An annual survey of Americans' trust in news media indicates a modest increase from a record low, but it's a far cry from peak trust expressed in the 1970s. The fastest ocean liner ever to cross the Atlantic now rests at the bottom of the sea, but it's hoped to attract new visitors there. Today's history report remembers the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the dedication of Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and the worst attack in France since World War II. And after an explanation of World Kindness Day, we're reporting on a pair of rescues: one involving a teenager in Australia and another involving two dogs in San Francisco. Plus: coffee with alpacas!
This news quiz covers topics featured throughout the week on The World from A to Z:
1. Thomas van Tonder, an obstacle-course racing champion, recently pulled himself across a South African bridge on what kind of feature normally found on playgrounds?
2. What infamous structure, which used to separate East from West in a famous German city, came down on November 9, 1989 after the border opened?
3. What two-word term, a synonym for morning grogginess, was used in Tuesday’s show to describe “leftover sleepiness” that can affect memory, mood and reaction time as you wake up?
4. According to a study out of Brazil, what sea creature has changes to its skin color and texture during active sleep, leading some to theorize that the mollusks may be dreaming?
5. What nation, which came out of the Ottoman Empire and has been described as a “bridge between East and West,” is hosting the United Nations’ COP31 summit this year?
6. Health experts say almost 40 percent of American women ages 12-21 may be deficient in what mineral, whose symbol on the Periodic Table is Fe?
7. What was the original name of Veterans Day, which was first observed in remembrance of November 11, 1918, when fighting stopped during World War I?
8. On Sunday, Canadian ultrarunner Stephanie Case became the first woman to complete a 100-mile race on what continent?
9. What famous American penned the speech that is expected to fetch more than $10 million at auction next year, though the document doesn’t actually contain the words that the speech is known by?
10. What is the name of the ocean liner that was the fastest ever to cross the Atlantic – and that was sunk this week off Florida to create an artificial reef?
