A recent social media post has shined up a years-long debate about whether U.S. pennies should remain in production. New research finds additional upsides and downsides to a popular class of drugs. New technology allows a paralyzed subject to operate a simulated drone using only his mind. Plus: Rescuers in New York save a moose that fell through the ice, and "frozen pasta" shows just how cold it's been in Minnesota.
This news quiz covers topics featured throughout the week on The World from A to Z:
1. What is unique about the terms served by U.S. President Donald Trump – something experienced by only one other American leader in history?
2. What U.S. civil rights leader is commemorated with a federal holiday on the third Monday in January, though his birthday was on January 15?
3. What social media application, which is owned by a Chinese company, was given additional time to find an American buyer (though the app was temporarily offline last weekend)?
4. On January 21, 1988, Pope John Paul II became the first leader of the Roman Catholic church to visit what Communist nation?
5. Name the country whose largest camel-wrestling event was held last weekend, attracting thousands of spectators despite criticism from some animal rights activists.
6. Shivering, exhaustion, memory loss and drowsiness are symptoms of what condition, which health experts warned about as excessively low temperatures hit much of the U.S. this week?
7. In what ancient city, which was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius’ eruption in 79 A.D., was a private Roman bath complex recently revealed that probably functioned like a modern-day spa?
8. Thursday’s show featured a report about a skilled glassblower in what country, which was previously controlled by Spain and later the U.S. before it became independent in 1902?
9. A recent post by the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) renewed a years-long debate about the continued production of what coin?
10. January 24 marks exactly 177 years since James Marshall discovered what element while he was working on a sawmill in California?