News Quiz: Tropical storm; newspaper raid
1. Hilary was the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in how many years?
A. 16 years
B. 32 years
C. 57 years
D. 84 years
2. A county prosecutor said police had "insufficient evidence" to justify a raid that resulted in the death of a 98-year-old co-owner of a newspaper in which state?
A. Kansas
B. Missouri
C. Minnesota
D. Iowa
3. According to a recent study published in the journal Nature Medicine, people who were never sick enough to be hospitalized for acute COVID-19 still had a higher risk than uninfected people of developing which of the following two years later?
A. Blood clots
B. Diabetes
C. Gastrointestinal disease
D. All of the above
4. Which candidate was not expected to appear in the first televised debate among Republicans competing for the 2024 presidential nomination?
A. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
B. Former Vice President Mike Pence
C. Former President Donald Trump
D. Sen. Tim Scott
5. What movie has dethroned the reign of "Barbie" atop the domestic box office?
A. "Oppenheimer"
B. "Blue Beetle"
C. "Strays"
D. "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem"
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ANSWERS
1. D
2. A
3. D
4. C
5. B
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