Friday's show begins in Venice, where controversial efforts are under way to reduce the number of tourists who visit on certain days. We're updating you on the demonstrations that are spreading across U.S. college campuses, and we're tuning into a show in the Philippines that recalls the golden age of radio drama. Also featured: a woodpecker that wouldn't stop ringing the doorbell.
This Friday's news quiz covers topics featured throughout the week on The World from A to Z:
1. What two-word event was first held on April 22, 1970 and continues annually to raise awareness and support for protecting the environment?
2. Last weekend, Israel targeted an air force base in what other country, reportedly damaging some air defense systems, though tensions between the two enemies have eased since then?
3. The foreign aid law passed by the U.S. government this week – which would provide $95 billion in assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan – could also ban what popular social media app?
4. Several pro-Palestinian protests that have taken place on U.S. college campuses in recent days were inspired by an encampment at what New York university, where it first appeared last week?
5. What was the name of the full moon that appeared this week – a name that’s linked to ancient people groups and that relates to the bloom of certain wildflowers this time of year?
6. After months of troubleshooting, NASA engineers were able to work around a problem that sprang up with what spacecraft, which is now the farthest man-made object from Earth?
7. In what island nation, which says it has a shortfall of 800,000 homes, does the Communist government reportedly lack the materials to repair crumbling and historic Spanish architecture?
8. Thursday’s show covered a new plan by the U.S. government to limit the amount of sodium and added sugars in meals served at what place?
9. What is the name of the Norse mythological god of storms, strength and thunder – a deity who’s also the namesake of Thursday?
10. In what Italian city, which is known as the “Queen of the Adriatic,” do officials and some residents disagree about a new fee aimed at controlling the number of tourists?