What's long been held as conventional wisdom is debatable, according to some health officials, though they do agree on breakfast guidelines for teenagers. Meanwhile, a heatwave bakes the U.S. Southwest, and hundreds of TSA officers leave their jobs amid a partial U.S. government shutdown. We're showing you a new attraction for (brave) visitors to the Eiffel Tower. We're reporting on the rescue of a wayward sheep in England. We're exploring history related to Alessandro Volta and Harriet Beecher Stowe. Plus: A possum plays possum in a sea of stuffies!
This news quiz covers topics featured throughout the week on The World from A to Z:
1. In what European nation, which borders the Aegean, Ionian and Mediterranean Seas, are authorities installing eco-friendly boat moorings in an effort to protect Posidonia seagrass?
2. What Caribbean country saw a rare and reportedly violent protest last week amid blackouts, food shortages, and an oil blockade by the U.S., which wants the country to make reforms?
3. Thousands of what flowers, which originated in central Asia, are now a symbol of the Netherlands and were recently gifted to residents of neighboring Germany?
4. Before the 18th Century, what color was most commonly associated with St. Patrick (though green is most widely used in modern celebrations)?
5. As featured Wednesday: New research suggests that what kind of animal – an apex predator long thought to be solitary – may actually lead a “relatively rich and complex” social life?
6. Name one of the two nations in southern Asia that have been involved in back-and-forth attacks since late February, prompting the United Nations to call for an immediate ceasefire?
7. Wednesday’s show featured a potentially new way to harness wind energy using what kind of apparatus, though the technology is still being tested?
8. In what nation – one of the host countries of the upcoming FIFA World Cup – did 9,500 people recently set a new Guinness World Record for attending the largest soccer lesson?
9. People in five states recently filed a lawsuit against the federal government over changes to what program, which provides money to low-income Americans for food purchases?
10. What agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, whose funding is currently hung up in Congress, is responsible for screening passengers at U.S. airports?
