Efforts are underway to save a historic Swedish warship, but this isn't the first time the vessel has had a problem with gravity. Lawmakers and advocates discuss eliminating time changes in America, but decades-old challenges remain. U.S. consumer spending for the Easter holiday, the etymology of a famous car part, a nod to barbershop quartets, and a carriage-drawn horse are some of our other subjects this Friday!
This news quiz covers topics featured throughout the week on The World from A to Z:
1. Following the removal of President Yoon Suk Yeol from office, what Asian country is preparing to hold a snap election in less than two months?
2. Scoring his 895th goal on Sunday, NHL player Alex Ovechkin surpassed the record of what other hockey great, who once said, “You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take”?
3. As reported Tuesday: What U.S. state is considering a controversial bill that would eliminate some rules concerning child labor, though the state would still follow federal regulations?
4. What U.S. constitutional amendment, which was ratified on April 8, 1913, gave voters in each state the power to directly elect their U.S. senators?
5. What European nation is the world’s largest producer of cork, a material whose businesses hope will see increased use in furniture and flooring?
6. An American biotechnology company says it has successfully “de-extincted” what animal, though some scientists say the new creature is 99.9% gray wolf with different features?
7. Though a 10% tariff remains on imports, the Trump Administration paused its reciprocal tariffs on all nations but one. Name this country, which has imposed its own new tariffs on U.S. goods.
8. What kind of bird has been “vandalizing” car mirrors in Massachusetts – an act that experts say is an attack on its reflection, which it sees as a threat?
9. What nation is planning to spend $19 million to restore a historic, 17th-Century warship named Vasa, which sank on its maiden voyage but was salvaged in 1961?
10. As featured on Friday’s show: What part of a modern-day car dates back to a fixture of 19th-Century horse-drawn carriages designed to protect drivers and passengers from dirt?
