It's called a Foehn; it's beautiful to look at, and the science behind it is our first topic this Friday on The World from A to Z. We're also examining some of the dangers associated with tackle football and the medical advancement that could help doctors diagnose brain injuries. And after a bit of history, we're taking you to a mountainous Asian country to meet the young sherpa who's climbing toward the record books. Finally: a tomato fight in Spain!

Please note that The World from A to Z will be off the air Monday in observance of the Labor Day holiday. We look forward to seeing you again on Tuesday, September 3rd!

This news quiz covers topics featured throughout the week on The World from A to Z:

1. As featured Monday: What southern Asian country, along with neighboring India, has suffered destructive flooding related to the region’s seasonal monsoon rains?

2. Name of the spacecraft (or capsule) that brought two astronauts to the International Space Station in June but developed too many problems to bring them back as scheduled.

3. What kind of animals recently “took over” a beach in Monterey, California, attracted to the area by the food?

4. Forbes, an American business magazine, reported that 2023 saw more than 2,300 instances of what kind of attacks, which affected more than 343 million people?

5. The skull of what kind of animal, an ancient proboscidean that has been extinct for many years, was recently unearthed from a creek bed in Iowa?

6. In the capital of Argentina, “taxi dancers” are helping newcomers learn what kind of dance, which has unique steps and etiquette and was invented in the region?

7. A hostage was rescued from a tunnel in Gaza this week, as international efforts continued to try to stop the fighting between what nation and what militant group? (two answers)

8. Why didn’t the French city of Paris host the Paralympics the last time it hosted the Summer Olympic Games (in 1924)?

9. A wildlife researcher working in the Peruvian Amazon recently stumbled across a tarantula that had been killed by what?

10. August 30th marks the anniversary of a 1918 attempt to assassinate what Soviet (or Russian) leader, who survived and oversaw the “Red Terror” that followed?