December 06, 2024
Notre Dame Rises from the Ashes
A renowned and restored French cathedral is set to reopen this weekend, more than 5 years after a mysterious fire damaged the structure. An earthquake temporarily triggers tsunami warnings in California. New research shows how a "slingshot spider" launches its web toward potential prey. We wrap up our two-part series on the benefits and dangers of illegal gold mining in Ghana. And a museum detects a previously unknown insect on a famous artist's painting.
This news quiz covers topics featured throughout the week on The World from A to Z:
1. A recent 91-lap marathon run at a World War II-era, Royal Navy site in England was unique for what reason?
2. Following months of cross-border attacks at locations in northern Israel and southern Lebanon, the nation of Israel reached a ceasefire agreement with what militant group?
3. What historic European leader, who was born on the island of Corsica, crowned himself emperor on December 2, 1804?
4. What controversial action did U.S. President Joe Biden take this week with regard to his son, Hunter Biden?
5. In what U.S. state, which was once known as “Seward’s Folly,” did a pilot take on the task of delivering frozen turkeys to friends who live off the grid?
6. In what country did President Yoon Suk Yeol declare martial law this week, though the decision was overturned within hours by the country’s lawmakers?
7. In what Middle Eastern nation, whose capital is Baghdad, did workers recently plant 7,000 mangrove saplings in an effort to stem erosion and help the environment?
8. What kind of problem – a symptom of outdated equipment and a need for oil – struck the island nation of Cuba again on Wednesday morning, affecting millions of people?
9. What African nation is struggling with the side effects of galamsey, illegal gold mining that can pay well but may also be harmful to the environment and human health?
10. What renowned and restored French cathedral is set to reopen this weekend, more than 5 years after a mysterious fire extensively damaged some parts of the centuries-old structure?
