What is the New START Treaty? Which book has an “enormously fat” kid? And What’s Meta Verified? (11 Questions)

Feb. 24, 2023.

Test your knowledge of current events with our Feb. 24 News Quiz. This quiz covers 11 questions and answers about the week’s top news stories. From Putin’s announcement to the BAFTAs and beyond, find out how well you know the news.

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News Quiz of the Week (Current Events Trivia Game) for Feb. 24, 2023

News Quiz of the Week: 11 Multiple-choice general knowledge questions for the week ending on Feb. 24, 2023. No time-limit. How smart are you this week?

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1. What is the New START Treaty?

Screenshot: The Obama White House – YouTube

A treaty that regulates the use of drones for military purposes.

A treaty that limits the number of nuclear warheads that the US and Russia can deploy.

A treaty that allows Russia to test its nuclear weapons in any country it desires.

A treaty that requires the United States to share its McDonald’s franchises with Russia.

The New START Treaty is a nuclear arms control agreement between the United States and Russia. The agreement limits the number of strategic nuclear warheads each side can deploy. Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, signed the treaty in 2010, and it’s supposed to expire in 2026.

Did New START end?

During his state-of-the-nation address on Feb. 21, 2023, Vladimir Putin suspended Russia’s participation in the treaty, saying that the US was inspecting Russian military bases under the treaty to “inflict a strategic defeat on us” during the Ukrainian war.

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2. According to his 2023 State-of-the-Nation speech, how does Vladimir Putin plan to fight Western sanctions in the future?

Screenshot: Russian Pool

Change Russia’s economic system and immigration policy.

Change Russia’s education system and science and technology policy.

Nuke the West.

Withdraw from Ukraine.

During his state-of-the-nation address on Feb. 21, 2023, Putin said Russia would change its education system and science and technology policies to withstand Western sanctions. He also warned that Moscow could resume nuclear tests. Putin accused Western elites of targeting Russian culture, religion, and values because they “realize it is impossible to defeat Russia on the battlefield.” To sweeten the deal, he promised soldiers and draftees taking part in the war two weeks of leave every six months.

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3. According to Putin’s Feb. 2023 State of the Nation speech, Ukraine is under the occupation of who?

Screenshot: Russian Pool

Russia.

NATO.

The Nazi regime and its globalist overlords.

The Kyiv regime and its Western overlords.

On Feb. 21, 2023, the Russian president gave his annual state-of-the-nation address. In his speech, Putin said war was the new normal. According to Putin, as Ukraine has been effectively occupied by “the Kyiv regime and its Western overlords,” Russia would respond accordingly to the West trying to turn a local conflict into a global confrontation. Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, trying to reach Kyiv, but Ukrainian forces, backed by Western weapons, turned back Moscow’s soldiers.

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4. How much additional military aid did President Biden promise during his visit to Kyiv in February 2023?

Screenshot: CBS News – YouTube

$500 million.

$1 billion.

$2 billion.

$4 billion

As part of his visit to Kyiv on Feb. 20, 2023, President Joe Biden announced $500 million in military aid, including artillery ammunition, Javelin missiles, and howitzers. Nearly a year after Russian forces invaded Ukraine, Biden visited the Ukrainian capital to show America’s “unwavering support.” Biden said the United States was “here to stay.” An air-raid siren sounded during the visit, as Ukrainian officials had warned Russia was about to launch large-scale missiles on the war’s first anniversary.

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5. In which book is Augustus Gloop, the gluttonous antagonist, described as “enormously fat”?

Illustration: HowSmart.net, based on the original characters

James and the Giant Peach.

Matilda.

The Witches.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

The classic children’s book “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” describes Augustus Gloop, one of the children who wins a golden ticket to see Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory, as “enormously fat.” However, this description and hundreds of words describing characters’ appearances, races, and genders have been changed in at least ten of the author’s 19 children’s books in future editions.

How come?

Inclusion Minds, a group that advocates diversity and accessibility in kids’ books, helped Puffin Books prepare these changes in 2020 before Netflix bought the Roald Dahl Story Company, a  spokesman said on Feb. 20, 2023. A day later, after criticism from readers and writers, Puffin said it would offer the classic and updated versions of Roald Dahl’s stories with his original text unchanged.

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6. What movie won the most awards at the 2023 BAFTAs?

Screenshot: EE BAFTAs 2023 – YouTube

Everything, Everywhere All at Once.

Tár.

All Quiet on the Western Front.

The Banshees of Inisherin.

On Feb. 19, 2023, Netflix’s German-language film All Quiet on the Western Front won seven awards at the 2023 BAFTAs, the British equivalent of the Oscars, including for best film and best director. Based on a 1929 novel by Erich Maria Remarque, the antiwar film is set during World War I.

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7. What is Meta Verified?

A social media platform for verified users.

A paid service that offers blue check marks to users.

A feature that allows users to share verified content with others.

A type of cryptocurrency for verified users.

On Feb. 19, 2023, Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced Meta Verified as a premium subscription service. Users who pay a monthly fee get blue check marks, improved reach, extra impersonation protection against accounts “claiming to be you,” and direct access to customer service. Users must submit a government ID to prove their identity, use their legal names on their profile pages, and pay $11.99 (or $14.99 on iOS and Android) monthly to qualify for Meta Verified. Australia and New Zealand will get the service first.

Wasn’t that “Twitter Blue”?

Meta’s subscription move follows Twitter’s push to charge for blue check marks through Twitter Blue. Elon Musk’s company announced that starting on Mar. 20, SMS-based two-factor authentication will be limited to paid accounts.

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8. The age of consent is 14 in Germany and China. What’s Japan’s age of consent?

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13 Years-old.

16 Years-old.

17 Years-old.

21 Years-old.

According to multiple Feb. 21, 2023, news reports, a panel in the Japanese justice ministry wants to raise the country’s consent age from 13 to 16. The move comes in response to criticism that existing laws didn’t do enough to protect children. A series of reforms to the penal code will also make voyeurism a criminal offense and clarify what rape prosecution requires. In the United States, the age of consent varies between 16 and 18 years old. It’s 16 in Britain and South Korea, 15 in France, and 14 in Germany and China. Japan’s age of consent hasn’t changed since 1907.

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9. What is the caste system?

Screenshot: AP News – YouTube

A group of people who are skilled at the art of casting spells.

A popular reality TV show in India.

A system of social hierarchy based on one’s occupation and birth.

A diet plan that categorizes food based on its nutritional value ("caste.")

Caste systems have ruled India and other parts of South Asia for thousands of years, providing privileges to the upper castes and repressing the lower castes. Dalits, on the lowest rung of Indian Hindu castes, have been called “untouchables.” Caste discrimination in India was outlawed more than 70 years ago, but it still happens and is widespread in diaspora communities in the US. Seattle became the first US city to ban caste discrimination on Feb. 21, 2023, when its city council added caste to its anti-discrimination laws.

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10. What were the ratings for STARZ’s Party Down’s 2010 finale among 18- to 49-year-olds?

Screenshot: Party Down / STARZ

0.0

0.2

2.0

2.2

Party Down’s finale drew a 0.0 rating in 2010 for adults 18-49. That didn’t stop a six-episode revival of the Starz comedy that will premiere on Feb. 24, 2023, with new weekly episodes. All the original characters (except Casey, who Lizzy Caplan plays) are back, and the show’s creators, John Enbom, Dan Etheridge, Rob Thomas, and Paul Rudd, executive produce.

Who’s in Party Down’s 2023 cast?

Aside from Adam Scott (Parks and Recreation) and Jane Lynch (Glee), Party Down also starred Ken Marino (Veronica Mars, Black Monday), Ryan Hansen (Veronica Mars), Martin Starr (Silicon Valley), and Megan Mullally (Will & Grace) – all returning for the late third season. Watch the trailer.

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11. What TV show originated Detective John Munch’s character?

Screenshot: NBC

Homicide: Life on the Street.

Law & Order.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

Law & Order: Trial by Jury.

NBC’s Homicide: Life on the Street premiered in 1993, with Richard Belzer playing John Munch. In 1999, after Homicide was canceled, Belzer was offered a regular role on the Law & Order spinoff Special Victims Unit. Munch has appeared in ten series on five networks. He retired after his 22nd season, making him the second longest-running regular character on American TV behind Mariska Hargitay’s character Olivia Benson. Belzer died at his home in Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France, on Feb. 19, 2023, after reportedly suffering from circulatory and respiratory issues for years.

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Sources: This Week in the News

We cross-checked the facts on the Feb. 24 News Quiz of the Week with the world’s finest news outlets, research centers, and NGOs. These articles inspired this week’s news quiz, and we recommend them for weekend reading.

• New START Ends: Putin says Russia will halt participation in the New Start nuclear arms treaty (The Guardian)
• Came in Peace: Biden Visits Kyiv, Ukraine’s Embattled Capital, as Air-Raid Siren Sounds (nytimes.com)
• Meta Blue: Facebook Parent Plans to Sell ‘Meta Verified’ Accounts (nytimes.com)

• Baftas 2023: All Quiet on the Western Front dominates ceremony (BBC News)
• Roald Dahl rewrites: Edited language in books criticized as ‘absurd censorship’ (The Guardian)
• 13 to 16: Japan poised to raise the age of consent from 13 in an overhaul of sexual offense laws (The Guardian)
• Equal Caste: Seattle becomes first US city to ban caste discrimination (AP News)

• ‘Party Down’ Is Back: Did You RSVP? (nytimes.com)
• RIP Richard Belzer: Detective Munch on ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Dies at 78 (nytimes.com)

The Feb. 24 News Quiz Questions and Answers (Printable)

Here are the 11 questions and answers for the Feb. 24 News Quiz. Feel free to use this list for your weekly trivia game. You can now download this week’s FREE PDF with all the questions on one page and separate pages for answers and links. Happy quizzing!

1.    What is the New START Treaty?

• A treaty that regulates the use of drones for military purposes.
• A treaty that limits the number of nuclear warheads that the US and Russia can deploy.
• A treaty that allows Russia to test its nuclear weapons in any country it desires.
• A treaty that requires the United States to share its McDonald’s franchises with Russia.

2.    According to his 2023 State-of-the-Nation speech, how does Vladimir Putin plan to fight Western sanctions in the future?

• Change Russia’s economic system and immigration policy.
• Change Russia’s education system and science and technology policy.
• Nuke the West.
• Withdraw from Ukraine.

3.    According to Putin’s Feb. 2023 State of the Nation speech, Ukraine is under the occupation of who?

• Russia.
• NATO.
• The Nazi regime and its globalist overlords.
• The Kyiv regime and its Western overlords.

4.    How much additional military aid did President Biden promise during his visit to Kyiv in February 2023?

• $500 million.
• $1 billion.
• $2 billion.
• $4 billion

5.    In which book is Augustus Gloop, the gluttonous antagonist, described as “enormously fat”?

• James and the Giant Peach.
• Matilda.
• The Witches.
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

6.    What movie won the most awards at the 2023 BAFTAs?

• Everything, Everywhere All at Once.
• Tár.
• All Quiet on the Western Front.
• The Banshees of Inisherin.

7.    What is Meta Verified?

• A social media platform for verified users.
• A paid service that offers blue check marks to users.
• A feature that allows users to share verified content with others.
• A type of cryptocurrency for verified users.

8.    The age of consent is 14 in Germany and China. What’s Japan’s age of consent?

• 13 Years-old.
• 16 Years-old.
• 17 Years-old.
• 21 Years-old.

9.    What is the caste system?

• A group of people who are skilled at the art of casting spells.
• A popular reality TV show in India.
• A system of social hierarchy based on one’s occupation and birth.
• A diet plan that categorizes food based on its nutritional value (“caste.”)

10. What were the ratings for STARZ’s Party Down’s 2010 finale among 18- to 49-year-olds?

• 0.0
• 0.2
• 2.0
• 2.2

11. What TV show originated Detective John Munch’s character?

• Homicide: Life on the Street.
• Law & Order.
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
• Law & Order: Trial by Jury.

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