A great discussion topic for Friday: Pew Research has surveyed thousands of Americans and found nuanced views of press freedom. We're also covering a surge in student protests across France, a unique timelapse view of Earth from the ISS, and historic events concerning John André and Thurgood Marshall. In Indonesian Borneo, women fight fires and discrimination. In Southwestern Asia, a former salt mine reportedly helps asthma sufferers. And a Chicago pizzeria introduces "Poperoni."
This news quiz covers topics featured throughout the week on The World from A to Z:
1. Early this week, five men were arrested on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack on what military base, which is located in England and used by U.S. bombers?
2. What kind of animal is sometimes loaned to other countries by China as a unique form of diplomacy?
3. From Monday’s show: Name the 34th U.S. president, who had also served as Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during WWII.
4. What is the name of the SpaceX spacecraft – its most powerful launch vehicle – that reached orbit for the first time this week, though technical issues caused its mission to be shortened?
5. Tuesday’s show featured a story about Matthew Shifrin, whose non-profit organization offers free, accessible LEGO instructions for people with what condition?
6. On Wednesday, the last remaining U.S. forces were scheduled to leave what Middle Eastern country, where they led an international attack in 2003, left in 2011, and returned in 2014?
7. According to a study recently published in JAMA Pediatrics, behavioral problems and poor grades among young people have been associated with excessive time spent on what?
8. In what nation did Hurricane Polo make landfall on Monday and Tuesday, also impacting weather patterns hundreds of miles away in parts of the U.S.?
9. What European nation is grappling with student-led protests that have blockaded high schools across the country?
10. October 2 marks exactly 59 years since the first African-American associate justice was sworn in to the U.S. Supreme Court. Name this justice.
