Friday, May 6 News Quiz of the Week: Abortions Aborted

Welcome to our weekly current events trivia challenge, The May 6 News Quiz of the Week: Test your knowledge of 2022 current events trivia and the week’s headlines. On US politics: What’s Roe v. Wade? In Business: What’s on sale at the Meta Store? And in History: How old was the dress Kim Kardashian wore for the 2022 Met Gala? Make sure you know what happened this week. Our weekly news trivia game with the week’s best trivia questions and answers begins when you hit “Start Quiz.”

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News Quiz of the Week (Current Events Trivia) for Friday, May 6, 2022

News Quiz of the Week: 11 General knowledge questions from the past week. No time-limit. How smart are you this weekend?

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1. In the US, what is the landmark Roe v. Wade decision?

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A Supreme Court case that legalized abortion nationwide.

A Supreme Court case that legalized gun sales nationwide.

A California Supreme Court case that legalized cannabis sales statewide.

A California Supreme Court case that legalized homosexuality statewide.

Roe v. Wade was a 1973 US Supreme Court case that legalized abortion nationwide. On June 24, 2022, the US Supreme Court overruled the decision, which the majority opinion described as “egregiously wrong” because “the US Constitution does not refer to abortion.”

What’s the 2022 Supreme Court leak?

Politico reporters Josh Gerstein and Alexander Ward released on May 2, 2022, a “1st Draft” of the “Opinion of the Court” in a case challenging Mississippi’s ban on abortion after 15 weeks, a case known as Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.

What happens now?

The decision to overrule Roe leads to abortion bans in roughly half of US states.

Are most American anti-abortions?

A May 2021 poll by the Pew Research Center found that 59% of US adults believed abortion should be legal in all or most cases.

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2. How many Soviet people died in World War II?

Photo: Mil.ru, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

2 million.

6 million.

11 million.

27 million.

During World War II, known as the Great Patriotic War in Russia, the Soviet Union lost 27 million people. May 6 marks the celebration of the Soviet Union’s victory over the Nazis in WWII. Russians regard Victory Day as a national holiday. A massive military parade is held on Red Square to commemorate the holiday. The array of weapons on display in 2022 should be smaller than in previous years, though, amid the brutal Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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3. Facebook owner Meta Platforms has its first physical store. What does it sell?

Screenshot: Reuters on YouTube

Virtual reality equipment.

Webcasting equipment.

Quantum computing equipment.

3D printers.

Meta Platforms Inc, the owner of Facebook, plans to open its first physical store on May 9, 2022. The store will sell virtual reality headsets and video conferencing devices, including Ray-Ban smart glasses, Portal video-calling devices, and Oculus VR headsets. The store can be found in the Silicon Valley town of Burlingame, at the main campus of Meta’s Reality Labs division.

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4. Menthol cigarettes make up how much of the US cigarette market?

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Less than one-sixth.

More that 50%.

About one-third.

Around one quarter.

Menthol cigarettes make up about one-third of the $80 billion US cigarette market, and about 18.5 million Americans smoke them.

Are menthol cigarettes being banned in the US?

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Apr. 26, 2022, a plan to ban sales of menthol-flavored cigarettes in the United States. According to a government survey, nearly 85 percent of Black smokers use menthol cigarettes, compared with 29 percent of white smokers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says African American men have the highest lung cancer rates in America. Cigarettes are estimated to cause 480,000 deaths each year in the United States, and about half of teenage smokers report that they use menthol cigarettes.

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5. How old is the dress Kim Kardashian wore to the 2022 Met Gala?

Screenshot: Entertainment Tonight on YouTube

40.

60.

80.

100.

Kim Kardashian appeared at the Met Gala red carpet on May 2, 2022, in a gold-beaded dress Marilyn Monroe wore when she sexily sang happy birthday to President John F. Kennedy 60 years earlier, on May 19, 1962, at a Madison Square Garden fundraiser. In 2016, Ripley’s Believe or Not! Museum in Orlando, Florida, bought the dress, designed by Jean Louis for $4.81 million.

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6. How old is The Rock in 2022?

Screenshot: The Rock on YouTube

40.

45.

50.

55.

Dwayne Johnson, AKA The Rock, was born on May 2, 1972, making him 50 in 2022.

How Did He Celebrate?

On his 50th birthday, Johnson shared a funny video of him surprising fans as they posed with the actor’s wax figure at Madame Tussauds USA in Las Vegas. Johnson is set to star in DC’s Black Adam, which will see him take on the role of the film’s titular anti-hero. Black Adam will hit theatres on Oct. 21, a few months after the animated feature DC League of Super-Pets, where Johnson will make his DC debut.

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7. Who is currently third in line to the British throne?

Photo: Duchess of Cambridge / The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on Twitter

Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor.

Princess Beatrice.

Princess Eugenie.

Princess Charlotte.

The Great-granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth, Princess Charlotte, is currently third in line to the British throne, behind her grandfather, King Charles, father, William, and elder brother George. Prince William and his wife Kate published three photos of Charlotte, the Royal couple’s daughter, taken by Kate in Norfolk, eastern England, one day before Charlotte turned 7, on May 2, 2022.

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8. Which TV show launched the careers of Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher?

Screenshot:  Carsey-Werner

That ’80s Show.

That ’70s Show.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

The Wonder Years.

That ’70s Show launched the careers of young Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Laura Prepon, Topher Grace, and Wilmer Valderrama. All five are returning for guest appearances in the Netflix sequel series That ’90s Show, alongside original cast members Kurtwood Smith and Debra Jo Rupp, who are set to reprise their roles as Red and Kitty Forman. The new show will focus on Leia Forman, daughter of Eric and Donna, visiting her grandparents for the summer. Netflix did not provide a release date for the 10-episode series, which according to its site, is “coming soon.”

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9. Which ’80s TV soap featured Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue?

Image: Neighbours / FREMANTLE MEDIA

Neighbours.

Home and Away.

Eastenders.

The Bold and the Beautiful.

Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue were TV’s Scott Robinson and Charlene Mitchell on the Australian soap opera “Neighbours” from its debut in 1985 until their departures in 1989 and 1988. Their wedding episode was watched by more than 2 million Australian viewers when it first aired in 1987 and later pulled in an audience of almost 20 million when it was shown in the UK in 1988, becoming one of the most-watched TV moments of the decade.

Are Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue coming back to “Neighbours”?

Minogue and Donovan, 53, returned to the show “to play a very special part in our series finale,” according to “Neighbours”‘s producers, before it ceased production in June 2022, ending a 37-year run.

Which other stars were introduced in “Neighbours”?

Along with Minogue and Donovan, the soap has helped launch the careers of Hollywood stars Margot Robbie, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, brothers Chris, Liam, and Luke Hemsworth, and singer Natalie Imbruglia.

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10. Which language did Glenn Close learn for her role in “Tehran”?

Screenshot: Tehran / Apple TV+

Hebrew.

Farsi.

Arabic.

Russian.

Towards the second season of Apple TV+’s Tehran, which premiered on May 6, 2022, Glenn Close had to learn Farsi for her role as Marjan Montazeri, a British agent living in Tehran. The series revolves around an Israeli agent and computer hacker tasked with infiltrating an electric company in Iran.

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11. Karine Jean-Pierre is the first White House Press Secretary to be what?

Photo: Erin Scott, The White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Black.

Openly Gay.

Black and openly gay.

Black and under 40.

On May 5, 2022, President Joe Biden appointed Karine Jean-Pierre, 44, to replace Jen Psaki as spokeswoman, making her the first Black woman and first openly gay person to hold the high-profile position. Psaki’s last day as press secretary will be May 13. She is expected to take an on-air role with MSNBC.

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The May 6 News of the Week Video Quiz

We Stand with Ukraine

It seems everybody these days has publicly declared their position on the brutal Russian invasion of Ukraine. We stand with Ukraine and its people, fighting against military forces attacking civilians. We salute Ukraine’s heroic battle for democracy as we stand with every nation fighting against tyranny and for human rights. Our empathy extends to the Russian people, Belarusians, and all who suffer under oppressive governments, including soldiers forced to die in the name of their leaders. We also side with the truth, so here’s a quick list of reliable sources on the conflict.

• Breaking News & Live Updates on Russia-Ukraine from AP News.
• Live Updates and Video Coverage of the Russia-Ukraine War on The New York Times.
• Coverage of the Russia-Ukraine crisis by The Guardian.

May 6 News Stories of the Week

Sources for the May 6 News Quiz of the Week Questions and Answers

• Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue reunite for Neighbours finale (The Guardian)
• F.D.A. Moves to Ban Sales of Menthol Cigarettes (nytimes.com)
• British royals mark the seventh birthday of Princess Charlotte with new photos (Reuters)
• Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights, draft opinion shows (POLITICO)
• Met Gala 2022: Live updates from the red carpet (AP News)
• Watch Dwayne Johnson Scare Fans Visiting His Madame Tussauds Wax Figure (screenrant.com)
• EXPLAINER: Why Victory Day in Russia is different this year (AP News)
• Facebook-owner Meta gives a preview of its first store, enterprise tools (Reuters)
• Glenn Close Zoomed Three Times A Week With Language Coach To Learn Farsi For ‘Tehran’ (Just Jared)
• Karine Jean-Pierre Is Named White House Press Secretary (nytimes.com)

The May 6 News Quiz of the Week Questions List

• Which '80s TV soap featured Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue?

  Image: Neighbours / FREMANTLE MEDIA

  Neighbours.

  Home and Away.

  Eastenders.

  The Bold and the Beautiful.

  Which TV show launched the careers of Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher?

  Screenshot:  Carsey-Werner

  That '80s Show.

  That '70s Show.

  Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

  The Wonder Years.

  Menthol cigarettes make up how much of the US cigarette market?

  Photo: Drivera90~commonswiki., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

  Less than one-sixth.

  More that 50%.

  About one-third.

  Around one quarter.

  Who is currently third in line to the British throne?

  Photo: Duchess of Cambridge / The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on Twitter

  Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor.

  Princess Beatrice.

  Princess Eugenie.

  Princess Charlotte.

  In the US, what is the landmark Roe v. Wade decision?

  Photo: Jarek Tuszyński / CC-BY-SA-3.0 & GDFL, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  A Supreme Court case that legalized abortion nationwide.

  A Supreme Court case that legalized gun sales nationwide.

  A California Supreme Court case that legalized cannabis sales statewide.

  A California Supreme Court case that legalized homosexuality statewide.

  How old is the dress Kim Kardashian wore to the 2022 Met Gala?

  Screenshot: Entertainment Tonight on YouTube

  40.

  60.

  80.

  100.

  How old is The Rock in 2022?

  Screenshot: The Rock on YouTube

  40.

  45.

  50.

  55.

  How many Soviet people died in World War II?

  Photo: Mil.ru, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  2 million.

  6 million.

  11 million.

  27 million.

  Facebook owner Meta Platforms has its first physical store. What does it sell?

  Screenshot: Reuters on YouTube

  Virtual reality equipment.

  Webcasting equipment.

  Quantum computing equipment.

  3D printers.

  Which language did Glenn Close learn for her role in "Tehran"?

  Screenshot: Tehran / Apple TV+

  Hebrew.

  Farsi.

  Arabic.

  Russian.

  Karine Jean-Pierre is the first White House Press Secretary to be what?

  Photo: Erin Scott, The White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

  Black.

  Openly Gay.

  Black and openly gay.

  Black and under 40.

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