Home Weekly News Quizzes Smart Quiz Frenzy: iPhone 12, Barbie, Lakers Smart Quiz Frenzy: iPhone 12, Barbie, Lakers Weekly Quiz: iPhone 12, Barbie, Lakers Weekly News Quiz: 12 Rotating questions (re-take quiz for different topics!), No time-limit. A news update follows each entry. How smart are you this week? 1 / 12 Korean boy band BTS has angered China. How? Photo: Dispatch / CC BY They made sexual remarks while in China. They used Chinese scripts in a song. They thanked Korean War veterans for their sacrifices. They supported Hong Kong’s fight for independence. The Chinese authorities were angry at South Korean boy band BTS after its leader thanked Korean War veterans for their sacrifices in a recorded acceptance speech for an award from the Korea Society for promoting US-Korean relations. When asked about the controversy, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said, “It should be our common pursuit to take history as a mirror, face the future, cherish peace and promote friendship.” The hashtag “BTS Insults China” was viewed more than 4.5 million times on Weibo. 2 / 12 What do Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo and world No.1-ranked golfer Dustin Johnson have in common? Image: Anton Zaitsev / CC BY-SA 3.0 GFDL They’re both Italian. They are cousins. They both announced they had COVID-19 on the same day. They wear the same number on their shirts. Juventus strike Cristiano Ronaldo and world No.1-ranked golfer Dustin Johnson each announced Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, they tested positive for COVID-19. 3 / 12 Who are Clara, Uncle Drosselmeyer, the Sugar Plum Fairy and the Mouse King? Photo: RickDikeman / CC0 Characters from The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. Characters from The Rite of Spring. Characters from Dance of the Hours. Characters from The Nutcracker. These are characters from The Nutcracker. This year the coronavirus pandemic has canceled traditional Christmas performances of the famous Tchaikovsky’s ballet around the U.S. and Canada. Correct. These are characters from The Nutcracker. This year the coronavirus pandemic has canceled traditional Christmas performances of the famous Tchaikovsky’s ballet around the U.S. and Canada. 4 / 12 Is Kanye West officially running for president of the USA? https://t.co/ZURvTEW9ee we stepping out on faith pic.twitter.com/ypQfooB35w — ye (@kanyewest) October 12, 2020 Yes. No. While he stands no chance of actually winning, according to American media, West’s name is on the ballot in a few states. He even launched an ad campaign, the first of which is focused on religion. That’s true. While he stands no chance of actually winning, according to American media, West’s name is on the ballot in a few states. He even launched an ad campaign, the first of which is focused on religion. 5 / 12 Who does Amy Coney Barrett consider as her judicial mentor? Photo: Rachel Malehorn / CC BY Abraham Lincoln. Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Donald Trump. Antonin Scalia. Amy Coney Barrett famously considers late conservative Justice Antonin Scalia as her mentor. Correct. Amy Coney Barrett famously considers late conservative Justice Antonin Scalia as her mentor. 6 / 12 According to Trump’s town hall-style meeting on NBC on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, what has the former President heard of QAnon conspiracy theory activists? Screenshot: NBC News That they see him as their savior. That they fight pedophilia, which he strongly supports. That they are great. That they believe the Democratic party is run by Satanists. On the Oct. 15 town hall meeting aired on NBC News, President Trump said adherents of the QAnon conspiracy theory were at least “strongly against pedophilia.” He then added he knew nothing more on the subject. QAnon believers are told that the Democratic elite is a pedophilic satanist group and that Trump was their savior. QAnoners prominently took part in the Jan. 6 Capitol Riots. On the Oct. 15 town hall meeting aired on NBC News, President Trump said adherents of the QAnon conspiracy theory were at least “strongly against pedophilia.” He then added he knew nothing more on the subject. QAnon believers are told that the Democratic elite is a pedophilic satanist group and that Trump was their savior. QAnoners prominently took part in the Jan. 6 Capitol Riots. 7 / 12 What’s NOT in the new Apple iPhone 12 box? Adapter. Headphones. Airpods. All of the above. Check out the new iPhone 12 series. The new iPhone 12 was announced Tuesday, Oct 13, 2020. While it’s equipped with the newest 5G technologies, it will not come with an adapter or headphones of any kind. Apple is saying this will help save the environment, as well as lower their shipping costs. Just remembered something? Correct. Check out the new iPhone 12 series. The new iPhone 12 was announced Tuesday, Oct 13, 2020. While it’s equipped with the newest 5G technologies, it will not come with an adapter or headphones of any kind. Apple is saying this will help save the environment, as well as lower their shipping costs. Just remembered something? 8 / 12 In a TV interview after his father reportedly recovered from COVID-19, how did Eric Trump describe the President’s healing procedure? Photo: Public Domain He said his father got a routine treatment. He said his father is still sick. He bragged that his father "pushed" for a COVID vaccine, and credited it for his recovery. He said that his father was treated with a cocktail of two experimental drugs and a heavy duty steroid. In Eric Trump’s words: “It goes to speak how good some of these vaccines that are being created are and what my father’s done on the vaccine front no one could have done. My father literally started day one creating this vaccine, he worked to push this vaccine and now my father just took it and you can see how well he got over it.” His father, President Donald Trump, was actually treated with a cocktail of two experimental drugs and a heavy-duty steroid. In Eric Trump’s words: “It goes to speak how good some of these vaccines that are being created are and what my father’s done on the vaccine front no one could have done. My father literally started day one creating this vaccine, he worked to push this vaccine and now my father just took it and you can see how well he got over it.” His father, President Donald Trump, was actually treated with a cocktail of two experimental drugs and a heavy-duty steroid. 9 / 12 When was Columbus day declared a national holiday in the USA? Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel / Public domain 2002 1864 1937 1792 Columbus Day started in 1792 as an Italian-American holiday, but it had to wait for President Franklin D. Roosevelt to be declared as a day a national holiday in 1937. Happy shopping! Exactly. While Columbus Day started in 1792 as an Italian-American holiday, it had to wait for President Franklin D. Roosevelt to be declared as a day a national holiday in 1937. Happy shopping! 10 / 12 What role is Colin Farrell playing in the 2022 Batman movie? Screenshot: The Batman / Warner Bros. Pictures / DC Comics Batman. The Joker. The Penguin. Catwoman. Colin Farrell has been pictured on the set of “The Batman” in Liverpool and looked entirely unrecognizable. Farrell was joined on set by Robert Pattinson and Zoe Kravitz, who plays Batman and Catwoman on the Matt Reeves (the “Planet of the Apes” franchise) film. When is “The Batman” released? “The Batman” is in theaters starting March. 3, 2022, in select 3D and 2D, and IMAX theaters. It will be streaming on HBO Max 45 days later. Watch the trailer. 11 / 12 What was the name of the character Michael C. Hall portrayed on Dexter? Dexter Freeman Dexter Holland Dexter Gordon Dexter Morgan Showtime ordered a new limited-series revival of the long-running serial-killer drama Dexter. The original followed Dexter Morgan, a conflicted expert for the Miami Police Department who was also a serial killer. Michael C. Hall starred as the title character in the 2006-13 series and is back for the new ten episodes run along with showrunner Clyde Phillips. The new series is set to go into production in early 2021 with a tentative premiere date of fall 2021. Rewatch the first season on Amazon Prime now! Showtime ordered a new limited-series revival of the long-running serial-killer drama Dexter. The original followed Dexter Morgan, a conflicted expert for the Miami Police Department who was also a serial killer. Michael C. Hall starred as the title character in the 2006-13 series and is back for the new ten episodes run along with showrunner Clyde Phillips. The new series is set to go into production in early 2021 with a tentative premiere date of fall 2021. Rewatch the first season on Amazon Prime now! 12 / 12 Israeli actress Gal Gadot is under attack for agreeing to play the character of Egyptian queen Cleopatra, mainly for her skin-tone. What was Cleopatra’s actual historic national background? Gage Skidmore / CC BY-SA Roman. Greek. Persian. Egyptian. The controversy arises in objection to the lead role of Cleopatra being portrayed by a white actress. Historically speaking, though, Cleopatra, although ruling the north African country of Egypt, was actually from Macedonian-Greek descent. That’s right. The controversy arises in objection to the lead role of Cleopatra being portrayed by a white actress. 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