A man was arrested after allegedly trying to steal what type of vehicle in downtown Los Angeles?
A Garbage truck
B Parking enforcement vehicle
C Self-driving taxi
Correct Answer: Self-driving taxi
A man was arrested after allegedly trying to steal what type of vehicle in downtown Los Angeles?
A Garbage truck
B Parking enforcement vehicle
C Self-driving taxi
Correct Answer: Self-driving taxi
In an ‘incredibly rare’ sighting, which type of whale was spotted off the coast of Massachusetts?
A Gray whale
B Blue whale
C Narwhal
Correct Answer: Gray whale
Social media influencer and fighter Jake Paul is set to take on which famous boxer in a match next summer?
A Floyd Mayweather
B Mike Tyson
C Oscar De La Hoya
Correct Answer: Mike Tyson
Citing security concerns, officials will restrict crowd size of the 2024 Olympic Opening Ceremony in which city?
A Tokyo
B Paris
C Rome
Correct Answer: Paris
The price of which precious metal recently hit an all-time high?
A Gold
B Silver
C Copper
Correct Answer: Gold
Hawaii is one of two US states that won’t switch to daylight saving time on March 10. What’s the other one?
A Texas
B Arizona
C Florida
Correct Answer: Arizona
A German man did what an astonishing 217 times over a 29-month period?
A Went skydiving
B Got liposuction
C Got a COVID vaccine shot
Correct Answer: Got a COVID vaccine shot
Which country music superstar was just honored with her own Barbie?
A Shania Twain
B Carrie Underwood
C Dolly Parton
Correct Answer: Shania Twain
What did a pair of American astronauts do from space this week?
A Voted
B Recorded a podcast
C Ran treadmill marathons
Correct Answer: Voted
Question: The FTC has sued to block a $24.6B merger between which large US grocery chains?
A Kroger & Albertsons
B IGA & Publix
C Walmart & Costco
Correct Answer: Kroger & Albertsons
Question: Which country’s parliament has finally approved Sweden’s bid to join NATO?
A Hungary
B Turkey
C Finland
Correct Answer: Hungary
Question: Which hockey great’s rookie trading cards were part of a set that sold for $3.7 million?
A Wayne Gretzky
B Mario Lemiuex
C Bobby Orr
Correct Answer: Wayne Gretzky
Question: College basketball star Caitlin Clark broke the women’s all-time scoring record. What school does she play for?
A Stanford
B University of Iowa
C University of Connecticut
Correct Answer: University of Iowa
Question: Which large US retailer announced plans to shut down 150 ‘underproductive’ stores?
A Ace Hardware
B Macy’s
C The Home Depot
Correct Answer: Macy’s
Question: A former professor donated $1B for free medical school tuition to students in which US city?
A Chicago
B New York
C Boston
Correct Answer: New York
Question: Speaking of New York City, what were parade-goers celebrating in Manhattan this week?
A Lunar New Year
B Early spring
C Carnival
Correct Answer: Lunar New Year
Question: What’s unique about the black hole that scientists just discovered using the James Webb Space Telescope?
A It’s the oldest ever seen
B It’s ‘extremely red’
C It’s abnormally small
Correct Answer: It’s ‘extremely red’
Question: In more space news, what did astronomers discover orbiting Neptune and Uranus?
A 3 new moons
B A comet
C A satellite from Earth
Correct Answer: 3 new moons
Question: Sports reporter Peter King is retiring after 44 years. Which pro league is he known for covering?
A NFL
B NBA
C MLB
Correct Answer: NFL