Friday, Apr. 8 News Quiz of the Week: Massacre, Twitter

Welcome to our weekly current events trivia challenge, The Apr. 8 News Quiz of the Week: Test your knowledge of 2022 current events trivia and the week’s headlines. On the Russia-Ukraine front: What happened in Bucha? In Business: Who’s Twitter’s largest shareholder? And in Grammys: What was on Billie Eilish’s shirt? Make sure you know what happened this week. Our weekly news trivia game begins when you hit “Start Quiz” with the week’s best trivia questions and answers.

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News Quiz of the Week (Current Events Trivia) for Friday, April 8, 2022

News Quiz of the Week: 11 General knowledge questions from the past week. No time-limit. How smart are you this weekend?

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1. Where did Russian novelist Mikhail Bulgakov and his family spend their summers?

Photo: Mikhail Bulgakov Museum, Moscow.

Bucha, Ukraine.

Crimea, Ukraine.

Moscow Region, Russia.

Ryazan Region, Russia.

Author Mikhail Bulgakov (The Master and Margarita) used to spend his summers with his family in their dacha (summer vila) in Bucha, Ukraine.

What is the Bucha Massacre?

On April 2, 2022, news reports emerged showing streets in Bucha covered with the bodies of men dressed in civilian clothes. According to first estimations, at least 280 bodies were found – out of a population of about 37,000 before the Russian invasion.

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2. Who’s Twitter’s largest shareholder?

Screenshot: The Babylon Bee on YouTube

Jack Dorsey.

Elon Musk.

Mutual-fund company Vanguard.

Mark Zuckerberg.

On Apr. 4, 2022, an SEC filing revealed that Elon Musk, the billionaire chief executive of Tesla and SpaceX and the world’s wealthiest person, had purchased a 9.2 percent stake in Twitter. Twitter will now have Musk as its largest shareholder, ahead of Vanguard, which owns 8.8 percent, and Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s former chief executive, who owns 2.3 percent. Musk has over 80 million Twitter followers.

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3. What was Estelle Harris’s character on Seinfeld?

Screenshot: Seinfeld / Sony Pictures Television

Estelle Costanza.

Estelle Leonard.

Ethel Costanza.

Helen Seinfeld.

Estelle Harris, born in 1928 as Estelle Nussbaum, is best known for playing George’s mother on Seinfeld, Estelle Costanza. The character had the name Estelle before Harris was cast. She died on Apr. 2, 2022, at 93, only days before her 94th birthday.

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4. The high school in the ’70s hit musical “Grease” was named what?

Screenshot: Grease / Paramount

Capeside High School.

James Buchanan High School.

Rydell High School.

Ridgemont High School.

In “Grease,” Rydell high school was named for Bobby Rydell. A star of radio, television, and the movie musical “Bye Bye Birdie,” Rydell was among a wave of wholesome teen idols who emerged in the late ’50s and early ’60s after Elvis Presley and before the Beatles’ rise.

Did Bobby Rydell die?

Ad by Botany Industries, photographer unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, colorized.

On April 5, 2022, Rydell died of complications from pneumonia at a hospital in a suburb of his hometown of Philadelphia. He was 79.

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5. In the Mighty Diamonds’ 80’s hit “Pass the Kouchie,” what’s a kouchie?

Photo: Renaud Guilhou, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A Jamaican cooking pot.

A musical instrument.

A pot of weed.

A kiss.

A kouchie is a Jamaican pot of weed intended for social smoking, while a dutchie is a Jamaican cooking pot.

What happened to the Mighty Diamonds?

Two members of the Mighty Diamonds, the Jamaican trio responsible for “Pass the Kouchie” (or as dubbed in the ’80s by the group Musical Youth, “Pass the Dutchie”), have died within days of each other in early spring 2022. Tabby Diamond was shot and killed outside his home in Kingston on Mar. 29. He was 66. Bunny Diamond died from illness on Apr. 1 at a hospital in the same city. He was 70.

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6. Which natural phenomenon is nicknamed in New Zealand “aurora of the sea”?

Sander van der Wel, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The sun reflecting on the sea.

Manmade light pollution.

A local cruise ship.

Blooms of plankton that glow after nightfall.

Aurora of the sea is a natural phenomenon where plankton blooms glow in blue and green after nightfall. The light is activated by the movement of waves, swimming fish, and even footprints in the wet sand. The phenomenon is caused by plankton and phytoplankton species blooms, some of which use bioluminescence to distract predators.

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7. What’s marine snow?

Photo: NOAA National Ocean Service, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

It’s snow falling on the ocean.

It’s material falling to the deep ocean.

It’s a by-product of coral bleaching.

Ocean foam on the water surface.

Ocean snow is a shower of usually biological debris that falls from higher in the water – sometimes for weeks – before reaching the ocean’s bottom. For millions of years, the debris has delivered flecks from plant and animal remains mucus, dust, microbes, and the ocean’s carbon to the seafloor.

What’s wrong with marine snow?

An April 4, 2022, report in the New York Times identifies marine snowfall as increasingly being contaminated by microplastics, eventually settling on the seafloor in a layer of plastic that might affect Earth’s cooling process.

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8. What’s a Charoset (or Haroset)?

Photo: Yoninah, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A Jewish Passover dish.

A Muslim Ramadan dish.

A Hindu Diwali dish.

A German Easter dish.

Charoset (also spelled haroset) is one of the six symbolic foods on the Passover seder plate, usually made from apples, nuts, and red wine. The word charoset is derived from the Hebrew for clay (pronounced khe-res). It represents the matter used by the Old Testament’s enslaved Israelites to build Egyptian cities. Passover, which celebrates the Israelites’ exodus from slavery, begins on the evening of Apr. 15, 2022, and runs for eight days. Seders are held on the first and second nights.

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9. Whose image did Billie Eilish have on her T-shirt during her performance at the 2022 Grammys?

Screenshot: Recording Academy / 64th GRAMMYs / CBS

Kanye West.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

John Lennon.

Taylor Hawkins.

Billie Eilish paid homage to late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins during her performance at the 2022 Grammys by sporting a black T-shirt with his image. She performed the title track from her album “Happier Than Ever.”

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10. Who are Silk Sonic?

Screenshot: Recording Academy / 64th GRAMMYs / CBS

Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak.

Kanye West and Kid Cudi.

Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood.

Mark Ronson and Diplo.

Silk Sonic is the retro soul-funk project of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak (born Brandon Paak Anderson). The group won song of the year for “Leave the Door Open” at the 2022 Grammys. The song, a tribute to smooth ’70s soul, also won the record of the year trophy and the best R&B song award. Silk Sonic tied Jazmine Sullivan for best R&B performance.

Which all-time Grammy records does Bruno Mars hold?

The wins in both major categories make Mars the only artist, along with Paul Simon, to win record of the year three times. He also tied the record for most Song of the Year wins with two – an achievement shared with Henry Mancini, U2, and Adele.

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11. Who’s this?

Screenshot: The Weekend – Out of Time

Ben Stiller.

Will Ferrell.

Adam Sandler.

Jim Carrey.

The Weeknd unveiled his “Out of Time” video on Apr. 5, 2022. The video features guest appearances by Squid Game’s HoYeon Jung and veteran actor Jim Carrey. Watch it here.

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The Apr. 8 News Trivia Video Quiz

We Stand with Ukraine

It seems everybody these days has publicly declared their position on the brutal Russian invasion of Ukraine. We stand with Ukraine and its people, fighting against military forces attacking civilians. We salute Ukraine’s heroic battle for democracy as we stand with every nation fighting against tyranny and for human rights. Our empathy extends to the Russian people, Belarusians, and all who suffer under oppressive governments, including soldiers forced to die in the name of their leaders. We also side with the truth, so here’s a quick list of reliable sources on the conflict.

• Breaking News & Live Updates on Russia-Ukraine from AP News.
• Live Updates and Video Coverage of the Russia-Ukraine War on The New York Times.
• Coverage of the Russia-Ukraine crisis by The Guardian.

Sources for the Apr. 8 News Quiz of the Week

• Estelle Harris, George’s Mother on ‘Seinfeld,’ Dies at 93 (nytimes.com)
• How Microplastics in the Ocean Will Affect Marine Life (nytimes.com)
• Two Members of the Mighty Diamonds, Acclaimed Reggae Trio, Are Dead (nytimes.com)
• ‘Aurora of the sea’: luminous plankton light up New Zealand shores (The Guardian)
• Dead Lay Out in Bucha for Weeks, Refuting Russian Claim, Satellite Images Show (nytimes.com)
• Musk takes 9% stake in Twitter to become top shareholder, starts poll on the edit button (Reuters)
• Bobby Rydell, 60s teen idol and ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ star, dies (AP News)
• The Weeknd Drops’ Out of Time’ Music Video (PEOPLE.com)
• Recipe: Apples, nuts, wine make a classic Passover charoset (AP News)
• 2022 Grammys: Jon Batiste and Silk Sonic Win Top Aw (nytimes.com)
• 2022 Grammys: Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish up for top awards (AP News)

The Apr. 8 News Quiz Questions List

• Who are Silk Sonic?

  Screenshot: Recording Academy / 64th GRAMMYs / CBS

  Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak.

  Kanye West and Kid Cudi.

  Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood.

  Mark Ronson and Diplo.

  Whose image did Billie Eilish have on her T-shirt during her performance at the 2022 Grammys?

  Screenshot: Recording Academy / 64th GRAMMYs / CBS

  Kanye West.

  Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

  John Lennon.

  Taylor Hawkins.

  Who's Twitter's largest shareholder?

  Screenshot: The Babylon Bee on YouTube

  Jack Dorsey.

  Elon Musk.

  Mutual-fund company Vanguard.

  Mark Zuckerberg.

  What was Estelle Harris’s character on Seinfeld?

  Screenshot: Seinfeld / Sony Pictures Television

  Estelle Costanza.

  Estelle Leonard.

  Ethel Costanza.

  Helen Seinfeld.

  What's marine snow?

  Photo: NOAA National Ocean Service, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

  It’s snow falling on the ocean.

  It’s material falling to the deep ocean.

  It’s a by-product of coral bleaching.

  Ocean foam on the water surface.

  In the Mighty Diamonds' 80's hit "Pass the Kouchie," what's a kouchie?

  Photo: Renaud Guilhou, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  A Jamaican cooking pot.

  A musical instrument.

  A pot of weed.

  A kiss.

  Which natural phenomenon is nicknamed in New Zealand "aurora of the sea"?

  Sander van der Wel, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  The sun reflecting on the sea.

  Manmade light pollution.

  A local cruise ship.

  Blooms of plankton that glow after nightfall.

  Where did Russian novelist Mikhail Bulgakov and his family spend their summers?

  Photo: Mikhail Bulgakov Museum, Moscow.

  Bucha, Ukraine.

  Crimea, Ukraine.

  Moscow Region, Russia.

  Ryazan Region, Russia.

  The high school in the '70s hit musical "Grease" was named what?

  Screenshot: Grease / Paramount

  Capeside High School.

  James Buchanan High School.

  Rydell High School.

  Ridgemont High School.

  Who’s this?

  Screenshot: The Weekend - Out of Time

  Ben Stiller.

  Will Ferrell.

  Adam Sandler.

  Jim Carrey.

  What’s a Charoset (or Haroset)?

  Photo: Yoninah, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  A Jewish Passover dish.

  A Muslim Ramadan dish.

  A Hindu Diwali dish.

  A German Easter dish.

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