html\">children younger than 5</a> began across the US on Tuesday. Before this week, children under 5 – about 17 million people – were the only age group that wasn’t eligible to get a Covid-19 vaccine."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_10", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Beyoncé released a new song this week, titled:", "choices": ["\"Renassance\"", "\"Build Us Up\"", "\"Break My Soul\"", "\"Show Me Love\""], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_11", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "A recent study found that balancing on one leg for how many seconds may predict likelihood of living or dying?", "choices": ["5 seconds", "10 seconds", "48 seconds", "112 seconds"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_12", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Who won the NHL’s Hart Trophy, given to the player voted by the media as the league’s MVP?", "choices": ["Connor McDavid", "Igor Shesterkin", "Jack Eichel", "Auston Matthews"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_14", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Uber announced this week the return of which feature?", "choices": ["Helicopter rentals", "Airport shuttles", "Shared rides", "Quiet rides"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_15", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "President Joe Biden called on Congress to suspend federal gas taxes for how long?", "choices": ["30 days", "45 days", "3 months", "6 months"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_16", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Yellowstone National Park partially reopened to visitors Wednesday after being closed since June 13. Why was it shut down?", "choices": ["Bad weather", "Damage from flooding", "Too many bears", "Extreme heat"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_17", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "America’s youngest kids became eligible for COVID-19 vaccines this week. What is the age range?", "choices": ["Birth to 4 years", "6 months to 2 years", "6 months to 6 years", "1 year to 5 years"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_18", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Leveraging summer travel woes, hundreds of pilots picketed this week over lack of progress on new contract. Which airline were they from?", "choices": ["Southwest Airlines", "American Airlines", "Frontier Airlines", "Delta Airlines"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_19", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "A pup named Trumpet took home the crown for Best of Show at the Westminster Dog Show. What breed is he?", "choices": ["Bloodhound", "Basset Hound", "Dalmatian", "Jack Russell Terrier"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_21", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Health officials have warned a virus causing which disease has been detected in several sewage samples in London?", "choices": ["Polio", "Smallpox", "Plague", "Cholera"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Britain was declared polio-free in 2003, with the last wild case detected in 1984, making the new outbreak the first transmission event since the 1980s. The NHS will begin a campaign to ensure children are fully vaccinated."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_22", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Which Tory MP has resigned from a senior role after two crushing by-election defeats for the Conservative Party this week?", "choices": ["Ben Elliot", "Oliver Dowden", "James Cleverly", "Steve Barclay"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Conservative co-chair Oliver Dowden resigned following by-election losses to the Liberal Democrats in Tiverton and Honiton, and to Labour in Wakefield. In a letter to Boris Johnson, Dowden said Tories were “distressed and disappointed”."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_23", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Which city has been named the most “liveable” city in the world, according to a report compiled by The Economist?", "choices": ["Copenhagen", "Damascus", "Vienna", "Calgary"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The Austrian capital grabbed the top spot from Auckland, which sank to 34th place due to New Zealand’s pandemic restrictions. The report praised Vienna for its “stability and good infrastructure” as well as “good healthcare” and “culture”."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_24", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "RMT union boss Mick Lynch landed himself in trouble with journalist Piers Morgan for having which children’s television character as his Facebook profile picture?", "choices": ["The Hood from Thunderbirds", "Dick Dastardly from Wacky Races", "The Joker from Batman", "Plankton from SpongeBob SquarePants"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "In an interview, Morgan suggested Lynch’s use of The Hood as his profile meant he aligned himself with an “evil, criminal, terrorist mastermind”. Lynch replied: “Don’t you want to talk about the issues rather than a little vinyl puppet?”"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_25", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Nuclear power is to make up what percentage of the UK’s electricity sources by 2025, according to the government’s energy strategy?", "choices": ["10%", "15%", "20%", "25%"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that nuclear is “a reliable, safe and constant source of clean energy” – but not everyone agrees. Find out more about nuclear energy’s image problem in the latest episode of The Overview."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_26", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Consumer champion Martin Lewis revealed this week that his application for what role was rejected?", "choices": ["School governor", "Member of the House of Lords", "Local councillor", "Magistrate"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Speaking to the BBC, the founder of the Money Saving Expert website claimed it was because he had been “honest” about not having enough time to attend many sittings in the Lords."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_28", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Which country was recommended for EU candidacy alongside Ukraine this week?", "choices": ["Albania", "Moldova", "Georgia", "Serbia"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The European Commission has boosted Ukraine’s hopes of joining the EU by recommending it as an official candidate for membership this week. It also recommended Moldova but said Georgia must pass reforms for its accession to be considered."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_29", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "The governing body of which sport has introduced new rules that athletes who have undergone male puberty cannot compete in elite women’s categories?", "choices": ["Swimming", "Tennis", "Gymnastics", "Basketball"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Swimming’s world governing body Fina voted on the policy at a general congress at the World Championships in Budapest and 71% of the 152 national federations voted in favour."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_1", "search_time": "2022/06/24/14:31", "search_result": [{"doc_id": "16040370", "text": "Guy Spier / Guy Spier Guy Spier (born February 4, 1966) is a Zurich-based investor and author of a book on investing entitled \"The Education of a Value Investor\". He is well known for bidding US$650,100 with Mohnish Pabrai for a charity lunch with Warren Buffett June 25, 2008. In 2009, he was featured in \"the Checklist Manifesto\", by Atul Gawande regarding his use of checklists as part of his investment process. Spier was educated in England at the City of London Freemen's School, followed by Brasenose College at the University of Oxford, from which he gained a First Class degree in PPE", "doc_score": "84.05653381347656", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}, {"doc_id": "16040375", "text": "Guy Spier / He is a member of Entrepreneurs' Organization and of the Young Presidents Organization. Guy Spier Guy Spier (born February 4, 1966) is a Zurich-based investor and author of a book on investing entitled \"The Education of a Value Investor\". He is well known for bidding US$650,100 with Mohnish Pabrai for a charity lunch with Warren Buffett June 25, 2008. In 2009, he was featured in \"the Checklist Manifesto\", by Atul Gawande regarding his use of checklists as part of his investment process. Spier was educated in England at the City of London Freemen's School, followed by Brasenose College at the", "doc_score": "84.18653106689453", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}, {"doc_id": "6693070", "text": "SunCruz Casinos sale / knew buyers who would be interested. They included himself, but ethics rules prohibit the same law firm from representing a buyer and a seller, therefore Abramoff hid his interest in the purchase from his firm. Abramoff enlisted Adam Kidan and Ben Waldman, acquaintances from his College Republican days as partners in the deal. The price was approximately $145 million; Abramoff and his partners would come up with a $23 million downpayment, and then other financiers would release loans. Press accounts have suggested that Abramoff used his political connections to gain support for the deal in Washington. Tom DeLay, then House", "doc_score": "80.34040832519531", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}, {"doc_id": "1679296", "text": "Warren Buffett / percent of his fortune to philanthropic causes, primarily via the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He founded The Giving Pledge in 2009 with Bill Gates, whereby billionaires pledge to give away at least half of their fortunes. He is also actively contributing to political causes, having endorsed Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the 2016 U.S. presidential election; he has publicly opposed the policies, actions, and statements of the current U.S. president, Donald Trump. Buffett was born in 1930 in Omaha, Nebraska, the second of three children and the only son of Leila (née Stahl) and Congressman Howard Buffett. Buffett began", "doc_score": "79.82881164550781", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}, {"doc_id": "1679345", "text": "Warren Buffett / doing nothing\". Buffett had long stated his intention to give away his fortune to charity, and in June 2006, he announced a new plan to give 83% of it to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He pledged about the equivalent of 10 million Berkshire Hathaway Class B shares to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (worth approximately $30.7 billion as of June 23, 2006), making it the largest charitable donation in history, and Buffett one of the leaders of philanthrocapitalism. The foundation will receive 5% of the total each July, beginning in 2006. (The pledge is conditional upon the", "doc_score": "80.43859100341797", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_2", "search_time": "2022/06/24/14:31", "search_result": [{"doc_id": "482965", "text": "Nitrous oxide / twenty-first century. In the United States, possession of nitrous oxide is legal under federal law and is not subject to DEA purview. It is, however, regulated by the Food and Drug Administration under the Food Drug and Cosmetics Act; prosecution is possible under its \"misbranding\" clauses, prohibiting the sale or distribution of nitrous oxide for the purpose of human consumption. Many states have laws regulating the possession, sale, and distribution of nitrous oxide. Such laws usually ban distribution to minors or limit the amount of nitrous oxide that may be sold without special license. For example, in the state of", "doc_score": "84.83229064941406", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}, {"doc_id": "13637232", "text": "Water fluoridation in the United States / rights to consent to medical treatment and due process are infringed by mandatory water fluoridation. Individuals have sued municipalities for a number of illnesses that they believe were caused by fluoridation of the city's water supply. In most of these cases, the courts have held in favor of cities, finding no or only a tenuous connection between health problems and widespread water fluoridation. To date, no federal appellate court or state court of last resort (i.e., state supreme court) has found water fluoridation to be unlawful. A flurry of cases were heard in numerous state courts across the U.S. in", "doc_score": "85.13850402832031", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}, {"doc_id": "15415547", "text": "Mercury regulation in the United States / local emergency planning commission. EPA is currently considering a chemical use inventory, which would track the quantities of chemicals used at individual facilities. Currently, only Michigan has regulations that specifically require facilities to report the quantities of chemicals used. Under the Part 9 rules of Act 245, Michigan's water pollution control act, businesses that use any substance listed on the \"Critical Materials Registry\" must report the quantities of each substance used and released. Mercury is included the Critical Materials Registry. The state uses this information to assist in permit development and compliance in its water program. Regulations associated with releases", "doc_score": "82.814697265625", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}, {"doc_id": "5086982", "text": "Gas-guzzler / Gas-guzzler A gas-guzzler, in informal language, is a vehicle that is perceived to consume a lot of fuel. The term originally came into use in the US when congress established Gas Guzzler Tax provisions in the Energy Tax Act of 1978 to discourage the production and purchase of fuel-inefficient vehicles. The gas guzzler tax had applied only to cars (not trucks) and was collected by the IRS. Other countries have followed suit and introduced their own version of a gas-guzzler tax such as Canada's \"green levy\". There are several reasons for bad fuel economy in cars, vans and trucks: Then", "doc_score": "85.3243637084961", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}, {"doc_id": "3006989", "text": "Tyramine / buy, sell, or possess in the state of Florida without a license at any purity level or any form whatsoever. The language in the Florida statute says tyramine is illegal in \"any material, compound, mixture, or preparation that contains any quantity of [tyramine] or that contains any of [its] salts, isomers, including optical, positional, or geometric isomers, and salts of isomers, if the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation\". This ban is likely the product of lawmakers overly eager to ban substituted phenethylamines, which tyramine is, in the mistaken belief", "doc_score": "83.6893539428711", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_3", "search_time": "2022/06/24/14:31", "search_result": [{"doc_id": "245171", "text": "Left-wing politics / of movements, especially republicanism during the French Revolution in the 18th century, followed by socialism, communism, anarchism and social democracy in the 19th and 20th centuries. Since then, the term left-wing has been applied to a broad range of movements including civil rights movements, feminist movements, anti-war movements and environmental movements, as well as a wide range of parties. According to former professor of economics Barry Clark, \"[leftists] claim that human development flourishes when individuals engage in cooperative, mutually respectful relations that can thrive only when excessive differences in status, power, and wealth are eliminated\". In politics, the term \"Left\"", "doc_score": "81.28567504882812", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}, {"doc_id": "669657", "text": "Right-wing politics / anti-capitalist sentiments including conservatives and fascists who opposed what they saw as the selfishness and excessive materialism inherent in contemporary capitalism. The political term right-wing was first used during the French Revolution, when liberal deputies of the Third Estate generally sat to the left of the president's chair, a custom that began in the Estates General of 1789. The nobility, members of the Second Estate, generally sat to the right. In the successive legislative assemblies, monarchists who supported the Old Regime were commonly referred to as rightists because they sat on the right side. A major figure on the right", "doc_score": "80.79032135009766", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}, {"doc_id": "245169", "text": "Left-wing politics / Left-wing politics Left-wing politics supports social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy. It typically involves a concern for those in society whom its adherents perceive as disadvantaged relative to others (prioritarianism) as well as a belief that there are unjustified inequalities that need to be reduced or abolished (by advocating for social justice). The term left-wing can also refer to \"the radical, reforming, or socialist section of a political party or system\". The political terms \"Left\" and \"Right\" were coined during the French Revolution (1789–1799), referring to the seating arrangement in the French Estates General: those who", "doc_score": "81.29633331298828", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}, {"doc_id": "245172", "text": "Left-wing politics / derives from the French Revolution, as the anti-monarchist Montagnard and Jacobin deputies from the Third Estate generally sat to the left of the presiding member's chair in parliament, a habit which began in the French Estates General of 1789. Throughout the 19th century in France, the main line dividing Left and Right was between supporters of the French Republic and those of the monarchy. The June Days Uprising during the Second Republic was an attempt by the Left to assert itself after the 1848 Revolution, but only a small portion of the population supported this. In the mid-19th century, nationalism,", "doc_score": "81.59742736816406", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}, {"doc_id": "9294015", "text": "Right-wing populism / has established itself as one of the main political parties in France and also as the strongest and most successful populist party of Europe as of 2015. Le Pen finished second in the 2017 election and lost in the second round of voting versus Emmanuel Macron which was held on 7 May 2017. The Hungarian parliamentary election, 2018 result was a victory for the Fidesz–KDNP alliance, preserving its two-thirds majority, with Viktor Orbán remaining Prime Minister. Orbán and Fidesz campaigned primarily on the issues of immigration and foreign meddling, and the election was seen as a victory for right-wing populism", "doc_score": "81.03404235839844", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_4", "search_time": "2022/06/24/14:31", "search_result": [{"doc_id": "9566818", "text": "IRS tax forms / source of such information. It is also used by government agencies to prevent organizations from abusing their tax-exempt status. In June 2007, the IRS released a new Form 990 that requires significant disclosures on corporate governance and boards of directors. These new disclosures are required for all nonprofit filers for the 2009 tax year, with more significant reporting requirements for nonprofits with over $1 million in revenues or $2.5 million in assets. In addition, certain nonprofits have more comprehensive reporting requirements, such as hospitals and other health care organizations (Schedule H). The Form 990 may be filed with the IRS", "doc_score": "80.2210922241211", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}, {"doc_id": "13523949", "text": "Internal Revenue Service / year 2014 budget of $13.074 billion for the Internal Revenue Service. On December 20, 2017, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. It was signed into law by President Trump on December 22, 2017. In the 2017 fiscal year, the IRS had 76,832 employees conducting its work, a decrease of 14.9 percent from 2012. From the 1950s through the 1970s, the IRS began using technology such as microfilm to keep and organize records. Access to this information proved controversial, when President Richard Nixon's tax returns were leaked to the public. His tax advisor, Edward L. Morgan, became", "doc_score": "82.81407165527344", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}, {"doc_id": "414208", "text": "Taxation in the United States / most types of tax returns by mail with these Service Centers, or file electronically. The IRS also maintains a National Office in Washington, DC, and numerous local offices providing taxpayer services and administering tax examinations. Tax returns filed with the IRS are subject to examination and adjustment, commonly called an IRS audit. Only a small percentage of returns (about 1% of individual returns in IRS FY 2008) are examined each year. The selection of returns uses a variety of methods based on IRS experiences. On examination, the IRS may request additional information from the taxpayer by mail, in person at", "doc_score": "81.87557220458984", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}, {"doc_id": "20023011", "text": "GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2017 / GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2017 The GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2017 (,) was one of the first Acts of the 115th United States Congress to be signed into law by President Donald Trump during the first 100 days of his presidency. It was introduced in the United States House of Representatives on January 3, 2017 by Representative Buddy Carter of Georgia. The bill which was signed by Trump on January 31, 2017, ensures that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has full access to the National Directory of New Hires, a database created by Congress in 1996", "doc_score": "80.58909606933594", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}, {"doc_id": "9566844", "text": "IRS tax forms / federal income taxation began in 1861, but controversy led to Congress prohibiting any examination of tax records by 1894. Congress allowed public examination of individual and corporate tax payments only in 1923, but the disclosure was eliminated by 1924. In 1934 the measure was briefly considered again. As of 2010, various experts have advocated that the income and tax payments be released for individuals and corporations to shed further light on tax efficiency and spur reform. These experts have suggested only releasing information that cannot be used for identity theft to address privacy concerns. IRS tax forms Internal Revenue Service", "doc_score": "80.06959533691406", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_5", "search_time": "2022/06/24/14:31", "search_result": [{"doc_id": "18441837", "text": "Bill Cosby sexual assault cases / liar, resulting in defamation of character. Green's lawsuit was filed in Cosby's home state of Massachusetts. In January 2015, the lawsuit was amended to allow fellow accusers Traitz and Serignese to be added as co-plaintiffs. Martin Singer had released a statement specifically targeting Traitz after she posted allegations against Cosby on Facebook in November, calling her story \"ridiculous\", \"absurd\", and \"utter nonsense.\" No such denials were leveled explicitly at Serignese, but she claims the sweeping denials against all of Cosby's accusers included her and have damaged her reputation as well. On October 20, 2015, AIG filed legal papers to try", "doc_score": "81.96377563476562", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}, {"doc_id": "4082529", "text": "Battery (tort) / the surgeon has committed a battery against the patient. Similarly, a battery occurs if the surgeon allows a cousin who is a plumber with no medical training to help fish out the appendix during the surgery. Although the patient has consented to being touched by the surgeon, this consent does not extend to people who the patient would not reasonably anticipate would be participating in the procedure. The battery may occur even if the victim is unaware of the contact at the time \"and\" the defendant is nowhere near the scene at the time of the contact. If a tortfeasor", "doc_score": "82.05616760253906", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}, {"doc_id": "13804006", "text": "Shaggy defense / Shaggy defense A Shaggy defense is the legal strategy in which the defendant flatly denies guilt despite overwhelming evidence against them, particularly a recording of them committing the act, just by denying that they were the one witnessed or recorded committing the act. A key element of the defense is the refusal to engage with or try to refute the evidence against the defendant, instead choosing to just deny that they were the one who committed the act. The strategy's name is derived from reggae musician Shaggy's 2000 single \"It Wasn't Me\", which is based around the concept; it was", "doc_score": "78.51593017578125", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}, {"doc_id": "1705652", "text": "Entrapment / not apply to that question.) As described in \"United States v. Howell\", the defense \"applies when, acting with actual or apparent authority, a government official affirmatively assures the defendant that certain conduct is legal and the defendant reasonably believes that official\". The entrapment by estoppel defense exists in both federal and city jurisdictions; however, case law remains inconsistent as to whether the misleading advice of e.g. a state official provides protection against federal criminal charges. Examples exist of an appellate court failing to allow an entrapment by estoppel defense where a municipal official provided misleading instructions regarding a state law.", "doc_score": "77.04192352294922", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}, {"doc_id": "20526218", "text": "Woody Allen sexual assault allegation / judge denied him visitation rights with Dylan, gave him limited, supervised visitation with Satchel, and allowed Moses, a teenager, to decide for himself. The decision was upheld on appeal in 1994 and 1995. Dylan Farrow has repeated the allegation several times as an adult. Her first public comment was in an interview with Maureen Orth for \"Vanity Fair\" in 2013, followed by an open letter in the \"New York Times\" in 2014, a \"Los Angeles Times\" op-ed in December 2017. Woody Allen has also spoken publicly about the allegations, in an interview with Gayle King for \"CBS This Morning\" in", "doc_score": "79.81797790527344", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_6", "search_time": "2022/06/24/14:31", "search_result": [{"doc_id": "10130495", "text": "Student loans in the United States / pricing and loan limits are politically determined by Congress. Undergraduates typically receive lower interest rates, but graduate students typically can borrow more. This lack of risk-based pricing has been criticized by scholars as contributing to inefficiency in higher education. Both types offer a grace period of six months, which means that no payments are due until six months after graduation or after the borrower becomes a less-than-half-time student without graduating. Both types have a fairly modest annual limit. The dependent undergraduate limit effective for loans disbursed on or after July 1, 2008 is as follows (combined subsidized and unsubsidized limits):", "doc_score": "90.46537780761719", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}, {"doc_id": "10130496", "text": "Student loans in the United States / $5,500 per year for freshman undergraduate students, $6,500 for sophomore undergraduates, and $7,500 per year for junior and senior undergraduate students, as well as students enrolled in teacher certification or preparatory coursework for graduate programs. For independent undergraduates, the limits (combined subsidized and unsubsidized) effective for loans disbursed on or after July 1, 2008 are higher: $9,500 per year for freshman undergraduate students, $10,500 for sophomore undergraduates, and $12,500 per year for junior and senior undergraduate students, as well as students enrolled in teacher certification or preparatory coursework for graduate programs. Subsidized federal student loans are only offered to students", "doc_score": "91.04957580566406", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}, {"doc_id": "5176438", "text": "Officially unrecognized Harvard College social clubs / 2016. The all-male Oak Club followed suit in 2017 after reaching a \"club-wide consensus\". In July 2017, a Harvard committee pointed to Bowdoin College as a model for eradicating final clubs, sororities, and fraternities from campus social life. This preliminary recommendation would have taken effect with the incoming class of 2018, so all currently enrolled students would be exempt. The transition period would have extended into May 2022 before all such organizations and social clubs would be abolished. <br> After the committee released its 22-page report, \"The Harvard Crimson\" reported that the committee, co-chaired by Danoff Dean of the College", "doc_score": "90.18112182617188", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}, {"doc_id": "198530", "text": "Ivy League / up living. Students of the Ivy League, both graduate and undergraduate, come primarily from upper middle and upper class families. In recent years, however, the universities have looked towards increasing socioeconomic and class diversity, by providing greater financial aid packages to applicants from lower, working, and middle class American families. In 2013, 46% of Harvard undergraduate students came from families in the top 3.8% of all American households (i.e., over $200,000 annual income). In 2012, the bottom 25% of the American income distribution accounted for only 3–4% of students at Brown, a figure that had remained unchanged since 1992. In", "doc_score": "87.66141510009766", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}, {"doc_id": "324610", "text": "Princeton University / In September 2006, the university announced that all applicants for the Class of 2012 would be considered in a single pool, effectively ending the school's early decision program. In February 2011, following decisions by the University of Virginia and Harvard University to reinstate their early admissions programs, Princeton announced it would institute an early action program, starting with applicants for the Class of 2016. In 2011, \"The Business Journal\" rated Princeton as the most selective college in the Eastern United States in terms of admission selectivity. In 2001, expanding on earlier reforms, Princeton became the first university to eliminate loans", "doc_score": "90.96818542480469", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_7", "search_time": "2022/06/24/14:31", "search_result": [{"doc_id": "12390491", "text": "Eugene Monroe / denied this was a factor however. Following his release from the Ravens, Monroe fielded interest from several NFL teams before announcing his retirement on July 21, 2016. Explaining his decision in an essay submitted to \"The Players' Tribune\", Monroe cited the physical toll that football takes on the human body and in particular its effect on the brain, noting that signs of CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) have been detected in 90% of former NFL players examined. Monroe also disclosed that he had recently noticed signs of memory loss and planned to undergo a battery of tests to evaluate his current", "doc_score": "83.27947998046875", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}, {"doc_id": "2073153", "text": "Mike McCarthy (American football) / He signed a five-year contract extension with the team on January 19, 2008, that raised his salary to $3.4 million a year. In 2008, McCarthy became embroiled in a major controversy involving the future of their franchise quarterback, Brett Favre. The controversy started when Favre, after having announced his retirement, changed his mind, deciding to play again. Favre had assumed that he would be given the starting quarterback job again. McCarthy and Packers' general manager Ted Thompson had stated their desire to move forward with new starter Aaron Rodgers. Favre was offered the opportunity to be the back up to", "doc_score": "80.77699279785156", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}, {"doc_id": "12390492", "text": "Eugene Monroe / health status. Monroe's decision followed the recent retirements of NFL players Chris Borland (March 2015), Husain Abdullah (March 2016), and A.J. Tarpley (April 2016), all of whom walked away from the game early due to neurological health concerns. Monroe is an outspoken advocate for removing cannabis from the list of banned substances in the NFL. Monroe points to the heavy use of addictive opioid drugs in the league and says players should not be punished for choosing a safer alternative that could help them better manage their pain. Monroe also cites the neuroprotective properties of cannabis that could help treat", "doc_score": "80.40021514892578", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}, {"doc_id": "3147013", "text": "William Eckert / person in over 10 years. He was almost completely unknown to the public, leading sportswriters to nickname him \"the Unknown Soldier.\" He incurred the public's ire by refusing to cancel games after the assassinations of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr., and team owners' disdain because he refused to deal forcefully with substantive business issues. By 1968, the owners anticipated a players' strike, and had long since lost confidence in Eckert's ability to handle the situation. For this reason, Eckert was forced to resign at the end of the season, although he still had three years on", "doc_score": "83.70722961425781", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}, {"doc_id": "6185888", "text": "Chris Kluwe / tweeted that he had been released by the Raiders. On January 3, 2014, Kluwe retired from football. After a year of not playing, he did not want to attempt playing in the NFL again, and believed his chances were slim given his outspoken views of same-sex marriage and criticism of the Vikings. During the 2011 NFL lockout, the \"Boston Globe\" reported that an agreement between owners and the players' union was being held up by special considerations for a few top employees, Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, Vincent Jackson, and Logan Mankins. Kluwe tweeted his frustration at this impasse, assailing their", "doc_score": "80.90835571289062", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_8", "search_time": "2022/06/24/14:31", "search_result": [{"doc_id": "19443185", "text": "2016 Afghanistan earthquake / 2016 Afghanistan earthquake The 2016 Afghanistan earthquake was a magnitude 6.6 earthquake which struck west-southwest of Ashkasham on April 10, at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV (\"Light\"). The earthquake killed at least 4 people in Pakistan. The tremors shook up Peshawar, Chitral, Swat, Gilgit, Faisalabad and Lahore. The Himalayas region is one of earth's most seismically active regions. The tremors were felt in Delhi, National Capital Region, Kashmir and Uttarakhand. In Delhi, some 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) from the epicentre, the Delhi Metro was temporarily halted. So far, 2 aftershocks have been felt,", "doc_score": "101.462890625", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}, {"doc_id": "17248106", "text": "2013 Laghman earthquake / 2013 Laghman earthquake The 2013 Laghman earthquake occurred with magnitude of 5.6, with an epicenter 11 km (seven miles) from Mehtar Lam, the capital of Afghanistan's eastern province of Laghman Province near Jalalabad, Afghanistan at 09:25 UTC on April 24. The quake took place 6.6 km down the surface. The tremors were also felt in the neighboring Pakistan and India. There were no immediate reports of any casualty or injury. Earthquake tremors were felt across Pakistan including in Parachinar, Mohmad Agency, Shabqadar, Swat, Peshawar, Islamabad, Chiniot and Lahore. On April 16, a 7.8 earthquake with its epicenter in Iran was", "doc_score": "96.0057373046875", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}, {"doc_id": "20435377", "text": "2017 Iran–Iraq earthquake / earthquake occurred near the Iran–Iraq border, approximately northeast of Baghdad. According to the United States Geological Survey, the earthquake measured 7.3 on the moment magnitude scale and was caused by movement on a thrust fault dipping at a shallow angle to the northeast. The epicentre was at a depth of, and the maximum perceived intensity was VIII (\"severe shaking\") on the Mercalli intensity scale. This was the strongest earthquake recorded in the region since a 6.1 M event in January 1967. The earthquake was felt throughout the Middle East and as far away as Israel, the Arabian Peninsula and", "doc_score": "95.25982666015625", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}, {"doc_id": "19443186", "text": "2016 Afghanistan earthquake / with magnitudes of 4.1 and 4.2. There were additionally at least 10 foreshocks felt, with the largest having a magnitude of 4.5 on April 8, 2016. 2016 Afghanistan earthquake The 2016 Afghanistan earthquake was a magnitude 6.6 earthquake which struck west-southwest of Ashkasham on April 10, at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV (\"Light\"). The earthquake killed at least 4 people in Pakistan. The tremors shook up Peshawar, Chitral, Swat, Gilgit, Faisalabad and Lahore. The Himalayas region is one of earth's most seismically active regions. The tremors were felt in Delhi, National Capital Region,", "doc_score": "98.81626892089844", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}, {"doc_id": "11882090", "text": "February 1998 Afghanistan earthquake / February 1998 Afghanistan earthquake The February 1998 Afghanistan earthquake occurred at near the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border. The strike-slip shock had a moment magnitude of 5.9 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (\"Very strong\"). With several thousand dead and hundreds injured, the event's effects were considered extreme. It was felt at Tashkent and Dushanbe, and aftershocks continued for the next seven days. Afghanistan is situated on a major plate boundary. The location of the country is on the boundary where two tectonic plates, the Iranian Plate and the Eurasian Plate, meet. To the south of Afghanistan, the Indian Plate moves northwards", "doc_score": "96.169677734375", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_9", "search_time": "2022/06/24/14:31", "search_result": [{"doc_id": "3916933", "text": "Live attenuated influenza vaccine / over possible side effects. Now FluMist is approved and recommended for healthy children 24 months of age and older. The FDA approved the current unfrozen refrigerated version for the same age group (ages 5–49) in August 2006 following completion of phase 3 clinical trials. CAIV-T has been approved by the FDA and is the version offered on the market beginning in fall of 2007. The current version of the vaccine is called CAIV-T, and is stable for storage in a refrigerator, rather than requiring freezer storage as did the originally-approved formulation. Approved for the 2007-2008 flu season, the refrigerated formulation", "doc_score": "81.87987518310547", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}, {"doc_id": "12900407", "text": "Meningococcal vaccine / protection after receiving MPSV-4 (31% protective compared with controls). As of 2010, there remains limited evidence that any of the current conjugate vaccines offer continued protection beyond three years; studies are ongoing to determine the actual duration of immunity, and the subsequent requirement of booster vaccinations. The CDC offers recommendations regarding who they feel should get booster vaccinations. On June 14, 2012, the FDA approved a new combination vaccine against two types of meningococcal disease and Hib disease for infants and children 6 weeks to 18 months old. The vaccine, Menhibrix, will prevent disease caused by \"Neisseria meningitidis\" serogroups C", "doc_score": "81.29825592041016", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}, {"doc_id": "16126550", "text": "Tetanus vaccine / white blood cells will start to decline. The decline in activity of the T-helper cells means that there must be a booster to help keep the white blood cells active. Td and Tdap are the booster shots given every ten years to maintain immunity for adults nineteen years of age to sixty-five years of age. Tdap is given as a onetime, first time only dose that includes the tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis vaccinations. This should not be administered to those who are under the age of eleven or over the age of sixty-five. Td is the booster shot given", "doc_score": "81.51607513427734", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}, {"doc_id": "6620747", "text": "Childhood immunizations in the United States / does not grant immunity from future infection since there are so many strains, so it is important to be vaccinated against them. Getting the flu also increases a person's risk for getting pneumococcal disease. PCV13 is a series of 4 shots given at 2, 4, and 6 months of age. The last is given between 12 and 15 months of age. Side effects of this vaccine may include: Pneumonia is the most common form of the disease, symptoms include It can also result in meningitis, symptoms include Bacteremia and Sepsis are blood infections which can also be a result, symptoms", "doc_score": "79.82220458984375", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}, {"doc_id": "6620728", "text": "Childhood immunizations in the United States / term and happens when the virus remains in the body. The younger the child is, the greater their chance of developing a chronic infection and this risk goes down as the child gets older. Approximately 90% of infected infants will develop a chronic infection. Since 1990, when the vaccine was introduced as a routine vaccination in children, rates of acute Hepatitis B has decreased in the United States by 82%. This vaccine is given as a series of shots, the first dose is given at birth, the second between 1 and 2 months, and the third, and possibly fourth, between", "doc_score": "81.70034790039062", "publish_date": "2018/12/31"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_1_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "An anonymous bidder recently paid a record-breaking sum for a private lunch with legendary investor Warren Buffett. How much did the bidder pay?", "choices": ["$19,000", "$100,000", "$19 million", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The anonymous bidder paid <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/19/business/warren-buffet-lunch-19-million-trnd/index.html\">$19 million for a steak lunch</a> with Warren Buffett at Smith &amp; Wollensky Steakhouse in New York City. The sale was part of an annual auction to benefit an organization combating poverty, hunger, and homelessness."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_2_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Where in the US is it illegal to pump your own gas?", "choices": ["New Jersey & Oregon", "Alabama & Louisiana", "Idaho & South Dakota", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "In New Jersey and Oregon, it remains illegal for <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/18/energy/new-jersey-oregon-pump-your-own-gas/index.html\">people</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/18/energy/new-jersey-oregon-pump-your-own-gas/index.html\">to</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/18/energy/new-jersey-oregon-pump-your-own-gas/index.html\">touch the gas nozzle</a>. In New Jersey, drivers have been prohibited from pumping their own gas since 1949, ostensibly due to health and safety concerns. A similar ban on self-service gas has been in place in Oregon since 1951. But with soaring gas prices and a worker shortage, there have been renewed calls by some gas station industry advocates to lift the bans."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_3_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "What country elected its first-ever leftist leader this week?", "choices": ["Thailand", "Colombia", "Ecuador", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "<a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/17/americas/gustavo-petro-profile-intl-latam/index.html\">Gustavo Petro</a> will become Colombia’s first left-wing leader after winning the country’s presidential race on Sunday. In his victory speech, Petro called for an agreement to end violence in the country."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_4_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "The IRS announced it will do what this week?", "choices": ["Close all in-person taxpayer assistance centers", "Issue more stimulus checks", "Finish processing the backlog of 2021 tax returns", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The IRS announced it will finally finish processing last year’s tax return backlog by the end of this week – meaning that if you’re among the millions of Americans who are still waiting on <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/politics/irs-tax-returns-backlog/index.html\">your tax refund from 2021</a>, it will soon make its way to your mailbox or bank account."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_5_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which embattled celebrity was found liable in a sexual battery case this week?", "choices": ["Kevin Spacey", "Prince Andrew", "R. Kelly", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "A Los Angeles jury found <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/entertainment/bill-cosby-civil-case/index.html\">Bill Cosby liable</a> in a civil case brought by Judy Huth, a woman who claimed he sexually assaulted her as a teenager in the 1970s. The jury, comprised of eight women and four men, awarded Huth $500,000 in damages."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_6_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which Ivy League school announced it will eliminate student loans for undergraduates?", "choices": ["Dartmouth College", "Harvard University", "Princeton University", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Dartmouth College announced Tuesday it was <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/us/dartmouth-undergraduate-student-loans-scholarship-grants/index.html\">eliminating student loans</a> for undergraduates and replacing them with “expanded scholarship grants,” the university said in a statement. Dartmouth’s class of 2022 will be the first class to enter the school and benefit from the new program."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_7_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "What NFL star announced his retirement on Tuesday?", "choices": ["Russell Wilson", "Rob Gronkowski", "Aaron Rodgers", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Eleven seasons and four Super Bowl rings later, <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/sport/rob-gronkowski-retirement-spt/index.html\">Rob Gronkowski</a> announced his retirement this week. This is Gronkowski’s second time retiring from the NFL, having previously hung up his cleats after playing from 2010 to 2018 with the New England Patriots before returning in 2020 to play two seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_8_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Afghanistan was rocked by a powerful earthquake this week that killed more than 1,000 people and injured many others. What was the magnitude of the quake?", "choices": ["2.0", "3.3", "4.6", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "A magnitude <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/22/asia/afghanistan-khost-earthquake-intl-hnk/index.html\">5.9 earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan</a> this week, flattening stone and mud-brick homes. The disaster comes at a difficult time for the Taliban-ruled country, which is currently experiencing an economic crisis and widespread hunger."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_9_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Covid-19 vaccinations in the US began for which age group this week?", "choices": ["Children under 5", "Children ages 5–12", "Adults ages 65–75", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Covid-19 vaccinations for <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/health/covid-vaccines-under-5-begin/index.html\">children younger than 5</a> began across the US on Tuesday. Before this week, children under 5 – about 17 million people – were the only age group that wasn’t eligible to get a Covid-19 vaccine."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_0", "search_result": [{"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/19/middleeast/saudi-arabia-rainbow-colored-toys-ban-intl/index.html", "text": "CNN —\n\nSaudi Arabian government officials have cracked down on rainbow-colored toys and clothing from shops in the country’s capital, Riyadh, on Tuesday, saying the items promote homosexuality, according to Saudi state-run TV channel al-Ekhbariya.\n\n“We are having to look out for slogans that violate the rules of Islam and public morals like promoting homosexuality colors, targeting the young generation,” said an official from the Ministry of Commerce, who was unnamed in the report and is involved in the campaign, according to al-Ekhbariya.\n\nHomosexuality is illegal in Saudi Arabia, which adheres to a strict interpretation of Sharia law.\n\nThe items which were seized by authorities were seen to be bright in color, ranging from children’s hair accessories, pencil cases, and backpacks to rainbow stripes featured in crayon packets, all designed for children, the al-Ekhbariya report details.\n\nThe Saudi officials were seen to be in a children’s shop with a number of toys taken from the shelves and piled in a heap on the floor, where the reporter for al-Ekhbariya pointed towards a rainbow flag saying the “homosexuality flag is present in one of the Riyadh markets,” adding the colors send a “poisonous message” to children.\n\nThe report did not mention the number of shops that were targeted nor how many items were seized.\n\nCNN has reached out to Saudi authorities for a comment on the report but has not yet received a response.\n\nSaudi officials seize rainbow-colored toys and clothing from shops in the country's capital, Riyadh. Saudi Arabia Ministry of Commerce\n\nIn December last year, authorities in neighboring Qatari carried out a similar raid where they announced they inspected retail outlets across various regions in the country, seizing children’s toys that were “bearing slogans that go against Islamic values,” a tweet from the Qatari Ministry of Commerce and Industry said (MOCI).\n\n“The Ministry of Commerce carried out inspection campaigns on a number of shops in different regions of the country, and the campaigns resulted in the seizure and release of a number of violations, represented by children playing with slogans that violate Islamic values, customs, and traditions,” MOCI said.\n\nSaudi Arabia and a handful of other Middle Eastern countries did not show the Marvel movie “Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness” because Disney refused requests to cut same-sex references in May, Reuters reports.", "authors": ["Zahid Mahmood Yousuf Basil", "Zahid Mahmood", "Yousuf Basil"], "publish_date": "2022/06/19"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_1", "search_result": [{"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/19/business/warren-buffet-lunch-19-million-trnd/index.html", "text": "CNN —\n\nThere really is no such thing as a free lunch.\n\nAn anonymous bidder paid a record-breaking $19 million for a private steak lunch with legendary investor Warren Buffett. The sale was part of the 21st annual auction for a lunch with Buffett, produced in collaboration with eBay and the Glide Foundation, a San Francisco-based non-profit working on combating poverty, hunger, and homelessness.\n\nThe bidding started with $25,000 on June 12 and ended with $19,000,100 from an anonymous bidder on Friday, according to a news release from eBay.\n\nThis year’s huge sum is more than four times the winning bid of $4,567,888 in 2019 — the last auction before a hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. 2019’s winner was cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun.\n\nThe mystery winner will enjoy a private lunch with Buffett and up to seven guests at Smith & Wollensky Steakhouse in New York City, says eBay.\n\nUnfortunately for aspiring investors hoping to top this year’s record, this is the last year of the “power lunch” with Buffett. The annual auction has raised over $53 million for Glide.\n\n“On behalf of GLIDE and those we serve, I thank Warren Buffett for his unwavering generosity, partnership and dedication, and for his incredible contribution to our mission,” said the organization’s president and CEO Karen Hanrahan in the news release.\n\nThe auction was first started by the late Susie Buffett in 2000. Since 2003, eBay has managed the auction.\n\n“We are incredibly proud that Warren Buffett’s final Power Lunch has broken our all-time record of funds raised, with all proceeds supporting GLIDE’s efforts to create pathways out of crisis and transform lives,” said eBay CEO Jamie Iannone in the release.\n\nCorrected: An earlier version of this article misspelled Warren Buffett.", "authors": ["Zoe Sottile"], "publish_date": "2022/06/19"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_2", "search_result": [{"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/18/energy/new-jersey-oregon-pump-your-own-gas/index.html", "text": "New York (CNN Business) Most Americans facing record gas prices cringe when they fill up their tanks.\n\nBut not people in New Jersey and Oregon. They're not allowed to touch the gas nozzle. Seriously.\n\nIn New Jersey, it's been illegal for drivers to pump their own gas since 1949. A ban on self-service gas has been in place in Oregon since 1951, although the state relaxed restrictions for rural towns a few years ago. Violators can be fined up to $500 for breaking these states' laws.\n\nSo why don't New Jersey and Oregon let you pump your own gas? And what happened to the days of gas station attendants filling up your tanks in the rest of the country?\n\nIt's a strange, complex history that dates back more than a century.\n\nSelf-service bans\n\nThe United States has experimented with self-service gas since the first stations were built in the early 1900s. Yet it wasn't until about 1980 that self-service became the primary gas station model in this country.\n\n\"Their rise to the top was not a smooth one,\" write Ronald Johnson and Charles Romeo in a 2000 study on the growth of self-service.\n\nThe earliest self-service gas pumps in the United States appeared around 1915. They were designed primarily for emergencies or for after dark when gas stations were closed. People would pre-pay with coins to operate them.\n\nFull-service gas stations adamantly opposed self-service. They saw cheaper, self-service gas as a competitive threat to their business and wanted to limit its spread.\n\nFull-service gas stations with attendants to fill up drivers' tanks were the main form of gasoline retail for decades.\n\nFuel sales have slim profit margins. Gas stations made their money and distinguished their brands by offering a variety of services such as oil and battery checks, windshield wiping and vehicle repairs. Station attendants in full uniforms -- some wearing bow ties -- filled up customers' tanks, a key part of their larger service strategy to attract drivers in the first half of the 20th century.\n\nFull-service gas stations played up safety hazards around self-service, arguing that untrained drivers would overfill their tanks and start a fire. With support from local fire marshals, gas stations lobbied state legislators to pass bans on self-service. By 1968, self-service was banned in 23 states.\n\nIt was not until the success of self-service internationally and a crucial change in gas stations' business model that self-service began replacing attendants in the United States.\n\n\"Modern self-service gas stations actually were pioneered in Sweden,\" said Matt Anderson, the curator of transportation at The Henry Ford museum in Michigan. \"Drivers there paid less for self-service than for full-service. From there the concept spread through Europe.\"\n\nSelf-service gas stations, like this early one in 1948, became popular as stations lost their hold on the auto service and repair market.\n\nAt the same time, vehicle warranties began to stipulate that cars must be serviced at dealerships, a shift that eroded gas stations' service and repair business.\n\n\"Traditional full-service gas stations lost their profit center in automotive repairs and were forced to change their method of operation,\" said Wayne Henderson, the author of the book \"One Hundred Years of Gas Stations.\"\n\nGas stations had to look for new ways to grow profit. They moved to self-service, which reduced their costs and increased volumes on gas sales, and they diversified into selling food, tobacco, coffee, snacks and other items with higher margins.\n\nSelf-service \"ended up being more popular because it could create large volumes and opportunities for other profit,\" said Gary Scales, a doctoral candidate at Temple University writing a dissertation on the history of gas stations.\n\nGas station operators began pushing states to repeal their self-service bans. By 1992, around 80% of all gas stations nationwide were self-service, up from just 8% two decades prior.\n\n'Political third rail'\n\nDespite frequent legislative attempts, court challenges and opposition from the gas station industry, New Jersey and much of Oregon still don't permit self-service.\n\nOregon's law says it's in the public interest to maintain the ban. Allowing self-service would increase fire hazards, create challenges for elderly citizens and drivers with disabilities and lead to gas station attendant job losses, according to the statute.\n\nIn 1982, Oregon voters defeated a ballot measure to overturn the ban, but more recent polling shows attitudes in the state are split. A 2014 poll found that Oregon residents were almost evenly divided on the subject , with 44% backing a move to self-service and 46% in favor of keeping the ban.\n\nOregon relaxed its ban in 2018, allowing self-service for drivers in rural counties with populations under 40,000.\n\nIn New Jersey, the self-service ban, along with the state's reputation for low gas prices, is part of its culture. \"Jersey Girls Don't Pump Gas,\" proclaims a popular bumper sticker.\n\nSelf-serve gas is a \"third rail\" of New Jersey politics.\n\nAttempting to overturn the ban has been seen as a loser politically.\n\n\"On self-service gas, that's been sort of a political third rail in New Jersey,\" Gov. Phil Murphy said in April\n\nBut record gas prices and gas stations' struggles to find workers have led to renewed attempts by New Jersey gas station industry advocates to lift the ban. In May, 75 gas stations in the state lowered prices in an effort to gain support for allowing self-service gas.\n\nIt's unlikely that the state will allow drivers to pump their own gas anytime soon, however. The president of the state's Senate opposes a bill that would end New Jersey's ban.\n\nThe state's residents have little interest in self-service. A March poll found that 73% of them say they prefer having their gas pumped for them.\n\n\"There is apparently one thing all New Jerseyans can agree on nowadays,\" Ashley Koning, the director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, said when the poll was released. \"And that's the time-honored Jersey tradition of having your gas pumped for you.\"", "authors": ["Nathaniel Meyersohn", "Cnn Business"], "publish_date": "2022/06/18"}, {"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/18/energy/new-jersey-oregon-pump-your-own-gas/index.html", "text": "New York (CNN Business) Most Americans facing record gas prices cringe when they fill up their tanks.\n\nBut not people in New Jersey and Oregon. They're not allowed to touch the gas nozzle. Seriously.\n\nIn New Jersey, it's been illegal for drivers to pump their own gas since 1949. A ban on self-service gas has been in place in Oregon since 1951, although the state relaxed restrictions for rural towns a few years ago. Violators can be fined up to $500 for breaking these states' laws.\n\nSo why don't New Jersey and Oregon let you pump your own gas? And what happened to the days of gas station attendants filling up your tanks in the rest of the country?\n\nIt's a strange, complex history that dates back more than a century.\n\nSelf-service bans\n\nThe United States has experimented with self-service gas since the first stations were built in the early 1900s. Yet it wasn't until about 1980 that self-service became the primary gas station model in this country.\n\n\"Their rise to the top was not a smooth one,\" write Ronald Johnson and Charles Romeo in a 2000 study on the growth of self-service.\n\nThe earliest self-service gas pumps in the United States appeared around 1915. They were designed primarily for emergencies or for after dark when gas stations were closed. People would pre-pay with coins to operate them.\n\nFull-service gas stations adamantly opposed self-service. They saw cheaper, self-service gas as a competitive threat to their business and wanted to limit its spread.\n\nFull-service gas stations with attendants to fill up drivers' tanks were the main form of gasoline retail for decades.\n\nFuel sales have slim profit margins. Gas stations made their money and distinguished their brands by offering a variety of services such as oil and battery checks, windshield wiping and vehicle repairs. Station attendants in full uniforms -- some wearing bow ties -- filled up customers' tanks, a key part of their larger service strategy to attract drivers in the first half of the 20th century.\n\nFull-service gas stations played up safety hazards around self-service, arguing that untrained drivers would overfill their tanks and start a fire. With support from local fire marshals, gas stations lobbied state legislators to pass bans on self-service. By 1968, self-service was banned in 23 states.\n\nIt was not until the success of self-service internationally and a crucial change in gas stations' business model that self-service began replacing attendants in the United States.\n\n\"Modern self-service gas stations actually were pioneered in Sweden,\" said Matt Anderson, the curator of transportation at The Henry Ford museum in Michigan. \"Drivers there paid less for self-service than for full-service. From there the concept spread through Europe.\"\n\nSelf-service gas stations, like this early one in 1948, became popular as stations lost their hold on the auto service and repair market.\n\nAt the same time, vehicle warranties began to stipulate that cars must be serviced at dealerships, a shift that eroded gas stations' service and repair business.\n\n\"Traditional full-service gas stations lost their profit center in automotive repairs and were forced to change their method of operation,\" said Wayne Henderson, the author of the book \"One Hundred Years of Gas Stations.\"\n\nGas stations had to look for new ways to grow profit. They moved to self-service, which reduced their costs and increased volumes on gas sales, and they diversified into selling food, tobacco, coffee, snacks and other items with higher margins.\n\nSelf-service \"ended up being more popular because it could create large volumes and opportunities for other profit,\" said Gary Scales, a doctoral candidate at Temple University writing a dissertation on the history of gas stations.\n\nGas station operators began pushing states to repeal their self-service bans. By 1992, around 80% of all gas stations nationwide were self-service, up from just 8% two decades prior.\n\n'Political third rail'\n\nDespite frequent legislative attempts, court challenges and opposition from the gas station industry, New Jersey and much of Oregon still don't permit self-service.\n\nOregon's law says it's in the public interest to maintain the ban. Allowing self-service would increase fire hazards, create challenges for elderly citizens and drivers with disabilities and lead to gas station attendant job losses, according to the statute.\n\nIn 1982, Oregon voters defeated a ballot measure to overturn the ban, but more recent polling shows attitudes in the state are split. A 2014 poll found that Oregon residents were almost evenly divided on the subject , with 44% backing a move to self-service and 46% in favor of keeping the ban.\n\nOregon relaxed its ban in 2018, allowing self-service for drivers in rural counties with populations under 40,000.\n\nIn New Jersey, the self-service ban, along with the state's reputation for low gas prices, is part of its culture. \"Jersey Girls Don't Pump Gas,\" proclaims a popular bumper sticker.\n\nSelf-serve gas is a \"third rail\" of New Jersey politics.\n\nAttempting to overturn the ban has been seen as a loser politically.\n\n\"On self-service gas, that's been sort of a political third rail in New Jersey,\" Gov. Phil Murphy said in April\n\nBut record gas prices and gas stations' struggles to find workers have led to renewed attempts by New Jersey gas station industry advocates to lift the ban. In May, 75 gas stations in the state lowered prices in an effort to gain support for allowing self-service gas.\n\nIt's unlikely that the state will allow drivers to pump their own gas anytime soon, however. The president of the state's Senate opposes a bill that would end New Jersey's ban.\n\nThe state's residents have little interest in self-service. A March poll found that 73% of them say they prefer having their gas pumped for them.\n\n\"There is apparently one thing all New Jerseyans can agree on nowadays,\" Ashley Koning, the director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, said when the poll was released. \"And that's the time-honored Jersey tradition of having your gas pumped for you.\"", "authors": ["Nathaniel Meyersohn", "Cnn Business"], "publish_date": "2022/06/18"}, {"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/18/energy/new-jersey-oregon-pump-your-own-gas/index.html", "text": "New York (CNN Business) Most Americans facing record gas prices cringe when they fill up their tanks.\n\nBut not people in New Jersey and Oregon. They're not allowed to touch the gas nozzle. Seriously.\n\nIn New Jersey, it's been illegal for drivers to pump their own gas since 1949. A ban on self-service gas has been in place in Oregon since 1951, although the state relaxed restrictions for rural towns a few years ago. Violators can be fined up to $500 for breaking these states' laws.\n\nSo why don't New Jersey and Oregon let you pump your own gas? And what happened to the days of gas station attendants filling up your tanks in the rest of the country?\n\nIt's a strange, complex history that dates back more than a century.\n\nSelf-service bans\n\nThe United States has experimented with self-service gas since the first stations were built in the early 1900s. Yet it wasn't until about 1980 that self-service became the primary gas station model in this country.\n\n\"Their rise to the top was not a smooth one,\" write Ronald Johnson and Charles Romeo in a 2000 study on the growth of self-service.\n\nThe earliest self-service gas pumps in the United States appeared around 1915. They were designed primarily for emergencies or for after dark when gas stations were closed. People would pre-pay with coins to operate them.\n\nFull-service gas stations adamantly opposed self-service. They saw cheaper, self-service gas as a competitive threat to their business and wanted to limit its spread.\n\nFull-service gas stations with attendants to fill up drivers' tanks were the main form of gasoline retail for decades.\n\nFuel sales have slim profit margins. Gas stations made their money and distinguished their brands by offering a variety of services such as oil and battery checks, windshield wiping and vehicle repairs. Station attendants in full uniforms -- some wearing bow ties -- filled up customers' tanks, a key part of their larger service strategy to attract drivers in the first half of the 20th century.\n\nFull-service gas stations played up safety hazards around self-service, arguing that untrained drivers would overfill their tanks and start a fire. With support from local fire marshals, gas stations lobbied state legislators to pass bans on self-service. By 1968, self-service was banned in 23 states.\n\nIt was not until the success of self-service internationally and a crucial change in gas stations' business model that self-service began replacing attendants in the United States.\n\n\"Modern self-service gas stations actually were pioneered in Sweden,\" said Matt Anderson, the curator of transportation at The Henry Ford museum in Michigan. \"Drivers there paid less for self-service than for full-service. From there the concept spread through Europe.\"\n\nSelf-service gas stations, like this early one in 1948, became popular as stations lost their hold on the auto service and repair market.\n\nAt the same time, vehicle warranties began to stipulate that cars must be serviced at dealerships, a shift that eroded gas stations' service and repair business.\n\n\"Traditional full-service gas stations lost their profit center in automotive repairs and were forced to change their method of operation,\" said Wayne Henderson, the author of the book \"One Hundred Years of Gas Stations.\"\n\nGas stations had to look for new ways to grow profit. They moved to self-service, which reduced their costs and increased volumes on gas sales, and they diversified into selling food, tobacco, coffee, snacks and other items with higher margins.\n\nSelf-service \"ended up being more popular because it could create large volumes and opportunities for other profit,\" said Gary Scales, a doctoral candidate at Temple University writing a dissertation on the history of gas stations.\n\nGas station operators began pushing states to repeal their self-service bans. By 1992, around 80% of all gas stations nationwide were self-service, up from just 8% two decades prior.\n\n'Political third rail'\n\nDespite frequent legislative attempts, court challenges and opposition from the gas station industry, New Jersey and much of Oregon still don't permit self-service.\n\nOregon's law says it's in the public interest to maintain the ban. Allowing self-service would increase fire hazards, create challenges for elderly citizens and drivers with disabilities and lead to gas station attendant job losses, according to the statute.\n\nIn 1982, Oregon voters defeated a ballot measure to overturn the ban, but more recent polling shows attitudes in the state are split. A 2014 poll found that Oregon residents were almost evenly divided on the subject , with 44% backing a move to self-service and 46% in favor of keeping the ban.\n\nOregon relaxed its ban in 2018, allowing self-service for drivers in rural counties with populations under 40,000.\n\nIn New Jersey, the self-service ban, along with the state's reputation for low gas prices, is part of its culture. \"Jersey Girls Don't Pump Gas,\" proclaims a popular bumper sticker.\n\nSelf-serve gas is a \"third rail\" of New Jersey politics.\n\nAttempting to overturn the ban has been seen as a loser politically.\n\n\"On self-service gas, that's been sort of a political third rail in New Jersey,\" Gov. Phil Murphy said in April\n\nBut record gas prices and gas stations' struggles to find workers have led to renewed attempts by New Jersey gas station industry advocates to lift the ban. In May, 75 gas stations in the state lowered prices in an effort to gain support for allowing self-service gas.\n\nIt's unlikely that the state will allow drivers to pump their own gas anytime soon, however. The president of the state's Senate opposes a bill that would end New Jersey's ban.\n\nThe state's residents have little interest in self-service. A March poll found that 73% of them say they prefer having their gas pumped for them.\n\n\"There is apparently one thing all New Jerseyans can agree on nowadays,\" Ashley Koning, the director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, said when the poll was released. \"And that's the time-honored Jersey tradition of having your gas pumped for you.\"", "authors": ["Nathaniel Meyersohn", "Cnn Business"], "publish_date": "2022/06/18"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_3", "search_result": [{"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/17/americas/gustavo-petro-profile-intl-latam/index.html", "text": "Bogota, Colombia (CNN) Gustavo Petro will become Colombia's first leftist leader, after winning the country's presidential race on Sunday.\n\nThe former guerrilla won by a slim margin with over 50% of the votes, against 77-year-old entrepreneur Rodolfo Hernandez. In this historic win, his running mate Francia Marquez will now become the first Afro-Colombian to hold executive powers.\n\nDuring his victory speech on Sunday night, Petro said he is open to dialogue with Hernandez. He also called for a Great National agreement to end violence in the country, saying, \"What is coming here is real change, real change. That is what we are committing our lives to. We will not betray the electorate that has demanded that Colombia change from today.\"\n\n\"Let's celebrate the first popular victory. May so many sufferings be cushioned in the joy that today floods the heart of the homeland,\" Petro tweeted in celebration on Sunday night.\n\nOutgoing Colombian President Ivan Duque said he called Petro to congratulate him on his victory and that they had \"agreed to meet in the coming days to initiate a harmonious, institutional and transparent transition.\"\n\nPetro, left, and Noemi Sanin, of the Conservative Party, gesture as they take part in a televized presidential debate in Bogota in May 2010.\n\nShortly after Petro claimed victory, rival Hernandez gave a speech saying he accepted the result.\n\n\"I accept the result as it should be if we want our institutions to be strong. I sincerely hope that this decision that has been taken is beneficial for all and that Colombia is heading towards the change that prevailed in the vote in the first round,\" he said.\n\nHernandez also said he hopes Petro knows how to lead the country and that \"(Petro) is faithful to his speech against corruption and that he does not disappoint those who trust him.\"\n\nBoth candidates had run on promises of change, seeking to take advantage of how many Colombians are fed up with Duque -- a leader whose tenure has been defined by his administration's handling of police conduct, inequality, and clashes between organized criminal groups.\n\nPetro, 62, had already seen two failed presidential bids in 2010 and 2018. Sunday's run-off vote suggests that he has finally overcome the hesitation of voters who once saw him a radical left-wing outsider -- no small feat for a politician looking to win over one of South America's most conservative countries.\n\nThe support Petro has garnered can be partially attributed to Colombia's worsening socioeconomic situation, including deteriorating living conditions, made worse by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the impact of the war in Ukraine.\n\nWhile Colombia has seen impressive economic growth in recent years, inequality rates remain among the world's highest, with nearly half of Colombians saying that the economy is headed in the wrong direction, according to a recent Gallup poll\n\nPetro has historically campaigned in favor of higher corporate taxes and public subsidies for the working class and the poor, a tactic that might help him draw more people from that demographic to his camp.\n\nPetro's party and allies were already the largest bloc in the Senate -- though they do not control a majority of seats.\n\nA chequered past\n\nBorn in the rural north Colombian town of Ciénaga de Oro, Petro spent his youth in the ranks of a leftist guerrilla movement, the 19th of April Movement (M19) --- founded to protest against allegations of fraud in the 1970 elections.\n\nThe group was part of a so-called second wave of guerrilla movements in the country that swept the region in the 1970s under the influence of the Cuban Revolution.\n\nM19 was associated with illegal activity -- including alleged kidnappings for ransom -- but Petro says he carried out legal activities that aimed to mobilize people to stand up to what he called a \"false democracy,\" even serving as a councilman in the city of Zipaquirá.\n\nPetro was detained by the police in 1985 for concealing weapons. Shortly after, M19 launched an attack to take over Bogota's Supreme Court building that left at least 98 people killed, including 12 magistrates (11 are still missing). Petro denies he was involved in the assault, which took place while he was behind bars.\n\nColombian military protect a group of magistrates leaving the Palace of Justice in Bogota on November 6, 1985.\n\nBy the time Petro was released in 1987, after 18 months in military jail, his ideological perspective had changed. He said that time helped him realize that an armed revolution was not the best strategy to win popular support.\n\nTwo years later, M19 entered peace negotiations with the Colombian state, with Petro ready to fight the system from the inside.\n\nA steady campaign\n\nSince losing the 2018 election, Petro has consistently tried to play down fears that his economic plan -- which also proposes a halt to fossil fuel explorations and renegotiation of international trade agreements -- is \"too radical\" for Colombia. He has since surrounded himself with more traditional politicians who could build bridges with the establishment.\n\nNow, he's presenting himself as a new type of progressive.\n\nIn April, he signed a pledge not to expropriate any private land if elected. He's also tipped a moderate to be his economic minister, and has sought to make international ties with new progressives, such as the United States' Congressional Progressive Caucus, rather than traditional left-wing leaders like Bolivia's Evo Morales.\n\nPetro speaks during his closing campaign rally ahead of the first round of the presidential elections, in Bogota, Colombia on May 22.\n\nHis critics have said he is too intellectual and detached -- if not outright pedantic, with even his own campaign team referring to him as \"the Petroxplainer,\" given his tendency to lecture.\n\nTo counter this, he's been campaigning in some of the country's most impoverished areas, where he's been chatting with locals in conversations streamed on Instagram.\n\nPetro bet on Colombians to believe in him as an evolved politician, telling CNN that he's managed to successfully combine his revolutionary zeal with practice public management.\n\nNext, the former guerrilla -- whose nom-de-guerre Aureliano Buendia is taken from writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez's magical realism classic, One Hundred Years of Solitude -- hopes to trigger a scientific revolution in Colombia, asking economists to run through his proposals.\n\n\"Magical realism comes from the heart while my scientific proposals are from the brain. To rule you need them both,\" he said.", "authors": ["Stefano Pozzebon"], "publish_date": "2022/06/17"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_4", "search_result": [{"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/politics/irs-tax-returns-backlog/index.html", "text": "Washington CNN —\n\nThe Internal Revenue Service will finally get through the massive pandemic-induced backlog of federal tax returns filed in 2021 this week, the agency said on Tuesday.\n\nBut more than twice as many returns filed in 2022 still await processing compared with a typical year at this point.\n\nThe IRS began the calendar year with about 8 million unprocessed individual returns left over from 2021. At the time, a report from the National Taxpayer Advocate called the situation a “crisis.”\n\nThe individual returns that were filed last year without errors are all expected to be processed by the end of this week. Business paper returns filed in 2021 will follow shortly after.\n\nTo work through the backlog, IRS employees have logged 500,000 hours of overtime so far this year. The IRS shifted 2,000 employees from other parts of the agency to help process returns and also hired more than 1,500 new workers.\n\n“Completing the individual returns filed last year with no errors is a major milestone, but there is still work to do,” said IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig in a statement.\n\nThere are millions of remaining tax returns to process that were filed this year. While the agency is behind compared with years prior to the pandemic, it is ahead of last year by about 1 million returns.\n\nThe IRS has been able to keep pace with electronically filed returns – processing them on average within eight to 21 days – but it takes longer to process the returns filed on paper. However, the agency has automated the correction of common mistakes made on paper tax returns, speeding up that process. Last filing season, an IRS tax examiner required roughly one hour to clear 70 returns. Now, that number has more than doubled to about 200.\n\nThe IRS is on pace to end 2022 without a backlog of original returns.\n\nPandemic challenges\n\nThe Covid-19 pandemic created new challenges for the agency and brought on additional work, resulting in backlogs of returns in both 2021 and 2022.\n\nMany of its employees were working from home at the start of the pandemic, meaning some paper returns sat in trailers for months waiting to be opened and the agency’s technology did not allow all customer service calls to be answered remotely.\n\nThe pandemic also made it harder for taxpayers to access in-person help at IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers, many of which were shut down for months in 2020.\n\nMeanwhile, Congress tasked the IRS with sending out billions of dollars in economic relief benefits like the stimulus payments and monthly enhanced child tax credit payments.\n\nThe pandemic-related challenges exacerbated existing problems at the IRS created by longtime underfunding. The agency’s baseline budget has shrunk by about 20% on an inflation-adjusted basis since fiscal year 2010, and its workforce has shrunk by about 17%.", "authors": ["Katie Lobosco"], "publish_date": "2022/06/21"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_5", "search_result": [{"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/entertainment/bill-cosby-civil-case/index.html", "text": "CNN —\n\nA Los Angeles jury found embattled comedian Bill Cosby liable in a civil case brought by Judy Huth, a woman who claimed he sexually assaulted her as a teenager in the 1970s.\n\nThe jury, comprised of eight women and four men, awarded Huth $500,000 in damages. No punitive compensation was awarded.\n\nHuth first filed the case in 2014, claiming sexual battery and both intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress. The original filing stated that the incident happened in 1974 when Huth was 15 years old, but the timeline was later revised to 1975, when Huth was 16.\n\nJudy Huth (left) arrives outside the courthouse for the start of her civil trial against actor Bill Cosby, on June 1, 2022 at Los Angeles Superior Court in Santa Monica, California. Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images\n\nThrough his lawyers, Cosby, 84, has denied all allegations of sexual misconduct.\n\nIn her complaint, Huth told of meeting Cosby at a park where he was filming a movie. After befriending Huth and a friend, Cosby allegedly invited them to join him at his tennis club. From there, Huth alleged, the comedian invited them to a house where he served the young women multiple alcoholic drinks and then took them to the Playboy Mansion.\n\nHuth alleged that though Cosby knew her age and that of her friend, he directed the teens “that if any of the Playboy bunnies asked their age, they should say they were 19.”\n\nHuth further claimed that Cosby took her to a bedroom in the mansion where he sexually molested her.\n\nCNN has reached out to Cosby’s attorneys for comment on the verdict.\n\nHuth was all smiles when she briefly spoke to reporters outside a Santa Monica courthouse.\n\n“I was elated,” she said of the verdict. “It has been so many years, so many tears.”\n\nThis case “proves that you can run but you can’t hide,” said Nathan Goldberg, an attorney for Huth.\n\nCosby’s spokesman and attorney were loudly jeered by onlookers as they gave statements to the media.\n\n“What happened today wasn’t a victory, because they didn’t get the punitive damages,” said Cosby’s spokesperson Andrew Wyatt, insisting that Cosby is happy with the verdict.\n\nCosby was not present for the trial or the verdict, and his team plans to file an appeal.\n\nSince 2005, more than 50 women have come forward to accuse Cosby of sexual assault. After being convicted of assaulting Andrea Constand in Philadelphia, Cosby served just under three years in a Pennsylvania state prison before his conviction was overturned on appeal. He was released from prison in September 2021.\n\nThis is the first civil case by any Cosby accuser to make it to trial.", "authors": ["Cheri Mossburg"], "publish_date": "2022/06/21"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_6", "search_result": [{"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/us/dartmouth-undergraduate-student-loans-scholarship-grants/index.html", "text": "CNN —\n\nDartmouth College announced Tuesday it was eliminating student loans for undergraduates and replacing them with “expanded scholarship grants,” the university said in a news release.\n\nThe initiative is part of the Ivy League school’s “The Call to Lead” leadership campaign, and will begin starting June 23 for the summer 2022 term, the release said. The announcement also means Dartmouth’s class of 2022 will be the first class to enter the school and benefit from this program, the release said.\n\n“Thanks to this extraordinary investment by our community, students can prepare for lives of impact with fewer constraints,” Dartmouth President Philip J. Hanlon said in a statement.\n\nDartmouth’s announcement comes amid the ongoing debate about student loan debt in the US, where 43 million people are waiting to find out if President Joe Biden will wipe away all or part of their federal student loan debt. In April, after facing months of pressure from other Democrats to cancel $50,000 per borrower, Biden said he was considering some broad student loan forgiveness, though a smaller amount.\n\nDartmouth previously eliminated the loan requirement for undergrads from families with an annual income of $125,000 or less. That will now be extended to families making more than $125,000 or less who receive need-based aid, the release said.\n\nThe transition to a “no loan financial policy” will benefit students from middle-income families, the release said. The initiative is “the culmination of a remarkable series of achievements that have transformed Dartmouth’s financial aid resources and policies over the past year, propelled by more than $120 million in scholarship gifts and pledges to the endowment since September 1,” the release said.\n\n“More than 65 families supported the campaign goal to eliminate loan requirements from Dartmouth’s undergraduate financial aid awards, committing more than $80 million in gifts to the endowment,” the release said.\n\nAn anonymous donor committed $25 million to complete the campaign, which was “one of the largest scholarship endowments in Dartmouth history,” the release said.\n\n“When I think of the exciting and transformational opportunities now available to these students without this financial barrier, I believe it’s one of the most meaningful achievements of the campaign,” Dartmouth alumna Ellie Loughlin said in a statement.\n\nDartmouth is not the only school to have modified its policy on student loans. Williams College in Massachusetts switched all financial aid to no-payback grants starting this fall.\n\nIn Georgia, Emory University announced in January it would be eliminating need-based loans as part of undergraduate financial aid packages, and replacing them with institutional grants and scholarships.\n\nOhio State University announced in November 2021 that it would use its endowment to eliminate student loans within the decade for its “debt-free degree” plan.", "authors": ["Amir Vera Melissa Alonso", "Amir Vera", "Melissa Alonso"], "publish_date": "2022/06/21"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_7", "search_result": [{"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/sport/rob-gronkowski-retirement-spt/index.html", "text": "CNN —\n\nFour-time Super Bowl champion Rob Gronkowski, a tight end in the NFL for 11 seasons as a member of the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, announced his retirement Tuesday on social media.\n\nThis is Gronkowski’s second time retiring from the NFL, having previously hung up his cleats in New England after playing from 2010 to 2018 with the Patriots before returning in 2020 to play two seasons with the Buccaneers.\n\nGronkowski, 33, wrote on social media, “I want to thank the whole entire first class Buccaneers organization for an amazing ride, trusting me to come back to play and help build a championship team. I will now be going back into my retirement home, walking away from football again with my head held high knowing I gave it everything I had, good or bad, every time I stepped out on the field.\n\n“The friendships and relationships I have made will last forever, and I appreciate every single one of my teammates and coaches for giving everything they had as well. From retirement, back to football and winning another championship and now back to chilling out, thank you to all.”\n\nOver his 11 NFL seasons, Gronkowski was part of four Super Bowl-winning teams, three times with the Patriots and again with the Buccaneers.\n\n“Rob is a true professional who left it all on the field for us the past two seasons and helped establish a championship culture in our building,” Tampa Bay General Manager Jason Licht said.\n\nGronkowski holds two Super Bowl records – most career receptions by a tight end and most receiving yards at the position.\n\nHis 92 career receiving touchdowns rank third in NFL history among tight ends, behind only Antonio Gates’ 116 and Tony Gonzalez’s 111, despite Gronkowski playing significantly fewer games (143) than Gates (236) and Gonzalez (270).\n\nGronkowski played every one of his NFL seasons with quarterback Tom Brady. The duo’s 90 regular season touchdown connections make them the second most prolific touchdown passing/catching tandem in NFL history behind only Peyton Manning and Marvin Harrison’s astounding 112 touchdown completions.", "authors": ["Kevin Dotson"], "publish_date": "2022/06/21"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_8", "search_result": [{"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/22/asia/afghanistan-khost-earthquake-intl-hnk/index.html", "text": "CNN —\n\nAfghanistan was rocked by its deadliest earthquake in decades on Wednesday when a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck the country’s east, killing more than 1,000 people and wounding many more, according to a regional official.\n\nThe humanitarian disaster comes at a difficult time for the Taliban-ruled country, currently in the throes of hunger and economic crises.\n\nThe shocks hit at 1:24 a.m. local time on Wednesday (4:54 p.m. ET on Tuesday) around 46 kilometers (28.5 miles) southwest of the city of Khost, which lies close to the country’s border with Pakistan, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).\n\nA man sits on the debris of a building after an earthquake in Paktika , Afghanistan on June 22. The magnitude 5.9 quake struck during the early hours of Wednesday near the city of Khost and the death toll has risen to over 1000 people. Sayed Khodaiberdi Sadat/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Men stand around the bodies of people killed in an earthquake in Gayan village, in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on June 23. Ebrahim Noroozi/AP An Afghan man looks for his belongings amid the ruins of a house damaged by an earthquake in Bernal district, Paktika province, on June 23. Ahmad Sahel Arman/AFP/Getty Images A man carries supplies in an area affected by the earthquake in Gayan, Afghanistan, on June 23. Ali Khara/Reuters A child stands besides a house damaged by an earthquake in Bernal district, Paktika province, on June 23. Ahmad Sahel Arman/AFP/Getty Images Afghan people set up tents as a temporary shelters amid the ruins of houses damaged in the earthquake in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on June 23. Ahmad Sahel Arman/AFP/Getty Images Afghan men search for survivors amidst the debris of a house that was destroyed by an earthquake in Gayan, Afghanistan, on June 23. Ali Khara/Reuters A Taliban fighter stands guard next to a helicopter in Gayan, Afghanistan, on June 23. Ali Khara/Reuters An Afghan man stands besides a door of a house damaged by an earthquake in Bernal district, Paktika province, on June 23. Ahmad Sahel Arman/AFP/Getty Images Members of a Taliban rescue team return from affected villages following an earthquake in Bernal district, Paktika province, on June 23. Ahmad Sahel Arman/AFP/Getty Images A man stands near debris of a building after the quake shakes border provinces of Paktika, Afghanistan on June 23. Sayed Khodaiberdi Sadat/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images A Taliban military helicopter flies over an earthquake-damaged area in the Paktika province, on June 23. Ahmad Sahel Arman/AFP/Getty Images Children sit near their home that has been destroyed in an earthquake in the Spera District of southwest of the city of Khost, Afghanistan, on June 22. AP People help in search and rescue operations amid the debris of a building after the earthquake in Afghanistan on June 22. Sardar Shafaq/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images A villager collects his belongings from under the rubble of his home that was destroyed in the earthquake in Afghanistan on June 22. AP An injured victim of the earthquake receives treatment at a hospital in Paktia, Afghanistan, on June 22. Stringer/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Afghans evacuate wounded people in the province of Paktika, eastern Afghanistan, on June 22. AP Search and rescue operations continue after the earthquake on June 22. Sayed Khodaberdi Sadat/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Taliban guards outside the district hospital where victims of the earthquake were brought in Paktia, Afghanistan, on June 22. Stringer/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock An old man sits near his house that was destroyed in the earthquake on June 22. AP An ambulance assists earthquake victims on June 22. Stringer/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock People queue up in a line to donate blood for the earthquake victims being treated at a hospital in Paktika, Afghanistan, on June 22. Ahmad Sahel Arman/AFP/Getty Images A girl stands near a house that was damaged by the earthquake on June 22. AP People sit outside a tent after their house was damaged in the earthquake on June 22. AP Prev Next\n\nThe quake registered at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), according to USGS, which designated it at yellow alert level – indicating a relatively localized impact.\n\nMost of the deaths were in Paktika province, in the districts of Giyan, Nika, Barmal and Zirok, according to the State Ministry for Disaster Management.\n\nThe death toll stands at more than 1,000 and at least 1,500 people have been injured “in Gayan and Barmal districts of Paktika province alone,” Mohammad Amin Hozaifa, head of Paktika province’s information and culture department, told CNN in a phone call Wednesday.\n\nThe official expects the number of casualties to rise as search and effort missions continue.\n\nIn this photo released by state-run news agency Bakhtar, Afghans evacuate the wounded following the quake in Paktika province, eastern Afghanistan. AP\n\nIn neighboring Khost province, 25 people were killed and several others were injured, and five people were killed in Nangarhar province, the disaster management authority said.\n\nPhotos from Paktika province, just south of Khost province, show houses turned to rubble with only a wall or two still standing amid the rubble, and broken roof beams.\n\nNajibullah Sadid, an Afghan water resources management expert, said the earthquake had coincided with heavy monsoon rain in the region – making traditional houses, many made of mud and other natural materials, particularly vulnerable to damage.\n\n“The timing of the earthquake (in the) dark of night … and the shallow depth of 10 kilometers of its epicenter led to higher casualties,” he added.\n\nA team of medics and seven helicopters have been sent to the area to transport injured people to nearby hospitals, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defense said in a tweet on Wednesday.\n\nThis comes as almost half the country’s population – 20 million people – are experiencing acute hunger, according to a United Nations-backed report in May. It is a situation compounded by the Taliban seizing power in August 2021, which led the United States and its allies freezing about $7 billion of the country’s foreign reserves and cutting off international funding.\n\nThe situation has crippled an economy already heavily dependent on aid. Following the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan last year, its economy has gone into freefall with the World Bank forecasting in April that a “combination of declining incomes and increasing prices has driven a severe deterioration in household living standards.”\n\nMany of the areas' traditional houses are made of mud and other natural materials, making them vulnerable to damage. Abdul Wahid Rayan\n\nThe earthquake hit at 1.24 a.m. about 46 kilometers southwest of the city of Khost. Pajhwok Afghan News\n\nThe Taliban held an emergency meeting on Wednesday to organize providing transportation to the injured and material aid to the victims and their families, Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid said.\n\nPrime Minister Mohammad Hassan Akhund called the meeting at the country’s Presidential Palace to instruct all relevant agencies to send emergency relief teams to the affected area, Mujahid said in a tweet.\n\n“Measures were also taken to provide cash assistance and treatment,” Mujahid said and added that agencies were “instructed to use air and land transport for the delivery of food, clothing, medicine and other necessities and for the transportation of the wounded.”\n\nAfghanistan’s Deputy Minister of State for Disaster Management, Mawlawi Sharafuddin Muslim, said Wednesday that “the Islamic Emirate will pay 100,000 AFN ($1,116.19) for the families of those who were killed in the earthquake and 50,000 ($558.10) will be paid to families of those injured.”\n\nThe government also highlighted the need for foreign aid.\n\n“Islamic Republic of Afghanistan calls for the generous support of all countries international organizations individuals and foundations to provide and deliver urgent humanitarian aid,” a press statement from the country’s diplomatic missions read.\n\nIn a tweet on Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said its teams were on the ground for emergency response, including providing medicine, trauma services and conducting needs assessments.\n\nBut a WHO official told CNN’s Eleni Giokos that logistics were stretched. “All of the resources have been mobilized, not just from the nearby provinces but also from Kabul including medical supplies, medics, nurses, health workers, ambulances and emergency officers who are trained in dealing with such situations,” said Alaa AbouZeid, emergencies team lead and incident manager at WHO’s Afghanistan office.\n\n“The situation is still evolving, and we are pushing more resources as the situation needs,” he said. “The resources are overstretched here, not just for this region, but we are expecting the situation to evolve in the coming hours.”\n\nAccording to to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), heavy rain and wind is “hampering efforts with helicopters reportedly unable to land this afternoon.”\n\n“Immediate needs identified include emergency trauma care, emergency shelter and non-food items, food assistance and WASH [water, sanitation and hygiene] support,” said the UNOCHA in a statement published Wednesday.\n\nAfghan Red Crescent Society volunteers help people affected by the eartquake in Giyan district. Abdul Wahid Rayan/Twitter\n\nPakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif extended his condolences and an offer of support in a tweet on Wednesday. “Deeply grieved to learn about the earthquake in Afghanistan, resulting in the loss of innocent lives,” he wrote. “People in Pakistan share the grief and sorrow of their Afghan brethren. Relevant authorities are working to support Afghanistan in this time of need.”\n\nIndia expressed “sympathy and condolences to the victims and their families,” according to a tweet by the spokesperson of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday.\n\nPope Francis said he was praying “for those who have lost their lives and for their families,” during his weekly audience on Wednesday. “I hope aid can be sent there to help all the suffering of the dear people of Afghanistan.”\n\nAfghanistan has a long history of earthquakes, many of which happen in the mountainous Hindu Kush region that borders with Pakistan.\n\nIn 2015, a quake that shook parts of South Asia killed more than 300 people in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.\n\nMore than 1,000 people died in 2002 after two earthquakes in the Nahrin region of northwestern Afghanistan. A powerful earthquake struck the same region in the 1998, killing about 4,700 people, according to records from National Centers for Environmental Information.", "authors": ["Masoud Popalzai Jessie Yeung Ehsan Popalzai Tara John", "Masoud Popalzai", "Jessie Yeung", "Ehsan Popalzai", "Tara John"], "publish_date": "2022/06/22"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_9", "search_result": [{"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/health/covid-vaccines-under-5-begin/index.html", "text": "CNN —\n\nDr. Sarah Schaffer DeRoo described in one word how she felt after getting her 7-month-old son vaccinated against Covid-19: thrilled.\n\nHer active baby boy sat in her lap at a vaccine clinic hosted by Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC, while receiving his first dose of Covid-19 vaccine. The shot was administered in his thigh. He cried for a few seconds but then his attention turned toward a golden retriever that was on site as a comfort dog provided by the hospital.\n\n“I’m feeling really thrilled that we have this opportunity,” DeRoo, a pediatrician at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC, told CNN’s Suzanne Malveaux on Tuesday about her son’s vaccination.\n\nDeRoo added that her family now will feel more comfortable participating in certain activities, knowing that their youngest son has started his Covid-19 vaccine series.\n\n“It will certainly allow us to have more freedom with our personal lives and what we do,” DeRoo said. “And for the baby, we’ll feel like we have cloaked him in as much protection as we can.”\n\nCovid-19 vaccinations for children younger than 5 are beginning Tuesday across the United States, marking a milestone in the nation’s fight against the disease.\n\nLast week, the US Food and Drug Administration expanded the emergency use authorizations for Moderna’s vaccine to include children 6 months through 17 years and Pfizer/BioNTech’s for children 6 months through 4 years.\n\nThen on Saturday, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky signed off on Covid-19 vaccinations for children under 5, clearing the way for vaccinations to be administered in that age group.\n\nAbout 17 million kids under the age of 5 are now eligible for Covid-19 vaccines.\n\n“This is a big day. We’ve been waiting a long time for children to have access to the vaccine. We now have every age group, 6 months and above, in the country which is now eligible to get protection from the Covid-19 vaccine. And I’ll tell you as a dad of a 4-year-old, this is a big deal for my family as well,” US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy told CNN’s Brianna Keilar on Tuesday morning.\n\nAs of the end of Tuesday, the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) has delivered approximately 2.7 million doses of vaccine for children under 5 nationwide.\n\n“Another 1 million doses have been shipped and will soon be received by administration sites,” Tim Granholm, an HHS spokesperson, wrote in an email to CNN on Wednesday morning.\n\n“HHS has received orders for approximately 4.2 million doses to date,” Granholm wrote. “We will continue to deliver vaccines expeditiously as we fulfill orders and take new ones. We made 10 million doses of vaccine available for ordering initially, with millions more available soon, so supply should not be a barrier to someone getting their young child vaccinated.”\n\nVaccines given in child-sized doses\n\nUnder the FDA’s authorization, the Moderna vaccine can be given as a two-dose primary series, with doses given four weeks apart, at 25 micrograms each dose, to infants and children 6 months through 5 years of age.\n\nWhile the FDA has authorized Moderna’s vaccine for children ages 6 to 17, the CDC has not yet recommended it for that age group, so those shots can’t be administered yet. The FDA authorization would allow children ages 6 to 11 to receive doses are 50 micrograms each. For those ages 12 and older, it would be administered as 100-microgram doses.\n\nThe Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine now can be given as a three-dose primary series, at 3 micrograms each dose, for use in infants and children 6 months through 4 years. The vaccine is administered as a two-dose primary series at 10 micrograms per dose for children 5 to 11 and at 30 micrograms per dose for adolescents and adults ages 12 and older.\n\nCompleting the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine series is a longer process, as the first two doses are administered three weeks apart, and then the third dose is given eight weeks later.\n\nDr. Jeannette Lee of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, who serves on the FDA’s vaccine advisory committee, expressed concern about children not completing all three doses.\n\n“Three doses will certainly benefit. I have a lot of concern that many of these kids will not get a third dose,” Lee said. “My concern is that you have to get the three doses to really get what you need.”\n\nAs for children who might turn from age 4 to 5 at any point while completing their Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine series, the CDC recommends two options. The child could complete the two-dose primary series authorized for children ages 5 to 11, or they could complete the three-dose series for younger kids, but each of doses 2 and 3 may be either the dosage for younger children or ages 5 to 11.\n\nThe FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee determined that the benefits of both vaccines outweigh the risks and noted that the vaccines have been “well-tolerated” among the children who got them in clinical trials.\n\nAccording to clinical trial data, common side effects for both vaccines include pain at the injection site, headache, fever, chills and fatigue. The vaccines appeared to elicit similar immune responses in children as has been seen in adults.\n\nWhere young children can get vaccinated\n\nPediatricians’ offices and pharmacies are the main sites where young children could get vaccinated.\n\n“We know that parents are going to want to get their children vaccinated in pediatricians’ offices. Some people will go to a pharmacy, some people will go to a children’s hospital or some sort of a community health center,” Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House’s Covid-19 response coordinator, said Monday on CBS.\n\n“But the bottom line is, I think a majority of parents are going to want to get their child vaccinated in their pediatrician’s office,” Jha said. “So, many pediatricians are going to be offering the vaccine.”\n\nAs for the pharmacy locations offering these child-sized vaccines, CVS and Walgreens have announced plans to provide vaccinations.\n\nCVS will begin administering Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccines to children under five on Tuesday, a communications representative told CNN.\n\n“We will begin administering the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for eligible children 18 months through four years of age at our 1,100 MinuteClinic locations starting on Tuesday,” Matt Blanchette, senior manager of retail communications with CVS Pharmacy, told CNN in an email.\n\n“MinuteClinic is located inside select CVS Pharmacy stores in 35 states and Washington, DC,” Blanchette said. Appointments will be available on a rolling basis according to vaccine supply.\n\nBlanchette said children over 5 will still be able to access Covid-19 vaccines in CVS pharmacies.\n\nOn Saturday, Walgreens announced in a news release that appointments for vaccinations in young children will be available starting June 25. Walgreens will be vaccinating children 3 and older at “select” locations, and appointments can be scheduled online.\n\nGet CNN Health's weekly newsletter Sign up here to get The Results Are In with Dr. Sanjay Gupta every Tuesday from the CNN Health team.\n\nHy-Vee pharmacies will have Covid-19 vaccinations available for children under 5 once doses are available, a communications representative told CNN on Monday.\n\n“Hy-Vee anticipates receiving its allocations for the newly approved age groups in the coming days,” Tina Potthoff, senior vice president of communications, wrote in an email.\n\n“As soon as we receive vaccine and our appointment scheduler is open for these age groups, we will post an update on our COVID-19 vaccine landing page, post on our Hy-Vee store Facebook pages, and contact media outlets in our eight-state region to make them aware of our pediatric hubs that are accepting appointments.”\n\nDue to federal regulations, she wrote, Hy-Vee will only be providing vaccinations to children 3 and older.\n\n“Under the PREP Act, retail pharmacies, including Hy-Vee pharmacies, are only authorized to administer vaccines to patients ages 3+,” Potthoff wrote in the email. “Patients younger than age 3 should visit their pediatrician or health care provider to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.”", "authors": ["Jacqueline Howard"], "publish_date": "2022/06/21"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_0", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "What country announced a crackdown on rainbow-colored toys this week, saying the items promote homosexuality?", "choices": ["Mexico", "Saudi Arabia", "Cuba", "South Korea"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Saudi Arabian government officials on Tuesday said they are ramping up efforts to <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/19/middleeast/saudi-arabia-rainbow-colored-toys-ban-intl/index.html\">seize rainbow-colored toys and clothing</a> from shops in the country’s capital, Riyadh, because they said the colors send a “poisonous message” to children. Homosexuality is illegal in Saudi Arabia, which adheres to a strict interpretation of Sharia law."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_1", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "An anonymous bidder recently paid a record-breaking sum for a private lunch with legendary investor Warren Buffett. How much did the bidder pay?", "choices": ["$19,000", "$100,000", "$1 million", "$19 million"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The anonymous bidder paid <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/19/business/warren-buffet-lunch-19-million-trnd/index.html\">$19 million for a steak lunch</a> with Warren Buffett at Smith &amp; Wollensky Steakhouse in New York City. The sale was part of an annual auction to benefit an organization combating poverty, hunger, and homelessness."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_2", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Where in the US is it illegal to pump your own gas?", "choices": ["New Jersey & Oregon", "California & Washington", "Alabama & Louisiana", "Idaho & South Dakota"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "In New Jersey and Oregon, it remains illegal for <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/18/energy/new-jersey-oregon-pump-your-own-gas/index.html\">people</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/18/energy/new-jersey-oregon-pump-your-own-gas/index.html\">to</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/18/energy/new-jersey-oregon-pump-your-own-gas/index.html\">touch the gas nozzle</a>. In New Jersey, drivers have been prohibited from pumping their own gas since 1949, ostensibly due to health and safety concerns. A similar ban on self-service gas has been in place in Oregon since 1951. But with soaring gas prices and a worker shortage, there have been renewed calls by some gas station industry advocates to lift the bans."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_3", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "What country elected its first-ever leftist leader this week?", "choices": ["Thailand", "Colombia", "Ecuador", "India"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "<a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/17/americas/gustavo-petro-profile-intl-latam/index.html\">Gustavo Petro</a> will become Colombia’s first left-wing leader after winning the country’s presidential race on Sunday. In his victory speech, Petro called for an agreement to end violence in the country."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_4", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "The IRS announced it will do what this week?", "choices": ["Close all in-person taxpayer assistance centers", "Issue more stimulus checks", "Finish processing the backlog of 2021 tax returns", "Lay off thousands of employees"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The IRS announced it will finally finish processing last year’s tax return backlog by the end of this week – meaning that if you’re among the millions of Americans who are still waiting on <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/politics/irs-tax-returns-backlog/index.html\">your tax refund from 2021</a>, it will soon make its way to your mailbox or bank account."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_5", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which embattled celebrity was found liable in a sexual battery case this week?", "choices": ["Kevin Spacey", "Bill Cosby", "Prince Andrew", "R. Kelly"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "A Los Angeles jury found <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/entertainment/bill-cosby-civil-case/index.html\">Bill Cosby liable</a> in a civil case brought by Judy Huth, a woman who claimed he sexually assaulted her as a teenager in the 1970s. The jury, comprised of eight women and four men, awarded Huth $500,000 in damages."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_6", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which Ivy League school announced it will eliminate student loans for undergraduates?", "choices": ["Dartmouth College", "Columbia University", "Harvard University", "Princeton University"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Dartmouth College announced Tuesday it was <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/us/dartmouth-undergraduate-student-loans-scholarship-grants/index.html\">eliminating student loans</a> for undergraduates and replacing them with “expanded scholarship grants,” the university said in a statement. Dartmouth’s class of 2022 will be the first class to enter the school and benefit from the new program."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_7", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "What NFL star announced his retirement on Tuesday?", "choices": ["Russell Wilson", "Rob Gronkowski", "Aaron Rodgers", "Travis Kelce"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Eleven seasons and four Super Bowl rings later, <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/sport/rob-gronkowski-retirement-spt/index.html\">Rob Gronkowski</a> announced his retirement this week. This is Gronkowski’s second time retiring from the NFL, having previously hung up his cleats after playing from 2010 to 2018 with the New England Patriots before returning in 2020 to play two seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_8", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Afghanistan was rocked by a powerful earthquake this week that killed more than 1,000 people and injured many others. What was the magnitude of the quake?", "choices": ["2.0", "3.3", "4.6", "5.9"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "A magnitude <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/22/asia/afghanistan-khost-earthquake-intl-hnk/index.html\">5.9 earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan</a> this week, flattening stone and mud-brick homes. The disaster comes at a difficult time for the Taliban-ruled country, which is currently experiencing an economic crisis and widespread hunger."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_9", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Covid-19 vaccinations in the US began for which age group this week?", "choices": ["Children under 5", "Children ages 5–12", "Adults ages 65–75", "Adults over 75"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Covid-19 vaccinations for <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/health/covid-vaccines-under-5-begin/index.html\">children younger than 5</a> began across the US on Tuesday. Before this week, children under 5 – about 17 million people – were the only age group that wasn’t eligible to get a Covid-19 vaccine."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_11", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "A recent study found that balancing on one leg for how many seconds may predict likelihood of living or dying?", "choices": ["5 seconds", "10 seconds", "48 seconds", "112 seconds"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_12", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Who won the NHL’s Hart Trophy, given to the player voted by the media as the league’s MVP?", "choices": ["Connor McDavid", "Igor Shesterkin", "Jack Eichel", "Auston Matthews"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_13", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "In an interview with Closer Weekly, Martin Sheen said he regrets not using his birth name professionally. What is it?", "choices": ["Ramon Estévez", "Nicolas Coppola", "Michael Mann", "Michael Douglas"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_14", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Uber announced this week the return of which feature?", "choices": ["Helicopter rentals", "Airport shuttles", "Shared rides", "Quiet rides"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_15", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "President Joe Biden called on Congress to suspend federal gas taxes for how long?", "choices": ["30 days", "45 days", "3 months", "6 months"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_16", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Yellowstone National Park partially reopened to visitors Wednesday after being closed since June 13. Why was it shut down?", "choices": ["Bad weather", "Damage from flooding", "Too many bears", "Extreme heat"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_17", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "America’s youngest kids became eligible for COVID-19 vaccines this week. What is the age range?", "choices": ["Birth to 4 years", "6 months to 2 years", "6 months to 6 years", "1 year to 5 years"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_18", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Leveraging summer travel woes, hundreds of pilots picketed this week over lack of progress on new contract. Which airline were they from?", "choices": ["Southwest Airlines", "American Airlines", "Frontier Airlines", "Delta Airlines"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_19", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "A pup named Trumpet took home the crown for Best of Show at the Westminster Dog Show. What breed is he?", "choices": ["Bloodhound", "Basset Hound", "Dalmatian", "Jack Russell Terrier"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_20", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "How many times will media mogul Rupert Murdoch have been divorced, after reports he is to end his marriage to actress Jerry Hall?", "choices": ["Two", "Three", "Four", "Five"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Murdoch has been married four times: to former flight attendant Patricia Booker, from 1956 to 1967; journalist Anna Murdoch Mann, from 1967 to 1999; businesswoman Wendi Deng, from 1999 to 2013; and actress Jerry Hall, from 2016."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_21", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Health officials have warned a virus causing which disease has been detected in several sewage samples in London?", "choices": ["Polio", "Smallpox", "Plague", "Cholera"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Britain was declared polio-free in 2003, with the last wild case detected in 1984, making the new outbreak the first transmission event since the 1980s. The NHS will begin a campaign to ensure children are fully vaccinated."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_22", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Which Tory MP has resigned from a senior role after two crushing by-election defeats for the Conservative Party this week?", "choices": ["Ben Elliot", "Oliver Dowden", "James Cleverly", "Steve Barclay"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Conservative co-chair Oliver Dowden resigned following by-election losses to the Liberal Democrats in Tiverton and Honiton, and to Labour in Wakefield. In a letter to Boris Johnson, Dowden said Tories were “distressed and disappointed”."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_23", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Which city has been named the most “liveable” city in the world, according to a report compiled by The Economist?", "choices": ["Copenhagen", "Damascus", "Vienna", "Calgary"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The Austrian capital grabbed the top spot from Auckland, which sank to 34th place due to New Zealand’s pandemic restrictions. The report praised Vienna for its “stability and good infrastructure” as well as “good healthcare” and “culture”."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_24", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "RMT union boss Mick Lynch landed himself in trouble with journalist Piers Morgan for having which children’s television character as his Facebook profile picture?", "choices": ["The Hood from Thunderbirds", "Dick Dastardly from Wacky Races", "The Joker from Batman", "Plankton from SpongeBob SquarePants"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "In an interview, Morgan suggested Lynch’s use of The Hood as his profile meant he aligned himself with an “evil, criminal, terrorist mastermind”. Lynch replied: “Don’t you want to talk about the issues rather than a little vinyl puppet?”"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_25", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Nuclear power is to make up what percentage of the UK’s electricity sources by 2025, according to the government’s energy strategy?", "choices": ["10%", "15%", "20%", "25%"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that nuclear is “a reliable, safe and constant source of clean energy” – but not everyone agrees. Find out more about nuclear energy’s image problem in the latest episode of The Overview."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_26", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Consumer champion Martin Lewis revealed this week that his application for what role was rejected?", "choices": ["School governor", "Member of the House of Lords", "Local councillor", "Magistrate"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Speaking to the BBC, the founder of the Money Saving Expert website claimed it was because he had been “honest” about not having enough time to attend many sittings in the Lords."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_27", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "How many grammar schools still exist in England, amid news that Downing Street is considering proposals to lift a Blair-era ban on new grammars?", "choices": ["54", "90", "150", "164"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The government is bringing its Schools Bill to the House of Commons later this year, with Graham Brady, chair of the 1922 Committee and a grammar school campaigner, planning to table an amendment that proposes lifting the ban."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_28", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Which country was recommended for EU candidacy alongside Ukraine this week?", "choices": ["Albania", "Moldova", "Georgia", "Serbia"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The European Commission has boosted Ukraine’s hopes of joining the EU by recommending it as an official candidate for membership this week. It also recommended Moldova but said Georgia must pass reforms for its accession to be considered."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_29", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "The governing body of which sport has introduced new rules that athletes who have undergone male puberty cannot compete in elite women’s categories?", "choices": ["Swimming", "Tennis", "Gymnastics", "Basketball"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Swimming’s world governing body Fina voted on the policy at a general congress at the World Championships in Budapest and 71% of the 152 national federations voted in favour."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_0_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "What country announced a crackdown on rainbow-colored toys this week, saying the items promote homosexuality?", "choices": ["Saudi Arabia", "Cuba", "South Korea", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Saudi Arabian government officials on Tuesday said they are ramping up efforts to <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/19/middleeast/saudi-arabia-rainbow-colored-toys-ban-intl/index.html\">seize rainbow-colored toys and clothing</a> from shops in the country’s capital, Riyadh, because they said the colors send a “poisonous message” to children. Homosexuality is illegal in Saudi Arabia, which adheres to a strict interpretation of Sharia law."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_1_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "An anonymous bidder recently paid a record-breaking sum for a private lunch with legendary investor Warren Buffett. How much did the bidder pay?", "choices": ["$19,000", "$100,000", "$19 million", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The anonymous bidder paid <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/19/business/warren-buffet-lunch-19-million-trnd/index.html\">$19 million for a steak lunch</a> with Warren Buffett at Smith &amp; Wollensky Steakhouse in New York City. The sale was part of an annual auction to benefit an organization combating poverty, hunger, and homelessness."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_2_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Where in the US is it illegal to pump your own gas?", "choices": ["New Jersey & Oregon", "Alabama & Louisiana", "Idaho & South Dakota", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "In New Jersey and Oregon, it remains illegal for <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/18/energy/new-jersey-oregon-pump-your-own-gas/index.html\">people</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/18/energy/new-jersey-oregon-pump-your-own-gas/index.html\">to</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/18/energy/new-jersey-oregon-pump-your-own-gas/index.html\">touch the gas nozzle</a>. In New Jersey, drivers have been prohibited from pumping their own gas since 1949, ostensibly due to health and safety concerns. A similar ban on self-service gas has been in place in Oregon since 1951. But with soaring gas prices and a worker shortage, there have been renewed calls by some gas station industry advocates to lift the bans."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_3_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "What country elected its first-ever leftist leader this week?", "choices": ["Thailand", "Colombia", "Ecuador", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "<a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/17/americas/gustavo-petro-profile-intl-latam/index.html\">Gustavo Petro</a> will become Colombia’s first left-wing leader after winning the country’s presidential race on Sunday. In his victory speech, Petro called for an agreement to end violence in the country."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_4_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "The IRS announced it will do what this week?", "choices": ["Close all in-person taxpayer assistance centers", "Issue more stimulus checks", "Finish processing the backlog of 2021 tax returns", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The IRS announced it will finally finish processing last year’s tax return backlog by the end of this week – meaning that if you’re among the millions of Americans who are still waiting on <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/politics/irs-tax-returns-backlog/index.html\">your tax refund from 2021</a>, it will soon make its way to your mailbox or bank account."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_5_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which embattled celebrity was found liable in a sexual battery case this week?", "choices": ["Kevin Spacey", "Prince Andrew", "R. Kelly", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "A Los Angeles jury found <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/entertainment/bill-cosby-civil-case/index.html\">Bill Cosby liable</a> in a civil case brought by Judy Huth, a woman who claimed he sexually assaulted her as a teenager in the 1970s. The jury, comprised of eight women and four men, awarded Huth $500,000 in damages."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_6_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which Ivy League school announced it will eliminate student loans for undergraduates?", "choices": ["Dartmouth College", "Harvard University", "Princeton University", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Dartmouth College announced Tuesday it was <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/us/dartmouth-undergraduate-student-loans-scholarship-grants/index.html\">eliminating student loans</a> for undergraduates and replacing them with “expanded scholarship grants,” the university said in a statement. Dartmouth’s class of 2022 will be the first class to enter the school and benefit from the new program."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_7_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "What NFL star announced his retirement on Tuesday?", "choices": ["Russell Wilson", "Rob Gronkowski", "Aaron Rodgers", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Eleven seasons and four Super Bowl rings later, <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/sport/rob-gronkowski-retirement-spt/index.html\">Rob Gronkowski</a> announced his retirement this week. This is Gronkowski’s second time retiring from the NFL, having previously hung up his cleats after playing from 2010 to 2018 with the New England Patriots before returning in 2020 to play two seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_8_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Afghanistan was rocked by a powerful earthquake this week that killed more than 1,000 people and injured many others. What was the magnitude of the quake?", "choices": ["2.0", "3.3", "4.6", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "A magnitude <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/22/asia/afghanistan-khost-earthquake-intl-hnk/index.html\">5.9 earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan</a> this week, flattening stone and mud-brick homes. The disaster comes at a difficult time for the Taliban-ruled country, which is currently experiencing an economic crisis and widespread hunger."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_9_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/23", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-23-sec/", "question_sentence": "Covid-19 vaccinations in the US began for which age group this week?", "choices": ["Children under 5", "Children ages 5–12", "Adults ages 65–75", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Covid-19 vaccinations for <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/health/covid-vaccines-under-5-begin/index.html\">children younger than 5</a> began across the US on Tuesday. Before this week, children under 5 – about 17 million people – were the only age group that wasn’t eligible to get a Covid-19 vaccine."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_10_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Beyoncé released a new song this week, titled:", "choices": ["\"Renassance\"", "\"Break My Soul\"", "\"Show Me Love\"", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_11_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "A recent study found that balancing on one leg for how many seconds may predict likelihood of living or dying?", "choices": ["5 seconds", "10 seconds", "112 seconds", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_12_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Who won the NHL’s Hart Trophy, given to the player voted by the media as the league’s MVP?", "choices": ["Connor McDavid", "Igor Shesterkin", "Auston Matthews", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_13_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "In an interview with Closer Weekly, Martin Sheen said he regrets not using his birth name professionally. What is it?", "choices": ["Ramon Estévez", "Nicolas Coppola", "Michael Douglas", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
15
+ {"question_id": "20220624_14_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Uber announced this week the return of which feature?", "choices": ["Helicopter rentals", "Shared rides", "Quiet rides", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
16
+ {"question_id": "20220624_15_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "President Joe Biden called on Congress to suspend federal gas taxes for how long?", "choices": ["30 days", "45 days", "6 months", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_16_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Yellowstone National Park partially reopened to visitors Wednesday after being closed since June 13. Why was it shut down?", "choices": ["Bad weather", "Damage from flooding", "Extreme heat", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_17_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "America’s youngest kids became eligible for COVID-19 vaccines this week. What is the age range?", "choices": ["6 months to 2 years", "6 months to 6 years", "1 year to 5 years", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_18_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "Leveraging summer travel woes, hundreds of pilots picketed this week over lack of progress on new contract. Which airline were they from?", "choices": ["Southwest Airlines", "American Airlines", "Frontier Airlines", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_19_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-06-24/", "question_sentence": "A pup named Trumpet took home the crown for Best of Show at the Westminster Dog Show. What breed is he?", "choices": ["Bloodhound", "Basset Hound", "Dalmatian", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_20_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "How many times will media mogul Rupert Murdoch have been divorced, after reports he is to end his marriage to actress Jerry Hall?", "choices": ["Two", "Four", "Five", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Murdoch has been married four times: to former flight attendant Patricia Booker, from 1956 to 1967; journalist Anna Murdoch Mann, from 1967 to 1999; businesswoman Wendi Deng, from 1999 to 2013; and actress Jerry Hall, from 2016."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_21_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Health officials have warned a virus causing which disease has been detected in several sewage samples in London?", "choices": ["Polio", "Smallpox", "Cholera", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Britain was declared polio-free in 2003, with the last wild case detected in 1984, making the new outbreak the first transmission event since the 1980s. The NHS will begin a campaign to ensure children are fully vaccinated."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_22_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Which Tory MP has resigned from a senior role after two crushing by-election defeats for the Conservative Party this week?", "choices": ["Oliver Dowden", "James Cleverly", "Steve Barclay", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Conservative co-chair Oliver Dowden resigned following by-election losses to the Liberal Democrats in Tiverton and Honiton, and to Labour in Wakefield. In a letter to Boris Johnson, Dowden said Tories were “distressed and disappointed”."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_23_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Which city has been named the most “liveable” city in the world, according to a report compiled by The Economist?", "choices": ["Copenhagen", "Vienna", "Calgary", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The Austrian capital grabbed the top spot from Auckland, which sank to 34th place due to New Zealand’s pandemic restrictions. The report praised Vienna for its “stability and good infrastructure” as well as “good healthcare” and “culture”."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_24_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "RMT union boss Mick Lynch landed himself in trouble with journalist Piers Morgan for having which children’s television character as his Facebook profile picture?", "choices": ["The Hood from Thunderbirds", "Dick Dastardly from Wacky Races", "The Joker from Batman", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "In an interview, Morgan suggested Lynch’s use of The Hood as his profile meant he aligned himself with an “evil, criminal, terrorist mastermind”. Lynch replied: “Don’t you want to talk about the issues rather than a little vinyl puppet?”"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_25_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Nuclear power is to make up what percentage of the UK’s electricity sources by 2025, according to the government’s energy strategy?", "choices": ["10%", "15%", "25%", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that nuclear is “a reliable, safe and constant source of clean energy” – but not everyone agrees. Find out more about nuclear energy’s image problem in the latest episode of The Overview."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_26_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Consumer champion Martin Lewis revealed this week that his application for what role was rejected?", "choices": ["School governor", "Local councillor", "Magistrate", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Speaking to the BBC, the founder of the Money Saving Expert website claimed it was because he had been “honest” about not having enough time to attend many sittings in the Lords."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_27_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "How many grammar schools still exist in England, amid news that Downing Street is considering proposals to lift a Blair-era ban on new grammars?", "choices": ["54", "90", "150", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The government is bringing its Schools Bill to the House of Commons later this year, with Graham Brady, chair of the 1922 Committee and a grammar school campaigner, planning to table an amendment that proposes lifting the ban."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_28_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "Which country was recommended for EU candidacy alongside Ukraine this week?", "choices": ["Albania", "Georgia", "Serbia", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The European Commission has boosted Ukraine’s hopes of joining the EU by recommending it as an official candidate for membership this week. It also recommended Moldova but said Georgia must pass reforms for its accession to be considered."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220624_29_nota", "question_date": "2022/06/24", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957172/quiz-of-the-week-18-25-june/", "question_sentence": "The governing body of which sport has introduced new rules that athletes who have undergone male puberty cannot compete in elite women’s categories?", "choices": ["Swimming", "Tennis", "Basketball", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Swimming’s world governing body Fina voted on the policy at a general congress at the World Championships in Budapest and 71% of the 152 national federations voted in favour."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_0", "search_result": [{"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/28/investing/bed-bath--beyond-sales-decline/index.html", "text": "New York CNN Business —\n\nRetailers typically want their sales numbers to be red hot, not their customers. But Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) is reportedly dealing with cooled momentum and heated customers at its stores.\n\nA new report from Bank of America claims that the company has cut air conditioning in an effort to quickly lower expenses to make up for a slump in sales.\n\nBed Bath & Beyond told CNN that any changes in store temperature guidelines did not come from corporate. “We’ve been contacted about this report, and to be clear, no Bed Bath & Beyond stores were directed to adjust their air conditioning and there have been no corporate policy changes in regard to utilities usage,” said a representative.\n\nStill, analysts at Bank of America who have conducted store visits report mounting concerns, including labor hours that have been meaningfully cut, scaled back utilities, reduced store operating hours and canceled remodeling projects. Rewards programs have also been scaled back and replaced. The analysts expect Bed Bath & Beyond’s management will soon announce more store closures and halt openings of its Buy Buy Baby stores.\n\nMeanwhile, fire sales and price reductions run rampant. The company continues to offer elevated promotions including up to 50% off bedding and furniture, free same-day shipping, $10 off a $30 purchase and 20% off purchases by college students and their parents.\n\nBut analysts at Riley Securities don’t see those sales promotions doing much to help. They significantly reduced their price target for the retailer’s stock from $17 to $7, citing a decrease in store traffic. An easing of Covid restrictions means a lower demand for home goods and supply chain problems have led to a lack of inventory to attract customers, they said. Competitors including Walmart and Target have seen their traffic remain steady, the analysts noted, while Bed Bath & Beyond is pacing down 20% to 30% year-over-year.\n\nA customer wearing a protective mask retrieves a shopping cart outside a Bed Bath & Beyond store in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg/Getty Images\n\nThe changes come ahead of the homegoods retailer’s first quarter report, set to be released this week, and follow a devastating report last quarter when sales plunged 22%. Bed Bath & Beyond’s CEO Mark Tritton said the unavailability of certain products caused by supply chain kinks resulted in about $175 million of lost sales during the period.\n\nBank of America analysts believe sales will drop another 20% this quarter.\n\n“The company has been underperforming the industry and we think consensus estimates [of an 18% drop in sales] may be optimistic,” they wrote.\n\nThe Zacks Equity Research Consensus Estimate for the retailer’s earnings is now pegged at a loss of $1.28 per share, a 2,660% decline from the last year. Bed Bath & Beyond has an average trailing four-quarter negative earnings surprise of 4,700%, according to the financial research firm.\n\nOther troubling factors for the company include the resignation of two key financial executives in recent months, chief accounting officer John Barresi resigned in May and Heather Plutino, senior vice president of financial planning and analysis and commercial finance also left the company.\n\nA sale of the spinoff brand Buy Buy Baby also seems less likely, Bank of America analysts said. Activist investor RC Ventures, which own a nearly 10% stake in Bed Bath & Beyond, advocated selling the brand earlier this year and buyers expressed interest. However, the analysts don’t think that interest can withstand these latest downturns. “We continue to see challenges to completing a deal given BBBY’s worsening financial position and increasing high-yield spreads,” they wrote.\n\nAnalysts at Riley Securities said they had believed the sale or spin off of the business could have unlocked $1.5 billion to $2 billion in value, but they no longer believe a sale is imminent as business dries up.\n\nAlthough the retailer will likely incur a few more quarters of sustained pain, there is still hope, analysts said.\n\nTritton took over as CEO of the home-goods business after leaving his job as Target’s chief merchant officer in November 2019 and quickly instituted a massive turnaround plan.\n\nHe announced a significant store-closure road map, cleaned out the c-suite and led divestitures from companies such as Christmas Tree Shops and Cost Plus World Market. The company said it would spend about $250 million to remodel about 450 Bed Bath & Beyond shops to make shopping at stores easier and goods more accessible.\n\n“The turnaround is taking longer than expected to come to fruition due to supply chain challenges and entering a more challenging retail operating environment,” Riley Securities analysts wrote, but “we think Bed, Bath & Beyond is heading in the right direction.”\n\nCorrection: A previous version of this story's headline misstated Bank of America's report on Bed Bath & Beyond's air conditioning practices. The company is reportedly scaling back the use of its AC.", "authors": ["Nicole Goodkind"], "publish_date": "2022/06/28"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_1", "search_result": [{"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/27/politics/white-house-free-public-tours-full-operating-schedule/index.html", "text": "CNN —\n\nPublic tours of the White House will resume a full operating schedule on July 19 for the first time since they were suspended in 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the White House announced Monday.\n\nLimited tours of the White House resumed earlier this year on Fridays and Saturdays but will be offered Tuesdays through Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET, excluding federal holidays, under the full operating schedule. The tours are free to the public and can be scheduled through the office of a member of Congress.\n\nThe White House says it will continue to monitor Covid-19 and operate based on guidance provided by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Face masks are not currently required for the tours. Anyone who has tested positive for Covid-19, has symptoms or has been exposed to the virus within 10 days of their scheduled tour is being told to stay home.\n\nThe White House has hosted several large-scale events at the White House in recent months, after being unable to do so for much of President Joe Biden’s first year in office. The President and first lady Jill Biden welcomed thousands of guests to the South Lawn of the White House in April for the Easter Egg Roll, an annual holiday tradition that had been canceled for the past two years because of the pandemic. The White House also hosted spring garden tours this year, which were free and open to the public.\n\nThe Biden administration has been trying to move the country into a new phase of the pandemic that is less disruptive to Americans’ daily lives.\n\nA significant development in the nation’s fight against Covid-19 came earlier this month, when the US Food and Drug Administration expanded the emergency use authorizations for the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines to include children as young as 6 months. Moderna’s vaccine is now authorized for use in children 6 months through 17 years and Pfizer/BioNTech’s for children 6 months through 4 years. About 17 million kids under age 5 are now are eligible for Covid-19 vaccines.", "authors": ["Kate Sullivan Donald Judd", "Kate Sullivan", "Donald Judd"], "publish_date": "2022/06/27"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_2", "search_result": [{"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/27/tech/daily-harvest-recall-influencers/index.html", "text": "CNN —\n\nInstagram-friendly meal kit service Daily Harvest is facing a firestorm of online backlash over the voluntary recall of one of its products, after a slew of people who consumed it reported becoming ill with mysterious symptoms, including extremely elevated liver enzymes.\n\nThe direct-to-consumer brand has long utilized a network of online influencers to promote its products. Now several influencers, who say they were sickened, say the company’s lackluster handling of the crisis is putting new responsibility on the influencer community to warn the public.\n\nIt’s also exposing the swift fallout that can emerge when you aggrieve a demographic with such a wide internet reach.\n\n“This company was built on the backs of influencers,” said Cory Silverstein, who runs an organic skincare brand with his wife, and told CNN Business he received the product, called French Lentil and Leek Crumbles, as part of a PR package in mid-May.\n\n“That is what built them up to be like a billion-dollar valuation company, is all these influencers who did the marketing for them,” he added. “At this point, it’s the influencers who are alerting the public that you might end up in the hospital if you eat this product.”\n\nAfter consuming the product, Silverstein said, “I’ve never experienced pain like that — it’s the first time I felt kind of helpless.”\n\nIn response to CNN Business’ multiple requests for comment, Daily Harvest sent the latest update the company posted on their website related to the voluntary recall.\n\n“We want to make sure you have the latest update on our voluntary recall of French Lentil + Leek Crumbles. We are taking this very seriously and doing everything we can to get to the bottom of this. Your health and well-being are our top priority,” the blog post states, adding that it has reached out to impacted customers and is taking a number of steps to investigate the cause.\n\n“We are working with a group of experts to help us get to the bottom of this—that includes microbiologists, toxin and pathogen experts as well as allergists,” the statement from Daily Harvest adds. “All pathogen and toxicology results have come back negative so far, but we’re continuing to do extensive testing and will keep you updated.”\n\nAn image of Daily Harvest's French Lentil + Leek Crumbles meal from their website. Daily Harvest issued a voluntary recall Sunday of a lentil-based product, after receiving customer reports of gastrointestinal issues linked to its French Lentil + Leek Crumbles meal.\n\nIn an updated blog post Thursday evening, the company said it has received approximately 470 reports of illness or adverse reaction, and the investigation into the root cause remains ongoing. It added that some 28,000 units of the recalled product were distributed in the US between April 28 to June 17.\n\nOn June 17, the company first emailed people who received the product warning that “a small number of customers have reported gastrointestinal discomfort” after consuming the crumbles and urging those who still had them to throw them away. It first posted a statement warning the public not to consume the crumbles on June 19.\n\nLaunched in 2016, Daily Harvest’s emergence as a household name was linked in large part to its aggressive social media campaigns. The company has received multiple celebrity supporters, including Gwyneth Paltrow and Serena Williams (representatives for Paltrow and Williams did not immediately respond to CNN Business’ request for comment).\n\nThe meal kit company announced last November that it had secured Series D funding that valued Daily Harvest at over $1 billion.\n\nInfluencers track down a united source for mysterious symptoms\n\nSilverstein said he spent time in an urgent care center where doctors scrambled to figure out what was wrong. He tested negative for all forms of hepatitis, the initial suspect, and did a slew of blood tests that eventually indicated liver enzyme levels that were off the charts. He says that levels of important liver enzymes were elevated as much as twelve times the normal range.\n\nHe spent weeks not knowing the cause of the mysterious illness, until he said his wife saw a post from fellow influencer Luke Wesley Pearson, a content creator from Portland. Pearson was reporting shockingly similar symptoms, he said, and the two realized they had both received these crumbles from the company before they were launched on the public market.\n\nPearson told CNN Business that he underwent emergency surgery on June 12 to get his gallbladder removed after experiencing gastrointestinal issues after consuming the crumbles.\n\nVarious frozen healthy meal items (but not the crumbles that are part of the recall) are visible inside a Daily Harvest frozen meal kit box, Lafayette, California, October 14, 2021. (Photo by Gado/Getty Images) Gado/Archive Photos/Getty Images\n\nPearson says he tried the lentil crumbles twice, both times leading to intense stomach aches. It was the second try, however, that sent him to the ER. After symptoms that included “excruciating” stomach pains, fever, chills, itching of the hands and feet, and jaundice, Pearson underwent testing that revealed – just like Silverstein – elevated liver enzymes, as well as high bilirubin. Doctors ultimately decided to remove Pearson’s gallbladder.\n\nFor Pearson, it was only after seeing a viral TikTok by Abby Silverman that he realized the issues could be connected to the food he ingested immediately before his issues began. Silverman, a creative director in New York, posted a video that has garnered more than 100,000 likes on TikTok detailing her own experience after eating the Daily Harvest product. She said the lentils similarly landed her in the ER, twice, with alarmingly high liver enzyme levels. While she suspected it may be from the crumbles, she said she formally connected her medical crisis with the lentils after an email from Daily Harvest on June 19 recalling the food item led her to a Reddit thread of scores of other people detailing similar symptoms. Silverman’s lawyer, Mark Apostolos, confirmed to CNN Business in a statement that medical records document her illness and symptoms.\n\n“It’s interesting because I have seen a lot of people on social media over the years try Daily Harvest, which is why I said yes to the PR package,” Silverman told CNN Business.\n\n“This whole health situation has just caused so much anxiety,” said Silverman, who has retained a lawyer, Apostolos, to deal with the fallout. “Obviously, I didn’t expect this. I made the video that I did because I feel like they weren’t doing enough to make people aware of what was going on – I figured people probably still had this in their freezer.”\n\n“We are investigating and evaluating all legal remedies for Abby, who was stricken with illness after consuming this product that was mailed to her,” said Apostolos in a statement.\n\nAnother customer who had her gallbladder removed was Candice Smith, who told CNN Business she initially thought she was having a heart attack after consuming the product. “It was the worst night of my life,” said Smith, the CEO of French Press Public Relations in Raleigh, of the night she rushed to the hospital – where she says she stayed for four days undergoing tests on her enlarged liver and elevated liver enzymes. Her gallbladder was removed on June 19.\n\nThe company declined to comment on claims that customers underwent gallbladder surgeries related to its product. All of the people who spoke to CNN Business said doctors were initially puzzled by their symptoms.\n\nSmith said she had no relevant pre-existing medical conditions before the hospital visit. “I try to be healthy. I eat plant-based, I’m trying to do all the right things,” said Smith. “What am I doing here? Why am I even here? Why am I experiencing this level of pain in my life?”\n\nCompany’s response slammed as insensitive\n\nCaroline Sweet, a freelance actor and writer in Los Angeles, said she was in the emergency room emerging from a CT scan after enduring days of being “completely doubled-over in pain” when she received an email on June 17 from Daily Harvest informing her to throw away the crumbles and offering her a $10 store credit. (The company said in a blogpost all consumers were issued a credit for the recalled product).\n\n“It was just like a huge f**k you,” Sweet said of the email. “The fact that they’re just handling it so poorly feels like such a huge slap in the face.”\n\nSarah Schacht, a consultant and property manager in Seattle, said she similarly became “violently ill” after consuming the product that she said she was initially drawn to for its organic and health-forward marketing. “Everyone who’s on the internet has been served Daily Harvest ads, right?” she said.\n\nSchacht has been vocal on Twitter about urging people to take samples to local health departments or their Food and Drug Administration offices.\n\nSilverstein, meanwhile, said he was incredibly dismayed by the Instagram post Daily Harvest used to alert customers of the recall. The post, which was published on June 19, simply used a previous promotional picture of the crumble – and directed people to click a link for an “important message,” which directed them to a blog post about the voluntary recall. At a first glance, Silverstein said most people would assume that the post was promoting the product. Daily Harvest has since removed the post he referenced from their Instagram, which was widely blasted as insensitive.\n\nThe FDA told CNN Business in a statement that it cannot confirm or deny if an investigation is occurring that is not already listed on its website. “However, the FDA takes seriously reports of possible adulteration of a food that may also cause illnesses or injury,” an FDA spokesperson said in a statement.\n\nThe agency added that when specific consumer guidance can be developed, the FDA and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will publish outbreak advisories communicating that guidance to the public.\n\n“I’m very angry because we are all being left in the dark without answers,” said Pearson. “I know that accidents happen all the time in the food industry, and I’ve just seen other companies who are completely transparent, speaking up and making loud and clear announcements of what’s going on and what the next steps are and what they found out so far.”\n\nSilverstein added that he feels that some of the onus has fallen on influencers to alert their followers. While the company emailed customers and posted a statement on its website, he thinks they should be doing more to make people aware on social media.\n\nWhile he and his wife have worked with Daily Harvest for some five years now, and never had any issues in the past, he said they have no choice but to “cut off our relationship with them.”", "authors": ["Catherine Thorbecke Jennifer Korn", "Catherine Thorbecke", "Jennifer Korn"], "publish_date": "2022/06/27"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_3", "search_result": [{"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/27/australia/nasa-launch-first-space-rocket-alpha-centauri-australia-intl-hnk/index.html", "text": "CNN —\n\nNASA has successfully launched a rocket from Australia’s remote Northern Territory, making history as the agency’s first commercial spaceport launch outside the United States.\n\nThe rocket blasted off at just past midnight local time Monday from the Arnhem Space Center on the Dhupuma Plateau, near the township of Nhulunbuy, according to Equatorial Launch Australia (ELA), the developer, owner and operator of the center.\n\nThe rocket is expected to travel more than 300 kilometers (186 miles) into space on its mission to observe the Alpha Centauri A and B constellations – the nearest star systems to the Earth.\n\nAlpha Centauri bears a special meaning for Australia. It is mostly only visible from the Southern Hemisphere and is one of the “pointers” to the Southern Cross constellation that appears on the country’s flag, according to Reuters.\n\nMonday’s event also made history for Australia as the first commercial space launch in the country. It was the first of three launches, with a further two planned for July 4 and July 12. These will carry out astrophysical studies that can only be done from the Southern Hemisphere, according to NASA.\n\nMichael Jones, executive chairman and group CEO of ELA, said it was a historic night.\n\n“We could never have dreamed of having such a supportive, experienced and professional partner as NASA. They have been unbelievably generous in helping us through this journey and we will be a much better organization for their support,” Jones said in a statement.\n\n“Today’s launch not only puts ELA at the forefront of global commercial space launch, it also confirms that we and Australia can provide access to space and this is just the beginning for us,” he added.\n\nAustralian National University astrophysicist Brad Tucker, who was on site to watch the launch, said wind and rain beforehand had caused some nervousness about whether it would go ahead.\n\nBut after a delay of more than an hour, excitement broke out as the rocket took off.\n\n“At that final time, nearly everyone ran outside to see the launch and watch in awe. Even after we lost sight of the rocket, people stood outside for such a long time,” Tucker said.\n\nTucker said the suborbital missions were aimed at better understanding the star systems and whether any habitable planets existed there.\n\nNASA is the first client for the commercial spaceport operated by ELA and 70 of its staff have traveled to Australia for the three missions.\n\nThe American space agency said the mission will study the evolution of galaxies by measuring X-rays produced by hot gases that fill the space between stars.\n\nThe Arnhem Space Center describes itself as the only commercially owned and run multi-user equatorial launch site in the world.", "authors": ["Kathleen Magramo"], "publish_date": "2022/06/27"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_4", "search_result": [{"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/27/sport/brittney-griner-court-hearing-spt-intl/index.html", "text": "CNN —\n\nA Russian court on Monday scheduled Brittney Griner’s trial to start Friday, according to her lawyer, and ruled the WNBA star’s detention be extended six months pending its outcome.\n\nGriner – who has been held in Russia since her arrest at a Moscow airport on allegations of attempted drug smuggling – attended the preliminary hearing in person Monday, arriving at court handcuffed and flanked by guards in black vests, according to a photo by AFP photographer Kirill Kudryavstev.\n\nHer lawyer, Alexander Boykov, previously told CNN the hearing would occur behind closed doors at the Khimki court, just outside Moscow.\n\nGriner, 31, a Phoenix Mercury player who plays in Russia during the WNBA’s offseason, was arrested February 17. Russian authorities claimed she had cannabis oil in her luggage and accused her of smuggling significant amounts of a narcotic substance, an offense punishable by up to 10 years in prison.\n\nThe US State Department, however, has classified Griner as “wrongfully detained,” a department official told CNN in May.\n\nWNBA star Brittney Griner arrives at a hearing at the Khimki court outside Moscow on Monday. Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images\n\nGriner’s detention, which has been repeatedly extended, has sparked a wave of support among dozens of organizations in the US that have joined Cherelle Griner, Brittney Griner’s wife, in urging President Joe Biden to strike an exchange deal with Russian authorities to release Griner and bring her home safely as soon as possible.\n\nGriner’s supporters have expressed concern that she might be used as a political pawn, given rising tensions amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.\n\nREAD: Dozens of organizations sign letter calling on President Biden to strike deal for Brittney Griner’s release\n\nMore than 40 organizations – including the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Human Rights Campaign, GLAAD, the National Urban League and the Women’s National Basketball Players Association – signed a letter to President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris calling for action to get Griner released.\n\nUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to Cherelle Griner one-on-one last Wednesday, according to a senior State Department official. And US national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters aboard Air Force One on Tuesday he and Blinken spoke with Cherelle “in the last few days … to convey that we just can’t even begin to imagine what the family must be going through” and what “Brittney must be going through.”\n\nCherelle Griner said last week she hasn’t talked to her wife since February 17.\n\n“I’ve got no higher priority than making sure that Americans who are being illegally detained in one way or another around the world come home,” Sec. Blinken told CNN’s “State of the Union” at the Group of 7 summit Sunday.\n\n“That includes Paul Whelan, that includes Brittney Griner, that includes people in a number of other countries,” he added. Whelan is a US citizen who was detained in Moscow in 2018 and arrested on espionage charges. He has denied the charges.\n\n“I can’t comment in any detail on what we’re doing, except to say this is an absolute priority,” Blinken said.\n\nWhile Griner’s trial has been scheduled, that should not prevent US officials from trying to negotiate her release, her agent said on Twitter, calling Monday’s hearing “administrative in nature and not on the merits.”\n\n“The negotiation for her immediate release regardless of the legal proceedings should remain a top priority,” Lindsay Kagawa Colas wrote, “and we expect @POTUS and @VP to do everything in their power, right now, to get a deal done to bring her home.”\n\nThe US Embassy in Moscow will send a US diplomat to Brittney Griner’s hearing on Friday, a US official told CNN.\n\nA State Department spokesperson reiterated that the Griner is “wrongfully detained,” and said that support for her and her family will continue. “The US government will continue to provide appropriate support to Ms. Griner and her family. We will continue to ​press for her release.”\n\nGriner was named an honorary WNBA All-Star Game starter last week, with the All-Star Game scheduled to take place on July 10 in Chicago.\n\nGriner’s detention abroad is still “tough on our team,” Phoenix Mercury head coach Vanessa Nygaard told reporters before the team’s game Monday against the Indiana Fever.\n\nShe expressed hope Griner will return home soon and that President Joe Biden will “take the steps to ensure that she comes home.”", "authors": ["Anna Chernova Dakin Andone", "Anna Chernova", "Dakin Andone"], "publish_date": "2022/06/27"}]}
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How relevant is this ad to you?\n\nVideo player was slow to load content Video content never loaded Ad froze or did not finish loading Video content did not start after ad Audio on ad was too loud Other issues", "authors": ["Virginia Langmaid"], "publish_date": "2022/06/28"}, {"url": "https://e.newsletters.cnn.com/click?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", "text": "CNN —\n\nAn extremely rare disease called monkeypox, a cousin of smallpox, has again made its way to the United States. A case of monkeypox was reported Wednesday in a patient hospitalized in Massachusetts who had recently traveled to Canada in private transportation.\n\n“The countries that are reporting monkeypox now are countries that do not normally have outbreaks of monkeypox,” Rosamund Lewis, head of the smallpox secretariat, WHO Emergencies programme, said Tuesday during a news briefing at the United Nations in Geneva.\n\nMonkeypox is endemic near tropical rainforests in central and west Africa, but it has increasingly been seen near urban areas, according to WHO.\n\n“This is an emerging disease. It has been emerging for the last 20 to 30 years, (so) it’s not unknown, it’s very well described,” Lewis told reporters. “The risk for the general public, therefore, appears to be low, because we know that the main modes of transmission have been as described in the past.”\n\nIn the United States, the first case of monkeypox in 2022 was diagnosed in a patient hospitalized in Massachusetts who had recently traveled to Canada in private transportation. In 2021, two people traveling from Nigeria to the US were diagnosed with the disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.\n\nMonkeypox is mostly found in West and Central Africa, but additional cases have been seen in Europe, including the United Kingdom, and other parts of the world in recent years. Those cases are typically linked to international travel or imported animals infected with the pox, the CDC said.\n\nSeveral cases of monkeypox in the UK among people who have no known travel or contact with others with the virus have health officials there and at the CDC concerned, but there is no cause for alarm, US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said Thursday on CNN’s “New Day.”\n\n“At this time, we don’t want people to worry,” Murthy said. “These numbers are still small; we want them to be aware of (the) symptoms, and if they have any concerns to reach out to their doctor.”\n\nWhat are the initial symptoms of monkeypox?\n\nThere is an incubation period of some seven to 14 days, the CDC said. Initial symptoms are typically flu-like, such as fever, chills, exhaustion, headache and muscle weakness, followed by swelling in the lymph nodes, which help the body fight infection and disease.\n\n“A feature that distinguishes infection with monkeypox from that of smallpox is the development of swollen lymph nodes,” the CDC said.\n\nNext comes a widespread rash on the face and body, including inside the mouth and on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet.\n\nThe painful, raised poxes are pearly and fluid-filled, often surrounded by red circles. The lesions finally scab over and resolve over a period of two to three weeks, the CDC said.\n\nIn the current outbreak, there appear to be a higher number of cases causing rash in the groin area of patients, according to the WHO and CDC.\n\n“In some cases, during the early stages of illness, the rash has been mostly in the genital and perianal area,” Dr. John Brooks, chief medical officer for the CDC’s Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention said Monday in a news briefing.\n\n“In some cases, it has produced anal or genital lesions that look like other diseases like herpes or chickenpox or syphilis,” he said.\n\nA “notable fraction of cases” in the current outbreak have been seen among gay and bisexual men, “but by no means is the current risk of exposure to monkeypox exclusively to the gay and bisexual community in the US. Anyone, anyone, can develop [and] spread monkeypox,” Brooks said.\n\nOverall, monkeypox risk is moderate for people with multiple sexual partners and low for the broader population, according to a rapid risk assessment report published Monday by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.\n\nHowever, monkeypox is not considered a sexually-transmitted disease.\n\nHow is monkeypox spread?\n\nClose contact with an infected individual is required for the spread of the monkeypox virus, experts say.\n\nInfection can develop after exposure to “broken skin, mucous membranes, respiratory droplets, infected body fluids or even contact with contaminated linen,” Neil Mabbott, personal chair in immunopathology at the veterinary school of the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, said in a statement.\n\n“When the lesions have healed, the scabs (which might carry infectious virus) can be shed as dust, which could be inhaled,” said Dr. Michael Skinner, who is on the faculty of medicine in the department of infectious disease at Imperial College London, in a statement.\n\nTransmission between people occurs primarily through large respiratory droplets, and because such droplets typically travel only a few feet, “prolonged face-to-face contact is required,” the CDC said.\n\nMonkeypox creates fluid-filled poxes that are contagious until scabs fall off, experts say. www.visualdx.com\n\n“Smallpox patients became contagious as soon as they developed sores spread the virus though droplets with coughing or sneezing. They remained contagious until their lesions resolved,” said Dr. Paritosh Prasad, director of the Highly Infectious Disease Unit at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York.\n\nHowever, based on available historical information, monkeypox appears to be less contagious than smallpox, Prasad said.\n\n“Monkeypox can be a serious infection, with mortality rates from this type of monkeypox virus having been around 1% in other outbreaks. These are often in lower-income settings with limited access to health care,” said Michael Head, senior research fellow in global health at the University of Southampton in the UK.\n\nHowever, in the developed world, “it would be very unusual to see anything more than a handful of cases in any outbreak, and we won’t be seeing (Covid)-style levels of transmission,” Head said in a statement.\n\nCommon household disinfectants can kill the monkeypox virus, according to the CDC.\n\nHow is monkeypox treated?\n\nThere are no specific drugs available to treat the symptoms of monkeypox, so “treatment is generally supportive,” Jimmy Whitworth, professor of international public health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, said in a statement.\n\n“However, a vaccine is available that can be given to prevent the development of disease,” Whitworth said.\n\nIn the US, a two-dose vaccine called Jynneos is currently licensed to prevent monkeypox and can also be used for smallpox. The vaccine has been stockpiled by the US government in case of a resurgence of the eradicated disease.\n\n“Right now, we have over 1,000 doses of that available and we expect that level to ramp up very quickly in the coming weeks as the company provides more doses to us,” Dr. Jennifer McQuiston, deputy director of the Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology within the CDC’s National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, told reporters during a call Monday.\n\n“We are hoping to maximize vaccine distribution to those that we know would benefit from it,” McQuiston said. “Those are people who’ve had contact with a known monkeypox patients, health care workers, very close personal contact, and those in particular who might be at high risk for severe disease.”\n\nWhere did monkeypox originate?\n\nMonkeypox got its name in 1958 when “two outbreaks of a pox-like disease occurred in colonies of monkeys kept for research,” the CDC said.\n\nHowever, the main disease carrier of monkeypox is still unknown, although “African rodents are suspected to play a part in transmission,” the agency said.\n\nThe first known case of monkeypox in people was “recorded in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of Congo during a period of intensified effort to eliminate smallpox,” the CDC said.\n\nA outbreak occurred in the US in 2003 after forty-seven people in six states – Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin – became ill due to contact with their pet prairie dogs, the CDC said.\n\n“The pets were infected after being housed near imported small mammals from Ghana,” the CDC said. “This was the first time that human monkeypox was reported outside of Africa.”", "authors": ["Sandee Lamotte"], "publish_date": "2022/05/24"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_6", "search_result": [{"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/26/sport/colorado-avalanche-stanley-cup-winner/index.html", "text": "CNN —\n\nThe Colorado Avalanche defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game 6 to win the team’s first Stanley Cup since 2001 on Sunday night. It’s the team’s third Stanley Cup title overall.\n\nWith the score tied 1-1 a little over halfway through the second period, Avalanche winger Artturi Lehkonen scored the game-deciding goal.\n\nColorado Avalanche players celebrate after defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Mike Carlson/Getty Images\n\nThe Lightning won the last two Stanley Cups in 2020 and 2021.\n\nAvalanche defenseman and 2021-2022 Norris Trophy winner Cale Makar was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player throughout the playoffs after scoring 29 points in the postseason.\n\n“I was trying not to look at the clock too much. Just trying to stay in the moment.” Makar said after the game.\n\n“Pure joy being able to throw the gloves off and experience that again. Like I said, it’s so amazing to experience it with such a great group of guys,” he added.\n\nAvalanche players gather at the boards, celebrating their victory in Game 6. John Bazemore/AP\n\nAvalanche head coach Jared Bednar recounted the final moments of the game.\n\n“I was nervous as I could be. I didn’t even know what the time was when it was ending. I saw guys starting to celebrate on the bench and I was like, ‘there’s still seven seconds left; what are they celebrating for?’ That’s the kind of intensity we had back there.”\n\nThe Avalanche finish the 2022 NHL playoffs with a record of 9-1 as the visiting team. The team’s only loss came against Tampa Bay in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals.\n\nTheir nine road wins set a franchise record for most in a playoff year and finish as the second-highest total in NHL history behind six clubs with 10, most recently coming when the St. Louis Blues won the Stanley Cup in 2019.", "authors": ["Jacob Lev"], "publish_date": "2022/06/26"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_9", "search_result": [{"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/29/politics/joe-biden-nato-day-2/index.html", "text": "Madrid CNN —\n\nNATO formalized its invitation to Sweden and Finland to join its alliance Wednesday, a historic expansion of the defense bloc that directly undercuts Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aims as his war in Ukraine grinds ahead.\n\nThe group collectively decided to approve countries’ applications to join after Turkey dropped its objections Tuesday, paving the way for NATO’s most consequential enlargement in decades.\n\n“The accession of Finland and Sweden will make them safer, NATO stronger, and the Euro-Atlantic area more secure. The security of Finland and Sweden is of direct importance to the Alliance, including during the accession process,” the statement said.\n\nThe decision will now go to the 30 member states’ parliaments and legislatures for final ratification. NATO’s leaders said they expected the process to move quickly, allowing for an unprecedentedly swift accession and a show of unity against Putin.\n\nThe leaders entered Wednesday’s talks propelled by a diplomatic victory after Turkey dropped its objections to the two nations joining NATO, setting the stage for the two longtime neutral countries to enter the defensive bloc. NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg called the formal invitation from the alliance to Sweden and Finland to join the defense bloc a “historic decision.”\n\n“The agreement concluded last night by Turkey, Finland and Sweden paved the way for this decision,” the secretary general said in a news conference.\n\nHe recounted how two rounds of talks were held by senior officials in Brussels under his auspices in the advance of Monday’s consequential meeting between Finnish President Sauli Niinistö, Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Turkey agreed on Tuesday to drop its objections to their membership bids, removing a major hurdle to them joining NATO.\n\nThe expansion vote, paired with substantial new commitments bolstering NATO’s force posture in Europe, combined to make this week’s summit in Madrid one of the most productive in recent memory. The alliance endorsed a new “Strategic Concept” document that outlines the NATO’s goals for the next decade. The document, last updated in 2010, lays out the security challenges facing the defensive alliance while outlining a course of actions.\n\nFor the first time, the document outlined the China “challenge,” saying that the country’s “ambitions and coercive policies challenge our interests, security and values.” This was the first time the Strategic Concept document mentioned China; the 2010 version made no mention of Beijing. It also states that climate change is “a defining challenge of our time.”\n\nThe document identifies Russia as the “most significant and direct threat to allies’ security and to peace and stability in the Euro-Atlantic area” and addresses NATO’s support for an independent Ukraine. In the 2010 version of the document, Russia was referred to as a “Euro-Atlantic partner.”\n\nThe outcome is exactly what Putin was hoping to fend off when he invaded Ukraine more than four months ago.\n\n“I said Putin’s looking for the Finlandization of Europe. He’s going to get the NATOization of Europe. And that is exactly what he didn’t want, but exactly what needs to be done to guarantee security for Europe. And I think it’s necessary,” US President Joe Biden said when he arrived at the summit site in Madrid.\n\nBiden announces strengthening of NATO forces\n\nBiden and fellow NATO leaders assembled in the Spanish capital to unveil a significant strengthening of forces along the alliance’s eastern flank as Russia’s war in Ukraine shows no signs of slowing.\n\nSpeaking alongside Stoltenberg, Biden listed new troop movements, equipment shipments and military installations meant to demonstrate the importance of security in the face of Moscow’s aggression.\n\n“The United States and our allies, we are going to step up – we are stepping up. We’re proving that NATO is more needed now than it ever has been and is as important as it ever has been,” Biden said.\n\nHe said the US would establish a permanent headquarters for the Fifth Army Corps in Poland, maintain an extra rotational brigade of 3,000 troops in Romania, enhance rotational deployments to the Baltic states, send two more F-35 fighter jet squadrons to the United Kingdom and station additional air defense and other capabilities in Germany and Italy.\n\n“Together with our allies, we are going to make sure that NATO is ready to meet threats from all directions – across every domain, land, air and the sea,” Biden said.\n\nThe United States did not convey to Russia its plans to bolster its force posture in Europe ahead of time.\n\n“There has been no communication with Moscow about these changes nor is there a requirement to do that,” John Kirby, the NSC coordinator for strategic communications, said after Biden announced the series of measures.\n\nA second official told reporters the announcements did not violate any agreements between Russia and NATO, which stipulate parameters for positioning troops in Europe.\n\n“The decision to permanently forward station the Five Corps headquarters forward command post does not, you know, is consistent with that commitment and our understanding of the NATO Russia founding act,” said Celeste Wallander, United States assistant secretary of defense for international affairs.\n\nZelensky asks what Ukraine has to do to join NATO\n\nYet even if Putin’s aims have backfired and the conflict grinds on, momentum is favoring Russia at the moment. That has left Biden and fellow western leaders this week searching for ways to alter the trajectory of the war.\n\nDespite enthusiasm at the summit for NATO’s two newest members, another leader – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky – voiced frustration that his country’s NATO ambitions have been ignored, despite coming under siege by Russia.\n\nAddressing the NATO summit in Madrid virtually, Zelensky asked rhetorically, “Has Ukraine not paid enough” to join the alliance and review its open door policy.\n\n“Is our contribution to the defense of both Europe and the whole civilization still insufficient?” he asked. “What else is needed then?”\n\nUkraine has sought unsuccessfully to join NATO for years, hampered by concerns over provoking Russia and other issues related to its governance practices.\n\nSpeaking after Zelensky’s address, Stoltenberg said the alliance welcomed the speech.\n\n“Ukraine can count on us for as long as it takes,” Stoltenberg stressed to journalists. He commended Zelensky’s “leadership and courage” and called the Ukrainian leader “an inspiration to us all.”\n\nAlliance turns the pressure up on Russia but wary of effects back home\n\nAlready this week, the US and European nations have slapped new rounds of sanctions on Moscow, banned new imports of its gold and agreed to limit the price of its oil. New rounds of security assistance, including a US-provided missile defense system, have been added to the queue of artillery and ammunition flowing in Ukraine.\n\nWhether any of that is enough to fundamentally alter the way the war is going remains to be seen. Zelensky told leaders attending the G7 summit in Germany he wanted their help staging a major initiative to win the war by the end of the year. In an interview with CNN’s Jim Sciutto on “Newsroom” Wednesday, Kirby pushed back on the idea that the US would lean on Zelensky to give up territory to Russia in order to end the war.\n\n“This victory has got to be decided by President Zelensky, and he gets to decide what that looks like for his country. Our job is to make sure he can continue to defend himself,” Kirby said.\n\nLeaders worry the growing cost of the war, seen in rising gas and food prices, could lead to diminished support for Ukraine in the months ahead. A few have warned that fatigue is setting in, adding to the growing concerns that the alliance could fracture.\n\n“When we agreed we were going to respond, we acknowledged there was going to be some costs to our people, our imposition of sanctions on Russia. But our people have stood together. They’ve stood up and they’ve stood strong,” Biden said Tuesday when he was meeting with King Felipe VI at the Royal Palace in Madrid.\n\nIt was during that meeting Biden received word Turkey was dropping its objections to Finland and Sweden’s applications to join NATO, ending a months-long standoff with NATO’s most challenging member.\n\nIn order to get the deal struck before the summit, Biden dangled the prospect of a formal bilateral meeting with Erdoğan in a phone call on Tuesday morning. The leaders met Wednesday to discuss the myriad issues that have caused the relationship between Washington and Ankara to sour over the past several years.\n\n“I want to particularly thank you for what you did, putting together the situation with regard to Finland and Sweden, and all the incredible work you’re going to try to get the grain … out of Ukraine,” Biden told Erdogan.\n\nBiden also met jointly with Japan’s Prime Minister and South Korea’s President to focus on the threat from North Korea. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and President Yoon Suk Yeol are invited guests of the NATO summit, but their countries’ ties have deteriorated recently amid disputes over wartime histories, making the joint meeting with Biden a rarity.", "authors": ["Kevin Liptak Niamh Kennedy Sharon Braithwaite", "Kevin Liptak", "Niamh Kennedy", "Sharon Braithwaite"], "publish_date": "2022/06/29"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_1", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which popular US tourist attraction announced public tours will resume a full operating schedule after being suspended for two years due to Covid-19?", "choices": ["Statue of Liberty", "White House", "Yosemite", "Yellowstone"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Public tours of the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/27/politics/white-house-free-public-tours-full-operating-schedule/index.html\">White House</a> will resume a full operating schedule on July 19 for the first time since they were suspended in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_6", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which team won the 2022 NHL Stanley Cup Finals?", "choices": ["Colorado Avalanche", "Tampa Bay Lightning", "Boston Bruins", "Calgary Flames"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/26/sport/colorado-avalanche-stanley-cup-winner/index.html\">Colorado Avalanche</a> defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game 6 on Sunday to win the team’s first Stanley Cup since 2001. It’s the team’s third Stanley Cup title overall."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_7", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "According to a recent survey, what percentage of US adults disapprove of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade?", "choices": ["20%", "30%", "60%", "90%"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "A new <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/28/politics/roe-v-wade-polling/index.html\">Monmouth University survey</a> this week showed approximately 60% of US adults disapprove of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, with just 37% approving."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_12", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson made history this week, becoming the first Black woman to sit on the Supreme Court. Whose seat is she filling?", "choices": ["Samuel Alito", "Stephen Breyer", "Sonia Sotomayor", "Neil Gorsuch"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
14
+ {"question_id": "20220701_13", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "The Supreme Court sided with Joe Kennedy, a high school football coach who:", "choices": ["Shoved players during practice", "Prayed on the field after games", "Brought a firearm to games", "Criticized politicians in speeches"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
15
+ {"question_id": "20220701_14", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "About what percentage of people said they haven’t felt true happiness since early 2020, according to the Oracle Happiness Report?", "choices": ["25%", "33%", "39%", "45%"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
16
+ {"question_id": "20220701_15", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "Which two Pac-12 schools are in negotiations to leave the conference and join the Big Ten?", "choices": ["Oregon and Washington", "USC and UCLA", "Stanford and Cal", "Colorado and Arizona"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
17
+ {"question_id": "20220701_16", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "The Jan. 6 committee held an unexpected hearing this week, featuring testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson. She was a former special assistant to:", "choices": ["Donald Trump", "Clarence Thomas", "Bill Barr", "Mark Meadows"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
18
+ {"question_id": "20220701_17", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "Which retailer lowered its gas prices to $3.99 a gallon through July 4 weekend to help drivers save money?", "choices": ["Kroger", "Publix", "Sheetz", "Costco"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
19
+ {"question_id": "20220701_18", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "A man believed to be a former Nazi guard was convicted by a German court of being an accessory to 3,518 counts of murder. How old is he?", "choices": ["98", "100", "101", "102"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
20
+ {"question_id": "20220701_19", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "Which of these celebs was not invited to be an Oscar-voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this week?", "choices": ["Billie Eilish", "Ariana DeBose", "Troy Kotsur", "Channing Tatum"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
21
+ {"question_id": "20220701_20", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Old £20 and £50 notes are set to expire at the end of September, but who features on the new polymer £50 note?", "choices": ["Alan Turing", "JMW Turner", "Jane Austen", "Winston Churchill", ""], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "According to the Bank of England, most paper banknotes have been replaced but there are still more than £6bn worth of paper £20s and £8bn worth of paper £50s in circulation. After 30 September, these will no longer be legal tender."}
22
+ {"question_id": "20220701_21", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Who did Dominic Raab claim to wink at from across the dispatch box after appearing to make the facial expression to Angela Rayner while he was deputising for Boris Johnson at PMQs?", "choices": ["Ian Blackford", "Ian Murray", "Ed Miliband", "Anneliese Dodds"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Sources close to Raab claimed he was not winking at Rayner, but had directed an “approving wink” at Ian Murray, the shadow Scotland secretary, who had been “braying loudly” on the Labour front bench."}
23
+ {"question_id": "20220701_22", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "How much did the Royal Family cost UK taxpayers last year?", "choices": ["£51m", "£75m", "£88m", "£102m"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The Royal Family cost taxpayers £102.4m last year, reported the Daily Mirror. The Sovereign Grant Report showed that the renovation of Buckingham Palace helped to drive up the bill. Travel costs were also up – from £1.3m to £4.5m."}
24
+ {"question_id": "20220701_23", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Which world leader did Boris Johnson accuse of being “a perfect example of toxic masculinity” this week?", "choices": ["Vladimir Putin", "Justin Trudeau", "Anthony Albanese", "Narendra Modi"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The prime minister was speaking at a Nato summit in Madrid when he described the Russian invasion of Ukraine as a “crazy, macho war” and called for “more women in positions of power”."}
25
+ {"question_id": "20220701_24", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "How much has cancer campaigner and podcast host Deborah James, who has died aged 40, raised for cancer research through her Bowelbabe fund?", "choices": ["£1m", "£2m", "£5m", "£7m"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "James had been receiving end-of-life care since revealing she had stopped treatment for her bowel cancer in May. Her family announced her death in a social media post, describing her as “the most amazing wife, daughter, sister, mummy”."}
26
+ {"question_id": "20220701_25", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "What piece of advice did the Pope have for mothers of adult sons this week?", "choices": ["Stop ironing their shirts", "Stop cooking their meals", "Ensure they spend more time in church", "Stop tidying up after them"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Pope Francis added that mothers should instead encourage their sons to marry. Speaking at a service to mark the 10th World Meeting of Families, he told men not to “take the easy road” and return to their mothers in “moments of difficulty”."}
27
+ {"question_id": "20220701_26", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Which Supreme Court ruling did President Joe Biden describe as “another devastating decision” this week?", "choices": ["A ruling restricting the Environmental Protection Agency’s power", "A ruling in favour of less stringent gun laws", "A ruling that blocked employers from mandating vaccines", "A ruling that overturned Roe vs Wade"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The Supreme Court has restricted the EPA’s ability to regulate global-warming emissions from US power plants. It comes days after it overturned the 50-year-old Roe vs Wade ruling."}
28
+ {"question_id": "20220701_27", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Which former prime minister said this week that despite personally opposing Brexit, “it’s not going to be reversed any time soon”?", "choices": ["Theresa May", "Gordon Brown", "Tony Blair", "John Major"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Speaking at a conference organised by his own think tank, the former Labour PM said: “However passionately I opposed Brexit, I understand we’ve done it.” He added he did not think it would be reversed “any time in this generation”."}
29
+ {"question_id": "20220701_28", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Who joined Paul McCartney on stage during his headline slot at Glastonbury Festival?", "choices": ["Ringo Starr and Mick Jagger", "Dave Grohl and Bruce Springsteen", "Yoko Ono and Jerry Lee Lewis", "Bono and Sting"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The two megastars joined McCartney on stage to close out the festival on its 50th anniversary."}
30
+ {"question_id": "20220701_29", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Which MP has been appointed by the Privileges Committee to lead the inquiry into whether Boris Johnson misled Parliament over parties in No. 10 during Covid-19 lockdowns?", "choices": ["Chris Bryant", "Laura Farris", "Alberto Costa", "Harriet Harman"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Some Conservative MPs are angry that such an “overtly political” figure has been appointed, as Harman has twice been interim Labour leader. The committee chair, Chris Bryant, had already recused himself due to past criticism of Johnson."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_0_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which company is being accused of turning off the AC in its stores to save money as its sales plummet?", "choices": ["IKEA", "Best Buy", "Petco", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Analysts accuse Bed Bath &amp; Beyond of <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/28/investing/bed-bath--beyond-sales-decline/index.html\">cutting air conditioning</a> in an effort to quickly lower expenses to make up for a slump in sales, according to a new report from Bank of America."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_1_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which popular US tourist attraction announced public tours will resume a full operating schedule after being suspended for two years due to Covid-19?", "choices": ["Statue of Liberty", "White House", "Yellowstone", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Public tours of the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/27/politics/white-house-free-public-tours-full-operating-schedule/index.html\">White House</a> will resume a full operating schedule on July 19 for the first time since they were suspended in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic."}
3
+ {"question_id": "20220701_2_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which meal kit service received hundreds of reports of illness following a recall of one of its products?", "choices": ["Blue Apron", "Daily Harvest", "SunBasket", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "<a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/27/tech/daily-harvest-recall-influencers/index.html\">Daily Harvest</a> said it received about 470 reports of illness linked to the company’s French Lentil and Leek Crumbles. Consumers reported becoming ill with mysterious symptoms, including extremely elevated liver enzymes. Some 28,000 units of the product were distributed in the US between April 28 and June 17, according to the company."}
4
+ {"question_id": "20220701_3_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "NASA made history this week after successfully completing its first launch from a commercial spaceport outside the US. Where did the launch occur?", "choices": ["Asia", "Australia", "Antarctica", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "NASA successfully launched a rocket from <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/27/australia/nasa-launch-first-space-rocket-alpha-centauri-australia-intl-hnk/index.html\">Australia’s remote Northern Territory</a>. The rocket will observe star systems closest to Earth to determine whether any habitable planets exist there."}
5
+ {"question_id": "20220701_4_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "A Russian court this week ruled that WNBA star Brittney Griner will be detained for several additional months pending her trial outcome. How many months was her detention extended?", "choices": ["3", "4", "5", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "A Russian court extended Griner’s detention for <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/27/sport/brittney-griner-court-hearing-spt-intl/index.html\">at least six more months</a>. Griner has been held in Russia since her arrest in February at a Moscow airport on allegations of attempted drug smuggling."}
6
+ {"question_id": "20220701_5_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "The CDC announced this week it has activated a new emergency operations center to respond to which virus outbreak?", "choices": ["Covid-19", "Influenza", "Chickenpox", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The CDC activated an emergency operations center on Tuesday to help prevent the further spread of <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/28/health/cdc-eoc-monkeypox/index.html\">monkeypox</a>, an <a href=\"https://e.newsletters.cnn.com/click?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\">extremely rare disease</a> currently increasing in numbers around the world. The Biden administration also announced its intention to beef up its response to monkeypox, detailing plans to offer more vaccines and tests to people who are most at risk."}
7
+ {"question_id": "20220701_6_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which team won the 2022 NHL Stanley Cup Finals?", "choices": ["Colorado Avalanche", "Boston Bruins", "Calgary Flames", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/26/sport/colorado-avalanche-stanley-cup-winner/index.html\">Colorado Avalanche</a> defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game 6 on Sunday to win the team’s first Stanley Cup since 2001. It’s the team’s third Stanley Cup title overall."}
8
+ {"question_id": "20220701_7_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "According to a recent survey, what percentage of US adults disapprove of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade?", "choices": ["20%", "30%", "60%", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "A new <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/28/politics/roe-v-wade-polling/index.html\">Monmouth University survey</a> this week showed approximately 60% of US adults disapprove of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, with just 37% approving."}
9
+ {"question_id": "20220701_8_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "A massive, record-breaking reptile was recently caught in Florida, becoming the heaviest of its species to ever be captured in the state. Which animal was it?", "choices": ["Iguana", "Snake", "Alligator", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "A 215-pound, 18-foot-long <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/26/us/florida-heaviest-python-captured-scn-trnd/index.html\">Burmese python</a> was captured in Florida. Conservationists said there was “collective disbelief” when they weighed the snake, which far surpassed the state’s previous record of 185 pounds."}
10
+ {"question_id": "20220701_9_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-june-30-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which two countries did NATO formally invite to join its alliance this week?", "choices": ["Ukraine and Ireland", "Sweden and Finland", "Bosnia and Malta", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "NATO formalized its invitation to <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/29/politics/joe-biden-nato-day-2/index.html\">Sweden and Finland</a> to join its alliance Wednesday, a historic expansion that will pave the way for the bloc’s most consequential enlargement in decades."}
11
+ {"question_id": "20220701_10_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "The Colorado Avalanche won the Stanley Cup title after defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning. How many championships do the Avalanche have?", "choices": ["3", "7", "9", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
12
+ {"question_id": "20220701_11_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "What breed of dog is Mr. Happy Face, the winner of this year's World's Ugliest Dog Contest?", "choices": ["Hairless Chinese Crested-Chihuahua mix", "Papillon-bulldog mix", "Poodle", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
13
+ {"question_id": "20220701_12_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson made history this week, becoming the first Black woman to sit on the Supreme Court. Whose seat is she filling?", "choices": ["Samuel Alito", "Stephen Breyer", "Neil Gorsuch", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
14
+ {"question_id": "20220701_13_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "The Supreme Court sided with Joe Kennedy, a high school football coach who:", "choices": ["Shoved players during practice", "Prayed on the field after games", "Criticized politicians in speeches", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
15
+ {"question_id": "20220701_14_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "About what percentage of people said they haven’t felt true happiness since early 2020, according to the Oracle Happiness Report?", "choices": ["25%", "39%", "45%", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
16
+ {"question_id": "20220701_15_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "Which two Pac-12 schools are in negotiations to leave the conference and join the Big Ten?", "choices": ["Oregon and Washington", "USC and UCLA", "Colorado and Arizona", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
17
+ {"question_id": "20220701_16_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "The Jan. 6 committee held an unexpected hearing this week, featuring testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson. She was a former special assistant to:", "choices": ["Donald Trump", "Clarence Thomas", "Mark Meadows", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
18
+ {"question_id": "20220701_17_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "Which retailer lowered its gas prices to $3.99 a gallon through July 4 weekend to help drivers save money?", "choices": ["Publix", "Sheetz", "Costco", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
19
+ {"question_id": "20220701_18_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "A man believed to be a former Nazi guard was convicted by a German court of being an accessory to 3,518 counts of murder. How old is he?", "choices": ["98", "100", "101", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
20
+ {"question_id": "20220701_19_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-01/", "question_sentence": "Which of these celebs was not invited to be an Oscar-voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this week?", "choices": ["Billie Eilish", "Ariana DeBose", "Troy Kotsur", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
21
+ {"question_id": "20220701_20_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Old £20 and £50 notes are set to expire at the end of September, but who features on the new polymer £50 note?", "choices": ["Alan Turing", "JMW Turner", "Winston Churchill", "", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "According to the Bank of England, most paper banknotes have been replaced but there are still more than £6bn worth of paper £20s and £8bn worth of paper £50s in circulation. After 30 September, these will no longer be legal tender."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_21_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Who did Dominic Raab claim to wink at from across the dispatch box after appearing to make the facial expression to Angela Rayner while he was deputising for Boris Johnson at PMQs?", "choices": ["Ian Blackford", "Ian Murray", "Anneliese Dodds", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Sources close to Raab claimed he was not winking at Rayner, but had directed an “approving wink” at Ian Murray, the shadow Scotland secretary, who had been “braying loudly” on the Labour front bench."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_22_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "How much did the Royal Family cost UK taxpayers last year?", "choices": ["£75m", "£88m", "£102m", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The Royal Family cost taxpayers £102.4m last year, reported the Daily Mirror. The Sovereign Grant Report showed that the renovation of Buckingham Palace helped to drive up the bill. Travel costs were also up – from £1.3m to £4.5m."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_23_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Which world leader did Boris Johnson accuse of being “a perfect example of toxic masculinity” this week?", "choices": ["Vladimir Putin", "Anthony Albanese", "Narendra Modi", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The prime minister was speaking at a Nato summit in Madrid when he described the Russian invasion of Ukraine as a “crazy, macho war” and called for “more women in positions of power”."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_24_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "How much has cancer campaigner and podcast host Deborah James, who has died aged 40, raised for cancer research through her Bowelbabe fund?", "choices": ["£1m", "£2m", "£5m", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "James had been receiving end-of-life care since revealing she had stopped treatment for her bowel cancer in May. Her family announced her death in a social media post, describing her as “the most amazing wife, daughter, sister, mummy”."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_25_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "What piece of advice did the Pope have for mothers of adult sons this week?", "choices": ["Stop ironing their shirts", "Stop cooking their meals", "Stop tidying up after them", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Pope Francis added that mothers should instead encourage their sons to marry. Speaking at a service to mark the 10th World Meeting of Families, he told men not to “take the easy road” and return to their mothers in “moments of difficulty”."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_26_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Which Supreme Court ruling did President Joe Biden describe as “another devastating decision” this week?", "choices": ["A ruling restricting the Environmental Protection Agency’s power", "A ruling that blocked employers from mandating vaccines", "A ruling that overturned Roe vs Wade", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The Supreme Court has restricted the EPA’s ability to regulate global-warming emissions from US power plants. It comes days after it overturned the 50-year-old Roe vs Wade ruling."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_27_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Which former prime minister said this week that despite personally opposing Brexit, “it’s not going to be reversed any time soon”?", "choices": ["Theresa May", "Gordon Brown", "Tony Blair", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Speaking at a conference organised by his own think tank, the former Labour PM said: “However passionately I opposed Brexit, I understand we’ve done it.” He added he did not think it would be reversed “any time in this generation”."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_28_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Who joined Paul McCartney on stage during his headline slot at Glastonbury Festival?", "choices": ["Ringo Starr and Mick Jagger", "Yoko Ono and Jerry Lee Lewis", "Bono and Sting", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The two megastars joined McCartney on stage to close out the festival on its 50th anniversary."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220701_29_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/01", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957231/quiz-of-the-week-25-june-2-july/", "question_sentence": "Which MP has been appointed by the Privileges Committee to lead the inquiry into whether Boris Johnson misled Parliament over parties in No. 10 during Covid-19 lockdowns?", "choices": ["Chris Bryant", "Laura Farris", "Harriet Harman", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Some Conservative MPs are angry that such an “overtly political” figure has been appointed, as Harman has twice been interim Labour leader. The committee chair, Chris Bryant, had already recused himself due to past criticism of Johnson."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_0", "search_result": [{"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/02/weather/4th-of-july-fireworks-canceled-california-arizona-utah-megadrought/index.html", "text": "CNN —\n\nAs severe drought persists in the Southwest, cities are making tough decisions about their traditional firework shows. Some cities have decided to cancel their pyrotechnic displays, while others have chosen to continue them.\n\nDry vegetation and a lack of rainfall have led to a megadrought for more than 75% of the West and parts of the Central US, including Colorado. Now first responders and other officials are warning the public about the risk of Fourth of July fireworks.\n\n“Specific areas that are particularly vulnerable are all the way from Oregon to Mexico. All of California is vulnerable,” Cal Fire Battalion Chief John Heggie said, given the ongoing drought and warm temperatures.\n\nAn estimated 19,500 fires were started by fireworks in 2018, according to the National Fire Protection Association. And nearly 30% of the fires caused by fireworks are ignited on the Fourth of July, based on 2014 to 2018 annual averages.\n\nIn addition, a CNN analysis of National Interagency Fire Center data, shows a large spike in new wildfires over the last eight years surrounding the Fourth of July holiday.\n\nFire prevention patrols will be out in force to seize of illegal fireworks, and there will be zero tolerance, Heggie added.\n\nA city in Colorado will continue its show\n\nWhile some areas are canceling their shows, a city in Colorado is choosing to keep with tradition.\n\nLouisville, Colorado, a city northwest of Denver, is hoping to continue its firework show in an effort to prevent wildfires. The city’s website pointed out it is hoping to “reduce the number of illegal private shows” with their display, which is actively monitored by the fire department.\n\nSix months ago, the Marshall fire devastated parts of Boulder County, including Louisville. Burning more than 6,000 acres, the fire reached the golf course where the city will host its firework show Monday.\n\n“We have actually scaled back the firework display this year in order to focus on the community experience leading up to the fireworks,” the city of Louisville’s website noted. “The intent of the celebration is to be inclusive and welcoming to the entire community as we heal from the Marshall fire together.”\n\nThe Marshall wildfire started just a few miles away from where it destroyed more than 1,000 homes in December, 2021. Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images\n\nOn the south side of Denver, another town has chosen to cancel its fireworks show because of the current wildfire danger. Castle Rock, Colorado, has been under Stage 1 fire restrictions since April. Norris Croom, a fire chief in Castle Rock, said the show was not worth the risk.\n\n“We did not want to jeopardize the safety of our community due to an errant firework or debris fallout,” Croom emphasized.\n\nMore than half of Colorado is experiencing drought, making the environment very sensitive to wildfires. Only professional, permitted firework displays are allowed in the state, and all other fireworks are considered illegal.\n\nCalifornia officials warn about the dangers of fireworks\n\nAnother town affected by recent wildfires is opting to do something radically different.\n\nNorth Lake Tahoe, which went through the Caldor Fire in 2021, will skip fireworks in favor of a drone light display.\n\n“The decision was made in consideration of fire and environmental risks posed by a pyrotechnic fireworks display, shifting a long-standing tradition with an innovative new approach,” a release from the city announced.\n\nHowever, a traditional fireworks display will go on as planned in South Lake Tahoe, an area evacuated in August because of the Caldor Fire.\n\nClaremont, California, a far eastern suburb of Los Angeles, is replacing its firework show with a free community concert. The city explained in a news release water restrictions due to the ongoing drought played a large role in their decision to cancel.\n\nA caution sign is posted at the Castaic Lake reservoir in Los Angeles County on May 3, 2022. A water shortage emergency has been declared in Southern California with water restrictions beginning June 1st for 6 million residents amid drought conditions. Mario Tama/Getty Images\n\n“Preparation for the fireworks show requires extensive watering in the days leading to the show, accounting for approximately 650,000 gallons of water,” the news release stated.\n\nWith a hot and dry holiday weekend ahead, officials in California are reminding residents of the state’s vulnerability to wildfires, given the ongoing drought.\n\n“The reality is that every year we have wildfires started by legal and illegal fireworks,” Heggie acknowledged.\n\nHeggie’s biggest concern is small explosives like bottle rockets and roman candles, and people using “safe and sane” fireworks in areas where they are illegal.\n\nHe warned, “Please understand that your good intentions may have devastating effects.”\n\nPacific Gas and Electric Company is also asking customers to “put safety first” and to follow local rules and regulations regarding fireworks.\n\nNew Mexico governor signs an executive order to ban fireworks\n\nThe governor of New Mexico, Michelle Lujan Grisham, signed an executive order in late April urging counties, cities, and local governments to consider banning certain fireworks due to “severe drought and fire conditions” across the state.\n\nAnd as the largest wildfire in New Mexico history continues to burn, cities like Albuquerque are hoping to prevent further devastation.\n\nTrees scorched by the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire amid exceptional drought conditions in the area on June 2, 2022 near Mora, New Mexico. Mario Tama/Getty Images\n\n“Albuquerque has a unique wildland urban interface with open space areas that are in constant threat of fires,” the city fireworks ordinance noted. “These fires would endanger the lives of those who live nearby and many species of wildlife.”\n\nThe city has prohibited fireworks in open spaces but has allowed fireworks purchased from retail stores and stands within city limits.\n\n“Read the Warning Label. If it reads ‘WARNING’, it is illegal. If it reads ‘CAUTION’, it is legal.” the fireworks ordinance reads.\n\nLet's have a fun & safe Independence Day! Enjoy legal fireworks used safely. Remember, we're already in a dangerous fire season. Help protect our Bosque by reporting illegal fireworks:\n\n🎇ABQ311 App: https://t.co/r8DCpxLmLv\n\n🎇Online: https://t.co/neBSEl6hO8#OneAlbuquerque pic.twitter.com/76cu5u740t — City of Albuquerque (@cabq) June 30, 2022\n\nAlbuquerque has already begun patrolling throughout the city ahead of the holiday. The city warns “those who are caught will be cited and will have a mandatory court appearance.”\n\nAlbuquerque will continue its free Freedom Fourth show on the Fourth of July, which includes professional fireworks.\n\nLaser lights in lieu of fireworks\n\nReplacing its traditional firework show, Salt Lake City, Utah, is hosting a Laser Light Night twice in July.\n\nLynze Twede, an event manager for Salt Lake City Public Lands, said the city council voted to shift the funding from a firework display to an “alternative event” earlier this year.\n\n“[The city council] wanted to make a change and try to be an example to improve our air quality and not contribute to the already high fire danger,” Twede stressed.\n\nSalt Lake City hopes to captivate its audience and entertain people of all ages with the transition to a laser light display hosted on July 2 and July 23.\n\n“People can still come and expect to see an awe-inspiring show. But with this new and innovative way, we’re just lighting up our skies a little differently this year,” Twede added.\n\nMuch of western Utah, including Salt Lake City, is under a red flag warning Saturday through Monday “for wind and low relative humidity,” according to the National Weather Service office in Salt Lake City.\n\nStrong, southerly winds of 20 to 30 mph are forecast with wind gusts up to 45 mph possible Sunday and Monday afternoon and evening. Winds are expected to decrease through the overnight hours.\n\n⚠️ Red Flag Warnings in effect\n\n\n\n🗺 western Utah\n\n🧭Saturday through Monday\n\n❓ Gusty southerly winds combined with very low humidity will create critical fire weather conditions.\n\n\n\nMany fires are human caused. Follow local fire and firework restrictions! #utwx pic.twitter.com/tsuRD7hmhl — NWS Salt Lake City (@NWSSaltLakeCity) July 1, 2022\n\nAnd across Arizona, the Pipeline Fire recently forced hundreds of Flagstaffs residents to evacuate. The fire is mostly contained, but Flagstaff’s burn risk remains.\n\nTo continue its city’s annual celebration, Flagstaff is hoping to have a safe event utilizing a new laser light show in its historic downtown.\n\n“The shift from traditional fireworks to a laser light show was the responsible action to take due to extreme fire risk with the dry and hot conditions in the Northland,” said Flagstaff City Manager Greg Clifton. “It is extremely important to have a safe celebration and be fire aware.”\n\nThe United States Forest Service cautioned fire restrictions can vary from place to place, so it is important to look into local burn bans.\n\nThe Arizona-New Mexico border can expect scattered thunderstorms throughout the holiday weekend due to the southwest monsoon, which has improved drought conditions slightly across the two states, but the summer outlook across the West continues to look hot and dry.", "authors": ["Payton Major Haley Brink", "Payton Major", "Haley Brink"], "publish_date": "2022/07/02"}, {"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/02/weather/4th-of-july-fireworks-canceled-california-arizona-utah-megadrought/index.html", "text": "CNN —\n\nAs severe drought persists in the Southwest, cities are making tough decisions about their traditional firework shows. Some cities have decided to cancel their pyrotechnic displays, while others have chosen to continue them.\n\nDry vegetation and a lack of rainfall have led to a megadrought for more than 75% of the West and parts of the Central US, including Colorado. Now first responders and other officials are warning the public about the risk of Fourth of July fireworks.\n\n“Specific areas that are particularly vulnerable are all the way from Oregon to Mexico. All of California is vulnerable,” Cal Fire Battalion Chief John Heggie said, given the ongoing drought and warm temperatures.\n\nAn estimated 19,500 fires were started by fireworks in 2018, according to the National Fire Protection Association. And nearly 30% of the fires caused by fireworks are ignited on the Fourth of July, based on 2014 to 2018 annual averages.\n\nIn addition, a CNN analysis of National Interagency Fire Center data, shows a large spike in new wildfires over the last eight years surrounding the Fourth of July holiday.\n\nFire prevention patrols will be out in force to seize of illegal fireworks, and there will be zero tolerance, Heggie added.\n\nA city in Colorado will continue its show\n\nWhile some areas are canceling their shows, a city in Colorado is choosing to keep with tradition.\n\nLouisville, Colorado, a city northwest of Denver, is hoping to continue its firework show in an effort to prevent wildfires. The city’s website pointed out it is hoping to “reduce the number of illegal private shows” with their display, which is actively monitored by the fire department.\n\nSix months ago, the Marshall fire devastated parts of Boulder County, including Louisville. Burning more than 6,000 acres, the fire reached the golf course where the city will host its firework show Monday.\n\n“We have actually scaled back the firework display this year in order to focus on the community experience leading up to the fireworks,” the city of Louisville’s website noted. “The intent of the celebration is to be inclusive and welcoming to the entire community as we heal from the Marshall fire together.”\n\nThe Marshall wildfire started just a few miles away from where it destroyed more than 1,000 homes in December, 2021. Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images\n\nOn the south side of Denver, another town has chosen to cancel its fireworks show because of the current wildfire danger. Castle Rock, Colorado, has been under Stage 1 fire restrictions since April. Norris Croom, a fire chief in Castle Rock, said the show was not worth the risk.\n\n“We did not want to jeopardize the safety of our community due to an errant firework or debris fallout,” Croom emphasized.\n\nMore than half of Colorado is experiencing drought, making the environment very sensitive to wildfires. Only professional, permitted firework displays are allowed in the state, and all other fireworks are considered illegal.\n\nCalifornia officials warn about the dangers of fireworks\n\nAnother town affected by recent wildfires is opting to do something radically different.\n\nNorth Lake Tahoe, which went through the Caldor Fire in 2021, will skip fireworks in favor of a drone light display.\n\n“The decision was made in consideration of fire and environmental risks posed by a pyrotechnic fireworks display, shifting a long-standing tradition with an innovative new approach,” a release from the city announced.\n\nHowever, a traditional fireworks display will go on as planned in South Lake Tahoe, an area evacuated in August because of the Caldor Fire.\n\nClaremont, California, a far eastern suburb of Los Angeles, is replacing its firework show with a free community concert. The city explained in a news release water restrictions due to the ongoing drought played a large role in their decision to cancel.\n\nA caution sign is posted at the Castaic Lake reservoir in Los Angeles County on May 3, 2022. A water shortage emergency has been declared in Southern California with water restrictions beginning June 1st for 6 million residents amid drought conditions. Mario Tama/Getty Images\n\n“Preparation for the fireworks show requires extensive watering in the days leading to the show, accounting for approximately 650,000 gallons of water,” the news release stated.\n\nWith a hot and dry holiday weekend ahead, officials in California are reminding residents of the state’s vulnerability to wildfires, given the ongoing drought.\n\n“The reality is that every year we have wildfires started by legal and illegal fireworks,” Heggie acknowledged.\n\nHeggie’s biggest concern is small explosives like bottle rockets and roman candles, and people using “safe and sane” fireworks in areas where they are illegal.\n\nHe warned, “Please understand that your good intentions may have devastating effects.”\n\nPacific Gas and Electric Company is also asking customers to “put safety first” and to follow local rules and regulations regarding fireworks.\n\nNew Mexico governor signs an executive order to ban fireworks\n\nThe governor of New Mexico, Michelle Lujan Grisham, signed an executive order in late April urging counties, cities, and local governments to consider banning certain fireworks due to “severe drought and fire conditions” across the state.\n\nAnd as the largest wildfire in New Mexico history continues to burn, cities like Albuquerque are hoping to prevent further devastation.\n\nTrees scorched by the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire amid exceptional drought conditions in the area on June 2, 2022 near Mora, New Mexico. Mario Tama/Getty Images\n\n“Albuquerque has a unique wildland urban interface with open space areas that are in constant threat of fires,” the city fireworks ordinance noted. “These fires would endanger the lives of those who live nearby and many species of wildlife.”\n\nThe city has prohibited fireworks in open spaces but has allowed fireworks purchased from retail stores and stands within city limits.\n\n“Read the Warning Label. If it reads ‘WARNING’, it is illegal. If it reads ‘CAUTION’, it is legal.” the fireworks ordinance reads.\n\nLet's have a fun & safe Independence Day! Enjoy legal fireworks used safely. Remember, we're already in a dangerous fire season. Help protect our Bosque by reporting illegal fireworks:\n\n🎇ABQ311 App: https://t.co/r8DCpxLmLv\n\n🎇Online: https://t.co/neBSEl6hO8#OneAlbuquerque pic.twitter.com/76cu5u740t — City of Albuquerque (@cabq) June 30, 2022\n\nAlbuquerque has already begun patrolling throughout the city ahead of the holiday. The city warns “those who are caught will be cited and will have a mandatory court appearance.”\n\nAlbuquerque will continue its free Freedom Fourth show on the Fourth of July, which includes professional fireworks.\n\nLaser lights in lieu of fireworks\n\nReplacing its traditional firework show, Salt Lake City, Utah, is hosting a Laser Light Night twice in July.\n\nLynze Twede, an event manager for Salt Lake City Public Lands, said the city council voted to shift the funding from a firework display to an “alternative event” earlier this year.\n\n“[The city council] wanted to make a change and try to be an example to improve our air quality and not contribute to the already high fire danger,” Twede stressed.\n\nSalt Lake City hopes to captivate its audience and entertain people of all ages with the transition to a laser light display hosted on July 2 and July 23.\n\n“People can still come and expect to see an awe-inspiring show. But with this new and innovative way, we’re just lighting up our skies a little differently this year,” Twede added.\n\nMuch of western Utah, including Salt Lake City, is under a red flag warning Saturday through Monday “for wind and low relative humidity,” according to the National Weather Service office in Salt Lake City.\n\nStrong, southerly winds of 20 to 30 mph are forecast with wind gusts up to 45 mph possible Sunday and Monday afternoon and evening. Winds are expected to decrease through the overnight hours.\n\n⚠️ Red Flag Warnings in effect\n\n\n\n🗺 western Utah\n\n🧭Saturday through Monday\n\n❓ Gusty southerly winds combined with very low humidity will create critical fire weather conditions.\n\n\n\nMany fires are human caused. Follow local fire and firework restrictions! #utwx pic.twitter.com/tsuRD7hmhl — NWS Salt Lake City (@NWSSaltLakeCity) July 1, 2022\n\nAnd across Arizona, the Pipeline Fire recently forced hundreds of Flagstaffs residents to evacuate. The fire is mostly contained, but Flagstaff’s burn risk remains.\n\nTo continue its city’s annual celebration, Flagstaff is hoping to have a safe event utilizing a new laser light show in its historic downtown.\n\n“The shift from traditional fireworks to a laser light show was the responsible action to take due to extreme fire risk with the dry and hot conditions in the Northland,” said Flagstaff City Manager Greg Clifton. “It is extremely important to have a safe celebration and be fire aware.”\n\nThe United States Forest Service cautioned fire restrictions can vary from place to place, so it is important to look into local burn bans.\n\nThe Arizona-New Mexico border can expect scattered thunderstorms throughout the holiday weekend due to the southwest monsoon, which has improved drought conditions slightly across the two states, but the summer outlook across the West continues to look hot and dry.", "authors": ["Payton Major Haley Brink", "Payton Major", "Haley Brink"], "publish_date": "2022/07/02"}, {"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/02/weather/4th-of-july-fireworks-canceled-california-arizona-utah-megadrought/index.html", "text": "CNN —\n\nAs severe drought persists in the Southwest, cities are making tough decisions about their traditional firework shows. Some cities have decided to cancel their pyrotechnic displays, while others have chosen to continue them.\n\nDry vegetation and a lack of rainfall have led to a megadrought for more than 75% of the West and parts of the Central US, including Colorado. Now first responders and other officials are warning the public about the risk of Fourth of July fireworks.\n\n“Specific areas that are particularly vulnerable are all the way from Oregon to Mexico. All of California is vulnerable,” Cal Fire Battalion Chief John Heggie said, given the ongoing drought and warm temperatures.\n\nAn estimated 19,500 fires were started by fireworks in 2018, according to the National Fire Protection Association. And nearly 30% of the fires caused by fireworks are ignited on the Fourth of July, based on 2014 to 2018 annual averages.\n\nIn addition, a CNN analysis of National Interagency Fire Center data, shows a large spike in new wildfires over the last eight years surrounding the Fourth of July holiday.\n\nFire prevention patrols will be out in force to seize of illegal fireworks, and there will be zero tolerance, Heggie added.\n\nA city in Colorado will continue its show\n\nWhile some areas are canceling their shows, a city in Colorado is choosing to keep with tradition.\n\nLouisville, Colorado, a city northwest of Denver, is hoping to continue its firework show in an effort to prevent wildfires. The city’s website pointed out it is hoping to “reduce the number of illegal private shows” with their display, which is actively monitored by the fire department.\n\nSix months ago, the Marshall fire devastated parts of Boulder County, including Louisville. Burning more than 6,000 acres, the fire reached the golf course where the city will host its firework show Monday.\n\n“We have actually scaled back the firework display this year in order to focus on the community experience leading up to the fireworks,” the city of Louisville’s website noted. “The intent of the celebration is to be inclusive and welcoming to the entire community as we heal from the Marshall fire together.”\n\nThe Marshall wildfire started just a few miles away from where it destroyed more than 1,000 homes in December, 2021. Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images\n\nOn the south side of Denver, another town has chosen to cancel its fireworks show because of the current wildfire danger. Castle Rock, Colorado, has been under Stage 1 fire restrictions since April. Norris Croom, a fire chief in Castle Rock, said the show was not worth the risk.\n\n“We did not want to jeopardize the safety of our community due to an errant firework or debris fallout,” Croom emphasized.\n\nMore than half of Colorado is experiencing drought, making the environment very sensitive to wildfires. Only professional, permitted firework displays are allowed in the state, and all other fireworks are considered illegal.\n\nCalifornia officials warn about the dangers of fireworks\n\nAnother town affected by recent wildfires is opting to do something radically different.\n\nNorth Lake Tahoe, which went through the Caldor Fire in 2021, will skip fireworks in favor of a drone light display.\n\n“The decision was made in consideration of fire and environmental risks posed by a pyrotechnic fireworks display, shifting a long-standing tradition with an innovative new approach,” a release from the city announced.\n\nHowever, a traditional fireworks display will go on as planned in South Lake Tahoe, an area evacuated in August because of the Caldor Fire.\n\nClaremont, California, a far eastern suburb of Los Angeles, is replacing its firework show with a free community concert. The city explained in a news release water restrictions due to the ongoing drought played a large role in their decision to cancel.\n\nA caution sign is posted at the Castaic Lake reservoir in Los Angeles County on May 3, 2022. A water shortage emergency has been declared in Southern California with water restrictions beginning June 1st for 6 million residents amid drought conditions. Mario Tama/Getty Images\n\n“Preparation for the fireworks show requires extensive watering in the days leading to the show, accounting for approximately 650,000 gallons of water,” the news release stated.\n\nWith a hot and dry holiday weekend ahead, officials in California are reminding residents of the state’s vulnerability to wildfires, given the ongoing drought.\n\n“The reality is that every year we have wildfires started by legal and illegal fireworks,” Heggie acknowledged.\n\nHeggie’s biggest concern is small explosives like bottle rockets and roman candles, and people using “safe and sane” fireworks in areas where they are illegal.\n\nHe warned, “Please understand that your good intentions may have devastating effects.”\n\nPacific Gas and Electric Company is also asking customers to “put safety first” and to follow local rules and regulations regarding fireworks.\n\nNew Mexico governor signs an executive order to ban fireworks\n\nThe governor of New Mexico, Michelle Lujan Grisham, signed an executive order in late April urging counties, cities, and local governments to consider banning certain fireworks due to “severe drought and fire conditions” across the state.\n\nAnd as the largest wildfire in New Mexico history continues to burn, cities like Albuquerque are hoping to prevent further devastation.\n\nTrees scorched by the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire amid exceptional drought conditions in the area on June 2, 2022 near Mora, New Mexico. Mario Tama/Getty Images\n\n“Albuquerque has a unique wildland urban interface with open space areas that are in constant threat of fires,” the city fireworks ordinance noted. “These fires would endanger the lives of those who live nearby and many species of wildlife.”\n\nThe city has prohibited fireworks in open spaces but has allowed fireworks purchased from retail stores and stands within city limits.\n\n“Read the Warning Label. If it reads ‘WARNING’, it is illegal. If it reads ‘CAUTION’, it is legal.” the fireworks ordinance reads.\n\nLet's have a fun & safe Independence Day! Enjoy legal fireworks used safely. Remember, we're already in a dangerous fire season. Help protect our Bosque by reporting illegal fireworks:\n\n🎇ABQ311 App: https://t.co/r8DCpxLmLv\n\n🎇Online: https://t.co/neBSEl6hO8#OneAlbuquerque pic.twitter.com/76cu5u740t — City of Albuquerque (@cabq) June 30, 2022\n\nAlbuquerque has already begun patrolling throughout the city ahead of the holiday. The city warns “those who are caught will be cited and will have a mandatory court appearance.”\n\nAlbuquerque will continue its free Freedom Fourth show on the Fourth of July, which includes professional fireworks.\n\nLaser lights in lieu of fireworks\n\nReplacing its traditional firework show, Salt Lake City, Utah, is hosting a Laser Light Night twice in July.\n\nLynze Twede, an event manager for Salt Lake City Public Lands, said the city council voted to shift the funding from a firework display to an “alternative event” earlier this year.\n\n“[The city council] wanted to make a change and try to be an example to improve our air quality and not contribute to the already high fire danger,” Twede stressed.\n\nSalt Lake City hopes to captivate its audience and entertain people of all ages with the transition to a laser light display hosted on July 2 and July 23.\n\n“People can still come and expect to see an awe-inspiring show. But with this new and innovative way, we’re just lighting up our skies a little differently this year,” Twede added.\n\nMuch of western Utah, including Salt Lake City, is under a red flag warning Saturday through Monday “for wind and low relative humidity,” according to the National Weather Service office in Salt Lake City.\n\nStrong, southerly winds of 20 to 30 mph are forecast with wind gusts up to 45 mph possible Sunday and Monday afternoon and evening. Winds are expected to decrease through the overnight hours.\n\n⚠️ Red Flag Warnings in effect\n\n\n\n🗺 western Utah\n\n🧭Saturday through Monday\n\n❓ Gusty southerly winds combined with very low humidity will create critical fire weather conditions.\n\n\n\nMany fires are human caused. Follow local fire and firework restrictions! #utwx pic.twitter.com/tsuRD7hmhl — NWS Salt Lake City (@NWSSaltLakeCity) July 1, 2022\n\nAnd across Arizona, the Pipeline Fire recently forced hundreds of Flagstaffs residents to evacuate. The fire is mostly contained, but Flagstaff’s burn risk remains.\n\nTo continue its city’s annual celebration, Flagstaff is hoping to have a safe event utilizing a new laser light show in its historic downtown.\n\n“The shift from traditional fireworks to a laser light show was the responsible action to take due to extreme fire risk with the dry and hot conditions in the Northland,” said Flagstaff City Manager Greg Clifton. “It is extremely important to have a safe celebration and be fire aware.”\n\nThe United States Forest Service cautioned fire restrictions can vary from place to place, so it is important to look into local burn bans.\n\nThe Arizona-New Mexico border can expect scattered thunderstorms throughout the holiday weekend due to the southwest monsoon, which has improved drought conditions slightly across the two states, but the summer outlook across the West continues to look hot and dry.", "authors": ["Payton Major Haley Brink", "Payton Major", "Haley Brink"], "publish_date": "2022/07/02"}, {"url": "https://www.nfpa.org/Public-Education/Fire-causes-and-risks/Seasonal-fire-causes/Fireworks"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_2", "search_result": [{"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/04/us/nathans-hot-dog-contest-winner/index.html", "text": "CNN —\n\nCompetitive eater Joey Chestnut won his record-extending 15th Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest, devouring an astounding 63 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes on Monday.\n\nChestnut has won the long-running Independence Day contest seven consecutive times and 15 of the last 16 years.\n\nHe put away 15 and a half more hot dogs than his closest competitor, Geoffrey Esper, but came up well short of his own personal record of 76 set last year.\n\nChestnut was eating through injury after arriving on crutches with his right foot in a cast, though he told CNN affiliate WCBS on Friday he felt better than he looked.\n\nJoey Chestnut reacts after scarfing more hot dogs than anyone else Monday. Julia Nikhinson/AP\n\nIn the women’s contest, Miki Sudo won her eighth championship, slamming 40 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes. Sudo has now won eight of the last nine women’s titles after missing last year’s competition while pregnant.\n\nThe 2022 edition made a return to the Nathan’s Famous location on Surf Avenue on Coney Island, New York, for the first time since 2019. Covid-19 concerns led to the competition being relocated the past two years.\n\nAccording to Nathan’s, legend has it that the first contest of its kind was held July 4, 1916, as four immigrants competed to show how patriotic they were.", "authors": ["Kevin Dotson"], "publish_date": "2022/07/04"}, {"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/04/us/nathans-hot-dog-contest-winner/index.html", "text": "CNN —\n\nCompetitive eater Joey Chestnut won his record-extending 15th Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest, devouring an astounding 63 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes on Monday.\n\nChestnut has won the long-running Independence Day contest seven consecutive times and 15 of the last 16 years.\n\nHe put away 15 and a half more hot dogs than his closest competitor, Geoffrey Esper, but came up well short of his own personal record of 76 set last year.\n\nChestnut was eating through injury after arriving on crutches with his right foot in a cast, though he told CNN affiliate WCBS on Friday he felt better than he looked.\n\nJoey Chestnut reacts after scarfing more hot dogs than anyone else Monday. Julia Nikhinson/AP\n\nIn the women’s contest, Miki Sudo won her eighth championship, slamming 40 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes. Sudo has now won eight of the last nine women’s titles after missing last year’s competition while pregnant.\n\nThe 2022 edition made a return to the Nathan’s Famous location on Surf Avenue on Coney Island, New York, for the first time since 2019. Covid-19 concerns led to the competition being relocated the past two years.\n\nAccording to Nathan’s, legend has it that the first contest of its kind was held July 4, 1916, as four immigrants competed to show how patriotic they were.", "authors": ["Kevin Dotson"], "publish_date": "2022/07/04"}, {"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/04/us/nathans-hot-dog-contest-winner/index.html", "text": "CNN —\n\nCompetitive eater Joey Chestnut won his record-extending 15th Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest, devouring an astounding 63 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes on Monday.\n\nChestnut has won the long-running Independence Day contest seven consecutive times and 15 of the last 16 years.\n\nHe put away 15 and a half more hot dogs than his closest competitor, Geoffrey Esper, but came up well short of his own personal record of 76 set last year.\n\nChestnut was eating through injury after arriving on crutches with his right foot in a cast, though he told CNN affiliate WCBS on Friday he felt better than he looked.\n\nJoey Chestnut reacts after scarfing more hot dogs than anyone else Monday. Julia Nikhinson/AP\n\nIn the women’s contest, Miki Sudo won her eighth championship, slamming 40 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes. Sudo has now won eight of the last nine women’s titles after missing last year’s competition while pregnant.\n\nThe 2022 edition made a return to the Nathan’s Famous location on Surf Avenue on Coney Island, New York, for the first time since 2019. Covid-19 concerns led to the competition being relocated the past two years.\n\nAccording to Nathan’s, legend has it that the first contest of its kind was held July 4, 1916, as four immigrants competed to show how patriotic they were.", "authors": ["Kevin Dotson"], "publish_date": "2022/07/04"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_4", "search_result": [{"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/07/europe/boris-johnson-resignation-intl/index.html", "text": "London CNN —\n\nBoris Johnson’s turbulent tenure as Britain’s Prime Minister came to an end Thursday after a historic party revolt over a series of ethics scandals forced him to step down.\n\nIt took the resignation of nearly 60 members of his government – almost half the payroll – for Johnson to finally abandon his attempts to cling on to power. Even then, the Prime Minister insisted that he would continue as caretaker leader while the Conservative Party launches the process of choosing a successor.\n\nSome senior figures in his party say even that will be unsustainable, given the dwindling number of people willing to work for him.\n\nOthers are already lining up to replace him. Party officials say they will announce the timetable for a leadership election by Monday.\n\nSpeaking in front of the famous 10 Downing Street door, the same place where many of his predecessors delivered their own resignation address, Johnson announced that he would be stepping down – without actually saying the words out loud.\n\n“It is clearly now the will of the parliamentary Conservative Party that there should be a new leader of that party and therefore, a new prime minister,” Johnson said.\n\n“The process of choosing that new leader should begin now,” he added, saying the time line will be announced next week.\n\nIn a sign that he is planning to stay in the office for as long as he can, Johnson announced he had appointed a new cabinet “to serve, as I will, until a new leader is in place.” Appointing new cabinet ministers means that the government can continue to function as he prepares to depart.\n\nJohnson spoke of his attempts to stay on as leader and how “painful” it is for him to step down, but made no mention of the scandals that have proved his political downfall.\n\n“In the last few days, I’ve tried to persuade my colleagues that it would be eccentric to change governments when we’re delivering so much… and when the economic scene is so difficult domestically and internationally,” Johnson said.\n\n“I regret not to have been successful in those arguments, and of course, it’s painful, not to be able to see through so many ideas and projects myself,” he said, adding that he’s proud of “getting Brexit done” and “leading the West in standing up to Putin’s aggression in Ukraine.”\n\nJohnson went on to address voters directly, expressing sadness at stepping down after nearly three years.\n\n“To you, the British public: I know that there will be many people who are relieved and, perhaps, quite a few will also be disappointed,” he said. “And I want you to know how sad I am to be giving up the best job in the world, but them’s the breaks.”\n\nJohnson has in recent months been engulfed in a series of scandals that forced even his most stalwart supporters to abandon him. The latest was Downing Street’s botched handling of the resignation by Johnson’s former deputy chief whip, Chris Pincher, who was accused of groping two men last week.\n\nJohnson initially attempted to ride out the crisis – despite an unprecedented flight of middle-ranking ministers from the government, a battering at Prime Minister’s Questions and a bruising appearance before a committee of senior lawmakers in Parliament. On Wednesday, he still insisted he wasn’t going to resign.\n\nHe finally gave in Thursday after some of his most loyal allies told him that the game was up.\n\nUK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said Johnson had made the “right decision” to resign. “We need calmness and unity now and to keep governing while a new leader is found,” she added.\n\nGreg Clark, newly appointed UK Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, said that he had a “duty to ensure that the country has a functioning government.”\n\nThe leader of the opposition Labour Party, Keir Starmer, said it was “good news for the country” that Johnson had decided to resign, adding that “it should have happened long ago.”\n\n“He was always unfit for office. He has been responsible for lies, scandal and fraud on an industrial scale,” said Starmer on Twitter.\n\nThe opposition leader also had scathing words for the Conservatives. “They have been in power for 12 years. The damage they have done is profound. Twelve years of economic stagnation. Twelve years of declining public services. Twelve years of empty promises,” Starmer said.\n\n“Enough is enough. We don’t need to change the Tory at the top – we need a proper change of government. We need a fresh start for Britain.”\n\n‘Needless damage’\n\nConventionally, when a Conservative leader resigns, he or she gives the party time to hold a thorough leadership contest, in which Conservative lawmakers and then party members nationwide vote.\n\nBut some said Johnson should leave office more quickly.\n\n“We now need a new Leader as soon as practicable,” Business and Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said on Twitter. “Someone who can rebuild trust, heal the country, and set out a new, sensible and consistent economic approach to help families,” he added.\n\nScottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon also called for the leadership question to be settled.\n\n“There will be a widespread sense of relief that the chaos of the last few days (indeed months) will come to an end, though notion of Boris Johnson staying on as PM until autumn seems far from ideal, and surely not sustainable?” Sturgeon said in a series of tweets.\n\nConservative MP Steve Baker told CNN that the party needs “to move swiftly to a leadership contest.”\n\nBaker said Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab should be caretaker prime minister, but that Johnson could also continue in office. Raab has deputized for Johnson in the past: When the PM was in intensive care with Covid-19 in April 2020 and then again briefly last month when Johnson underwent “routine” operation and was put under general anesthetic.\n\nRaab said he would not stand as next Conservative party leader, according to Britain’s PA news agency, which would make him a candidate for a caretaker PM if Johnson was to step down early.\n\n“I am absolutely determined that we should not prolong this crisis. If it’s agreed within government that Boris Johnson should continue as caretaker, then that’s fine with me,” Baker told CNN. “Because we need to just end the crisis, get into a leadership contest, and start fresh in September.”\n\nFormer British Prime Minister John Major said it would be “unwise and may be unsustainable” for Johnson to remain in the office of prime minister for long while a new Conservative leader is chosen. He too suggested Raab could serve as the acting prime minister.\n\nHours after Johnson’s announcement, Conservative MP Tom Tugendhat launched his campaign for the top job with an editorial in UK newspaper the Telegraph.\n\nBarrage of criticism\n\nJohnson’s departure will mark a remarkable downfall for a prime minister who was once seen as having political superpowers, with an appeal that transcended traditional party lines.\n\nHe won a landslide victory in December 2019 on the promise of delivering a Brexit deal and leading the UK to a bright future outside the European Union. But his premiership unraveled in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic.\n\nIn recent months the prime minister has faced a barrage of criticism from all sides over his conduct and that of some members of his government, including illegal, Covid-19 lockdown-breaking parties thrown in his Downing Street offices for which he and others were fined.\n\nNumerous other scandals have also hit his standing in the polls. These include accusations of using donor money inappropriately to pay for a refurbishment of his Downing Street home and ordering MPs to vote in such a way that would protect a colleague who had breached lobbying rules.\n\nLast month, he survived a confidence vote among members of his own party, but the final count of his lawmakers who rebelled against him was higher than his supporters expected: 41% of his own parliamentary party refused to back him.\n\nHe suffered a further blow late last month when his party lost two parliamentary by-elections in a single night, raising new questions about his leadership.\n\nHis reputation was also damaged by the resignation of his second ethics adviser in less than two years.", "authors": ["Jack Guy Luke Mcgee Ivana Kottasová", "Jack Guy", "Luke Mcgee", "Ivana Kottasová"], "publish_date": "2022/07/07"}, {"url": "http://www.cnn.com/2022/07/06/uk/boris-johnson-scandals-intl/index.html", "text": "London CNN —\n\nThe crisis that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing right now might be the gravest for his leadership so far – but it’s definitely not the first.\n\nJohnson’s government has been plagued by a series of scandals, from accusations of his disregard for rules and revelations of illegal lockdown-breaking parties held in Downing Street, to allegations of impropriety and abuse by Conservative lawmakers.\n\nHere is a look at some of the more notable scandals of his government.\n\nIllegal prorogation of Parliament\n\nJohnson’s critics have often accused the Prime Minister of disrespecting government procedure and bending rules when it suits him – such as when he decided to ask the Queen to prorogue – or shut down – Parliament for five weeks at the height of a political crisis over Brexit.\n\nThe monarch rubber-stamped the request in line with her duty to stay out of politics and to act only on the advice of ministers.\n\nBut when the Supreme Court found the prorogation was illegal, it raised the uncomfortable question of whether the Queen had broken the law. The ruling led to accusations Johnson’s government deliberately misled the monarch as part of its strategy to secure Brexit.\n\nJohnson was forced to personally apologize for embarrassing the monarch, according to the Sunday Times.\n\nBut the botched prorogation was just one example of Johnson’s disregard for parliamentary rules and standards.\n\nHe backed Home Secretary Priti Patel after an investigation into allegations that she bullied staff found that she breached the Ministerial Code and did not “treat her civil servants with consideration and respect,” and had committed “behaviour that can be described as bullying.”\n\nJohnson’s ethics adviser Alex Allen resigned over the issue.\n\nThe flat refurbishment\n\nOne of the first scandals Johnson faced was an allegation of corruption after WhatsApp messages revealed he had asked a Conservative Party donor for funds to refurbish his Downing Street residence. British news outlets reported that the work cost around £200,000 ($280,000).\n\nPolitical donations and loans are tightly controlled in the United Kingdom, with loans of more than £7,500 ($10,400) logged and publicly revealed by the commission four times a year.\n\nJohnson did not report the donations and as a result, the Conservative Party was fined £17,800 by the Electoral Commission in December last year.\n\nOwen Paterson lobbying scandal\n\nLast year, Johnson attempted to force Conservative MPs to vote in favor of overturning the suspension of a fellow Conservative Member of Parliament.\n\nOwen Paterson, an influential Conservative backbencher and former cabinet minister, had been facing a 30-day suspension after being accused of an “egregious” breach of lobbying rules.\n\nFollowing a backlash, Johnson U-turned and Paterson ultimately quit as MP.\n\nThe Liberal Democrats won Paterson’s seat – one the Conservatives had held for almost 200 years – at the subsequent by-election in December.\n\nPartygate\n\nJohnson has faced months of damaging revelations of parties held at Downing Street in defiance of coronavirus lockdowns, with leaks and images dripping into the media since January.\n\nA report published in May by senior civil servant Sue Gray criticized a culture of rule-breaking events, and revealed new photographs of him at two separate gatherings.\n\nAmong the parties: A night of heavy drinking on the eve of Prince Philip’s funeral – at a time when strict limits on socializing forced even the Queen to sit alone to say goodbye to her husband of nearly 74 years.\n\nGray wrote that “the senior leadership at the centre” of Johnson’s administration “must bear responsibility” for a culture that allowed the parties to take place.\n\nJohnson himself was fined by London’s Metropolitan Police for attending a party on government premises, making him the first UK premier in history found to have broken the law in office. Sunak, who resigned on Tuesday, was also fined for attending the same event.\n\nJohnson’s handling of the scandal was particularly misguided, with Downing Street first denying there were any gatherings, then saying he didn’t know about them and then claiming he attended them because he believed they were work events.\n\nVideo Ad Feedback Damning report reveals Downing Street's party culture 02:54 - Source: CNN\n\nPincher misconduct allegations\n\nThis week’s cascade of resignations was sparked by revelations that Johnson appointed Chris Pincher into his government despite knowing of past allegations of sexual misconduct.\n\nPincher, the Conservatives’ deputy chief whip, resigned last week after allegations that he groped two guests at a private dinner. Pincher did not admit the allegations directly, but told Johnson in a letter that “last night I drank far too much,” and “embarrassed myself and other people.”\n\nDowning Street had struggled to explain why Pincher was in government in the first place, amid a wave of revelations about his previous alleged conduct, denying Johnson knew anything specific about the allegations.\n\nOn Tuesday, it emerged that a complaint had been made against Pincher in the Foreign Office about three years ago and that Johnson was briefed on what happened. Downing Street then said he had forgotten.\n\nJohnson acknowledged it “was a mistake” to appoint Pincher to his government on Tuesday, but the damage had already been done. The wave of government resignations started just minutes after he apologized for the decision, with Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid handing in their notices. Over the next 24 hours, dozens followed.", "authors": ["Ivana Kottasová Tara Subramaniam", "Ivana Kottasová", "Tara Subramaniam"], "publish_date": "2022/07/06"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_5", "search_result": [{"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/05/asia/sri-lanka-bankrupt-fuel-crisis-intl-hnk/index.html", "text": "Colombo, Sri Lanka CNN —\n\nSri Lanka is “bankrupt,” Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said Tuesday, as the country suffers its worst financial crisis in decades, leaving millions struggling to buy food, medicine and fuel.\n\nWickremesinghe told lawmakers that negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to revive the country’s “collapsed” economy are “difficult,” because the South Asian nation of 22 million has entered the talks as a bankrupt country, rather than a developing one.\n\n“We are now participating in the negotiations as a bankrupt country. Therefore, we have to face a more difficult and complicated situation than previous negotiations,” Wickremesinghe said in parliament.\n\n“Due to the state of bankruptcy our country is in, we have to submit a plan on our debt sustainability to (the IMF) separately,” he added. “Only when they are satisfied with that plan can we reach an agreement at the staff level. This is not a straightforward process.”\n\nSri Lanka is in the midst of its worst financial crisis in seven decades, after its foreign exchange reserves plummeted to record lows, with dollars running out to pay for essential imports including food, medicine and fuel.\n\nPresident Gotabaya Rajapaksa tweeted Wednesday that he had sought assistance from Russian President Vladimir Putin and requested “an offer of credit support to import fuel.”\n\nVideo Ad Feedback 'Years of economic mismanagement': Why Sri Lanka has a fuel crisis 05:11 - Source: CNNI\n\nIn several major cities, including Sri Lanka’s commercial capital, Colombo, hundreds continue to queue for hours to buy fuel, sometimes clashing with police and the military as they wait. Schools have been suspended and fuel has been limited to essential services.\n\nOn Sunday Sri Lanka’s energy minister, Kanchana Wijesekera, said the country had less than a day’s worth of fuel left.\n\n“In terms of fuel and food, our country was going to have to face this crisis at some point in time. Fuel was scarce. Food prices went up,” he said, adding international crises like Russia’s war in Ukraine have made things worse.\n\n“Due to the recent global crises, this situation has become more acute and we who were in the frying pan fell into the oven,” Wijesekera said.\n\nOn Tuesday, Prime Minister Wickremesinghe said he hoped that a report on debt restructuring and sustainability would be submitted to the IMF by August. Once there is an agreement, a comprehensive loan assistance program would be prepared for a period of four years, Wickremesinghe said.\n\nHis speech in parliament was interrupted by opposition lawmakers chanting cries of “Gota go Home” – a reference to the president, who was in attendance. Rajapaksa was seen leaving the building amid exclamations.\n\nFor months, large numbers of Sri Lankans have been calling for Rajapaksa to resign over accusations of economic mismanagement.\n\nWickremesinghe said that by the end of this year, inflation will rise to 60%.\n\n“This will be a difficult and bitter journey,” Wickremesinghe said. “But we can get relief at the end of this journey. Progress can be made.”\n\nThe British government said on Tuesday it is now advising against all but essential travel to Sri Lanka due to the impact of the economic crisis.", "authors": ["Iqbal Athas Chris Liakos Rhea Mogul Daniela Gonzalez-Roman Cnn", "Iqbal Athas", "Chris Liakos", "Rhea Mogul", "Daniela Gonzalez-Roman Cnn"], "publish_date": "2022/07/05"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_6", "search_result": [{"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/05/business/subway-new-menu/index.html", "text": "New York CNN Business —\n\nSubway is launching a new menu, and it’s the most extensive makeover in the company’s nearly 60-year history.\n\nThe main appeal of the sandwich chain is that people can make their own custom sandwiches. Yet the seemingly limitless combinations slowed down the speed of the lines at its restaurants.\n\nSubway’s new menu is aimed at streamlining those choices. Beginning Tuesday, customers will be greeted with a refreshed menu board in its roughly 21,000 US restaurants featuring 12 sandwiches in what it’s calling the “Subway Series” menu.\n\nThe new, more neatly organized menu is divided in to four categories (Cheesesteaks, Italianos, Chicken and Clubs) consisting of three sandwiches each. All 12 sandwiches are new to the menu, with some essentially replacing previous versions with new names and slight tweaks. For example, the Meatball Marinara sandwich is now called The Boss with newly added melted mozzarella cheese.\n\nSubway's new menu is now available. Subway\n\nSubway says people can order the sandwiches by their new names or by their assigned numbers. And the sandwiches can be made with bread, wrap or have its topping placed on a bed of lettuce. Customers, of course, can still choose custom options if they prefer.\n\n“Complementary flavors and an expertly crafted balance of proteins, cheese, sauces and fresh vegetables are designed to maximize taste and crave,” the chain said in a press release, adding that the changes allow customers “to explore new options beyond their beloved build-your-own customization.”\n\nLast year, Subway rolled out an updated menu including 20 new and refreshed ingredients for some of its breads and meats. For example, Subway began slicing its turkey and ham more thinly and brought back past items like rotisserie-style chicken and roast beef. The refreshed menu was part of its “Eat Fresh Refresh” ad campaign, which will be tweaked to promote the new “Subway Series” menu.\n\nSales at Subway’s US locations have been falling in recent years, according to the research firm Technomic. System-wide sales at Subway’s US locations were $12.3 billion in 2013, which was its best year of the past 15 years. in 2021, sales slumped to $9.4 billion, according to Technomic’s analysis. The number of locations has declined for the fifth year in a row to 20,746 per Subway’s website.\n\nSubway is a privately held company and does not publicly disclose sales figures.", "authors": ["Jordan Valinsky"], "publish_date": "2022/07/05"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_7", "search_result": [{"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/05/china/china-billion-people-data-leak-intl-hnk/index.html", "text": "CNN —\n\nA massive online database apparently containing the personal information of up to one billion Chinese citizens was left unsecured and publicly accessible for more than a year – until an anonymous user in a hacker forum offered to sell the data and brought it to wider attention last week.\n\nThe leak could be one of the biggest ever recorded in history, cybersecurity experts say, highlighting the risks of collecting and storing vast amounts of sensitive personal data online – especially in a country where authorities have broad and unchecked access to such data.\n\nThe vast trove of Chinese personal data had been publicly accessible via what appeared to be an unsecured backdoor link – a shortcut web address that offers unrestricted access to anyone with knowledge of it – since at least April 2021, according to LeakIX, a site that detects and indexes exposed databases online.\n\nAccess to the database, which did not require a password, was shut down after an anonymous user advertised the more than 23 terabytes (TB) of data for sale for 10 bitcoin – roughly $200,000 – in a post on a hacker forum last Thursday.\n\nThe user claimed the database was collated by the Shanghai police and contained sensitive information on one billion Chinese nationals, including their names, addresses, mobile numbers, national ID numbers, ages and birthplaces, as well as billions of records of phone calls made to police to report on civil disputes and crimes.\n\nA sample of 750,000 data entries from the three main indexes of the database was included in the seller’s post. CNN verified the authenticity of more than two dozen entries from the sample provided by the seller, but was unable to access the original database.\n\nThe Shanghai government and police department did not respond to CNN’s repeated written requests for comment.\n\nThe seller also claimed the unsecured database had been hosted by Alibaba Cloud, a subsidiary of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba. When reached by CNN for comment on Monday, Alibaba said “we are looking into this” and would communicate any updates. On Wednesday, Alibaba said it declined to comment.\n\nBut experts CNN spoke with said it was the owner of the data who was at fault, not the company hosting it.\n\n“As it stands today, I believe this would be the largest leak of public information yet – certainly in terms of the breadth of the impact in China, we’re talking about most of the population here,” said Troy Hunt, a Microsoft regional director based in Australia.\n\nChina is home to 1.4 billion people, which means the data breach could potentially affect more than 70% of the population.\n\n“It’s a little bit of a case where the genie is not going to be able to go back in the bottle. Once the data is out there in the form it appears to be now, there’s no going back,” said Hunt.\n\nIt is unclear how many people have accessed or downloaded the database during the 14 months or more it was left publicly available online. Two Western cybersecurity experts who spoke to CNN were both aware of the existence of the database before it was thrust into the public spotlight last week, suggesting it could be easily discovered by people who knew where to look.\n\nVinny Troia, a cybersecurity researcher and founder of dark web intelligence firm Shadowbyte, said he first discovered the database “around January” while searching for open databases online.\n\n“The site that I found it on is public, anybody (could) access it, all you have to do is register for an account,” Troia said. “Since it was opened in April 2021, any number of people could have downloaded the data,” he added.\n\nTroia said he downloaded one of the main indexes of the database, which appears to contain information on nearly 970 million Chinese citizens. But it was difficult to judge whether the open access was an oversight from the owners of the database, or if it was an intentional shortcut intended to be shared among a small number of people, he said.\n\n“Either they forgot about it, or they intentionally left it open because it’s easier for them to access,” he said, referring to the authorities responsible for the database. “I don’t know why they would. It sounds very careless.”\n\nUnsecured personal data – exposed through leaks, breaches, or some form of incompetence – is an increasingly common problem faced by companies and governments around the world, and cybersecurity experts say it is not unusual to find databases that are left open to public access.\n\nIn 2018, Trioa discovered that a Florida-based marketing firm exposed close to 2 TB of data that appeared to include personal information on hundreds of millions of American adults on a publicly accessible server, according to Wired.\n\nIn 2019, Victor Gevers, a Dutch cybersecurity researcher, found an online database containing names, national ID numbers, birth dates and location data of more than 2.5 million people in China’s far-western region of Xinjiang, which was left unprotected for months by Chinese firm SenseNets Technology, according to Reuters.\n\nBut the latest data leak is particularly worrying, cybersecurity researchers say, not only because of its potentially unprecedented volume, but also the sensitive nature of the information contained.\n\nA CNN analysis of the database sample found police records of cases spanning nearly two decades from 2001 to 2019. While the majority of the entries are civil disputes, there are also records of criminal cases ranging from fraud to rape.\n\nIn one case, a Shanghai resident was summoned by police in 2018 for using a virtual private network (VPN​) to ​evade China’s firewall and access Twitter​, allegedly retweeting “reactionary remarks involving the (Communist) Party, politics and leaders.”\n\nIn another record, a mother called the police in 2010, accusing her father-in-law of raping her 3-year-old daughter.\n\n“There could be domestic violence, child abuse, all sorts of things in there, that to me is a lot more worrying,” said Hunt, the Microsoft regional director.\n\n“Might this lead to extortion? We often see extortion of individuals after data leaks, examples where hackers can even try to ransom individuals.”\n\nThe Chinese government has recently stepped up efforts to improve protection of online user data privacy. Last year, the country passed its first Personal Information Protection Law, laying out ground rules on how personal data should be collected, used and stored. But experts have raised concerns that while the law can regulate technology companies, it could be challenging to enforce when applied to the Chinese state.\n\nBob Diachenko, a security researcher based in Ukraine, first came upon the database in April. In mid-June, his company detected that the database was attacked by an unknown malicious actor, who destroyed and copied the data and left a ransom note demanding 10 bitcoin for its recovery, Diachenko said.\n\nIt is not clear if this was the work of the same person who advertised the sale of the database information last week.\n\nBy July 1, the ransom note had disappeared, according to Diachenko, but only 7 gigabytes (GB) of data was available – instead of the 23 TB originally advertised.\n\nDiachenko said it suggested the ransom had been resolved, but the database owners had continued to use the exposed database for storing, until it was shut down over the weekend.\n\n“Maybe there was some junior developer who noticed it and tried to remove the notes before senior management noticed them,” he said.\n\nShanghai Police did not respond to CNN’s request for comments on the ransom note.\n\n\n\nThis story has been updated with additional developments Wednesday.", "authors": ["Yong Xiong Hannah Ritchie Nectar Gan", "Yong Xiong", "Hannah Ritchie", "Nectar Gan"], "publish_date": "2022/07/05"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_8", "search_result": [{"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/06/health/monkeypox-testing-who-emergency/index.html", "text": "CNN —\n\nAs monkeypox cases continue to rise globally, the World Health Organization plans to reassess whether the outbreak constitutes a public health emergency of international concern.\n\nIn late June, WHO’s Emergency Committee determined that the outbreak did not meet the criteria for such a declaration.\n\nBut as the virus continues to spread, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wants the committee to take up the issue again, based on the latest data around the epidemiology and evolution of the outbreak.\n\nTedros said Wednesday that he will convene the committee during the week of July 18, or sooner if needed.\n\nWHO defines a public health emergency of international concern, or PHEIC, as “an extraordinary event” that constitutes a “public health risk to other States through the international spread of disease” and that may “potentially require a coordinated international response.”\n\n“On monkeypox, I continue to be concerned by the scale and spread of the virus. Across the world, there has now been more than 6,000 cases recorded in 58 countries,” Tedros said.\n\n“Testing remains a challenge, and it’s highly probable that there are a significant number of cases not being picked up,” he added. “Europe is the current epicenter of the outbreak, recording more than 80% of cases globally.”\n\nMonkeypox, a viral disease, occurs mostly in central and western Africa, where the virus is endemic – but as part of the latest outbreak, the virus has spread to many regions of the world where it is not typically seen.\n\nCases are also being reported in African countries that previously were not affected by the virus, and in those places where the virus is endemic, record numbers are being recorded, Tedros said Wednesday. WHO teams are following the data closely, he said.\n\nWHO is working with countries and vaccine manufacturers to coordinate sharing of vaccines for monkeypox, which are scarce. The organization is also working with groups to break the stigma around the virus and spread information to help protect people.\n\n“I want to particularly commend those that are sharing videos online via social media channels, talking about their symptoms and experiences with monkeypox,” he said. “This is a positive way to break down the stigma about a virus that can affect anyone.”\n\nEarly data on the outbreak has suggested that gay and bisexual men and other men who have sex with men make up a high number of reported cases, leading to concern about stigmatizing the disease and the LGBTQ community.\n\nHowever, anyone who has been in close contact with someone who has the virus can be at risk.\n\nThe monkeypox virus can spread from person to person through direct contact with infectious body fluids or with the rash, scabs and sores that the disease can cause. Spread can also happen through indirect contact, such as through clothing or bedding contaminated with the virus.\n\nIt can also spread through respiratory secretions during prolonged face-to-face contact or during intimate physical contact, such as kissing, cuddling or sex.\n\nSymptoms of monkeypox can include fever, headache, muscle aches, swollen lymph nodes, chills, exhaustion and a rash on the skin that can look like pimples or blisters.\n\nThe rash goes through different stages, developing into pustules before healing.\n\nAbout 41,500 courses of vaccine distributed in US\n\nAbout 41,500 courses of the monkeypox vaccine Jynneos have been distributed to states and other jurisdictions across the United States, according to data published Wednesday by the US Department of Health and Human Services.\n\nA course of Jynneos involves two doses four weeks apart.\n\nThe Biden administration announced last week that the strategy for distributing monkeypox vaccines would focus on areas with the highest case rates and overall risk. The District of Columbia has the most reported cases per capita, by far, and has received the most vaccine doses per capita, the new HHS data shows.\n\nVaccine distribution has also been heavily concentrated in California, Illinois and New York, particularly the three largest US cities: New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.\n\nMassachusetts, Hawaii and Colorado also received a large share of the vaccine distribution to date.\n\nEleven states have not received any monkeypox vaccine, according to the data; none of them has reported any cases to the CDC.\n\nUS monkeypox testing ramps up\n\nEfforts are also underway to ramp up testing for the virus in the US.\n\nThe commercial laboratory company Labcorp will begin monkeypox testing Wednesday at its largest facility in the United States, doubling the nation’s capacity to test for the virus, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.\n\nThe CDC announced Wednesday that Labcorp will be able to accept specimens for testing from anywhere in the United States, and the company expects to perform up to 10,000 tests per week.\n\nThe outbreak has led to 605 probable or confirmed cases in the US as of Wednesday evening. Cases have been reported in 34 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Three of the cases were non-US residents.\n\n“The ability of commercial labs to test for monkeypox is a key pillar in our comprehensive strategy to combat this disease,” CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday. “This will not only increase testing capacity but will make it more convenient for providers and patients to access tests by using existing provider-to-lab relationships.”\n\nIf someone thinks they could have a monkeypox infection, a provider will have to order a test. “The public will not be able to go to a Labcorp lab and submit a specimen,” the CDC said in its statement.\n\nGet CNN Health's weekly newsletter Sign up here to get The Results Are In with Dr. Sanjay Gupta every Tuesday from the CNN Health team.\n\nThe CDC’s Laboratory Response Network has been conducting most of the monkeypox-specific testing in the US, but on June 22, the US Department of Health and Human Services announced that monkeypox testing would expand to five commercial labs: Aegis Science, Labcorp, Mayo Clinic Laboratories, Quest Diagnostics and Sonic Healthcare.\n\nThe CDC confirmed Wednesday that it had shipped tests to the labs and that their employees have been trained on how to administer the tests. “CDC anticipates additional commercial laboratories will come online and monkeypox testing capacity will continue to increase throughout the month of July.”", "authors": ["Jacqueline Howard"], "publish_date": "2022/07/06"}, {"url": "https://e.newsletters.cnn.com/click?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", "text": "CNN —\n\nAs monkeypox cases continue to rise globally, the World Health Organization plans to reassess whether the outbreak constitutes a public health emergency of international concern.\n\nIn late June, WHO’s Emergency Committee determined that the outbreak did not meet the criteria for such a declaration.\n\nBut as the virus continues to spread, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wants the committee to take up the issue again, based on the latest data around the epidemiology and evolution of the outbreak.\n\nTedros said Wednesday that he will convene the committee during the week of July 18, or sooner if needed.\n\nWHO defines a public health emergency of international concern, or PHEIC, as “an extraordinary event” that constitutes a “public health risk to other States through the international spread of disease” and that may “potentially require a coordinated international response.”\n\n“On monkeypox, I continue to be concerned by the scale and spread of the virus. Across the world, there has now been more than 6,000 cases recorded in 58 countries,” Tedros said.\n\n“Testing remains a challenge, and it’s highly probable that there are a significant number of cases not being picked up,” he added. “Europe is the current epicenter of the outbreak, recording more than 80% of cases globally.”\n\nMonkeypox, a viral disease, occurs mostly in central and western Africa, where the virus is endemic – but as part of the latest outbreak, the virus has spread to many regions of the world where it is not typically seen.\n\nCases are also being reported in African countries that previously were not affected by the virus, and in those places where the virus is endemic, record numbers are being recorded, Tedros said Wednesday. WHO teams are following the data closely, he said.\n\nWHO is working with countries and vaccine manufacturers to coordinate sharing of vaccines for monkeypox, which are scarce. The organization is also working with groups to break the stigma around the virus and spread information to help protect people.\n\n“I want to particularly commend those that are sharing videos online via social media channels, talking about their symptoms and experiences with monkeypox,” he said. “This is a positive way to break down the stigma about a virus that can affect anyone.”\n\nEarly data on the outbreak has suggested that gay and bisexual men and other men who have sex with men make up a high number of reported cases, leading to concern about stigmatizing the disease and the LGBTQ community.\n\nHowever, anyone who has been in close contact with someone who has the virus can be at risk.\n\nThe monkeypox virus can spread from person to person through direct contact with infectious body fluids or with the rash, scabs and sores that the disease can cause. Spread can also happen through indirect contact, such as through clothing or bedding contaminated with the virus.\n\nIt can also spread through respiratory secretions during prolonged face-to-face contact or during intimate physical contact, such as kissing, cuddling or sex.\n\nSymptoms of monkeypox can include fever, headache, muscle aches, swollen lymph nodes, chills, exhaustion and a rash on the skin that can look like pimples or blisters.\n\nThe rash goes through different stages, developing into pustules before healing.\n\nAbout 41,500 courses of vaccine distributed in US\n\nAbout 41,500 courses of the monkeypox vaccine Jynneos have been distributed to states and other jurisdictions across the United States, according to data published Wednesday by the US Department of Health and Human Services.\n\nA course of Jynneos involves two doses four weeks apart.\n\nThe Biden administration announced last week that the strategy for distributing monkeypox vaccines would focus on areas with the highest case rates and overall risk. The District of Columbia has the most reported cases per capita, by far, and has received the most vaccine doses per capita, the new HHS data shows.\n\nVaccine distribution has also been heavily concentrated in California, Illinois and New York, particularly the three largest US cities: New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.\n\nMassachusetts, Hawaii and Colorado also received a large share of the vaccine distribution to date.\n\nEleven states have not received any monkeypox vaccine, according to the data; none of them has reported any cases to the CDC.\n\nUS monkeypox testing ramps up\n\nEfforts are also underway to ramp up testing for the virus in the US.\n\nThe commercial laboratory company Labcorp will begin monkeypox testing Wednesday at its largest facility in the United States, doubling the nation’s capacity to test for the virus, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.\n\nThe CDC announced Wednesday that Labcorp will be able to accept specimens for testing from anywhere in the United States, and the company expects to perform up to 10,000 tests per week.\n\nThe outbreak has led to 605 probable or confirmed cases in the US as of Wednesday evening. Cases have been reported in 34 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Three of the cases were non-US residents.\n\n“The ability of commercial labs to test for monkeypox is a key pillar in our comprehensive strategy to combat this disease,” CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday. “This will not only increase testing capacity but will make it more convenient for providers and patients to access tests by using existing provider-to-lab relationships.”\n\nIf someone thinks they could have a monkeypox infection, a provider will have to order a test. “The public will not be able to go to a Labcorp lab and submit a specimen,” the CDC said in its statement.\n\nGet CNN Health's weekly newsletter Sign up here to get The Results Are In with Dr. Sanjay Gupta every Tuesday from the CNN Health team.\n\nThe CDC’s Laboratory Response Network has been conducting most of the monkeypox-specific testing in the US, but on June 22, the US Department of Health and Human Services announced that monkeypox testing would expand to five commercial labs: Aegis Science, Labcorp, Mayo Clinic Laboratories, Quest Diagnostics and Sonic Healthcare.\n\nThe CDC confirmed Wednesday that it had shipped tests to the labs and that their employees have been trained on how to administer the tests. “CDC anticipates additional commercial laboratories will come online and monkeypox testing capacity will continue to increase throughout the month of July.”", "authors": ["Jacqueline Howard"], "publish_date": "2022/07/06"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_9", "search_result": [{"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/06/entertainment/cheer-jerry-harris/index.html", "text": "CNN —\n\n“Cheer” star Jeremiah “Jerry” Harris has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison, according to Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois Joseph D. Fitzpatrick.\n\n“The sentence is 12 years in prison, to be followed by 8 years of court-supervised release,” Fitzpatrick said to CNN in an email.\n\nHarris, a former star of the Netflix reality docuseries “Cheer,” pleaded guilty in February to one count each of receiving child pornography and engaging in sexual acts with a minor.\n\nIn a statement released on Thursday, Todd Pugh, Harris’ attorney, said Harris “is exceedingly grateful” for the judge’s “recognition of his humanity, worthiness, and rehabilitative potential.”\n\n“While Jerry has a difficult road ahead of him, his uncompromising spirit and strength has carried him through challenging times before. He has nothing but empathy and remorse for the people he has harmed and hopes that today’s proceeding provided them some peace,” Pugh said.\n\nPugh also provided to CNN the statement Harris made to the court, in which Harris apologized for the “trauma” his abuse caused.\n\n“I pray that your suffering comes to an end and that these proceeding provide you with needed closure. I am ashamed as I know that I took advantage of your youth and weakness. I was wrong and selfish. I caused you harm and I do not blame anyone,” Harris said in his statement.\n\nIn December 2020, Harris was charged with a seven-count indictment that was filed in U.S. District Court in northern Illinois.\n\n\"Cheer\" Star Jerry Harris is seen in a sketch during his sentencing hearing on July 6, 2022. Lou Chukman\n\nIn a plea agreement with the government, Harris pleaded guilty to two of the charges from that indictment, stating that he received child pornography and engaged in interstate travel to meet a 15-year-old boy with whom he engaged in sexual relations.\n\n“Cheer” follows the cheer team from Navarro College in Corsicana, Texas. Harris is one of several students whose stories were spotlighted in the series, which debuted on the streaming service in January 2020.\n\nThe second season of “Cheer,” released last year, addressed the allegations made against Harris and featured an interview with two of his accusers.", "authors": ["Sonia Moghe Raja Razek", "Sonia Moghe", "Raja Razek"], "publish_date": "2022/07/06"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_2", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "How many hot dogs did competitive eater Joey Chestnut devour to win the Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest this week?", "choices": ["15", "33", "45", "63"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The hot dog champ won the competition after eating an astounding <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/04/us/nathans-hot-dog-contest-winner/index.html\">63 hot dogs</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/04/us/nathans-hot-dog-contest-winner/index.html\">and</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/04/us/nathans-hot-dog-contest-winner/index.html\">buns</a> in 10 minutes on Monday. Chestnut has won the long-running Independence Day contest seven consecutive times and in 15 of the last 16 years."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_4", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which head of state announced his resignation this week?", "choices": ["North Korean leader Kim Jong Un", "UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson", "Russian President Vladimir Putin", "German Chancellor Olaf Scholz"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "British Prime Minister <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/07/europe/boris-johnson-resignation-intl/index.html\">Boris Johnson</a> announced his resignation and said he would continue to serve in the post until his party selects a new leader. Johnson has in recent months been engulfed in a <a href=\"http://www.cnn.com/2022/07/06/uk/boris-johnson-scandals-intl/index.html\">series of scandals</a> that forced even his most unwavering supporters to abandon him."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_5", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which country is now “bankrupt,” according to a statement this week from its administration?", "choices": ["Kenya", "Greece", "Sri Lanka", "Colombia"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Sri Lanka is “bankrupt,” Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Tuesday, as the country suffers its <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/05/asia/sri-lanka-bankrupt-fuel-crisis-intl-hnk/index.html\">worst financial crisis in decades</a>, leaving millions in the South Asian nation struggling to buy food, medicine and fuel."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_6", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which food chain launched a redesigned menu in roughly 21,000 of its restaurants?", "choices": ["McDonald’s", "Subway", "Chipotle", "Wendy’s"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Subway debuted a new menu on Tuesday, and it’s the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/05/business/subway-new-menu/index.html\">most extensive makeover</a> in the company’s nearly 60-year history."}
8
+ {"question_id": "20220708_7", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Approximately 1 billion people had their personal data leaked in what could be one of the biggest breaches ever recorded in history. Where did the massive data leak occur?", "choices": ["China", "United States", "France", "Spain"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Nearly 1 billion people in China had their <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/05/china/china-billion-people-data-leak-intl-hnk/index.html\">personal data leaked</a>, and their information has been online for more than a year."}
9
+ {"question_id": "20220708_8", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which virus is making officials at the World Health Organization reconsider whether they should declare a public health emergency?", "choices": ["Flu", "Covid-19", "Monkeypox", "Smallpox"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "As <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/06/health/monkeypox-testing-who-emergency/index.html\">monkeypox cases</a> continue to rise globally, the World Health Organization is revisiting the idea of declaring the outbreak <a href=\"https://e.newsletters.cnn.com/click?EYWxleGFuZHJhLm1lZWtzQHdhcm5lcm1lZGlhLmNvbQ/CeyJtaWQiOiIxNjU3MTkwNTU1NDgwOGIwZjYwYzgwNjhiIiwiY3QiOiJjbm4tY2M1NDE0MmM1ZGU5YmY0ZTk4M2E3ZGY4ZjE3Mzk3NDAtMSIsInJkIjoid2FybmVybWVkaWEuY29tIn0/HWkhfQ05OX2lfTmV3c19OREJBTjA3MDcyMDIyNjQzODU3MSxjbjEsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY25uLmNvbS8yMDIyLzA3LzA2L2hlYWx0aC9tb25rZXlwb3gtdGVzdGluZy13aG8tZW1lcmdlbmN5L2luZGV4Lmh0bWw/qP3V0bV90ZXJtPTE2NTcxOTA1NTU0ODA4YjBmNjBjODA2OGImdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1jbm5fRml2ZStUaGluZ3MrZm9yK1RodXJzZGF5JTJDK0p1bHkrNyUyQysyMDIyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmYnRfZWU9RHN5R3E3TkltUDhORENaOUdsJTJGbDNlMlpXbW56MnB1ciUyRms2S0dLWUZGdzBxcnlTMHVlSDZkMVptSXRQMFJCVjcmYnRfdHM9MTY1NzE5MDU1NTQ4Mw/sr0729eaa18\">a public health emergency</a> of international concern."}
10
+ {"question_id": "20220708_9", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Jeremiah “Jerry” Harris, a lead personality on the Netflix show “Cheer,” was sentenced this week in a federal child pornography case. How many years was his sentence?", "choices": ["4", "8", "10", "12"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Harris, who is 22 years old, was sentenced to <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/06/entertainment/cheer-jerry-harris/index.html\">12 years in federal prison</a>, according to Assistant US Attorney Joseph Fitzpatrick."}
11
+ {"question_id": "20220708_10", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Passengers on a Delta Air Lines flight reported that the company offered them how much money to give up their seat on an overs​​old flight?", "choices": ["$100", "$1,000", "$5,000", "$10,000"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
12
+ {"question_id": "20220708_11", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Joey Chestnut won the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest for the 15th time in 16 years. How many franks did he scarf down?", "choices": ["54", "63", "71", "80"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
13
+ {"question_id": "20220708_12", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "NASA said it temporarily lost contact with Capstone. Where is the $32.7 million spacecraft headed?", "choices": ["Mars", "Jupiter", "The moon", "Mercury"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
14
+ {"question_id": "20220708_13", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Brad Pitt has says he has prosopagnosia, a condition that prevents people from:", "choices": ["Recognizing new faces", "Remembering voices", "Feeling hot surfaces", "Recognizing old smells"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
15
+ {"question_id": "20220708_14", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Climate change activists glued themselves to which painting in an effort to protest new oil and gas projects?", "choices": ["“The Starry Night”", "“The Persistence of Memory”", "“Napoleon Crossing the Alps”", "“The Last Supper”"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
16
+ {"question_id": "20220708_15", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Sotheby’s announced it was selling the 76-million-year-old skeleton of which dinosaur?", "choices": ["Gorgosaurus", "Brontosaurus", "Pterodactyl", "Stegosaurus"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
17
+ {"question_id": "20220708_16", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said the estimated cost to rebuild Ukraine after the war will be:", "choices": ["$550 billion", "$750 billion", "$10 trillion", "$35 trillion"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
18
+ {"question_id": "20220708_17", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Which one of these people was not presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Biden this week?", "choices": ["Simone Biles", "Denzel Washington", "John McCain", "Dwayne \"The Rock\" Johnson"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
19
+ {"question_id": "20220708_18", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani was convicted on 12 fraud counts Thursday. Which company was he a top executive for?", "choices": ["Theranos", "WeWork", "Google", "Meta"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
20
+ {"question_id": "20220708_19", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Rafael Nadal withdrew from Wimbledon due to injury, paving the way for who to advance to the tournament’s final?", "choices": ["Roger Federer", "Taylor Fritz", "Nick Kyrgios", "John Isner"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
21
+ {"question_id": "20220708_20", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "How many cabinet members, ministers and aides did Boris Johnson lose from his government before he decided to step down as leader of the Conservative Party?", "choices": ["25", "39", "45", "59", ""], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Johnson’s premiership has suffered more ministerial resignations and at a faster rate than any other prime minister in modern history."}
22
+ {"question_id": "20220708_21", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Which beloved series has been asked by the BBC to be “mindful” of how references to the British Empire are handled?", "choices": ["Escape to the Country", "Antiques Roadshow", "Who Do You Think You Are?", "QI"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The BBC is asking would-be third-party producers of the show to carefully handle any references to the British Empire. In a document seen by The Times, the corporation said there was “reputational risk” in discussing colonial history."}
23
+ {"question_id": "20220708_22", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Which senior Conservative MP was tipped by the Daily Mail as a possible “caretaker” prime minister if Johnson officially steps down from the role before a leadership election takes place?", "choices": ["Michael Gove", "Priti Patel", "Theresa May", "Ben Wallace"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "A “well-placed” Tory source told the paper that Theresa May would be “‘uniquely placed’ to step in” as a caretaker prime minister as she is a sitting MP with more than three years of experience as PM under her belt."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_23", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "What percentage of Lloyds customers have savings of less than £500, according to the bank’s chief executive?", "choices": ["20%", "50%", "80%", "90%"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Charlie Nunn said the lender saw customers with persistent debt problems increase by a third in the first six months of this year. But he added many customers are in a healthier financial position than they were before the pandemic."}
25
+ {"question_id": "20220708_24", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "A former prime minister of which nation was killed after being shot at a political campaigning event?", "choices": ["Japan", "South Korea", "Greece", "Turkey"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, collapsed after he was shot at an event in Nara. He was taken to hospital after he was hit twice, but died a short time later."}
26
+ {"question_id": "20220708_25", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Climate protesters from activist group Just Stop Oil glued their hands to which John Constable painting in the National Gallery?", "choices": ["The Hay Wain", "The Cornfield", "Stratford Mill", "Weymouth Bay"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "It was part of a protest against plans to license new oil and gas projects in the UK. The Just Stop Oil activists also attached their own version of the painting, which was intended to represent “an apocalyptic vision of the future”."}
27
+ {"question_id": "20220708_26", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Which small woodland creature could ruin government plans to plant 1.5 billion trees by 2050?", "choices": ["Pine martens", "Red squirrels", "Badgers", "Grey squirrels"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Wildlife groups predict that grey squirrels will be responsible for killing 225 million of those trees by stripping bark. The bill for lost timber and replacing dead or damaged trees could reach as high as £37m, according to campaigners."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_27", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Which tennis star pulled out of Wimbledon ahead of the semi-finals due to injury?", "choices": ["Novak Djokovic", "Cameron Norrie", "Rafael Nadal", "Taylor Fritz"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The 36-year-old Spaniard has withdrawn because of an abdominal problem. Nick Kyrgios, who Nadal beat in five sets on Wednesday, will automatically go through to this year’s men’s singles final."}
29
+ {"question_id": "20220708_28", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "What percentage of children in lone parent families now live in poverty, according to analysis by The Guardian?", "choices": ["25%", "33%", "40%", "49%"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Relative poverty, defined as having an income of less than 60% of the national median, rose for single parents by nine percentage points between 2013-14 and 2019-20 to reach 49%."}
30
+ {"question_id": "20220708_29", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Which politician did Tory peer Ed Vaizey tell the BBC was a possible Conservative Party leadership contender because “he’s one of the few members of the cabinet who can do joined-up handwriting?”", "choices": ["Sajid Javid", "Rishi Sunak", "Michael Gove", "Dominic Raab"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "As the party leadership contest gets underway, some say that Sunak’s early resignation on Tuesday evening – just nine minutes after former health secretary Sajid Javid’s – could stand him in good stead if he runs for the top job."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_0_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Why did some cities across the western US cancel their Fourth of July fireworks displays this year?", "choices": ["Drought", "Curfew rules", "Covid-19 mandates", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Various cities canceled their fireworks displays this year to <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/02/weather/4th-of-july-fireworks-canceled-california-arizona-utah-megadrought/index.html\">decrease the risk of accidental fires amid</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/02/weather/4th-of-july-fireworks-canceled-california-arizona-utah-megadrought/index.html\">a</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/02/weather/4th-of-july-fireworks-canceled-california-arizona-utah-megadrought/index.html\">widespread drought</a>. An estimated 19,500 fires were started by fireworks in 2018, according to the <a href=\"https://www.nfpa.org/Public-Education/Fire-causes-and-risks/Seasonal-fire-causes/Fireworks\">National Fire Protection Association</a>. And nearly 30% of the fires caused by fireworks are ignited on the Fourth of July."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_1_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which iconic landmark is reportedly riddled with rust and badly in need of repairs?", "choices": ["Eiffel Tower", "Golden Gate Bridge", "Big Ben", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/eiffel-tower-paris-needs-repairs/index.html\">Eiffel Tower in Paris</a> is reportedly in serious need of repairs. However, the iconic landmark is instead being given a paint job costing 60 million euros in preparation for the 2024 Olympics, Reuters reports, according to a confidential analysis cited by French magazine Marianne."}
3
+ {"question_id": "20220708_2_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "How many hot dogs did competitive eater Joey Chestnut devour to win the Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest this week?", "choices": ["15", "45", "63", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The hot dog champ won the competition after eating an astounding <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/04/us/nathans-hot-dog-contest-winner/index.html\">63 hot dogs</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/04/us/nathans-hot-dog-contest-winner/index.html\">and</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/04/us/nathans-hot-dog-contest-winner/index.html\">buns</a> in 10 minutes on Monday. Chestnut has won the long-running Independence Day contest seven consecutive times and in 15 of the last 16 years."}
4
+ {"question_id": "20220708_3_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Activists around the world have been gluing themselves to historic works of art in a recent string of protests. What are they trying to call attention to?", "choices": ["Abortion rights", "Gun laws", "Climate change", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Climate activists have disrupted major galleries by <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/style/article/just-stop-oil-protest-leonardo-da-vinci/index.html\">attaching themselves to famous artwork</a><a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/style/article/just-stop-oil-protest-leonardo-da-vinci/index.html\">s</a>. A recent stunt involved a work by Vincent Van Gogh."}
5
+ {"question_id": "20220708_4_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which head of state announced his resignation this week?", "choices": ["North Korean leader Kim Jong Un", "UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson", "Russian President Vladimir Putin", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "British Prime Minister <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/07/europe/boris-johnson-resignation-intl/index.html\">Boris Johnson</a> announced his resignation and said he would continue to serve in the post until his party selects a new leader. Johnson has in recent months been engulfed in a <a href=\"http://www.cnn.com/2022/07/06/uk/boris-johnson-scandals-intl/index.html\">series of scandals</a> that forced even his most unwavering supporters to abandon him."}
6
+ {"question_id": "20220708_5_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which country is now “bankrupt,” according to a statement this week from its administration?", "choices": ["Kenya", "Sri Lanka", "Colombia", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Sri Lanka is “bankrupt,” Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Tuesday, as the country suffers its <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/05/asia/sri-lanka-bankrupt-fuel-crisis-intl-hnk/index.html\">worst financial crisis in decades</a>, leaving millions in the South Asian nation struggling to buy food, medicine and fuel."}
7
+ {"question_id": "20220708_6_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which food chain launched a redesigned menu in roughly 21,000 of its restaurants?", "choices": ["McDonald’s", "Chipotle", "Wendy’s", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Subway debuted a new menu on Tuesday, and it’s the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/05/business/subway-new-menu/index.html\">most extensive makeover</a> in the company’s nearly 60-year history."}
8
+ {"question_id": "20220708_7_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Approximately 1 billion people had their personal data leaked in what could be one of the biggest breaches ever recorded in history. Where did the massive data leak occur?", "choices": ["China", "United States", "France", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Nearly 1 billion people in China had their <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/05/china/china-billion-people-data-leak-intl-hnk/index.html\">personal data leaked</a>, and their information has been online for more than a year."}
9
+ {"question_id": "20220708_8_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which virus is making officials at the World Health Organization reconsider whether they should declare a public health emergency?", "choices": ["Flu", "Covid-19", "Monkeypox", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "As <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/06/health/monkeypox-testing-who-emergency/index.html\">monkeypox cases</a> continue to rise globally, the World Health Organization is revisiting the idea of declaring the outbreak <a href=\"https://e.newsletters.cnn.com/click?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\">a public health emergency</a> of international concern."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_9_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-7-sec/", "question_sentence": "Jeremiah “Jerry” Harris, a lead personality on the Netflix show “Cheer,” was sentenced this week in a federal child pornography case. How many years was his sentence?", "choices": ["4", "8", "10", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Harris, who is 22 years old, was sentenced to <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/06/entertainment/cheer-jerry-harris/index.html\">12 years in federal prison</a>, according to Assistant US Attorney Joseph Fitzpatrick."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_10_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Passengers on a Delta Air Lines flight reported that the company offered them how much money to give up their seat on an overs​​old flight?", "choices": ["$100", "$5,000", "$10,000", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_11_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Joey Chestnut won the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest for the 15th time in 16 years. How many franks did he scarf down?", "choices": ["54", "63", "80", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_12_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "NASA said it temporarily lost contact with Capstone. Where is the $32.7 million spacecraft headed?", "choices": ["Mars", "Jupiter", "Mercury", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_13_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Brad Pitt has says he has prosopagnosia, a condition that prevents people from:", "choices": ["Recognizing new faces", "Remembering voices", "Recognizing old smells", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_14_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Climate change activists glued themselves to which painting in an effort to protest new oil and gas projects?", "choices": ["“The Starry Night”", "“Napoleon Crossing the Alps”", "“The Last Supper”", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_15_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Sotheby’s announced it was selling the 76-million-year-old skeleton of which dinosaur?", "choices": ["Gorgosaurus", "Brontosaurus", "Stegosaurus", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_16_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said the estimated cost to rebuild Ukraine after the war will be:", "choices": ["$550 billion", "$750 billion", "$35 trillion", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_17_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Which one of these people was not presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Biden this week?", "choices": ["Denzel Washington", "John McCain", "Dwayne \"The Rock\" Johnson", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_18_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani was convicted on 12 fraud counts Thursday. Which company was he a top executive for?", "choices": ["Theranos", "WeWork", "Google", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_19_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/07", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-07/", "question_sentence": "Rafael Nadal withdrew from Wimbledon due to injury, paving the way for who to advance to the tournament’s final?", "choices": ["Roger Federer", "Taylor Fritz", "Nick Kyrgios", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_20_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "How many cabinet members, ministers and aides did Boris Johnson lose from his government before he decided to step down as leader of the Conservative Party?", "choices": ["25", "45", "59", "", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Johnson’s premiership has suffered more ministerial resignations and at a faster rate than any other prime minister in modern history."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_21_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Which beloved series has been asked by the BBC to be “mindful” of how references to the British Empire are handled?", "choices": ["Escape to the Country", "Antiques Roadshow", "QI", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The BBC is asking would-be third-party producers of the show to carefully handle any references to the British Empire. In a document seen by The Times, the corporation said there was “reputational risk” in discussing colonial history."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_22_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Which senior Conservative MP was tipped by the Daily Mail as a possible “caretaker” prime minister if Johnson officially steps down from the role before a leadership election takes place?", "choices": ["Priti Patel", "Theresa May", "Ben Wallace", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "A “well-placed” Tory source told the paper that Theresa May would be “‘uniquely placed’ to step in” as a caretaker prime minister as she is a sitting MP with more than three years of experience as PM under her belt."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_23_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "What percentage of Lloyds customers have savings of less than £500, according to the bank’s chief executive?", "choices": ["20%", "80%", "90%", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Charlie Nunn said the lender saw customers with persistent debt problems increase by a third in the first six months of this year. But he added many customers are in a healthier financial position than they were before the pandemic."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_24_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "A former prime minister of which nation was killed after being shot at a political campaigning event?", "choices": ["Japan", "South Korea", "Greece", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, collapsed after he was shot at an event in Nara. He was taken to hospital after he was hit twice, but died a short time later."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_25_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Climate protesters from activist group Just Stop Oil glued their hands to which John Constable painting in the National Gallery?", "choices": ["The Hay Wain", "The Cornfield", "Weymouth Bay", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "It was part of a protest against plans to license new oil and gas projects in the UK. The Just Stop Oil activists also attached their own version of the painting, which was intended to represent “an apocalyptic vision of the future”."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_26_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Which small woodland creature could ruin government plans to plant 1.5 billion trees by 2050?", "choices": ["Pine martens", "Badgers", "Grey squirrels", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Wildlife groups predict that grey squirrels will be responsible for killing 225 million of those trees by stripping bark. The bill for lost timber and replacing dead or damaged trees could reach as high as £37m, according to campaigners."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_27_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Which tennis star pulled out of Wimbledon ahead of the semi-finals due to injury?", "choices": ["Novak Djokovic", "Cameron Norrie", "Rafael Nadal", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The 36-year-old Spaniard has withdrawn because of an abdominal problem. Nick Kyrgios, who Nadal beat in five sets on Wednesday, will automatically go through to this year’s men’s singles final."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_28_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "What percentage of children in lone parent families now live in poverty, according to analysis by The Guardian?", "choices": ["25%", "40%", "49%", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Relative poverty, defined as having an income of less than 60% of the national median, rose for single parents by nine percentage points between 2013-14 and 2019-20 to reach 49%."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220708_29_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/08", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957298/quiz-of-the-week-2-9-july/", "question_sentence": "Which politician did Tory peer Ed Vaizey tell the BBC was a possible Conservative Party leadership contender because “he’s one of the few members of the cabinet who can do joined-up handwriting?”", "choices": ["Sajid Javid", "Rishi Sunak", "Dominic Raab", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "As the party leadership contest gets underway, some say that Sunak’s early resignation on Tuesday evening – just nine minutes after former health secretary Sajid Javid’s – could stand him in good stead if he runs for the top job."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_0", "search_result": [{"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/13/media/netflix-ads-microsoft/index.html", "text": "New York CNN Business —\n\nYou’ll soon be able to sign up for a cheaper version of Netflix with ads — though that option is still in its “early days.”\n\nNetflix will partner with Microsoft on this new ad-supported subscription plan, the two companies announced Wednesday.\n\nThe partnership follows the surprising announcement in April that Netflix (NFLX) would be open to adding a lower priced ad-supported tier to its service — something its CEO Reed Hastings resisted for years. But the company is going through one of the roughest periods in its 25-year history, after losing subscribers in the first quarter for the first time in more than a decade.\n\nThe timing of the ad tier’s launch has not been formally announced, but the New York Times reported in May that Netflix told employees it may come by the end of 2022.\n\nNetflix said Wednesday that the move is in “very early days” and that the company has “much to work through” when it comes to introducing an ad tier to its 221.6 million subscribers globally.\n\nMicrosoft’s formidable ad sales unit will bring that new tier to life. Greg Peters, Netflix’s chief operating officer and chief product officer said Wednesday in a statement that “Microsoft offered the flexibility to innovate” in both technology and sales, as well as pledged strong privacy protections for Netflix members.\n\nNetflix’s “long-term goal is clear: More choice for consumers and a premium, better-than-linear TV brand experience for advertisers,” he added.\n\nIn April, Netflix reported that it lost 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter of 2022 and that it expects to lose another 2 million in the second quarter. That news sparked a stock decline — and spooked investors about not only the future of Netflix, but about the entire streaming business overall.\n\nNetflix reports second-quarter earnings on Tuesday, and all eyes will be on its subscription numbers.", "authors": ["Frank Pallotta"], "publish_date": "2022/07/13"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_1", "search_result": [{"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/13/world/coronavirus-newsletter-intl-07-13-22/index.html", "text": "This is the weekly edition of CNN’s coronavirus newsletter. Look out for your roundup every Wednesday. If you haven’t subscribed yet, sign up here.\n\nCNN —\n\nIn the meantime, vaccine makers Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax have already been testing updated versions of their vaccines, including some bivalent vaccines that target Omicron variants.\n\nRepeated Covid-19 waves have left millions of people dead, with only vaccines helping to blunt the toll. Now the virus is spreading again — evolving, escaping immunity and driving an uptick in cases and hospitalizations. The latest version of its shape-shifting, BA.5, is a clear sign that the pandemic is far from over.\n\nThe newest offshoot of Omicron, along with a closely related variant, BA.4, are fueling a global surge in cases — 30% over the past fortnight, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).\n\nIn Europe, the Omicron subvariants are powering a spike in cases of about 25%, though Dr. Michael Ryan, the executive director of WHO’s Health Emergencies Program, has said that number may actually be higher, given the “almost collapse in testing.” BA.5 is on the march in China, ratcheting anxieties that major cities there may soon re-enforce strict lockdown measures that were only recently lifted. And the same variant has become the dominant strain in the United States, where it accounted for 65% of new infections last week, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).\n\nVideo Ad Feedback Dr. Fauci explains why new BA.5 subvariant is concerning 04:58 - Source: CNN\n\n“We have been watching this virus evolve rapidly. We’ve been planning and preparing for this moment. And the message that I want to get across to the American people is this: BA.5 is something we’re closely monitoring, and most importantly, we know how to manage it,” said Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House’s Covid-19 response coordinator, in a news briefing on Tuesday.\n\nOn the same day, WHO’s Emergency Committee said Covid-19 remained a Public Health Emergency of International Concern — its highest level of alert, first declared on January 20, 2020 — amid rising cases, ongoing viral mutation and increasing pressure on already overstretched health systems. In a statement, the committee, which is made up of independent experts, highlighted challenges to the ongoing global Covid-19 response, including a drop-off in testing and spotty genome sequencing, raising the question of just how accurately any nation might reasonably be able to monitor BA.5.\n\nOfficial data dramatically undercount the true number of infections in the US, epidemiologists say, leaving the nation with a critical blind spot as the most transmissible coronavirus variant yet takes hold. Some experts think there could be as many as 1 million new infections every day in the broader US population — 10 times higher than the official count.\n\nAs for how to manage the new wave, Jha urged Americans aged 50 and older to get second booster shots. Adults who are up to date with vaccinations are less likely to be hospitalized than those who are unvaccinated. But only about one in four adults in the US over 50 have gotten their recommended second boosters, data collected by the CDC show.\n\nUS health officials are urgently working on a plan to allow second Covid-19 boosters for all adults, a senior White House official confirmed to CNN on Monday, amid fears that younger adults’ immunity may be waning as Covid-19 cases rise with the dominance of BA.5.\n\n“We’ve got Covid, then a wedding, then Covid, then a vacation, then Covid.”\n\nWhat makes BA.5 different? Eric Topol, a cardiologist and professor of molecular medicine at Scripps Research, has called BA.5 “the worst version of the virus we’ve seen.” He explained in a recent newsletter: “It takes immune escape, already extensive, to the next level, and, as a function of that, enhanced transmissibility,” well beyond earlier versions of Omicron.\n\nIn other words, BA.5 can easily evade immunity from previous infections and vaccines, increasing the risk of reinfection. Though the variant does not appear to lead to more severe illness, in an interview with CNN on Monday, Topol said that given the extent of BA.5’s immune evasion, he expects to see an escalation in hospitalizations, as we’ve seen in Europe and elsewhere that the variant has taken root. “One good thing is it doesn’t appear to be accompanied by the ICU admissions and the deaths as previous variants, but this is definitely concerning,” he added.\n\nPublic health experts in the US may take some solace from the trajectory of the variant in Europe. WHO’s Ryan said last week that while many European countries are experiencing a jump in hospitalizations, “what we’re not seeing is an increase in intensive care unit admissions, so the vaccines are very much still working and it is those gaps in immunity that are causing the problem.”\n\nBut still, steep reductions in Covid-19 surveillance worldwide are hindering epidemiologists’ efforts as they race to trace the virus’ evolution.\n\n“Sub-variants of Omicron, like BA.4 and BA.5, continue to drive waves of cases, hospitalization and death around the world,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a media briefing on Tuesday. “Surveillance has reduced significantly – including testing and sequencing – making it increasingly difficult to assess the impact of variants on transmission, disease characteristics, and the effectiveness of counter-measures.”\n\nUS President Joe Biden said he believes the Covid-19 pandemic is “over,” even as the country continues to see around 400 deaths a day. In a Sunday interview on CBS’ “60 minutes,” the President acknowledged the US still has a “problem” with the virus – which has killed more than 1 million Americans – but said that, to his mind, “the pandemic is over.”\n\nYOU ASKED. WE ANSWERED.\n\nQ: Is there a link between Covid and mental health?\n\nA: You may have up to a 50% higher risk of developing long Covid if you suffer from common psychiatric issues, a recent study found.\n\n“I don’t think that most people should have to change their daily activities, but I do think people need to be aware of their risk of contracting Covid-19 if they don’t take additional precautions,” Wen said. The question to ask yourself, she added, is this: How much do I want to continue to avoid infection?\n\nFor individuals who want to reduce their risk, Wen advises that they stay up to date with their boosters (in the US, everyone age 5 and older can receive a first booster, and those 50 and older can receive a second booster for a total of four shots). She also recommends wearing a high-quality N95 mask or equivalent in indoor, crowded settings, and staying outside for large gatherings as much as possible — something easier to do in the summertime.\n\n“For those who find masks uncomfortable, I’d encourage mask-wearing in the highest-risk settings — for example, mask while in a crowded security line at the airport and during boarding and deplaning,” she said.\n\nSend your questions here. Are you a health care worker fighting Covid-19? Message us on WhatsApp about the challenges you’re facing: +1 347-322-0415.\n\nREADS OF THE WEEK\n\nEarlier this year, an 11-year-old snow leopard at Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington, Illinois died after contracting the virus. The leopard, Rilu, also developed pneumonia before death, zoo officials said.\n\nBeijing last week announced a Covid-19 vaccine mandate for residents wanting to enter public venues, becoming the first city in mainland China to do so as it attempts to contain the spread of BA.5, Nectar Gan writes. Those who are “not suitable” for vaccination will be exempt from the requirement, a city official said, without clarifying how they can provide the proof needed for exemption.\n\nThe vaccine mandate comes as Beijing reported three cases of the highly contagious Omicron subvariant. Several Chinese cities have imposed new curbs after detecting BA.5. Shanghai, which only recently emerged from a two-month lockdown, identified its first case on Friday and will perform two rounds of Covid tests this week. An outbreak of BA.5 has already shut down the northwestern city of Xi’an, home to 13 million people, where entertainment, sports and religious venues have been closed, and restaurants limited to takeaway and delivery services.\n\nCasinos in the gambling hub of Macao were ordered to shut for the first time since February 2020 because of a Covid outbreak, sending shares of their operating companies plunging, and fears of new lockdowns in Shanghai undermined the broader China market. Chinese stocks remained under pressure after Monday’s sell-off fueled by the threat of new Covid restrictions, especially the tech sector, Laura He reports.\n\nPeople stand in line at a coronavirus testing site in Beijing on July 4. Andy Wong/AP\n\nDrug-resistant infections and deaths have risen among hospital patients\n\nThe US had made significant progress in fighting drug-resistant infections in recent years. But those gains were largely erased during the Covid-19 pandemic, with hospital-acquired infections and resulting deaths rising 15% in 2020, according to new data, Deidre McPhillips reports.\n\nA special report released Tuesday by the CDC found that more than 29,400 people died from antimicrobial-resistant infections in the first year of the pandemic — nearly 40% of those deaths were among people who got the infection while in the hospital. The full number is probably even higher, given that data for half of the 18 pathogens identified as threats are unavailable or delayed.\n\nWHO has called antimicrobial resistance a “silent pandemic,” and drug-resistant infections were linked to nearly 5 million deaths globally in 2019. The Covid-19 pandemic probably contributed to the increased risk in the US, particularly because many people delayed care or left infections untreated — either because of closed clinics or fear of exposing themselves to Covid-19 — which can increase the risk of developing drug resistance.\n\nPulse oximeters don’t work as well for people of color\n\nOften when Dr. Thomas Valley sees a new patient in the intensive care unit at Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor, he clamps a pulse oximeter on their finger — one of the many devices he uses to gauge their health and what course of care they require, whether they are a child having seizures, a teenage car accident victim or an older person with Covid-19.\n\nBut recently, Valley, an assistant professor in the University of Michigan’s Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, realized that the small device may yield less accurate oxygen readings in patients with dark skin. If the device isn’t calibrated correctly, the darker pigmentation can affect how the light is absorbed by the sensor, leading to flawed oxygen readings and patients being discharged when they shouldn’t.\n\nTOP TIP\n\nThe man began taking more than 20 over-the-counter supplements every day, including 50,000 international units (IU) of vitamin D three times a day, after a visit with a private nutritionist. That’s a dose “375 times the recommended amount” in the UK, said the report’s coauthor and endocrinologist at William Harvey Hospital, Dr. Alamin Alkundi. Within a month, the man began suffering from nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea and repeated bouts of vomiting, along with cramping in the legs and ringing in the ears.\n\nEdith Bracho-Sanchez, director of pediatric telemedicine and assistant professor of pediatrics at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, didn’t think she’d be an anxious mom. But that changed when she had her son. “I stress over every decision I make for William. I make long pro and con lists, I discuss everything with my partner, sleep on things and ultimately, I pray,” she wrote in a recent column for CNN.\n\nKnowing how difficult it is to make decisions — big and small — she said she understood why some parents might struggle with the choice to vaccinate their children against Covid-19. This is why she says she did it, and her advice to anxious new moms like her:\n\nFirst, Covid-19 is an unpredictable illness. While most children have minor symptoms and recover well, many have landed in hospitals and emergency rooms, and to date, more than 400 children under the age of 5 have died from the illness in the US alone, according to the CDC. We also don’t yet fully understand the long-term effects of the disease.\n\nSecond, I know the vaccine is in the body for a short period of time and with a specific mission. It instructs the body to make protective antibodies against Covid-19, and the body’s own cellular mechanisms quickly break it down soon after. Because of this, there really is no plausible way it will interfere with my little William’s development, something about which I am constantly thinking.\n\nLISTEN TO OUR PODCAST\n\nKeep up to date with your Covid vaccines this fall, especially if you are 50 or older.", "authors": ["Eliza Mackintosh"], "publish_date": "2022/07/13"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_2", "search_result": [{"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/14/asia/sri-lanka-crisis-rajapaksa-explainer-intl-hnk/index.html", "text": "CNN —\n\nSri Lanka has plunged into chaos and its president has fled to Singapore, before emailing his resignation, as questions swirl about the country’s future.\n\nEmbattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in Singapore on a flight from Maldives on Thursday, according to a high-ranking security source in Colombo. He had been in Maldives for just over 24 hours after fleeing Sri Lanka’s commercial capital on Wednesday – the same day he was meant to resign after he pledged to step down following huge protests against his rule at the weekend.\n\nSingapore confirmed that Rajapaksa had landed and been allowed to enter the country on a “private visit” but had not asked for or been granted asylum.\n\nRajapaksa then tendered his resignation in a letter sent by email to parliamentary speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardenena, according to the speaker’s office, though the office also cautioned “we cannot accept such an email at face value.”\n\nHere’s what we know.\n\nSri Lankan protesters chant slogans after taking control of the Prime Minister's office in Colombo on July 13. Abhishek Chinnappa/Getty Images\n\nWhere is the president?\n\nRajapaksa had been expected to resign on Wednesday, clearing the way for new leadership. Instead he and his wife boarded a military plane in the early hours of Wednesday and fled from Colombo to Maldives.\n\nThe plane had been refused permission to land in Maldives until former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed – now speaker of the Maldivian Parliament – intervened, according to a high-ranking security official. A spokesperson for Nasheed did not confirm or deny the intervention.\n\nMaldives and Sri Lanka are close neighbors – the Maldivian capital Male is just a 90-minute flight from Colombo. And Nasheed and the Rajapaksas have a history of cooperation. In 2012, amid anti-government protests in the Maldives, Nasheed and his wife sought political shelter in Sri Lanka, then led by former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the current president’s brother.\n\nThe Maldivian government didn’t confirm Rajapaksa’s presence in the country, but Sri Lankans living in Maldives took to the streets of Male anyway on Wednesday to protest his reported arrival.\n\nPhotos from the Maldives capital show a crowd of people holding the Sri Lanka flag, and signs reading: “Throw him out here” and “Dear Maldivian friends, please urge your government not to safeguard criminals.”\n\nSri Lankans living in Maldives stage a demonstration in Male on July 13. AFP/Getty Images\n\nOn Thursday, Rajapaksa left Maldives for the Southeast Asian city-state of Singapore, a senior military source familiar with the matter told CNN. The president left on a “Saudi flight,” the source said.\n\nCNN believes the source was referring to Saudia flight 788, which left Male at 11:30 a.m. local time Thursday. Saudia is the flag carrier of Saudi Arabia. CNN has reached out to Saudia but has not heard back.\n\nRajapaksa landed in Singapore later on Thursday, and its Foreign Ministry released a statement that read: “It is confirmed that Mr. Rajapaksa has been allowed entry into Singapore on a private visit. He has not asked for asylum and neither has he been granted any asylum. Singapore generally does not grant requests for asylum.”\n\nA Saudia airline Boeing 787 Dreamliner believed to be carrying Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrives at Changi Airport in Singapore on July 14. Roslan Rahman/AFP/Getty Images\n\nIs Rajapaksa still the president?\n\nSri Lanka’s parliamentary speaker, Abeywardenena, has received an email with Rajapaksa’s resignation, the speaker’s office confirmed to CNN Thursday, but added that the “legality of it needs to be ascertained.”\n\nIt has been shared with the relevant authorities for the verification of the same,” the office said. “Once we have official confirmation and it is legally verified, we hope to make a statement regarding it tomorrow [Friday] morning.”\n\nAbeywardenena’s office added that it is expecting to receive a paper copy of the letter, but that would take longer as it would be sent from Singapore.\n\nRajapaksa’s resignation would only be considered official once the speaker receives a letter of resignation, according to the country’s constitution.\n\nA new president was set to be elected on July 20 after the resumption of parliament on July 16 – though that timeline is now on hold.\n\nRajapaksa’s departure is a historic moment for the island nation, which his family had ruled with an iron fist for much of the past two decades before losing the faith of their once adoring citizens.\n\nSri Lankan protesters occupy the prime minister's office in Colombo on July 13. Tharaka Basnayaka/NurPhoto/Getty Images\n\nWhat’s going on with the protests?\n\nColombo appeared calm on Thursday after several days of escalating protests, with a curfew declared from noon until 5 a.m. on Friday.\n\nLast weekend’s demonstrations were among the most dramatic seen so far, with protesters setting fire to Wickremesinghe’s private residence in an affluent neighborhood, and swimming in Rajapaksa’s private pool.\n\nOn Wednesday, hundreds of demonstrators broke into the compound of the prime minister’s office in Colombo following a standoff with armed police. Protesters also entered the premises of state broadcaster Sri Lanka Rupavahini.\n\nA protester runs for cover from a tear gas canister during a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on July 13. Abhishek Chinnappa/Getty Images\n\nPhotos from Wednesday show crowds of protesters crammed into the prime minister’s office, waving the Sri Lankan flag and singing. Some flooded out onto the balconies and flung open windows, raising their fists at the crowd gathered below.\n\nPolice responded with tear gas and water cannons to disperse the crowds. Photos show protesters covering their faces with face masks, bandannas and plastic goggles; some picked up tear gas canisters to throw back toward police.\n\nAt least 75 people were injured during the protests Wednesday, according to the National Hospital in Colombo. Many people were brought in due to tear gas inhalation, others with cuts and bruises likely from trying to jump over fences, according to a nurse at the hospital.\n\nOne police officer was seriously injured during the protests Wednesday and was rushed to hospital where he was receiving treatment, Sri Lankan police said Thursday. An army sergeant was also injured in scuffles with protesters, police added.\n\nDuring this incident, protesters took a T-56 rifle and two clips of live ammunition, containing 60 rounds each, police said. Police were looking for the service weapon and ammunition to bring it back into police custody.\n\nAs the demonstrations escalated, Wickremesinghe’s office declared a state of emergency – later canceled – and a nighttime curfew. He also appointed a committee of senior armed forces commanders to coordinate ground troops across Sri Lanka, and to “restore law and order.”\n\nWhat caused the crisis?\n\nSri Lanka, located just off the coast of India, has been rocked by ongoing protests for months over its worst financial crisis in seven decades.\n\nThe country’s foreign exchange reserves plummeted to record lows, with dollars running out to pay for essential imports including food, medicine and fuel – leaving millions unable to feed their families, fuel their cars or access basic medicine.\n\nFrequent and largely peaceful protests have been held since March, with rising public anger over food costs, electricity cuts, and the government’s handling of the crisis. Protesters have demanded the resignations of both Rajapaksa and Wickremesinghe.\n\nThe crisis has been years in the making, said experts, who point to a series of government decisions that compounded external shocks.\n\nOver the past decade, the Sri Lankan government has borrowed vast sums of money from foreign lenders to fund public services, said Murtaza Jafferjee, chair of Colombo-based think tank Advocata Institute.\n\nThis borrowing spree coincided with a series of blows to the Sri Lankan economy, from both natural disasters like monsoons and man-made catastrophes, including a government ban on chemical fertilizers that decimated farmers’ harvests.\n\nFacing a massive deficit, Rajapaksa slashed taxes in a doomed attempt to stimulate the economy. But the move backfired, instead hitting government revenue. That prompted rating agencies to downgrade Sri Lanka to near default levels, meaning the country lost access to overseas markets.\n\nSri Lanka then had to fall back on its foreign exchange reserves to pay off government debt, shrinking its reserves. This impacted imports of fuel and other essentials, which sent prices soaring.\n\nTopping all that, the government in March floated the Sri Lankan rupee – meaning its price was determined based on the demand and supply of foreign exchange markets. However, the plunging of the rupee against the US dollar only made things worse for ordinary Sri Lankans.", "authors": ["Jessie Yeung"], "publish_date": "2022/07/14"}, {"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/09/asia/sri-lanka-protest-president-saturday-intl-hnk/index.html", "text": "Colombo, Sri Lanka CNN —\n\nSri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Saturday said he was willing to resign and make way for an all-party government to take over, shortly after protesters reportedly breached his official residence in Colombo during demonstrations over the country’s worsening economic crisis.\n\n“To ensure the continuation of the Government including the safety of all citizens I accept the best recommendation of the Party Leaders today, to make way for an All-Party Government,” Wickremesinghe wrote on Twitter.\n\n“To facilitate this I will resign as Prime Minister.���\n\nHis statement came after a meeting of party leaders, held by Sri Lanka’s parliament speaker, agreed to ask both the President and Prime Minister to resign per an “overwhelming request,” Sri Lankan lawmaker Rauff Hakeem tweeted on Saturday.\n\nWickremesinghe has not yet submitted his letter of resignation to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.\n\nSri Lanka’s Speaker of Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena says President Rajapaksa has informed him he will resign on July 13, the speaker’s office announced late Saturday.\n\nThe announcement comes after the Speaker asked the President to resign following a meeting of party leaders.\n\nAnger reached unprecedented levels in the South Asian nation of 22 million on Saturday, as more than 100,000 people massed outside Rajapaksa’s residence, calling for his resignation.\n\nVideo broadcast on Sri Lankan television and on social media showed the protesters enter the President’s House – Rajapaksa’s office and residence in the commercial capital – after breaking through security cordons placed by police. Images show demonstrators inside the building and hanging banners from the balcony, as well as swimming in the residence’s pool.\n\nPeople protest outside the prime minister's office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Wednesday, July 13. AFP/Getty Images A man sits in a chair inside the prime minister's office on Wednesday. Rafiq Maqbool/AP Protesters celebrate after they entered the prime minister's office on Wednesday. Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters Protesters shout slogans outside the prime minister's office. Adnan Abidi/Reuters People celebrate after entering the prime minister's office. Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters Protesters storm the prime minister's office. Rafiq Maqbool/AP People help a protester who was affected by tear gas on Wednesday. Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters People protest outside the prime minister's office. Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images Protesters wave the national flag after entering the prime minister's office. Rafiq Maqbool/AP A man throws a cone amid tear gas on Wednesday. Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images Protesters on Wednesday demanded that neither the president nor the prime minister \"be spared.\" Eranga Jayawardena/AP A protester pours water on a man outside the prime minster's office. Adnan Abidi/Reuters People help an injured protester in Colombo on Wednesday. Buddhika Weerasinghe/Bloomberg via Getty Images Protesters break down the gate to the prime minister's office on Wednesday. Adnan Abidi/Reuters Hundreds of protesters breached the compound of the prime minister's office on Wednesday. Adnan Abidi/Reuters A protester takes a selfie near a swimming pool inside the presidential palace in Colombo on Wednesday. Protesters broke into that building over the weekend. Abhishek Chinnappa/Getty Images Tear gas is used to disperse protesters at the prime minister's office on Wednesday. Buddhika Weerasinghe/Bloomberg/Getty Images Soldiers patrol near the official residence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Tuesday. Rafiq Maqbool/AP Crowds gather at the president's office in Colombo on Tuesday. Thilina Kaluthotage/NurPhoto/Shutterstock A man waves Sri Lanka's national flag after climbing a tower in Colombo on Monday. Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images Members of the police stand guard in front of the police headquarters in Colombo during a protest on Monday. Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images On Monday, two days after protesters stormed the President's House in Colombo, people continued to flock to the capitol to see the palace. Thilina Kaluthotage/NurPhoto/Reuters People protest inside the President's House on Saturday. Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters More than 100,000 people amassed outside the President's House on Saturday, police said. Tharaka Basnayaka/NurPhoto/Getty Images Protesters swim in the pool at the President's House on Saturday. AFP/Getty Images An injured protester is carried away to an ambulance on Saturday. Tharaka Basnayaka/NurPhoto/Getty Images People sit on a bed inside the President's House. AFP/Getty Images Firefighters work inside the private residence of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe after protesters set it on fire on Saturday. M.A. Pushpa Kumara/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images A Buddhist monk takes part in Saturday's protest. Pradeep Dambarage/NURPHO/Associated Press Police fired water and tear gas to disperse protesters gathering in the street leading to the President's House. Pradeep Dambarage/NURPHO/Associated Press A protester reacts to tear gas that was used by police near the President's House on Saturday. Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters Firefighters try to douse a fire at the prime minister's private residence on Saturday. Eranga Jayawardana/AP Protesters run from tear gas used by police near the president's residence on Saturday. Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters People gather inside the President's House. AFP/Getty Images Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in recent months, calling for the country's leaders to resign over accusations of economic mismanagement. In several major cities, including Colombo, hundreds are forced to line up for hours to buy fuel, sometimes clashing with police and the military as they wait. AFP/Getty Images Police use a water cannon as they try to disperse protesters Saturday in Colombo. Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters Protesters carry an injured man on Saturday. AFP/Getty Images Demonstrators celebrate after entering the President's House on Saturday. Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters Police use tear gas to disperse protesters Saturday. Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters A protester stands above the crowd at the President's House on Saturday. Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters Tear gas is fired during Saturday's chaotic scene in Colombo. Amitha Thennakoon/AP Protesters gather inside the President's House on Saturday. Pradeep Dambarage/NURPHO/AP Police use tear gas to disperse university students protesting in Colombo on Friday. Pradeep Dambarage/NurPhoto/Getty Images Police stand behind a barricade during a protest near the President's House on Friday. Tharaka Basnayaka/NurPhoto/Getty Images A man holds up his phone during protests in Colombo on Friday. Pradeep Dambarage/NurPhoto/AP A Catholic priest and a nun shout slogans during a protest near the President's House on Friday. Tharaka Basnayaka/NurPhoto/Getty Images A man has his eyes flushed with water after tear gas was dispersed on protesters in Colombo on Friday. Pradeep Dambarage/NurPhoto/Getty Images Police fire tear gas at university students during a protest on Friday. Tharaka Basnayaka/NURPHO/Associated Press A university student shouts slogans on top of a barricade during a protest Friday. Tharaka Basnayaka/NurPhoto/Getty Images Prev Next\n\nRajapaksa is not at the site and has been moved elsewhere, security officials told CNN. It is unclear how many security personnel are present at the location.\n\nProtesters then also breached Wickremesinghe’s official residence in Colombo, known as Temple Trees, according to local media reports, while video of protesters entering the gates to Wickremesinghe’s residence circulated on social media on Saturday.\n\nDemonstrators also broke into Wickremesinghe’s private residence, on Fifth Lane, and set it on fire, according to his office. Live video streamed by local media and seen by CNN showed the residence engulfed in flames as crowds gathered at the scene.\n\nWickremesinghe was not there at the time it was breached: He had been moved earlier to a secure location, his office said.\n\nIf both Wickremesinghe and Rajapaksa resign, under the Sri Lankan constitution, the speaker of parliament will serve as acting president for a maximum of 30 days. Meanwhile, parliament will elect a new President within 30 days from one of its members who will hold the office for the remaining two years of the current term.\n\nIt is unclear how many security personnel are at the Sri Lankan leader's official residence, where more than 100,000 amassed outside, police said. News Cutter/Reuters\n\nProtesters enter the pool in the presidential house in Sri Lanka. WhatsApp\n\nAt least 55 people have been injured in the protests, according to Dr. Pushpa Zoysa with the National Hospital of Sri Lanka, who said the figure included three people with gunshot wounds. Among those injured is a lawmaker from eastern Sri Lanka, she added.\n\nEarlier Saturday, Wickremesinghe called an emergency meeting of party leaders to discuss the current situation and come to a resolution, his office said. He also asked the Speaker of Parliament to summon MPs.\n\nFinancial crisis triggers unrest\n\nSri Lanka is suffering its worst financial crisis in recent history, leaving millions struggling to buy food, medicine and fuel.\n\nDinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters\n\nDemonstrators run from tear gas used by police during a protest demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa near the president's residence in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Saturday. Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters\n\nA police curfew that was earlier imposed in several police divisions in the Western Province of Sri Lanka was lifted on Saturday. Several politicians and the Bar Association in Sri Lanka referred to the curfew as being “illegal,” saying there had been no instances of violence to justify imposing the measure.\n\nIn a statement Saturday, the Bar Association called on Rajapaksa to “consider whether he can continue” in light of the protesters storming the President’s House. It also urged the government and MPs “to immediately ensure that political stability of the nation is secured forthwith. There should be no delay in ensuring such transition.”\n\nTens of thousands have taken to the streets in recent months, calling for the country’s leaders to resign over accusations of economic mismanagement.\n\nIn several major cities, including Colombo, hundreds are forced to queue for hours to buy fuel, sometimes clashing with police and the military as they wait.\n\nOn Saturday, crowds of anti-government demonstrators protested outside a stadium in Sri Lanka’s southern coastal city of Galle during the country’s Test cricket match against Australia, the world’s No. 1 ranked team, though the protests didn’t stop play.\n\nLocal media showed videos of large crowds protesting against the government outside the Galle International Stadium, which is about a two-hour drive from Colombo. They waved Sri Lankan flags and carried banners with signs reading “Power to the people” and “GotaGoHome” – demanding Rajapaksa step down.\n\nMany protesters then defied a police ban to march to the top of a fort overlooking the stadium grounds, where they continued to hold banners and chant their demands.\n\nMeanwhile, images from Colombo painted a chaotic scene, with pictures showing demonstrators running from tear gas, and clashing with police in body armor.\n\nSchools have been suspended and fuel has been limited to essential services. Patients are unable to travel to hospitals due to the fuel shortage and food prices are soaring.\n\nTrains have reduced in frequency, forcing travelers to squeeze into compartments and even sit precariously on top of them as they commute to work.\n\nWickremesinghe said the country had entered talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to revive the country’s economy.\n\nOn Tuesday, he told parliament that talks with the IMF were “difficult” as they entered the discussion as a “bankrupt” country, rather than a developing one.", "authors": ["Iqbal Athas Rhea Mogul Amy Woodyatt", "Iqbal Athas", "Rhea Mogul", "Amy Woodyatt"], "publish_date": "2022/07/09"}]}
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Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.\n\nCNN —\n\nA stellar nursery where stars are born, interactions between galaxies and a unique view of an exoplanet are just some of the new cosmic images were shared Tuesday.\n\nAfter decades of waiting, it’s finally time for the world to see the first images taken by the most powerful space telescope ever – the James Webb Space Telescope.\n\nDevelopment of the world’s premier space observatory began in 2004, and after years of delays, the telescope and its massive gold mirror finally launched on December 25.\n\nThe images are worth the wait – and they will forever change the way we see the universe.\n\nPresident Joe Biden released one of Webb’s first images on Monday, and it is “the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date,” according to NASA. The rest of the high-resolution color images made their debut on Tuesday.\n\nThe space observatory can investigate the mysteries of the universe by observing them through infrared light, which is invisible to the human eye.\n\nWebb will peer into the very atmospheres of exoplanets, some of which are potentially habitable, and it could uncover clues in the ongoing search for life outside of Earth.\n\nThe telescope will also look at every phase of cosmic history, including the first glows after the big bang that created our universe and the formation of the galaxies, stars and planets that fill it today.\n\nNow, Webb is ready to help us understand the origins of the universe and begin to answer key questions about our existence, such as where we came from and if we’re alone in the cosmos.\n\nThe first images\n\nThe first image, released on Monday, shows SMACS 0723, where a massive group of galaxy clusters act as a magnifying glass for the objects behind them. Called gravitational lensing, this created Webb’s first deep field view that includes incredibly old and faint galaxies.\n\nThe image of SMACS 0723 is \"the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date,\" according to NASA. NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI\n\nSome of these distant galaxies and star clusters have never been seen before. The galaxy cluster is shown as it appeared 4.6 billion years ago.\n\nThe image, taken by Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera, is composed of images taken at different wavelengths of light over a collective 12.5 hours. Deep field observations are lengthy observations of regions of the sky that can reveal faint objects.\n\nWebb’s other primary targets for the first image release included the Carina Nebula, WASP-96 b, the Southern Ring Nebula and Stephan’s Quintet.\n\nWebb’s study of the giant gas planet WASP-96 b is the most detailed spectrum of an exoplanet to date. The spectrum includes different wavelengths of light that reveal new information about the planet and its atmosphere. Discovered in 2014, WASP-96 b is located 1,150 light-years from Earth. It has half the mass of Jupiter and completes an orbit around its star every 3.4 days.\n\nNASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured a spectrum of WASP-96 b. NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI\n\nWebb’s spectrum includes “the distinct signature of water, along with evidence for clouds and haze, in the atmosphere surrounding a hot, puffy gas giant planet orbiting a distant Sun-like star,” according to NASA.\n\nThe observation demonstrates “Webb’s unprecedented ability to analyze atmospheres hundreds of light-years away,” according to NASA.\n\nIn the future, Webb will capture actual images of known exoplanets while also searching for unknown planets, said Knicole Colón, Webb deputy project scientist for exoplanet science at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, during a news conference. And the spectrium of WASP-96 b is “barely scratching the surface of what we’re going to learn.”\n\nColón anticipates that scientists will determine just how much water is in the exoplanet’s atmosphere.\n\nThe Southern Ring Nebula, also called the “Eight-Burst,” is 2,000 light-years away from Earth. This large planetary nebula includes an expanding cloud of gas around a dying star. Webb helped reveal previously hidden details about the nebula, which is a shell of gas and dust released by the dying star. The nebula’s second star can be seen in the Webb image, as well as how the stars shape the gas and dust cloud.\n\nNASA/ESA/STScl/Aura NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI NASA\n\nThe second star is surrounded by dust while the brighter star, at an earlier stage of evolution, will release its own cloud of gas and dust later on. As the two stars orbit one another, they effectively “stir” the gas and dust, resulting in the patterns seen in the image.\n\nThe insights from images like this could help astronomers to unlock how stars change their environments as they evolve. Multi-colored points of light in the background represent galaxies.\n\nThe space telescope’s view of Stephan’s Quintet shows the way galaxies interact with one another. This compact galaxy group, first discovered in 1877, is located 290 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. Four of the five galaxies in the group “are locked in a cosmic dance of repeated close encounters,” according to a NASA statement.\n\nNASA/ESA/Hubble SM4 ERO Team NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI NASA\n\nIf you’ve ever watched “It’s a Wonderful Life,” you’ve seen Stephan’s Quintet. Now, Webb has revealed the galactic grouping in a new mosaic which is the telescope’s largest image to date.\n\n“The information from Webb provides new insights into how galactic interactions may have driven galaxy evolution in the early universe,” according to NASA.\n\nThe Stephan’s Quintet image provides a rare glimpse into how galaxies can trigger star formation in one another when they interact, as well as outflows driven by a black hole at a new level of detail.\n\nThe gravitational dance between these galaxies can be seen through tails of gas, dust and stars and even shock waves as one of the galaxies pushes through the cluster.\n\nLocated 7,600 light-years away, the Carina Nebula is a stellar nursery, where stars are born. It is one of the largest and brightest nebulae in the sky and home to many stars much more massive than our sun.\n\nNow, its “Cosmic Cliffs” are revealed in an incredible new Webb image.\n\nNASA/ESA/Hubble Heritage Team NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI NASA\n\nWebb’s ability to see through cosmic dust has revealed previously invisible areas of star birth within the nebula, which could provide new insight on the formation of stars. The earliest stages of star formation are harder to capture – but something Webb’s sensitivity can chronicle.\n\nWhat looks like a landscape in the image is really a massive gaseous cavity with “peaks” reaching 7 light-years high.\n\n“The cavernous area has been carved from the nebula by the intense ultraviolet radiation and stellar winds from extremely massive, hot, young stars located in the center of the bubble, above the area shown in this image,” according to NASA. And what looks like “steam” rising off the “mountains” is hot, energetic gas and dust.\n\nThe targets were selected by an international committee, including members from NASA, the European Space Agency, the Canadian Space Agency and the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore.\n\nVideo Ad Feedback 'I'm a little verklempt': Analyst breaks down stunning new Webb telescope images 03:50 - Source: CNN\n\nA long future of observation\n\nThe mission, originally expected to last for 10 years, has enough excess fuel capability to operate for 20 years, according to NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy.\n\nThese will be just the first of many images to come from Webb over the next two decades, which promises to fundamentally alter the way we understand the cosmos.\n\nWhile some of what Webb could reveal has been anticipated, the unknowns are just as exciting to scientists.\n\n“We don’t know what we don’t know yet,” said Amber Straughn, Webb deputy project scientist for communications at NASA Goddard. “I think it’s true that every time we launch a revolutionary instrument into space, like with Hubble, we learn things that completely surprise us but do cause us to sort of change our fundamental understanding of how the universe works.”\n\nHubble’s 31 years have yielded a wealth of discoveries that couldn’t be anticipated, and the scientific community views Webb and its capabilities in the same way.\n\nWhen comparing Webb’s first images to other breakthroughs in astronomy, Webb program scientist and NASA Astrophysics Division chief scientist Eric Smith compared it to seeing Hubble’s images after the telescope was repaired and everything snapped into focus.\n\n“A lot of people sometimes see pictures of space and they think it makes them feel small,” Smith said. “When I see these pictures, they make me feel powerful. A team of people can make this unbelievable instrument to find out things about the universe revealed here, and just seeing that pride in the team, and pride in humanity, that when we want to, we can do that.”\n\n“The universe has (always) been out there,” said Jane Rigby, Webb operations project scientist at NASA Goddard. “We just had to build a telescope to go see what was there. Yeah, very similar feeling of, maybe, people in a broken world managing to do something right and to see some of the majesty that is out there.”", "authors": ["Ashley Strickland"], "publish_date": "2022/07/12"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_5", "search_result": [{"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/12/entertainment/emmy-awards-2022-nominations/index.html", "text": "CNN —\n\nIt was a good morning for the cast and creative teams of “Succession” and “Ted Lasso.”\n\nThe shows on Tuesday earned several nominations in the major categories for the 74th Emmy Awards, which will be held September 12.\n\n“Succession” earned the most nominations of any show, earning a total of 25 nods, including one for outstanding drama, as well as outstanding lead actor nominations for Brian Cox and Jeremy Strong.\n\n“Ted Lasso” led the comedy category, earning 20 nominations, including one for outstanding comedy series. Star Jason Sudeikis earned an outstanding lead actor nomination, while Juno Temple, Brett Goldstein and Hannah Waddingham were among those who earned individual nominations in their respective supporting acting categories. Sarah Niles, Toheeb Jimoh and Nick Mohammed also earned supporting actor nominations.\n\n“White Lotus” was a favorite in the limited series category, earning a total of 20 nominations and an incredible eight nominations in supporting acting categories.\n\n“Hacks” and “Only Murders In the Building” earned 17 nominations each, rounding out the list of top five nominated programs.\n\nSee below for a list of nominees in top categories.\n\nOutstanding drama series\n\n“Better Call Saul”\n\n“Euphoria”\n\n“Ozark”\n\n“Severance”\n\n“Squid Game”\n\n“Stranger Things”\n\n“Succession”\n\n“Yellowjackets”\n\nOutstanding comedy series\n\n“Abbott Elementary”\n\n“Barry”\n\n“Curb Your Enthusiasm”\n\n“Hacks”\n\n“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”\n\n“Only Murders in the Building”\n\n“Ted Lasso”\n\n“What We Do in the Shadows”\n\nOutstanding limited series\n\n“Dopesick”\n\n“The Dropout”\n\n“Inventing Anna”\n\n“Pam & Tommy”\n\n“The White Lotus”\n\nOutstanding lead actor in a drama series\n\nBrian Cox, “Succession”\n\nLee Jung-jae, “Squid Game”\n\nBob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul”\n\nAdam Scott, “Severance”\n\nJeremy Strong, “Succession”\n\nOutstanding lead actress in a drama series\n\nJodie Comer, “Killing Eve”\n\nLaura Linney, “Ozark”\n\nMelanie Lynskey, “Yellowjackets”\n\nSandra Oh, “Killing Eve”\n\nReese Witherspoon, “The Morning Show”\n\nZendaya, “Euphoria”\n\nOutstanding supporting actor in a drama series\n\nNicholas Braun, “Succession”\n\nBilly Crudup, “The Morning Show”\n\nKieran Culkin, “Succession”\n\nPark Hae-soo, “Squid Game”\n\nMatthew Macfadyen, “Succession”\n\nJohn Turturro, “Severance”\n\nChristopher Walken, “Severance”\n\nOh Yeong-su, “Squid Game”\n\nOutstanding supporting actress in a drama series\n\nPatricia Arquette, “Severance”\n\nJulia Garner, “Ozark”\n\nJung Ho-yeon, “Squid Game”\n\nChristina Ricci, “Yellowjackets”\n\nRhea Seehorn, “Better Call Saul”\n\nJ. Smith-Cameron, “Succession”\n\nSarah Snook, “Succession”\n\nSydney Sweeney, “Euphoria”\n\nOutstanding lead actor in a comedy series\n\nDonald Glover, “Atlanta”\n\nBill Hader, “Barry”\n\nNicholas Hoult, “The Great”\n\nSteve Martin, “Only Murders in the Building”\n\nMartin Short, “Only Murders in the Building”\n\nJason Sudeikis, “Ted Lasso”\n\nOutstanding lead actress in a comedy series\n\nRachel Brosnahan, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”\n\nQuinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary”\n\nKaley Cuoco, “The Flight Attendant”\n\nElle Fanning, “The Great”\n\nIssa Rae, “Insecure”\n\nJean Smart, “Hacks”\n\nOutstanding supporting actor in a comedy series\n\nAnthony Carrigan, “Barry”\n\nBrett Goldstein, “Ted Lasso”\n\nToheeb Jimoh, “Ted Lasso”\n\nNick Mohammed, “Ted Lasso”\n\nTony Shalhoub, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”\n\nTyler James Williams, “Abbott Elementary”\n\nHenry Winkler, “Barry”\n\nBowen Yang, “Saturday Night Live”\n\nOutstanding supporting actress in a comedy series\n\nAlex Borstein, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”\n\nHannah Einbinder, “Hacks”\n\nJanelle James, “Abbott Elementary”\n\nKate McKinnon, “Saturday Night Live”\n\nSarah Niles, “Ted Lasso”\n\nSheryl Lee Ralph, “Abbott Elementary”\n\nJuno Temple, “Ted Lasso”\n\nHannah Waddingham, “Ted Lasso”\n\nOutstanding lead actor in a limited series or TV movie\n\nColin Firth, “The Staircase”\n\nAndrew Garfield, “Under the Banner of Heaven”\n\nOscar Isaac, “Scenes from a Marriage”\n\nMichael Keaton, “Dopesick”\n\nHimesh Patel, “Station Eleven”\n\nSebastian Stan, “Pam & Tommy”\n\nOutstanding lead actress in a limited series or TV movie\n\nToni Collette, “The Staircase”\n\nJulia Garner, “Inventing Anna”\n\nLily James, “Pam & Tommy”\n\nSarah Paulson, “Impeachment: American Crime Story”\n\nMargaret Qualley, “Maid”\n\nAmanda Seyfried, “The Dropout”\n\nOutstanding supporting actor in a limited series or TV movie\n\nMurray Bartlett, “The White Lotus”\n\nJake Lacy, “The White Lotus”\n\nWill Poulter, “Dopesick”\n\nSeth Rogen, “Pam & Tommy”\n\nPeter Sarsgaard, “Dopesick”\n\nMichael Stuhlbarg, “Dopesick”\n\nSteve Zahn, “The White Lotus”\n\nOutstanding supporting actress in a limited series or TV movie\n\nConnie Britton, “The White Lotus”\n\nJennifer Coolidge, “The White Lotus”\n\nAlexandra Daddario, “The White Lotus”\n\nKaitlyn Dever, “Dopesick”\n\nNatasha Rothwell, “The White Lotus”\n\nSydney Sweeney, “The White Lotus”\n\nMare Winningham, “Dopesick”\n\nOutstanding reality/competition series\n\n“The Amazing Race”\n\n“Top Chef”\n\n“RuPaul’s Drag Race”\n\n“Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls”\n\n“The Voice”\n\n“Nailed It!”\n\nOutstanding variety talk series\n\n“Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”\n\n“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert”\n\n“Late Night With Seth Meyers”\n\n“The Daily Show With Trevor Noah”\n\n“Jimmy Kimmel Live!”", "authors": ["Sandra Gonzalez"], "publish_date": "2022/07/12"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_6", "search_result": [{"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/14/weather/buchanan-county-virginia-floods-thursday/index.html", "text": "CNN —\n\nEveryone has been found after reports of more than 40 people missing in a rural Virginia county inundated by a torrential downpour that tore homes from their foundations and damaged roads and bridges.\n\nCrews worked overnight and through the morning in the flooded areas to help locate the 44 people who had been reported missing, Buchanan County Sheriff Chief Deputy Eric Breeding said in a news conference Thursday.\n\n“We are happy to report that zero people are unaccounted for in the impact area,” Breeding said. “We’re also happy to report we are at zero fatalities.”\n\nSix inches of rain in just hours Tuesday caused extensive damage in the western Virginia county, CNN meteorologist Robert Shackelford said. “Combined with the fact that the area is mountainous, rainfall is able to collect quickly, and dangerous runoff occurred,” he said.\n\nThe “monumental” search effort for missing persons in Buchanan County covered about 30 miles and 400 structures, Virginia Department of Emergency Management search and rescue specialist Billy Chrimes said.\n\nA truck sits on the edge of a river, Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Whitewood, Virginia, after being swept away in a flash flood. Michael Clubb/AP\n\nThe state used six teams to assist, according to Chimes. Multiple search operations are ongoing, Chrimes said, “just to make sure that we don’t have anybody else out there.”\n\nThose search efforts are expected to be wrapped up by sometime Thursday afternoon, he added.\n\nThe storm was swift and overwhelming, with widespread flooding and road closures reported in just a few hours. Radar estimates indicate 6 inches of rain fell in about four hours starting at 8 p.m. Tuesday, corresponding with a rain event with a 1-in-1,000 chance of happening in a given year.\n\n“We were sitting at this post office over here, and the next thing you know, the house is floating on down through there. We thought it was going to wash off. Two of the houses washed off,” resident Seth Owens told CNN affiliate WCYB.\n\nVirginia’s governor declared a state of emergency to help with recovery efforts.\n\nA house was moved off its foundation after a flash flood, Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Whitewood, Virginia. Michael Clubb/AP\n\nAs searches continue, the forecast Thursday and Friday calls for sun, with high temperatures in the lower to mid-80s, ahead of a slight chance of rain Saturday that increases Sunday and Monday, according to the National Weather Service. The damaging storm was among several that lingered Tuesday night over the county and parts of Kentucky, West Virginia and Virginia.\n\nThis region of Appalachia is among those most prone to flash flooding in the country, with many areas also most at risk because of the growing threat of heavy rain, according to a CNN analysis of a report last year from a nonprofit climate research group, First Street Foundation.\n\nThe climate crisis is exacerbating flash flooding, too, by increasing the rate of rainfall or the amount of rain that falls in a short period of time. A warmer atmosphere can hold more water, making extreme rainfall events more likely.\n\nDriveways ‘fell down the mountain’\n\nEvents like this, in which massive amounts of water are dumped in a short period of time, “have increased in frequency and intensity in the Southeast,” according to the US government’s latest National Climate Assessment, “and there is high confidence they will continue to increase in the future.”\n\nThe National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for Buchanan County around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. About two hours later, local officials began reporting widespread flooding and road closures.\n\nChairs and pews sink down in mud inside Baptist Bible Church, Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Whitewood, Virginia, following a flash flood. Michael Clubb/AP\n\nDominick Fragoso, who lives in Whitewood, said the water rose to his kneecaps.\n\n“One of our neighbors’ driveways completely collapsed and fell down the mountain and fell down the creek,” Fragoso told the station.\n\nThe storm system also hit the Greenbrier Campground in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, where more than 400 people were evacuated Wednesday after more than 8 inches of rain fell, said Perrin Anderson, the assistant mayor for governmental affairs in Sevier County.\n\n“Debris and vehicles washed downstream in the Middle Prong of the Little Pigeon River from the campground,” Anderson said.\n\nDebris builds up against a bridge, Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Whitewood, Virginia, following a flash flood. Michael Clubb/AP\n\nMore than 100 homes were damaged in southwestern Virginia, said Billy Chrimes, a search and rescue specialist with the Virginia Department of Emergency Management.\n\n“It’s gonna take time for the access to be restored so we can get in,” Chrimes said.\n\nRoads were blocked by landslides and approaches to bridges were washed out in the storm, he added.\n\n“In the wake of the devastation, I want Virginians in Buchanan County to know that we are making every resource available to help those impacted by this storm,” Gov. Glenn Youngkin said in a statement. “While rescue and recovery continues, please join me in prayer as we lift up our fellow Virginians impacted by this tragedy.”\n\nCorrection: An earlier version of this story misstated when the torrential rain fell. It was Tuesday.", "authors": ["Aya Elamroussi Michelle Watson Alaa Elassar", "Aya Elamroussi", "Michelle Watson", "Alaa Elassar"], "publish_date": "2022/07/14"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_7", "search_result": [{"url": "https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-07-12-22/h_c164ac931cc8414108b8bbae8f859e65", "text": "The United States on Monday unveiled a potential new player in the Ukraine war: Iran.\n\nNewly declassified US intelligence indicates that Tehran is preparing to supply Russia with \"hundreds\" of drones -- including those with weapons capability -- for use in the war in Ukraine, White House officials said.\n\n\"Our information further indicates that Iran is preparing to train Russian forces to use these UAVs, with initial training session slated in as soon as early July. It's unclear whether Iran has delivered any of these UAVs to Russia already,\" national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters at the White House press briefing on Monday.\n\nSullivan argued that news of Iran supplying the drones is evidence that Russia's attacks against Ukraine in recent weeks are coming at the \"severe\" cost of depleting of its own weapons.\n\nThe announcement has raised eyebrows, and not everyone is convinced that Iran is capable of exporting large quantities of drones. “It's unlikely Iran even has that many operational drones in its own fleet,” tweeted Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, founder of Bourse Bazaar, a London-based think tank. “It also has no experience exporting drones at scale.”\n\nThe White House’s claim comes as nuclear talks between Iran and the United States have come to a dead-end, potentially raising the specter of renewed conflict in the Middle East should they fail. But it also comes as Middle East states prepare to launch an alliance of Arab states and Israel, reportedly under US backing, to counter potential threats from Iran. Iran has warned that it views the move as provocative and a threat to its national security.\n\nIf Iran is indeed planning to sell arms to Russia for use in its war on Ukraine, it would be essentially inserting itself into a Russian-Western proxy war in NATO’s backyard. The message to the Biden administration is that Tehran too can spread its influence to faraway conflict zones where the US has vested interests.\n\nWhile Iran’s drones haven’t been known to be sought after by militaries around the world, they do pose a potent threat to its adversaries. They have been an integral part of Iran’s military strategy and have caught the attention of American officials. Last year, Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., the top US commander in the Middle East, told Congress that Iran-linked drones “present a new and complex threat to our forces and those of our partners and allies.” For the first time since the Korean War, “we are operating without complete air superiority,” he said.\n\nDrone warfare was especially important in the early weeks of the Ukrainian conflict, when Turkish-made strike drones were used by the Ukrainian military to great effect. But Russian air defenses now provide greater coverage in the east.\n\nIranian drones would not be a game changer but might mitigate Russian weaknesses in exploiting UAVs.\n\nMajor General Hossein Salaami, the commander of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, said last year that his country possesses drones with a 7,000 kilometer (4,300 mile) range. According to the United States Institute of Peace, Iran’s medium-to-large drones can likely stay in the air for up to 20 hours while carrying fairly sophisticated sensors, payloads and a range of weapons. Some its drones, like those used by Lebanon’s Hezbollah, can carry a payload of up to 150kg, it said.\n\nIranian drones have been used outside its borders before, but that has largely been in Middle East conflict zones where Tehran can smuggle them to its non-state proxies. They have been effective in Iraq, Yemen and Saudi Arabia, where they were believed by the US to have been used in an attack on Saudi oil facilities in 2019 that saw crude prices soar to a record high. Iran denied launching that attack.\n\nThe arrival of Iranian weapons into Europe’s biggest conflict since the Second World War would be a major milestone for Iran’s weapons industry and its status as an arms manufacturer. And it would represent a rare occasion when Tehran’s weapons were being employed not just by a state actor, but one that is a top global military power.\n\nCNN’s Tim Lister contributed to this article.", "authors": ["Kathleen Magramo", "Jack Guy", "Ed Upright"], "publish_date": "2022/07/12"}, {"url": "https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-07-12-22/h_c164ac931cc8414108b8bbae8f859e65", "text": "The United States on Monday unveiled a potential new player in the Ukraine war: Iran.\n\nNewly declassified US intelligence indicates that Tehran is preparing to supply Russia with \"hundreds\" of drones -- including those with weapons capability -- for use in the war in Ukraine, White House officials said.\n\n\"Our information further indicates that Iran is preparing to train Russian forces to use these UAVs, with initial training session slated in as soon as early July. It's unclear whether Iran has delivered any of these UAVs to Russia already,\" national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters at the White House press briefing on Monday.\n\nSullivan argued that news of Iran supplying the drones is evidence that Russia's attacks against Ukraine in recent weeks are coming at the \"severe\" cost of depleting of its own weapons.\n\nThe announcement has raised eyebrows, and not everyone is convinced that Iran is capable of exporting large quantities of drones. “It's unlikely Iran even has that many operational drones in its own fleet,” tweeted Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, founder of Bourse Bazaar, a London-based think tank. “It also has no experience exporting drones at scale.”\n\nThe White House’s claim comes as nuclear talks between Iran and the United States have come to a dead-end, potentially raising the specter of renewed conflict in the Middle East should they fail. But it also comes as Middle East states prepare to launch an alliance of Arab states and Israel, reportedly under US backing, to counter potential threats from Iran. Iran has warned that it views the move as provocative and a threat to its national security.\n\nIf Iran is indeed planning to sell arms to Russia for use in its war on Ukraine, it would be essentially inserting itself into a Russian-Western proxy war in NATO’s backyard. The message to the Biden administration is that Tehran too can spread its influence to faraway conflict zones where the US has vested interests.\n\nWhile Iran’s drones haven’t been known to be sought after by militaries around the world, they do pose a potent threat to its adversaries. They have been an integral part of Iran’s military strategy and have caught the attention of American officials. Last year, Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., the top US commander in the Middle East, told Congress that Iran-linked drones “present a new and complex threat to our forces and those of our partners and allies.” For the first time since the Korean War, “we are operating without complete air superiority,” he said.\n\nDrone warfare was especially important in the early weeks of the Ukrainian conflict, when Turkish-made strike drones were used by the Ukrainian military to great effect. But Russian air defenses now provide greater coverage in the east.\n\nIranian drones would not be a game changer but might mitigate Russian weaknesses in exploiting UAVs.\n\nMajor General Hossein Salaami, the commander of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, said last year that his country possesses drones with a 7,000 kilometer (4,300 mile) range. According to the United States Institute of Peace, Iran’s medium-to-large drones can likely stay in the air for up to 20 hours while carrying fairly sophisticated sensors, payloads and a range of weapons. Some its drones, like those used by Lebanon’s Hezbollah, can carry a payload of up to 150kg, it said.\n\nIranian drones have been used outside its borders before, but that has largely been in Middle East conflict zones where Tehran can smuggle them to its non-state proxies. They have been effective in Iraq, Yemen and Saudi Arabia, where they were believed by the US to have been used in an attack on Saudi oil facilities in 2019 that saw crude prices soar to a record high. Iran denied launching that attack.\n\nThe arrival of Iranian weapons into Europe’s biggest conflict since the Second World War would be a major milestone for Iran’s weapons industry and its status as an arms manufacturer. And it would represent a rare occasion when Tehran’s weapons were being employed not just by a state actor, but one that is a top global military power.\n\nCNN’s Tim Lister contributed to this article.", "authors": ["Kathleen Magramo", "Jack Guy", "Ed Upright"], "publish_date": "2022/07/12"}, {"url": "https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-07-12-22/h_c164ac931cc8414108b8bbae8f859e65", "text": "The United States on Monday unveiled a potential new player in the Ukraine war: Iran.\n\nNewly declassified US intelligence indicates that Tehran is preparing to supply Russia with \"hundreds\" of drones -- including those with weapons capability -- for use in the war in Ukraine, White House officials said.\n\n\"Our information further indicates that Iran is preparing to train Russian forces to use these UAVs, with initial training session slated in as soon as early July. It's unclear whether Iran has delivered any of these UAVs to Russia already,\" national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters at the White House press briefing on Monday.\n\nSullivan argued that news of Iran supplying the drones is evidence that Russia's attacks against Ukraine in recent weeks are coming at the \"severe\" cost of depleting of its own weapons.\n\nThe announcement has raised eyebrows, and not everyone is convinced that Iran is capable of exporting large quantities of drones. “It's unlikely Iran even has that many operational drones in its own fleet,” tweeted Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, founder of Bourse Bazaar, a London-based think tank. “It also has no experience exporting drones at scale.”\n\nThe White House’s claim comes as nuclear talks between Iran and the United States have come to a dead-end, potentially raising the specter of renewed conflict in the Middle East should they fail. But it also comes as Middle East states prepare to launch an alliance of Arab states and Israel, reportedly under US backing, to counter potential threats from Iran. Iran has warned that it views the move as provocative and a threat to its national security.\n\nIf Iran is indeed planning to sell arms to Russia for use in its war on Ukraine, it would be essentially inserting itself into a Russian-Western proxy war in NATO’s backyard. The message to the Biden administration is that Tehran too can spread its influence to faraway conflict zones where the US has vested interests.\n\nWhile Iran’s drones haven’t been known to be sought after by militaries around the world, they do pose a potent threat to its adversaries. They have been an integral part of Iran’s military strategy and have caught the attention of American officials. Last year, Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., the top US commander in the Middle East, told Congress that Iran-linked drones “present a new and complex threat to our forces and those of our partners and allies.” For the first time since the Korean War, “we are operating without complete air superiority,” he said.\n\nDrone warfare was especially important in the early weeks of the Ukrainian conflict, when Turkish-made strike drones were used by the Ukrainian military to great effect. But Russian air defenses now provide greater coverage in the east.\n\nIranian drones would not be a game changer but might mitigate Russian weaknesses in exploiting UAVs.\n\nMajor General Hossein Salaami, the commander of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, said last year that his country possesses drones with a 7,000 kilometer (4,300 mile) range. According to the United States Institute of Peace, Iran’s medium-to-large drones can likely stay in the air for up to 20 hours while carrying fairly sophisticated sensors, payloads and a range of weapons. Some its drones, like those used by Lebanon’s Hezbollah, can carry a payload of up to 150kg, it said.\n\nIranian drones have been used outside its borders before, but that has largely been in Middle East conflict zones where Tehran can smuggle them to its non-state proxies. They have been effective in Iraq, Yemen and Saudi Arabia, where they were believed by the US to have been used in an attack on Saudi oil facilities in 2019 that saw crude prices soar to a record high. Iran denied launching that attack.\n\nThe arrival of Iranian weapons into Europe’s biggest conflict since the Second World War would be a major milestone for Iran’s weapons industry and its status as an arms manufacturer. And it would represent a rare occasion when Tehran’s weapons were being employed not just by a state actor, but one that is a top global military power.\n\nCNN’s Tim Lister contributed to this article.", "authors": ["Kathleen Magramo", "Jack Guy", "Ed Upright"], "publish_date": "2022/07/12"}, {"url": "https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-07-12-22/h_c164ac931cc8414108b8bbae8f859e65", "text": "The United States on Monday unveiled a potential new player in the Ukraine war: Iran.\n\nNewly declassified US intelligence indicates that Tehran is preparing to supply Russia with \"hundreds\" of drones -- including those with weapons capability -- for use in the war in Ukraine, White House officials said.\n\n\"Our information further indicates that Iran is preparing to train Russian forces to use these UAVs, with initial training session slated in as soon as early July. It's unclear whether Iran has delivered any of these UAVs to Russia already,\" national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters at the White House press briefing on Monday.\n\nSullivan argued that news of Iran supplying the drones is evidence that Russia's attacks against Ukraine in recent weeks are coming at the \"severe\" cost of depleting of its own weapons.\n\nThe announcement has raised eyebrows, and not everyone is convinced that Iran is capable of exporting large quantities of drones. “It's unlikely Iran even has that many operational drones in its own fleet,” tweeted Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, founder of Bourse Bazaar, a London-based think tank. “It also has no experience exporting drones at scale.”\n\nThe White House’s claim comes as nuclear talks between Iran and the United States have come to a dead-end, potentially raising the specter of renewed conflict in the Middle East should they fail. But it also comes as Middle East states prepare to launch an alliance of Arab states and Israel, reportedly under US backing, to counter potential threats from Iran. Iran has warned that it views the move as provocative and a threat to its national security.\n\nIf Iran is indeed planning to sell arms to Russia for use in its war on Ukraine, it would be essentially inserting itself into a Russian-Western proxy war in NATO’s backyard. The message to the Biden administration is that Tehran too can spread its influence to faraway conflict zones where the US has vested interests.\n\nWhile Iran’s drones haven’t been known to be sought after by militaries around the world, they do pose a potent threat to its adversaries. They have been an integral part of Iran’s military strategy and have caught the attention of American officials. Last year, Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., the top US commander in the Middle East, told Congress that Iran-linked drones “present a new and complex threat to our forces and those of our partners and allies.” For the first time since the Korean War, “we are operating without complete air superiority,” he said.\n\nDrone warfare was especially important in the early weeks of the Ukrainian conflict, when Turkish-made strike drones were used by the Ukrainian military to great effect. But Russian air defenses now provide greater coverage in the east.\n\nIranian drones would not be a game changer but might mitigate Russian weaknesses in exploiting UAVs.\n\nMajor General Hossein Salaami, the commander of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, said last year that his country possesses drones with a 7,000 kilometer (4,300 mile) range. According to the United States Institute of Peace, Iran’s medium-to-large drones can likely stay in the air for up to 20 hours while carrying fairly sophisticated sensors, payloads and a range of weapons. Some its drones, like those used by Lebanon’s Hezbollah, can carry a payload of up to 150kg, it said.\n\nIranian drones have been used outside its borders before, but that has largely been in Middle East conflict zones where Tehran can smuggle them to its non-state proxies. They have been effective in Iraq, Yemen and Saudi Arabia, where they were believed by the US to have been used in an attack on Saudi oil facilities in 2019 that saw crude prices soar to a record high. Iran denied launching that attack.\n\nThe arrival of Iranian weapons into Europe’s biggest conflict since the Second World War would be a major milestone for Iran’s weapons industry and its status as an arms manufacturer. And it would represent a rare occasion when Tehran’s weapons were being employed not just by a state actor, but one that is a top global military power.\n\nCNN’s Tim Lister contributed to this article.", "authors": ["Kathleen Magramo", "Jack Guy", "Ed Upright"], "publish_date": "2022/07/12"}]}
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Electricity and natural gas prices also rose, by 13.7% and 38.4%, respectively, for the 12-month period ended in June. Overall, energy prices rose by 41.6% year-over- year.\n\nThe increases, however, were felt across all categories. Prices for food at home were up 12.2% over the year, with eggs up 33.1%, butter up 21.3%, milk up 16.4%, chicken up 18.6%, and coffee up 15.8%. Shelter costs were up 5.6%.\n\nTackling inflation is ‘a top priority’\n\nPresident Joe Biden said Wednesday the June CPI inflation reading was “unacceptably high” but noted that it is “also out of date,” since gas prices have lowered in the last 30 days. Gasoline and crude oil prices are now below $100 per barrel, down from their highs in June.\n\n“Energy alone comprised nearly half of the monthly increase in inflation,” Biden said. “Today’s data does not reflect the full impact of nearly 30 days of decreases in gas prices, that have reduced the price at the pump by about 40 cents since mid-June. Those savings are providing important breathing room for American families. And, other commodities like wheat have fallen sharply since this report.”\n\nBiden also reiterated that tackling inflation is his “top priority.”\n\nThe typical American household now needs to spend $493 more per month to buy the same goods and services they did at this time last year, said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics.\n\nAnd, as prices continue to rise, they’re also outstripping wage gains.\n\nReal average hourly earnings – which represent wage growth adjusted for inflation – slumped 1% from May to June and are down 3.6% from June 2021, according to separate BLS data released Wednesday.\n\n“Inflation has pretty much eroded most of the gains,” said Kathy Jones, managing director and chief fixed income strategist at Charles Schwab. “People’s purchasing power is going down.”\n\nHow this might impact rate hikes\n\nStripping out food and energy costs, which tend to represent transitory fluctuations, core CPI prices rose by 0.7% from May to June and by 5.9% for the 12-month period ended in June.\n\nThe Federal Reserve pays particular attention to that core data when assessing future inflationary trends, and the latest numbers likely give the central bank a green light to continue with its aggressive series of rate hikes to cool off the economy and bring down higher prices. The Fed is widely expected to raise its benchmark interest rate by at least 75 basis points at its next monetary policymaking meeting on July 26-27.\n\nWhile it’s too soon to say whether inflation has peaked (especially given the broader volatility within the global economy), core inflation appears to have leveled off, and expectations are for it to continue to come down in the year-over-year comparison, said Cailin Birch, global economist at the Economist Intelligence Unit.\n\n‘What everyone’s worried about is this day’s inflation data or what happened yesterday, so [the Fed is] having to work with backward-looking information in order to make forward-looking decisions,” she said. “I think they are going to decide to focus on keeping inflation expectations anchored, reassuring the market. And that means the higher interest rate hikes, but it brings more recession risks moving forward.”\n\nCNN’s Allie Malloy contributed to this report.", "authors": ["Lucy Bayly Alicia Wallace", "Lucy Bayly", "Alicia Wallace"], "publish_date": "2022/07/13"}, {"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/13/economy/cpi-inflation-june/index.html", "text": "CNN —\n\nInflation surged to a new pandemic-era peak in June, with US consumer prices jumping by 9.1% year-over-year, according to fresh data released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.\n\nThat’s the highest level in more than 40 years and higher than the previous reading, when prices rose by 8.6% for the year ended in May. It is also much higher than the 8.8% that economists had predicted, according to Refinitiv.\n\nThe Consumer Price Index for June also showed that overall prices that consumers pay for a variety of goods and services rose by 1.3% from May to June.\n\nMuch of the June increase was driven by a jump in gasoline prices, which were up nearly 60% over the year. Americans faced record-high gas prices last month, with the national average topping $5 a gallon across the country. Electricity and natural gas prices also rose, by 13.7% and 38.4%, respectively, for the 12-month period ended in June. Overall, energy prices rose by 41.6% year-over- year.\n\nThe increases, however, were felt across all categories. Prices for food at home were up 12.2% over the year, with eggs up 33.1%, butter up 21.3%, milk up 16.4%, chicken up 18.6%, and coffee up 15.8%. Shelter costs were up 5.6%.\n\nTackling inflation is ‘a top priority’\n\nPresident Joe Biden said Wednesday the June CPI inflation reading was “unacceptably high” but noted that it is “also out of date,” since gas prices have lowered in the last 30 days. Gasoline and crude oil prices are now below $100 per barrel, down from their highs in June.\n\n“Energy alone comprised nearly half of the monthly increase in inflation,” Biden said. “Today’s data does not reflect the full impact of nearly 30 days of decreases in gas prices, that have reduced the price at the pump by about 40 cents since mid-June. Those savings are providing important breathing room for American families. And, other commodities like wheat have fallen sharply since this report.”\n\nBiden also reiterated that tackling inflation is his “top priority.”\n\nThe typical American household now needs to spend $493 more per month to buy the same goods and services they did at this time last year, said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics.\n\nAnd, as prices continue to rise, they’re also outstripping wage gains.\n\nReal average hourly earnings – which represent wage growth adjusted for inflation – slumped 1% from May to June and are down 3.6% from June 2021, according to separate BLS data released Wednesday.\n\n“Inflation has pretty much eroded most of the gains,” said Kathy Jones, managing director and chief fixed income strategist at Charles Schwab. “People’s purchasing power is going down.”\n\nHow this might impact rate hikes\n\nStripping out food and energy costs, which tend to represent transitory fluctuations, core CPI prices rose by 0.7% from May to June and by 5.9% for the 12-month period ended in June.\n\nThe Federal Reserve pays particular attention to that core data when assessing future inflationary trends, and the latest numbers likely give the central bank a green light to continue with its aggressive series of rate hikes to cool off the economy and bring down higher prices. The Fed is widely expected to raise its benchmark interest rate by at least 75 basis points at its next monetary policymaking meeting on July 26-27.\n\nWhile it’s too soon to say whether inflation has peaked (especially given the broader volatility within the global economy), core inflation appears to have leveled off, and expectations are for it to continue to come down in the year-over-year comparison, said Cailin Birch, global economist at the Economist Intelligence Unit.\n\n‘What everyone’s worried about is this day’s inflation data or what happened yesterday, so [the Fed is] having to work with backward-looking information in order to make forward-looking decisions,” she said. “I think they are going to decide to focus on keeping inflation expectations anchored, reassuring the market. And that means the higher interest rate hikes, but it brings more recession risks moving forward.”\n\nCNN’s Allie Malloy contributed to this report.", "authors": ["Lucy Bayly Alicia Wallace", "Lucy Bayly", "Alicia Wallace"], "publish_date": "2022/07/13"}]}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_2", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which island nation plunged into chaos in recent days, prompting its leader to flee?", "choices": ["Sri Lanka", "Singapore", "Philippines", "Jamaica"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The president of <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/14/asia/sri-lanka-crisis-rajapaksa-explainer-intl-hnk/index.html\">Sri Lanka</a> has fled the nation amid an economic crisis and violent protests. <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/09/asia/sri-lanka-protest-president-saturday-intl-hnk/index.html\">Last weekend’s demonstrations</a> were among the most shocking so far, with protesters swimming in the President’s private pool."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_5", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which show received the most nominations for the 2022 Emmy Awards?", "choices": ["“Euphoria”", "“Ozark”", "“Succession”", "“Ted Lasso”"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "“Succession” earned the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/12/entertainment/emmy-awards-2022-nominations/index.html\">most nominations of any show</a>, earning a total of 25 nods, including one for outstanding drama. “Ted Lasso” led the comedy category, earning 20 nominations. The 74th Emmy Awards will be held on September 12."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_6", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Dozens of people were unaccounted for early Thursday after severe flooding in which state?", "choices": ["California", "Virginia", "Texas", "Vermont"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "More than 40 people had been reported missing from a <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/14/weather/buchanan-county-virginia-floods-thursday/index.html\">rural Virginia county</a> as of Thursday morning, the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office said, but all were found safe by mid-day. The flooding tore homes from their foundations and damaged roads and bridges."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_7", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Approximately how much has the Biden administration approved in security assistance for Ukraine since the beginning of Russia’s invasion?", "choices": ["$20 million", "$100 million", "$3 billion", "$6 billion"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The Biden administration has approved about <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-07-12-22/h_c164ac931cc8414108b8bbae8f859e65\">$6 billion in</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-07-12-22/h_c164ac931cc8414108b8bbae8f859e65\">military</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-07-12-22/h_c164ac931cc8414108b8bbae8f859e65\">a</a><a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-07-12-22/h_c164ac931cc8414108b8bbae8f859e65\">id</a> for Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has touted the successes of Western-donated “modern artillery” in his country’s fight against Russian forces."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_8", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which movie is riding at the top of the US box office this week?", "choices": ["“Thor: Love and Thunder”", "“Minions: The Rise of Gru”", "“Top Gun: Maverick”", "“Elvis”"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "“<a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/10/media/thor-love-and-thunder/index.html\">Thor: Love and Thunder</a>,” the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, made an estimated $143 million domestically for its opening this weekend and is currently at the top of the box office."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_9", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Despite dropping slightly from recent record levels, how much have gas prices increased in the US over the past year?", "choices": ["20%", "40%", "60%", "80%"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Gas prices are up nearly 60% since June of 2021. This comes as US inflation hit a <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/13/economy/cpi-inflation-june/index.html\">40-year high</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/13/economy/cpi-inflation-june/index.html\">last month</a>, according to the government’s latest inflation report."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_18", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "For the first time in 20 years, the U.S. dollar is nearly equal to which currency in value?", "choices": ["Euro", "Japanese yen", "British Pound Sterling", "Canadian Dollar"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_19", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "The Washburn Fire threatened the Mariposa Grove, located in which national park?", "choices": ["Yellowstone National Park", "Zion National Park", "Yosemite National Park", "Grand Teton National Park"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_20", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "Which of these former Conservative Party leadership candidates did not withdraw their bid after failing to secure enough nominations ahead of the first round of voting?", "choices": ["Sajid Javid", "Grant Shapps", "Jeremy Hunt", "Rehman Chishti", ""], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Javid, Shapps and Chishti all pulled out before Wednesday’s first-round vote, in which Hunt was knocked out – along with Nadhim Zahawi – after failing to secure the backing of 30 MPs."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_21", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "Which Lionesses player scored a hat-trick on Monday night in a match that saw England thrash Norway 8-0?", "choices": ["Beth Mead", "Ellen White", "Alessia Russo", "Georgia Stanway"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "“I just can’t put it into words,” Mead told the BBC. “I don’t think I even dreamed of this. I’m just so happy I got the goals to help the team.” The win put England into the quarter-finals."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_22", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah this week made public that he was trafficked from which African country to the UK when he was eight or nine years old?", "choices": ["Somaliland", "Djibouti", "Ethiopia", "Somalia"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "In a BBC One documentary aired this week, Farah recounted that he and his brother were trafficked to the UK as children after being sent to live with an uncle in Djibouti for their safety."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_23", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to which country this week as the nation saw public unrest and uprisings sparked by the ongoing economic crisis?", "choices": ["Mauritius", "Fiji", "Singapore", "Maldives"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Rajapaksa travelled to the Maldives as demonstrators continued to stage protests across the country, leaving Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as acting president."}
25
+ {"question_id": "20220715_24", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "Speed limits in built-up areas of which country will be reduced from 30mph to 20mph from next year after a controversial campaign won government backing?", "choices": ["Wales", "Switzerland", "Northern Ireland", "France"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Ministers in Wales have said lowering the speed limit will reduce the number of road collisions, but motorists have complained that the new law will increase congestion and journey times."}
26
+ {"question_id": "20220715_25", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "One of the first bills put to parliament by French President Emmanuel Macron was defeated this week after the three main opposition parties united to reject what proposal?", "choices": ["Raising the retirement age", "Reinstating vaccine passes", "A cost-of-living relief package", "Pension reforms"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "National Rally, La France Insoumise and Républicains voted down Macron’s proposal to reinstate vaccine passes. The Telegraph described the development as a “nightmare” for the president."}
27
+ {"question_id": "20220715_26", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "Leaked documents revealing the management practices of tech giant Uber between 2013 and 2017 were published this week. How many documents were leaked to the press?", "choices": ["More than 116,000", "More than 121,000", "More than 124,000", "More than 132,000"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The leaked documents revealed the extent of the company’s political lobbying and legal breaches during the period in which co-founder Travis Kalanick oversaw Uber’s global expansion."}
28
+ {"question_id": "20220715_27", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "Fans of which legendary musician will not be able to take photos or videos during concerts on their upcoming tour?", "choices": ["Kate Bush", "Bob Dylan", "Nick Cave", "Joni Mitchell"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Bob Dylan fans will have their phones magnetically locked in pouches during his upcoming tour to stop footage being shot."}
29
+ {"question_id": "20220715_28", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "A woman has been detained after sending “threatening” letters to and stalking the family of which football star?", "choices": ["Michael Owen", "Wayne Rooney", "Harry Kane", "David Beckham"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The barrister acting for the former England captain told Westminster Magistrates’ Court this week that the experience had made Victoria Beckham “anxious about her safety”."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_29", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "The first images from the James Webb telescope were shared by Nasa this week. How long is it expected to operate in space?", "choices": ["At least four years", "At least seven years", "At least eight years", "At least ten years"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The world’s most advanced telescope is expected to operate for at least ten years, but its predecessor, the Hubble Space Telescope, is still operational after 32 years in orbit."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_0_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which major change will soon be introduced to Netflix?", "choices": ["In-service video chat", "Unlimited password sharing", "Advertisements", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "A cheaper version of <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/13/media/netflix-ads-microsoft/index.html\">Netflix with ads</a> is coming — although the company says the option is still in its “early days.”"}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_1_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Nearly two-and-a-half years since the Covid-19 pandemic began, the most infectious and transmissible variant yet has arrived. What is it called?", "choices": ["Omega", "BA.5", "X-AE", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The latest version of the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/13/world/coronavirus-newsletter-intl-07-13-22/index.html\">shape-shifting BA.5 variant</a>, an offshoot of Omicron, is fueling a global surge in cases. In the US, BA.5 accounted for 65% of new infections last week, according to the CDC."}
3
+ {"question_id": "20220715_2_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which island nation plunged into chaos in recent days, prompting its leader to flee?", "choices": ["Sri Lanka", "Philippines", "Jamaica", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "The president of <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/14/asia/sri-lanka-crisis-rajapaksa-explainer-intl-hnk/index.html\">Sri Lanka</a> has fled the nation amid an economic crisis and violent protests. <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/09/asia/sri-lanka-protest-president-saturday-intl-hnk/index.html\">Last weekend’s demonstrations</a> were among the most shocking so far, with protesters swimming in the President’s private pool."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_3_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "NASA released astonishing images from space this week. What did the images show?", "choices": ["Interstellar plant species", "An ancient civilization on Mars", "Flying saucers", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "After decades of waiting, the world was given a glimpse of the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/12/world/james-webb-space-telescope-new-images-scn/index.html\">deepest and sharpest images</a> of distant galaxy clusters taken by the James Webb Space Telescope."}
5
+ {"question_id": "20220715_4_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which is the world’s best airline, according to a new analysis from AirlineRankings.com?", "choices": ["Delta", "Qatar Airways", "American Airlines", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Qatar Airways nabbed the top spot as the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/airline-ratings-worlds-best-airlines-2022/index.html\">world’s best airline</a> for the second year in a row. It was the world’s largest international airline to remain operating through the pandemic and posted a huge profit – the only major airline to do so, according to the rating agency."}
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+ {"question_id": "20220715_5_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which show received the most nominations for the 2022 Emmy Awards?", "choices": ["“Euphoria”", "“Succession”", "“Ted Lasso”", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "“Succession” earned the <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/12/entertainment/emmy-awards-2022-nominations/index.html\">most nominations of any show</a>, earning a total of 25 nods, including one for outstanding drama. “Ted Lasso” led the comedy category, earning 20 nominations. The 74th Emmy Awards will be held on September 12."}
7
+ {"question_id": "20220715_6_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Dozens of people were unaccounted for early Thursday after severe flooding in which state?", "choices": ["California", "Texas", "Vermont", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "More than 40 people had been reported missing from a <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/14/weather/buchanan-county-virginia-floods-thursday/index.html\">rural Virginia county</a> as of Thursday morning, the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office said, but all were found safe by mid-day. The flooding tore homes from their foundations and damaged roads and bridges."}
8
+ {"question_id": "20220715_7_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Approximately how much has the Biden administration approved in security assistance for Ukraine since the beginning of Russia’s invasion?", "choices": ["$20 million", "$100 million", "$3 billion", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The Biden administration has approved about <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-07-12-22/h_c164ac931cc8414108b8bbae8f859e65\">$6 billion in</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-07-12-22/h_c164ac931cc8414108b8bbae8f859e65\">military</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-07-12-22/h_c164ac931cc8414108b8bbae8f859e65\">a</a><a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-07-12-22/h_c164ac931cc8414108b8bbae8f859e65\">id</a> for Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has touted the successes of Western-donated “modern artillery” in his country’s fight against Russian forces."}
9
+ {"question_id": "20220715_8_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which movie is riding at the top of the US box office this week?", "choices": ["“Thor: Love and Thunder”", "“Minions: The Rise of Gru”", "“Top Gun: Maverick”", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "“<a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/10/media/thor-love-and-thunder/index.html\">Thor: Love and Thunder</a>,” the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, made an estimated $143 million domestically for its opening this weekend and is currently at the top of the box office."}
10
+ {"question_id": "20220715_9_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/14", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/07/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-july-14-sec/", "question_sentence": "Despite dropping slightly from recent record levels, how much have gas prices increased in the US over the past year?", "choices": ["20%", "40%", "60%", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Gas prices are up nearly 60% since June of 2021. This comes as US inflation hit a <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/13/economy/cpi-inflation-june/index.html\">40-year high</a> <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/13/economy/cpi-inflation-june/index.html\">last month</a>, according to the government’s latest inflation report."}
11
+ {"question_id": "20220715_10_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "The first images from the James Webb Telescope were released, showing the deepest view of the cosmos captured. How much did the telescope cost?", "choices": ["$10 billion", "$111 billion", "$250 billion", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
12
+ {"question_id": "20220715_11_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "After being criticized at a rally, Elon Musk said it was time for former President Donald Trump to do what?", "choices": ["“Sail into the sunset”", "“Contact the SEC”", "“Call the Tesla offices”", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
13
+ {"question_id": "20220715_12_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "True or false: An American tourist trying to take selfie was injured after falling into the crater of Mount Vesuvius?", "choices": ["FALSE", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
14
+ {"question_id": "20220715_13_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "Lea Michele officially joined the cast of Broadway’s revival of “Funny Girl.” Who is she replacing?", "choices": ["Olivia Rodrigo", "Rachel Zegler", "Ariana DeBose", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
15
+ {"question_id": "20220715_14_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "Which of these people is joining the Denver Broncos' incoming ownership group?", "choices": ["Peyton Manning", "Betsy DeVos", "Steve Ballmer", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
16
+ {"question_id": "20220715_15_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "The nominees for the 2022 Primetime Emmys were announced this week. Which of these shows had the most nominations?", "choices": ["“Abbott Elementary”", "“Euphoria”", "“Succession”", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
17
+ {"question_id": "20220715_16_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "MLB announced this week the rosters for this year’s All-Star Game in Los Angeles. Which member of the hometown Dodgers is not an all-star?", "choices": ["Clayton Kershaw", "Tony Gonsolin", "Trea Turner", "None of the above"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": ""}
18
+ {"question_id": "20220715_17_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "This week’s supermoon is:", "choices": ["Known as a \"buck\" moon", "Known as a \"thunder\" moon", "All of the above", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
19
+ {"question_id": "20220715_18_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "For the first time in 20 years, the U.S. dollar is nearly equal to which currency in value?", "choices": ["Euro", "Japanese yen", "British Pound Sterling", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
20
+ {"question_id": "20220715_19_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-07-15/", "question_sentence": "The Washburn Fire threatened the Mariposa Grove, located in which national park?", "choices": ["Yellowstone National Park", "Zion National Park", "Yosemite National Park", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
21
+ {"question_id": "20220715_20_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "Which of these former Conservative Party leadership candidates did not withdraw their bid after failing to secure enough nominations ahead of the first round of voting?", "choices": ["Sajid Javid", "Jeremy Hunt", "Rehman Chishti", "", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Javid, Shapps and Chishti all pulled out before Wednesday’s first-round vote, in which Hunt was knocked out – along with Nadhim Zahawi – after failing to secure the backing of 30 MPs."}
22
+ {"question_id": "20220715_21_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "Which Lionesses player scored a hat-trick on Monday night in a match that saw England thrash Norway 8-0?", "choices": ["Beth Mead", "Ellen White", "Georgia Stanway", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "“I just can’t put it into words,” Mead told the BBC. “I don’t think I even dreamed of this. I’m just so happy I got the goals to help the team.” The win put England into the quarter-finals."}
23
+ {"question_id": "20220715_22_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah this week made public that he was trafficked from which African country to the UK when he was eight or nine years old?", "choices": ["Djibouti", "Ethiopia", "Somalia", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "In a BBC One documentary aired this week, Farah recounted that he and his brother were trafficked to the UK as children after being sent to live with an uncle in Djibouti for their safety."}
24
+ {"question_id": "20220715_23_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to which country this week as the nation saw public unrest and uprisings sparked by the ongoing economic crisis?", "choices": ["Mauritius", "Singapore", "Maldives", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Rajapaksa travelled to the Maldives as demonstrators continued to stage protests across the country, leaving Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as acting president."}
25
+ {"question_id": "20220715_24_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "Speed limits in built-up areas of which country will be reduced from 30mph to 20mph from next year after a controversial campaign won government backing?", "choices": ["Wales", "Switzerland", "Northern Ireland", "None of the above"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Ministers in Wales have said lowering the speed limit will reduce the number of road collisions, but motorists have complained that the new law will increase congestion and journey times."}
26
+ {"question_id": "20220715_25_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "One of the first bills put to parliament by French President Emmanuel Macron was defeated this week after the three main opposition parties united to reject what proposal?", "choices": ["Raising the retirement age", "Reinstating vaccine passes", "Pension reforms", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "National Rally, La France Insoumise and Républicains voted down Macron’s proposal to reinstate vaccine passes. The Telegraph described the development as a “nightmare” for the president."}
27
+ {"question_id": "20220715_26_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "Leaked documents revealing the management practices of tech giant Uber between 2013 and 2017 were published this week. How many documents were leaked to the press?", "choices": ["More than 116,000", "More than 124,000", "More than 132,000", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The leaked documents revealed the extent of the company’s political lobbying and legal breaches during the period in which co-founder Travis Kalanick oversaw Uber’s global expansion."}
28
+ {"question_id": "20220715_27_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "Fans of which legendary musician will not be able to take photos or videos during concerts on their upcoming tour?", "choices": ["Kate Bush", "Bob Dylan", "Nick Cave", "None of the above"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Bob Dylan fans will have their phones magnetically locked in pouches during his upcoming tour to stop footage being shot."}
29
+ {"question_id": "20220715_28_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "A woman has been detained after sending “threatening” letters to and stalking the family of which football star?", "choices": ["Michael Owen", "Harry Kane", "David Beckham", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The barrister acting for the former England captain told Westminster Magistrates’ Court this week that the experience had made Victoria Beckham “anxious about her safety”."}
30
+ {"question_id": "20220715_29_nota", "question_date": "2022/07/15", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/957363/quiz-of-the-week-9-15-july/", "question_sentence": "The first images from the James Webb telescope were shared by Nasa this week. How long is it expected to operate in space?", "choices": ["At least four years", "At least seven years", "At least ten years", "None of the above"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The world’s most advanced telescope is expected to operate for at least ten years, but its predecessor, the Hubble Space Telescope, is still operational after 32 years in orbit."}