Question 1: Credit card debt has hit an all-time high. How high are we talking?
A $1.14 trillion
B $2.14 trillion
C $3.14 trillion
Correct Answer: $1.14 trillion
Question 2:Katie Ledecky won her ninth gold medal, the most of any American female Olympian ever. What’s her sport?
A Cycling
B Swimming
C Track and field
Correct Answer: Swimming
Question 3: Which tennis star finally won his first Olympic gold medal?
A Novak Djokovic
B Rafael Nadal
C Roger Federer
Correct Answer: Novak Djokovic
Question 4: More than 1 billion birds die in the US from flying into buildings. What’s the main reason?
A They can’t perceive windows
B The buildings are too tall
C They’re confused by traffic
Correct Answer: They can’t perceive windows
Question 5: Kamala Harris picked Tim Walz as her running mate. He’s governor of which state?
A Minnesota
B Ohio
C Pennsylvania
Correct Answer: Minnesota
Question 6: Mortgage rates dropped to a 15-month low. What are they at now?
A 5.47%
B 6.47%
C 7.47%
Correct Answer: 6.47%
Question 7: What were PETA activists protesting when they interrupted a speech by Pope Francis?
A Climate change
B Bullfighting
C Chicken industry
Correct Answer: Bullfighting
Question 8: The FDA this week approved a Novartis drug to treat…
A Lung cancer
B Immune deficiency
C Kidney disease
Correct Answer: Kidney disease
Question 9: Why was July’s average global temperature newsworthy?
A It was the rainiest ever
B It was the hottest July ever
C It wasn’t the hottest July ever
Correct Answer: It wasn’t the hottest July ever
Question 10: Noah Lyles is now the world’s fastest man after winning the 100 meter final in Paris. What was his time?
A 9.69 seconds
B 9.79 seconds
C 9.89 seconds
Correct Answer: 9.79 seconds