August 2022 News Quiz of the Week (?): Hot Summer Trivia

Aug. 22, 2022.

Our weekly current events trivia challenge is off for the summer, but the news is not. Here is our News Quiz of the Week Month: Test your knowledge of August 2022 news and current events trivia and the last 30 days’ headlines. In political news: Where was Ivana Trump buried? In Tennis: Why is Serena Williams stepping away from tennis? And in health: What’s spastic diplegia? Make sure you know what happened this week and this month. Our weekly news trivia game with the week’s best trivia questions and answers returns in September.

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News Quiz of the Week (Current Events Trivia) for August 2022

News Quiz of the Week: 13 Multiple-choice general knowledge questions from August 2022. No time-limit. How smart are you this month?

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1. How many US states share the Colorado River water?

Photo: SpaceEconomist192, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

1.

2.

7.

15.

Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming share the Colorado River water. Colorado’s two largest reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, have reached “dangerously low” water levels as of 2022 and hover at around 25% capacity. Federal officials called on the seven states to cut their overall usage of Colorado River water by 15% to 30% in 2022.

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2. Where was Ivana Trump buried?

Photo: Christopher Peterson at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Mar-a-Lago.

The Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey.

Trump Tower.

Trump International Hotel Las Vegas.

Donald Trump’s first wife was buried In July 2022 near the first hole of Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. Ivana Trump, who died at 73 after a fall at her home in Manhattan, is the first person known to have been buried at the golf course.

Why was Ivana Trump buried in a golf course?

Donald Trump is known for his tax-evading tactics. Conveniently, under the New Jersey state tax code, any land dedicated to cemetery purposes is exempt from all taxes, rates, assessments, real estate taxes, personal property taxes on their lands, business taxes, sales taxes, income taxes, and inheritance taxes.

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3. What is the largest religious minority in Iran?

Image: Emblems of Belief – National Cemetery Administration (va.gov), Public domain

The Baháʼí community.

The Jewish community.

Christians.

Zoroastrians.

While the Constitution of Iran specifies Zoroastrians, Jews, and Christians as the only recognized religious minorities, the Baháʼí Faith is the largest religious minority in Iran. About 350,000 members of the Baha’i faith live in the Muslim country.

Are Baha’is spying for Israel?

Iran’s intelligence ministry arrested several members of the Baha’i faith on spying charges on Aug. 1, 2022. Iran said the suspects were linked to the Baha’i center in Israel, where the religious group’s international headquarters are. In 2013, Iran’s top leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei published a fatwa (a religious decree) that bans all dealings with members of the Baha’i sect.

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4. Why did Serena Williams step away from tennis after the US Open?

Screenshot: WTA on YouTube

To start a new medical career.

To focus on her wellness.

To run for a political office.

To focus on having a second child.

Serena Williams announced on Aug. 9, 2022, that she would retire from playing tennis after the US Open to focus on having a second child and being a mother, a fashion maker, and a venture capitalist.

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5. Who was the NBA’s first Black coach?

Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, colorized

Bill Russell.

Wilt Chamberlain.

Julius Erving (Dr. J)

Red Auerbach.

Bill Russell was the first Black coach in any North American professional sports, in his position as player-coach for the Boston Celtics from 1966 to ‘69, and the first to win a championship. Russell died on July 31, 2022, at the age of 88.

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6. Why did Japan launch a nationwide campaign to boost (!) alcohol consumption?

Screenshot: sakebiba.jp

Because of its social contribution.

Because of its health benefits.

To increase births.

To increase tax revenues.

The Japanese government has launched a nationwide campaign to encourage people to drink more alcohol after alcohol consumption had fallen to an average of 75 liters per person a year in 2020, accounting for 1.7% of Japan’s tax revenue, down from 5% in 1980. Japan’s health ministry hoped the campaign would also remind people to drink only the “appropriate amount of alcohol.”

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7. Which is the only company that offers a driverless taxi service?

Photo: zombieite, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Lyft.

Waymo (owned by Alphabet).

Uber.

Intel.

As of 2022, only one completely public service operates without safety drivers. Waymo, owned by Alphabet (Google’s parent company,) offers a driverless service in the suburbs of Phoenix, Arizona. On Aug. 16, 2022, Lyft said it would allow users to hail a new self-driving cab on and around the Las Vegas Strip. Unlike the Waymo service, “Safety drivers” will ride along in Lyft’s vehicles to take control of the car should anything go wrong.

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8. Which two 90s movies feature Anne Heche and Vince Vaughn?

Screenshot: Universal Pictures

The Green Mile and To Die For.

Dead Man Walking and Cape Fear.

Return to Paradise and Psycho.

Just Cause and I Know What You Did Last Summer.

Return to Paradise and the Psycho remake were both released in 1998, and both starred Anne Heche and Vince Vaughn.

How did Anne Heche die?

Anne Heche died from inhalation injury and burns and was removed from life support on Aug. 11, 2022, after her car accidentally jumped a curb and smashed into a west Los Angeles home on Aug. 5, 2022. She was 53.

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9. Who’s the director behind Netflix’s new Addams Family series, “Wednesday”?

Screenshot: Wednesday / Netflix

The Addams Family live-action film director.

The Addams Family animated film director.

The Beetlejuice director.

The original Addams Family TV series director.

Netflix released the first trailer for Wednesday, Tim Burton’s (Beetlejuice) reimagining of the Addams Family series, on August 17, 2022. Burton was previously signed to develop a stop-motion Addams Family film – which was later canceled. The series, starring Jenna Ortega in the title role alongside Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzman, Gwendoline Christie, and Christina Ricci (who played Wednesday in the 1991 Barry Sonnenfeld live-action film,) premiered on Netflix in the fall of 2022. Watch the trailer.

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10. Who plays Batman in the upcoming 2023 DC Universe films?

Photo: Jason Momoa on Instagram

Just Ben Affleck.

Ben Affleck and Robert Pattinson.

Michael Keaton and Robert Pattinson.

Ben Affleck and Michael Keaton.

Ben Affleck and Michael Keaton will appear as two Batmans in March 2023’s The Flash, and Affleck will reprise the role in June’s Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (as revealed on Jason Momoa’s Instagram account.) Keaton was also set to appear as Batman in Batgirl, initially scheduled for 2023. That is, until Warner Bros. Discovery announced on Aug. 2, 2022, that it was canceling the film, despite completing a significant degree of post-production. No news yet for Robert Pattinson’s The Batman 2 release date.

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11. Which TV show featured the first kiss between a white man and a Black woman to be broadcast in a US series?

Screenshot: Paramount Pictures.

Batman.

Star Trek.

Mission: Impossible.

I Love Lucy.

During the original “Star Trek”‘s third season, in 1968, Nichelle Nichols’ character, Lt. Uhura, and William Shatner’s Capt. James Kirk shared the first interracial kiss between a white man and a Black woman to be broadcast on a US TV series. Nichols died on July 30, 2022, at the age of 89.

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12. What’s spastic diplegia?

Screenshot: Beyoncé on YouTube

A chronic metabolic condition.

A chronic mental condition.

A dance move.

A chronic neuromuscular condition.

Spastic diplegia is a form of cerebral palsy (CP) – a chronic neuromuscular condition. It usually involves a constant stiffness in the muscles of the legs. The word “spaz” is considered a derogatory reference to the medical term spastic diplegia.

What does Beyoncé have to do with the ableist word “spaz”?

Weeks after rapper Lizzo changed the lyrics of her song “Grrrls” to remove the offensive word, Beyoncé retracted her song “Heated” from her 2022 album “Renaissance” to replace the same term.

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13. What’s the thinnest skyscraper in the world?

Photo: Kidfly182, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Steinway Tower.

Central Park Tower.

Flatiron Building.

Bank of America Tower.

Completed in April 2022, and holding 60 apartments, New York City’s Steinway Tower, or 111 West 57th Street, is the world’s skinniest skyscraper. The 84-story residential house on “Billionaires’ Row” is the second-tallest residential tower in NYC, surpassed only by the nearby Central Park Tower and rising 1,428 feet (435 meters). The tower’s upper floors sway by a few feet whenever it gets windy, along with some very luxurious 360-degree view apartments.

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Sources for the August 2022 News Quiz

Our current-events trivia facts are cross-checked with the world’s top news outlets, research centers, and NGOs. The following articles inspired this week’s month’s news quiz. Here are our summer reading recommendations.

• Will Ivana help Donald Trump with tax breaks from beyond the grave? (The Guardian)
• Serena Williams Will Retire Tennis Just as She Played — on Her Own Terms (nytimes.com)
• Anne Heche’s death ruled accidental after a fiery car crash (The Guardian)
• Tensions grow in Colorado River negotiations (latimes.com)
• Bill Russell, basketball great, dies at 88 (The Washington Post)
• Nichelle Nichols, Uhura in the Star Trek franchise, dies at 89 (The Washington Post)
• Beyoncé to remove an offensive word from a new song (AP News)
• Iran arrests members of Baha’i faith on spying charge (AP News)
• Where Does Batgirl’s Cancellation Leave Ben Affleck’s Batman? (screenrant.com)
• Lyft Unveils Self-Driving Car Service in Las Vegas – With Caveats (nytimes.com)
• ‘Wednesday’: First Look Addams Family From Netflix Series (Deadline)
• Japan launches nationwide competition to boost alcohol consumption (The Guardian)
• A look at the world’s skinniest skyscraper: Steinway Tower (AP News)

The August 2022 News Quiz Questions

Here’s a complete list of our August 2022 news and current events quiz questions.

• Who was the NBA's first Black coach?

  Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, colorized

  Bill Russell.

  Wilt Chamberlain.

  Julius Erving (Dr. J)

  Red Auerbach.

  Which TV show featured the first kiss between a white man and a Black woman to be broadcast in a US series?

  Screenshot: Paramount Pictures.

  Batman.

  Star Trek.

  Mission: Impossible.

  I Love Lucy.

  What's spastic diplegia?

  Screenshot: Beyoncé on YouTube

  A chronic metabolic condition.

  A chronic mental condition.

  A dance move.

  A chronic neuromuscular condition.

  What is the largest religious minority in Iran?

  Image: Emblems of Belief - National Cemetery Administration (va.gov), Public domain

  The Baháʼí community.

  The Jewish community.

  Christians.

  Zoroastrians.

  Where was Ivana Trump buried?

  Photo: Christopher Peterson at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  Mar-a-Lago.

  The Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey.

  Trump Tower.

  Trump International Hotel Las Vegas.

  Who plays Batman in the upcoming 2023 DC Universe films?

  Photo: Jason Momoa on Instagram

  Just Ben Affleck.

  Ben Affleck and Robert Pattinson.

  Michael Keaton and Robert Pattinson.

  Ben Affleck and Michael Keaton.

  Why did Serena Williams step away from tennis after the US Open?

  Screenshot: WTA on YouTube

  To start a new medical career.

  To focus on her wellness.

  To run for a political office.

  To focus on having a second child.

  Which two 90s movies feature Anne Heche and Vince Vaughn?

  Screenshot: Universal Pictures

  The Green Mile and To Die For.

  Dead Man Walking and Cape Fear.

  Return to Paradise and Psycho.

  Just Cause and I Know What You Did Last Summer.

  How many US states share the Colorado River water?

  Photo: SpaceEconomist192, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  1.

  2.

  7.

  15.

  Which is the only company that offers a driverless taxi service?

  Photo: zombieite, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  Lyft.

  Waymo (owned by Alphabet).

  Uber.

  Intel.

  Who's the director behind Netflix's new Addams Family series, "Wednesday"?

  Screenshot: Wednesday / Netflix

  The Addams Family live-action film director.

  The Addams Family animated film director.

  The Beetlejuice director.

  The original Addams Family TV series director.

  Why did Japan launch a nationwide campaign to boost (!) alcohol consumption?

  Screenshot: sakebiba.jp

  Because of its social contribution.

  Because of its health benefits.

  To increase births.

  To increase tax revenues.

  What's the thinnest skyscraper in the world?

  Photo: Kidfly182, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  Steinway Tower.

  Central Park Tower.

  Flatiron Building.

  Bank of America Tower.

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