Weekend Awesome News Quiz: Vanilla, Rawling-verse, and Tears

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Weekly News Quiz for Nov. 14, 2020

Weekly News Quiz: 12 General knowledge questions, No time-limit. A news update follows each entry. Retake quiz for new topics! How smart are you this week?

1 / 12

It’s 2019, Pre-Covid. You just landed at Tegel airport. Where are you?

Berlin, Germany.

Paris, France.

Munich, Germany.

Vienna, Austria.

2 / 12

Pfizer was leading the medicinal market in the late ’90s with which little blue pill?

Lisinopril

Ambien

Prozac

Viagra

3 / 12

The Razzie Awards (AKA Golden Raspberry) are given each year for the worst films and actors, and Jennifer Lopez sure won her share of Razzies. Which movie landed her the Razzie Redeemer award?

Photo: John Bauld from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Wedding Planner.

Maid in Manhattan.

Hustlers.

The Boy Next Door.

4 / 12

Which of these actors used to star in Grey’s Anatomy?

Patrick Wilson

Ryan Gosling

Patrick Dempsey

James Marsden

5 / 12

Who is this persuasive woman?

Screenshot: The Late Show with Steven Colbert

An American TV Pastor.

American Idol winner of 2010.

The lady who flipped Georgia in 2020.

A British stand-up comic.

6 / 12

What are the Oslo Accords?

A series of musical chords, found in North European music.

A failed peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians.

A historical peace treaty between Scandinavian kingdoms.

The Norwegian declaration of independence.

7 / 12

Abel Tesfaye is better-known by what name?

Photo: Nicolas Padovani, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Future.

DJ Khalid.

Drake.

The weekend.

8 / 12

Did the founding father of the United States of America, Alexander Hamilton, own slaves?

Image: John Trumbull, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

His family did, but he didn’t.

No.

He freed his slaves upon marriage.

Yes. He owned slaves until his last day.

9 / 12

The 2020 US elections had the highest voter turnouts since 1968. Who won the presidency that year?

Lyndon B. Johnson

Richard Nixon

Gerald Ford

John F. Kennedy

10 / 12

Where is the artificial vanilla flavor produced?

English: NPS Photo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

It’s produced from brown vanilla beans.

Madagascar.

It’s a by-product of the wood pulp industry.

Inside beaver castor glands (located near the anus).

11 / 12

Which character did Rupert Grint portray in Harry Potter?

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A post shared by Rupert Grint (@rupertgrint) on Nov 10, 2020 at 7:07am PST

Fred Granger

Ron Weasley

Ron Granger

Fred Weasley

12 / 12

Mads Mikkelsen will replace Johnny Depp in Fantastic Beasts 3. Where was he born?

Photo: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Denmark

Norway

California

Sweden

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It’s 2019, Pre-Covid. You just landed at Tegel airport. Where are you?

Pfizer was leading the medicinal market in the late ’90s with which little blue pill?

The Razzie Awards (AKA Golden Raspberry) are given each year for the worst films and actors, and Jennifer Lopez sure won her share of Razzies. Which movie landed her the Razzie Redeemer award?

Photo: John Bauld from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Which of these actors used to star in Grey’s Anatomy?

Who is this persuasive woman?

Screenshot: The Late Show with Steven Colbert

What are the Oslo Accords?

New Fact

Abel Tesfaye is better-known by what name?

Photo: Nicolas Padovani, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Did the founding father of the United States of America, Alexander Hamilton, own slaves?

Image: John Trumbull, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The 2020 US elections had the highest voter turnouts since 1968. Who won the presidency that year?

Where is the artificial vanilla flavor produced?

English: NPS Photo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Which character did Rupert Grint portray in Harry Potter?

Mads Mikkelsen will replace Johnny Depp in Fantastic Beasts 3. Where was he born?

Photo: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Found a mistake? Tell us!

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Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate HowSmart.net earns from qualifying purchases.

It’s 2019, Pre-Covid. You just landed at Tegel airport. Where are you?

Pfizer was leading the medicinal market in the late ’90s with which little blue pill?

The Razzie Awards (AKA Golden Raspberry) are given each year for the worst films and actors, and Jennifer Lopez sure won her share of Razzies. Which movie landed her the Razzie Redeemer award?

Photo: John Bauld from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Which of these actors used to star in Grey’s Anatomy?

Who is this persuasive woman?

Screenshot: The Late Show with Steven Colbert

What are the Oslo Accords?

New Fact

Abel Tesfaye is better-known by what name?

Photo: Nicolas Padovani, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Did the founding father of the United States of America, Alexander Hamilton, own slaves?

Image: John Trumbull, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The 2020 US elections had the highest voter turnouts since 1968. Who won the presidency that year?

Where is the artificial vanilla flavor produced?

English: NPS Photo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Which character did Rupert Grint portray in Harry Potter?

Mads Mikkelsen will replace Johnny Depp in Fantastic Beasts 3. Where was he born?

Photo: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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