Question 1: Mark Carney will be sworn in as prime minister of which country this week?
A Canada
B Ireland
C United Kingdom
Correct Answer: Canada
Question 2: Speaking of Canada, it joined the EU in announcing plans to impose what on imports from the US?
A Tax decreases
B Outright bans
C Retaliatory tariffs
Correct Answer: Retaliatory tariffs
Question 3: The US Bureau of Labor Statistics said inflation did what in February?
A Slowed slightly from January
B Increased slightly from January
C Stayed the same as January
Correct Answer: Slowed slightly from January
Question 4: Which famous cookie sellers are being sued over alleged toxins in their products?
A Nabisco
B Pepperidge Farm
C Girl Scouts
Correct Answer: Girl Scouts
Question 5: A cheating scandal has shocked the fans and athletes of which Olympic winter sport?
A Snowboarding
B Ski jumping
C Figure skating
Correct Answer: Ski jumping
Question 6: What did TSA agents find in a man’s clothes after he set off body scanner alarms at a New Jersey airport?
A Can of whipping cream
B A toy gun
C A live turtle
Correct Answer: A live turtle
Question 7: What will make this week’s full ‘blood’ moon appear visibly red?
A A total lunar eclipse
B Space debris
C Atmospheric pollution
Correct Answer: A total lunar eclipse
Question 8: Which music streaming service says it paid $10 billion in artist royalties in 2024?
A Apple Music
B Amazon Music
C Spotify
Correct Answer: Spotify
Question 9: The wreckage from a 132-year-old vessel was discovered off which Great Lake’s ‘shipwreck coast’?
A Lake Michigan
B Lake Superior
C Lake Erie
Correct Answer: Lake Superior
Question 10: According to a new study, which type of global pollution may be worsening human resistance to antibiotics?
A Soil contamination
B Microplastics
C Air pollution
Correct Answer: Microplastics