As one U.S. leader wraps up a political career that spanned more than half a century, another awaits congressional advice and consent for his Cabinet nominees. Meanwhile, women in Brazil work to increase their community's acai production, and art technicians in the Netherlands restore a Rembrandt masterpiece as museum visitors look on. Also featured this Friday: a constitutional quiz, an 85-year-old French marathoner, and inflatable "lobsters" in Macau!
This news quiz covers topics featured throughout the week on The World from A to Z:
1. A nun named Inah Canabarro Lucas, who was certified last year as the oldest living nun and person in Brazil, now has what title at age 116?
2. This season, some U.S. states have reported 500 outbreaks of what kind of virus, which can cause fever, vomiting and gastrointestinal issues?
3. Queen Margrethe II – who made history on January 14, 1972 and again on January 14, 2024 – is the former ceremonial ruler of what European nation?
4. In what city, which is home to the world’s busiest train station, did blind gamer Masahiro “Mashiro” Fujimoto recently test AI as a means of getting around without human assistance?
5. In what nation is the so-called “world’s largest gathering” taking place over the next six months, drawing hundreds of millions of Hindus to the confluence of multiple rivers?
6. A recent U.S. government report found that at one point last year, a record number of more than 770,000 people were experiencing what?
7. This week, an agreement for a temporary ceasefire was reached between what nation and what militant group, whose latest war began in October of 2023?
8. Rangers at Northern California’s Mount Shasta recently rescued what kind of animal, which somehow became trapped in an old ski bowl at an elevation of 10,000 feet?
9. What U.S. politician delivered a farewell speech this week after a career that spanned more than 50 years in federal politics?
10. Hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees are being held as part of the advice and consent of what congressional chamber?