{"question_id": "20220812_0", "question_date": "2022/08/12", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/08/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-august-11-sec/", "question_sentence": "Grocery prices in the US increased by more than 13% on average over the last 12 months, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Which item showed one of the largest price spikes?", "choices": ["Bacon", "Rice", "Milk", "Eggs"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The cost of eggs jumped 38% over the last 12 months. Prices for other goods have also increased: Flour is up 22.7%, chicken 17.6%, milk 15.6%, ground beef 9.7% and bacon 9.2%. Fruits and vegetables got 9.3% more expensive."}
{"question_id": "20220812_1", "question_date": "2022/08/12", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/08/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-august-11-sec/", "question_sentence": "The FBI executed a search warrant at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate as part of an investigation into the handling of presidential documents. Where is Mar-a-Lago located?", "choices": ["New York", "Florida", "New Jersey", "South Carolina"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, was searched by FBI agents on Monday. The FBI’s search included examining where documents were kept, according to a person familiar with the investigation."}
{"question_id": "20220812_2", "question_date": "2022/08/12", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/08/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-august-11-sec/", "question_sentence": "A jersey worn by basketball legend Michael Jordan during one of the most famous seasons in his NBA career is headed to auction. How much do experts expect it will fetch?", "choices": ["$55,000", "$150,000", "$1 million", "$5 million"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls jersey worn in Game 1 of the 1998 NBA Finals is expected to reach up to $5 million at auction, according to Sotheby’s."}
{"question_id": "20220812_3", "question_date": "2022/08/12", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/08/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-august-11-sec/", "question_sentence": "The governor of Texas began sending buses carrying migrants to Washington, DC, earlier this year as an affront to the Biden administration’s immigration policies. Which additional city did he recently designate as a drop-off location?", "choices": ["New York", "Los Angeles", "Chicago", "Boston"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has designated New York as a drop-off location for migrants as part of his “response to the Biden administration’s open border policies overwhelming Texas communities,” the governor’s office said in a statement."}
{"question_id": "20220812_4", "question_date": "2022/08/12", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/08/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-august-11-sec/", "question_sentence": "Hollywood icons joined fans worldwide this week to mourn the loss of singer and actress Olivia Newton-John. Which blockbuster movie catapulted her to superstardom?", "choices": ["“Dirty Dancing”", "“Footloose”", "“Grease”", "“Flashdance”"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Olivia Newton-John was one of the biggest pop stars of the ‘70s and charmed generations of viewers in the movie “Grease.”"}
{"question_id": "20220812_5", "question_date": "2022/08/12", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/08/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-august-11-sec/", "question_sentence": "Supermarkets in France are struggling to stock which condiment, sparking outrage across the country.", "choices": ["Ketchup", "Mustard", "Nutella", "Sriracha"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "France’s most famous condiment – mustard – is running out, and there is no sign of its return to the shelves."}
{"question_id": "20220812_6", "question_date": "2022/08/12", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/08/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-august-11-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which automaker is offering to buy back one of their electric SUV models from hundreds of vehicle owners after issuing a warning that its wheels could fall off?", "choices": ["BMW", "Ford", "Toyota", "Honda"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Toyota is offering to buy back its BZ4X electric SUV model from owners due to a severe problem: the wheels could fall off while driving even after just a short time on the road."}
{"question_id": "20220812_7", "question_date": "2022/08/12", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/08/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-august-11-sec/", "question_sentence": "Approximately how many positive monkeypox cases are in the United States as of this week?", "choices": ["10,000", "50,000", "100,000", "500,000"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "There are more than 10,000 monkeypox cases in the US, according to the CDC. The latest data shows the highest number of cases are in New York and California."}
{"question_id": "20220812_8", "question_date": "2022/08/12", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/08/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-august-11-sec/", "question_sentence": "NFL owners this week unanimously approved the sale of which football team?", "choices": ["Seattle Seahawks", "Denver Broncos", "Indianapolis Colts", "Pittsburgh Steelers"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "NFL owners approved the sale of the Denver Broncos to the Walton-Penner family."}
{"question_id": "20220812_9", "question_date": "2022/08/12", "question_source": "CNN", "question_url": "https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/08/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-august-11-sec/", "question_sentence": "Which country declared victory against the Covid-19 pandemic this week?", "choices": ["United States", "Ukraine", "North Korea", "Spain"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared victory against Covid-19 and ordered a lifting of maximum anti-epidemic measures that were imposed in May, state media said. However, global health officials are highly skeptical of the claim because the authoritarian country has not revealed how many confirmed infections of the virus it has found and has not reported any new suspected cases since July 29."}
{"question_id": "20220812_10", "question_date": "2022/08/12", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-08-12/", "question_sentence": "Legendary tennis player Serena Williams announced she will likely be retiring after the U.S. Open. How many grand slams has she won?", "choices": ["19", "23", "29", "34"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20220812_11", "question_date": "2022/08/12", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-08-12/", "question_sentence": "Iconic performer Olivia Newton-John died this week at age 73. She appeared in all these films except:", "choices": ["\"Grease\"", "\"Xanadu\"", "\"Westside Story\"", "\"It's My Party\""], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20220812_12", "question_date": "2022/08/12", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-08-12/", "question_sentence": "Pfizer and Valneva are launching a clinical trial of an experimental vaccine that would be the only to prevent which disease?", "choices": ["Lyme disease", "Cancer", "Diabetes", "Chickenpox"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20220812_13", "question_date": "2022/08/12", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-08-12/", "question_sentence": "A homebuyer purchasing a single-family house in Nevada received 86 extra lots because:", "choices": ["Of a housing lottery", "Of a copy-paste error", "Of a typo in an email", "The housing complex was in debt"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20220812_14", "question_date": "2022/08/12", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-08-12/", "question_sentence": "Boston Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale will miss the rest of the 2022 after fracturing his wrist in:", "choices": ["A bicycle accident", "A pitching exercise", "A sparring session at a boxing gym", "A video game accident"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20220812_15", "question_date": "2022/08/12", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-08-12/", "question_sentence": "Several 1980s classic General Mills cereals will be coming back to stores soon. Which of these is not one of the cereals returning to shelves?", "choices": ["Franken Berry", "Count Chocula", "Mr. T Cereal", "Boo Berry"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20220812_16", "question_date": "2022/08/12", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-08-12/", "question_sentence": "For the first time in five months, the national average gas price in the US fell below what price?", "choices": ["$3 per gallon", "$4 per gallon", "$5 per gallon", "$6 per gallon"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20220812_17", "question_date": "2022/08/12", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-08-12/", "question_sentence": "True or false: The FTC fined a Utah company for removing “Made in China” tags, replacing them with fake “Made in the USA” labels.", "choices": ["TRUE", "FALSE"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20220812_18", "question_date": "2022/08/12", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-08-12/", "question_sentence": "The FBI executed a search warrant this week at which property owned by former President Donald Trump?", "choices": ["Trump World Tower", "Mar-a-Lago estate", "40 Wall Street", "Seven Springs estate"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20220812_19", "question_date": "2022/08/12", "question_source": "USAtoday", "question_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/quiz/news-quiz/2022-08-12/", "question_sentence": "Which supercar maker this week announced a recall of 23,000 cars – nearly every car it has made since 2005 – over brake fluid leaks?", "choices": ["Aston Martin", "Ferrari", "McClaren", "Bugatti"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": ""}
{"question_id": "20220812_20", "question_date": "2022/08/12", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957634/quiz-of-the-week-6-12-august/", "question_sentence": "What little-known hobby has been in the news after enjoying a surge in popularity over the summer?", "choices": ["Spikeball", "Flight tracking", "Geocaching", "Coin collecting"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Thousands of people have been following the flights of celebrities and politicians on online tracking site Flightradar24. Some 708,000 watched US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s controversial flight to Taiwan."}
{"question_id": "20220812_21", "question_date": "2022/08/12", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957634/quiz-of-the-week-6-12-august/", "question_sentence": "Which well-known pizza chain has been forced to pull out of Italy after it failed to win over customers?", "choices": ["Franco Manca", "Domino’s", "Pizza Express", "Pizza Hut"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The US chain said it will close its restaurants in Italy after seven years of trying to convince Italians to try its American-style pizza."}
{"question_id": "20220812_22", "question_date": "2022/08/12", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957634/quiz-of-the-week-6-12-august/", "question_sentence": "Which 23-time grand slam tennis champion is set to retire after the US Open?", "choices": ["Serena Williams", "Venus Williams", "Petra Kvitova", "Elena Rybakina"], "answer": ["0"], "evidence": "Announcing her retirement in Vogue this month, Serena wrote: “Maybe the best word to describe what I’m up to is evolution. I’m here to tell you that I’m evolving away from tennis, toward other things that are important to me.”"}
{"question_id": "20220812_23", "question_date": "2022/08/12", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957634/quiz-of-the-week-6-12-august/", "question_sentence": "Which Labour Party figure has been making headlines over his calls for the government to temporarily nationalise energy companies?", "choices": ["Keir Starmer", "Tony Blair", "Gordon Brown", "Alistair Darling"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "Writing for The Guardian, Brown has called for the energy price cap to be cancelled and for the government to negotiate new lower prices with energy companies."}
{"question_id": "20220812_24", "question_date": "2022/08/12", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957634/quiz-of-the-week-6-12-august/", "question_sentence": "Estonia and Finland have called on the EU to stop issuing visas for tourists from which nation?", "choices": ["Turkey", "Russia", "United Kingdom", "Georgia"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "Estonia and Finland have called on the EU to stop issuing tourist visas to Russians. Helsinki says Russians are entering the country and then using its airports to fly elsewhere in the bloc."}
{"question_id": "20220812_25", "question_date": "2022/08/12", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957634/quiz-of-the-week-6-12-august/", "question_sentence": "In neighbourhoods that have suffered at least one theft in the past three years in England and Wales, what percentage had not a single case solved, according to police data?", "choices": ["25%", "52%", "68%", "84%"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Victims’ watchdogs said the “shocking” data collected as part of an investigation by The Telegraph showed that theft from the person had been “effectively decriminalised”."}
{"question_id": "20220812_26", "question_date": "2022/08/12", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957634/quiz-of-the-week-6-12-august/", "question_sentence": "What percentage of babies in the UK were born out of wedlock last year?", "choices": ["62.5%", "51.3%", "48.7%", "22.8%"], "answer": ["1"], "evidence": "The number accounts for 51.3% of live births in England and Wales. It means more babies were born out of wedlock for the first time since records began, according to the Office for National Statistics."}
{"question_id": "20220812_27", "question_date": "2022/08/12", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957634/quiz-of-the-week-6-12-august/", "question_sentence": "Olivia Newton-John, who died this week aged 73, was beaten in the Eurovision Song Contest by which act?", "choices": ["Olsen Brothers", "Celine Dion", "Brotherhood of Man", "ABBA"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "The award-winning actor, singer and activist died following a long battle with breast cancer. She starred alongside John Travolta in the hit 1978 musical Grease."}
{"question_id": "20220812_28", "question_date": "2022/08/12", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957634/quiz-of-the-week-6-12-august/", "question_sentence": "Which London borough is the cheapest to rent in?", "choices": ["Westminster", "Islington", "Bexley", "Havering"], "answer": ["3"], "evidence": "Kensington & Chelsea is the most expensive borough to rent a two-bed home, while Havering in east London is the cheapest. Rental prices in London have undergone their largest annual rise in over 20 years."}
{"question_id": "20220812_29", "question_date": "2022/08/12", "question_source": "THE WEEK", "question_url": "https://www.theweek.co.uk/quiz-of-the-week/957634/quiz-of-the-week-6-12-august/", "question_sentence": "Author-illustrator Raymond Briggs, who died this week, was most celebrated for which children’s book?", "choices": ["The Giving Tree", "Goodnight Moon", "The Snowman", "The Tiger Who Came to Tea"], "answer": ["2"], "evidence": "The Snowman has sold more than 5.5m copies around the world since its publication in 1978. Briggs also created popular children’s books Father Christmas and Fungus the Bogeyman."}