Friday, Oct. 29 Weekly Quiz: Hollywood Nightmare, Ex-Royals

Following Alec Baldwin's accidental killing of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Joel Souza's "Rust" on Oct. 21, 2021, a new petition calls for the creation of Halyna's Law. The law would "ban the use of real firearms on film production sets and create a safe working environment for everyone involved." Actors Olivia Wilde, Holland Taylor, and others have tweeted their support for the petition.

Frances Haugen is the Facebook whistleblower who, in 2021, released tens of thousands of internal documents detailing the company's failure to keep its users safe from harmful content. Wall Street Journal exposed the documents in its investigation dubbed The Facebook Files in Oct. 2021. According to the report, Facebook knew Instagram was damaging teen mental health and that its platform was being used to incite ethnic violence in Ethiopia. Haugen told US senators in Washington that Facebook put "astronomical profits before people."

What's the British Online Safety Bill?

On Oct. 25, 2021,  Haugen, 37, testified at the joint committee of the British parliament reviewing the draft online safety bill, a piece of legislation that places a duty of care on social media companies to protect users. The online safety bill came into focus last week after the murder of Conservative MP David Amess.

Barbados has elected the country's first-ever president on Oct. 12, 2021, as it prepares to become a republic, removing British Queen Elizabeth II as head of state. Dame Sandra Mason, 72, is set to be sworn in on Nov. 30, which will mark the country's 55th anniversary of independence from Britain. The Barbados government announced the plan to move to a republic status in 2020.

Princess Mako is the niece of Japan’s Emperor Naruhito.

How did Princess Mako lose her royal status?

Japanese Princess Mako, 30, quietly married a commoner without traditional wedding celebrations on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021. The marriage to Kei Komuro cost Mako her royal status. She received her husband’s surname — the first time she has had a family name. The couple will move together to New York to start a new life.

Dario Antonio Úsuga is the man Colombia describes as "the world's most dangerous drug trafficker."

Was Dario Antonio Úsuga caught?

Colombia has announced that the country's most-wanted drug trafficker, Dario Antonio Úsuga, known as Otoniel, will be extradited to the US after being captured in a joint army, air force, and police raid on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. US officials had placed a $5m (£3.6m) bounty on his head. They accused him of importing at least 73 metric tonnes of cocaine into the country between 2003 and 2014.

Andrei Sakharov was a Soviet nuclear physicist, Nobel laureate, and activist for disarmament, peace, and human rights. The European Union’s top human rights award, Sakharov Prize, carries his name.

Who won the 2021 Sakharov Prize?

Aleksei A. Navalny, the Russian oppositionist who survived an assassination attempt and is now in a Russian prison, was awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021.

Edvard Munch was a Norwegian painter.

Where in Oslo can you see "The Scream"?

Edvard Munch's "The Scream" is the centerpiece of a new museum dedicated to its creator that opens in Oslo on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021. Between 1893 and 1910, Munch painted "The Scream" numerous times. The new museum will show only one canvas of "The Scream" at a time, as they are very fragile, its director, Stein Olav Henrichsen, told Reuters.

Painter Arshile Gorky (1904-48) had a seminal influence on the American Abstract expressionism art movement.

Was a new Arshile Gorky painting discovered?

Untitled (Virginia Summer). The Arshile Gorky Foundation, via Hauser & Wirth; Photo: Jon Etter

An entirely new Gorky painting has been found hidden under “The Limit” (pictured above), a well-known painting on paper that had been on loan to the National Gallery of Art and the Philadelphia Museum of Art for years. The Gorky estate is calling the new work “Untitled (Virginia Summer)” (1946-47).

Where is the new Arshile Gorky painting shown?

The two paintings will be shown by the gallery Hauser & Wirth, representing the Gorky estate, from Nov. 16 to Dec. 23, 2021, at its Chelsea branch in New York.

The US government said on April 2020 that China Telecom is targeting its mobile virtual network to more than 4 million Chinese Americans. That's in addition to 2 million Chinese tourists a year visiting the United States, 300,000 Chinese students at American colleges, and the more than 1,500 Chinese businesses in America.

Is China Telecom out of the US?

The United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2021, voted to revoke the authorization for China Telecom's US subsidiary to operate in the United States, citing national security concerns. The decision means China Telecom, the largest Chinese telecommunications company, must discontinue its US services within 60 days. The company has operated for nearly 20 years in the US.

Australian professional footballer Josh Cavallo, 21, who plays as a left-back and central midfielder for Adelaide United, became the only known current male top-flight professional footballer in the world to come out as gay on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2021. Cavallo said in a Twitter post and personal video, shared by his club Adelaide United, he was “ready to speak about something personal that I’m finally comfortable to talk about in my life.” Cavallo said he had been worried that coming out may negatively impact his career, adding that he knew other players were “living in silence.”

Alan Cumming's 2014 best seller's title was Not My Father's Son and focused on his earlier life.

What's in the new Alan Cumming memoir?

The story opens in 1994 as his nearly eight-year marriage to the English actor Hilary Lyon is dissolving and ends with Cumming's second marriage to the American illustrator Grant Shaffer. In between, Cumming comes to terms with his painful childhood, described in his previous memoir.

Did Alan Cumming use Ecstasy?

Cumming described in the book a period in his life when he used Ecstasy, including on the night he won a Tony Award for "Cabaret." According to him, the drug was a form of "self-prescribed anti-anxiety medication... and it worked." Watch Alan Cumming's interview on CBS Mornings.

Questlove is a founding member of The Roots, the Philadelphia hip-hop group that peaked in the 1990s and now serves as the house band for “The Tonight Show.”

What’s the subject of Questlove’s new book?

“Music Is History,” Questlove’s latest book, was written with the novelist and journalist Ben Greenman. It examines why some works of art become a part of the historical record while others fade from view.

Adrien Brody was 29-years-343-days-old when he won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his appearance in 2002's The Pianist, making him the youngest recipient ever to win the award.

Is Adrien Brody in Wes Anderson's The French Dispatch?

Adrien Brody stars alongside Bill Murrey in Wes Anderson's 2021 movie, The French Dispatch. The film is an ode to print journalism, and a tribute to the New Yorker magazine, with the editor portrayed by Bill Murray. Tilda Swinton portrays an art critic, Frances McDormand plays a writer who does a deep-dive into a student revolutionary scene, and Brody plays an art dealer who tries to make an international art star out of a twice-convicted murderer (Benicio Del Toro). Watch the trailer.

In 2021, Brendan Fraser, the former Mummy star, landed the lead role in Darren Aronofsky’s next film, The Whale. Martin Scorsese cast him for a key role in his next movie, Killers of the Flower Moon (starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro). He also acted on Steven Soderbergh’s No Sudden Move.

Brendan Fraser and Batgirl

According to industry news site Deadline, Brendan Fraser is joining Warner Bros and DC Films’ Batgirl. Fraser would play the supervillain Firefly in the movie. American singer Leslie Grace (In the Heights) will play Barbara Gordon, the daughter of Commissioner Gordon, aka Batgirl.

Gunther was the Central Perk barista who had a crush on Rachel in Friends. James Michael Tyler, who starred as Gunther in the sitcom, died on Oct. 24, 2021, at the age of 59, from prostate cancer. Tyler appeared in almost 150 episodes of the comedy.