New data is out concerning Americans' life expectancy, and while it indicates good news, the U.S. still lags behind dozens of other developed countries. Meanwhile, parts of the eastern U.S. brace for record-breaking cold. As NASA gears up for a new moon mission, we hear from one of the men who once set foot there. And our history topics include both Mohandas Gandhi and the Beatles. Plus: The Spanish military puts on a commemorative airshow in Rio!
This news quiz covers topics featured throughout the week on The World from A to Z:
1. What kind of athlete is Jason Paul, a German who recently made a unique descent of an Austrian Alpine ski course named Streif?
2. As featured Monday: Officials at Pannonhalma Archabbey, the oldest library in Hungary, are working to save centuries-old books from infestations of what insect?
3. What was historic about American climber Alex Honnold’s recent ascent of Taipei 101, the tallest building in Taiwan?
4. January 27 marked exactly 81 years since the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp was liberated during what international conflict?
5. January 27 marked exactly 53 years since the Paris Peace Accords formally ended the U.S. role in what conflict (though fighting in it continued until 1975)?
6. Massive and brightly colored lanterns were recently illuminated in China’s Sichuan Province ahead of what holiday, which begins in less than three weeks?
7. From Wednesday’s show: According to recent data from Pew Research, what are Americans ages 18-29 less likely to follow than older age groups?
8. As reported Thursday: What social media company reached a settlement in a historic case brought by a young woman in California (though the trial continues with two other companies)?
9. As reported Thursday: A recently published study out of Japan found that the mental health of 13-year-olds may be improved by owning what, though exact reasons why are still unknown?
10. What measure in 2024 was the highest since the U.S. government began tracking it in 1900, according to new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control?
