Friday, Apr. 22 News Quiz of the Week: Poison, Weed

Welcome to our weekly current events trivia challenge, The Apr. 22 News Quiz of the Week: Test your knowledge of 2022 current events trivia and the week’s headlines. On the Russia-Ukraine front: What was the Moskva? In Business: What’s Twitter’s poison pill? And in Animals: How old is the world’s oldest gorilla? 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 22, 2022

News Quiz of the Week: 10 General knowledge questions from the past week. No time-limit. How smart are you this weekend?

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1. What was the Russian cruiser Moskva?

Image: Boris Groh, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

A six-passenger monoplane.

A type of tank.

A long-distance sailing yacht.

A guided-missile cruiser.

The Russian Navy’s Moskva was a guided-missile cruiser. She led the Russian naval invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and sank 100 km off the coast of Odesa on Apr. 14, 2022. According to Ukrainian officials and the US Department of Defense, Ukraine fired two anti-ship missiles at the cruiser. The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed a fire triggered a munitions explosion that sank the ship. A Ukrainian fighter holding up his middle finger in front of the vessel appears on one million stamps released by Ukraine’s national postal service shortly before the Moskva was sunk.

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2. Massachusetts was the first state on the East Coast to permit recreational cannabis sales. Which is the second?

Screenshot: Clerks / Miramax

New Jersey.

New York.

Connecticut.

Virginia.

New Jersey is the second state on the East Coast to fully authorize sales of cannabis to all adults. On Apr. 11, 2022, New Jersey gave seven medical-marijuana companies approval to start selling their products to all adults in 13 individual dispensaries scattered throughout the state, including several within a half-hour drive of New York City.

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3. What’s Twitter’s poison pill?

A plan to shut down the company’s operations.

A plan to force the company to minimize earnings.

A plan to dilute a buyer’s stake in the company.

A plan to clean out the company’s bank account.

Twitter’s board of directors announced on Apr. 15, 2022, that it adopted a “poison pill” defense to protect the social media platform from “coercive or otherwise unfair” takeover tactics. The move would allow existing Twitter shareholders to buy additional shares at a discount, diluting Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s stake in the company and making it harder for him to achieve the majority of shareholder votes needed for the acquisition. Twitter’s plan will take effect if Musk’s roughly 9% stake grows to 15%.

Why would Twitter need a poison pill?

On Apr. 14, Musk revealed an offer to buy the company for $43 billion, or $54.20 per share. Despite the poison pill defense, a filing made by the board on Apr. 18 says the plan should not interfere with any merger, offer, or other business combination approved by the board.

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4. How old is the oldest known gorilla in the world?

Photo: © Zoologischer Garten Berlin AG

65.

50.

35.

20.

Fatou, a western lowland gorilla believed to be the oldest globally, celebrated her 65th birthday on April 13, 2022, at the Berlin Zoo. In 2019, Fatou was named the “oldest living gorilla in captivity” by Guinness World Records after Trudy, a gorilla born in 1956, died. Gorillas usually live up to 50 years in captivity.

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5. How old was Britney Spears when she had her first baby?

Photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rhysadams/, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

16.

20.

24.

28.

The 40-year-old Britney Spears had her first son at 24 and her second a year later, with her ex Kevin Federline. On Apr. 11, 2022, she announced that she was pregnant with her third child on an Instagram post. Spears is in Maui with partner Sam Asghari, whom she referred to as “my husband” in her announcement.

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6. What was Jennifer Grey’s character name on 1987’s Dirty Dancing?

Screenshot: Dirty Dancing / Vestron Pictures

Babe.

Baby.

Barb.

Barbie.

Jennifer Grey, 62, was “Baby” Houseman in 1987’s “Dirty Dancing.” Grey’s memoir, titled “Out of the Corner,” references Patrick Swayze’s immortal line in the movie, “Nobody puts Baby in the corner.” The book is out in May 2022.

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7. What’s Trichotillomania?

Screenshot: The Howard Stern Show on YouTube

A disorder that causes people to pull out their hair.

A disorder that causes people to eat their hair.

A disorder that causes people to bite their fingernails.

A disorder that causes people to try to tear their nails off.

Trichotillomania is a disorder that causes people to pull out their hair. During an Apr. 13, 2022,  appearance on Howard Stern’s show, comedian Amy Schumer revealed that she pulled out so much hair at the age of 13 that she had to wear a wig to school. Schumer said she still lives with trichotillomania and that extensions have helped her carry on with her life having “probably half the amount of hair that I should have.”

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8. Which Nirvana song is featured in 2022’s The Batman?

Screenshot: The Batman / DC Comics / HBO Max

Come as you are.

Heart-shaped box.

Smells like teen spirit.

Something in the Way.

Nirvana’s “Somethin in the Way” appeared in the trailer for “The Batman” and the film itself. The director, Matt Reeves, told The Washington Post that he envisioned Bruce Wayne as a young Kurt Cobain, bursting with talent but not interested in the fame that comes with his unique abilities. “The Batman” started streaming on HBO Max on Apr. 15, 2022. Watch the opening scene.

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9. Who penned the 1934 murder mystery novel “Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?”?

Photo: Joop van Bilsen / Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons, colorized

Agatha Christie.

Jane Austen.

Daphne Du Maurier.

Gillian Flynn.

“Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?” is a murder mystery novel by Agatha Christie, first published in the UK in Sept. 1934. Nearing the book’s 90th anniversary, actor Hugh Laurie wrote, produced, and directed a three-part mini-series based on the novel. The streaming version also stars Emma Thompson, Jim Broadbent, and Laurie and streams on BritBox. Watch the trailer.

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10. What’s a Wok?

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

A large pot for cooking over an open fire originated in the Bronze Age.

A thick-walled cooking pot with a tight lid originated in the Netherlands.

A deep round-bottomed cooking pot originated in China.

An automated kitchen appliance designed to prepare rice originated in Japan.

A wok is a deep round-bottomed cooking pot that originated in China. Chef and food writer J. Kenji López-Alt wrote “The Wok: Recipes and Techniques,” a book with 200 wok dishes. The book was published in March 2022.

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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. 22 News Quiz of the Week

• Legal Marijuana Sales Expected to Start Within Weeks in New Jersey (nytimes.com)
• Britney Spears confuses some with Instagram pregnancy news (AP News)
• Hugh Laurie brings Agatha Christie murder mystery to TV (Reuters)
• Russian warship sinks; Ukraine says its missile is responsible (Reuters)
• The oldest known gorilla in the world just turned 65 (CNN)
• Twitter says poison pill makes ‘coercive’ takeover difficult (AP News)
• J. Kenji López-Alt wants you to be a wok star in the kitchen (AP News)
• “The Batman” on HBO Max: Five questions to ponder while watching (The Washington Post)
• Amy Schumer Has Hair-Pulling Disorder Trichotillomania (buzzfeed.com)
• Jennifer Grey: Don’t Call Her ‘Baby’ (nytimes.com)

The Apr. 22 News Quiz Questions List

• Massachusetts was the first state on the East Coast to permit recreational cannabis sales. Which is the second?

  Screenshot: Clerks / Miramax

  New Jersey.

  New York.

  Connecticut.

  Virginia.

  How old was Britney Spears when she had her first baby?

  Photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rhysadams/, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  16.

  20.

  24.

  28.

  Who penned the 1934 murder mystery novel "Why Didn't They Ask Evans?"?

  Photo: Joop van Bilsen / Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons, colorized

  Agatha Christie.

  Jane Austen.

  Daphne Du Maurier.

  Gillian Flynn.

  What was the Russian cruiser Moskva?

  Image: Boris Groh, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

  A six-passenger monoplane.

  A type of tank.

  A long-distance sailing yacht.

  A guided-missile cruiser.

  How old is the oldest known gorilla in the world?

  Photo: © Zoologischer Garten Berlin AG

  65.

  50.

  35.

  20.

  What's Twitter's poison pill?

  A plan to shut down the company’s operations.

  A plan to force the company to minimize earnings.

  A plan to dilute a buyer’s stake in the company.

  A plan to clean out the company’s bank account.

  What's a Wok?

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

  A large pot for cooking over an open fire originated in the Bronze Age.

  A thick-walled cooking pot with a tight lid originated in the Netherlands.

  A deep round-bottomed cooking pot originated in China.

  An automated kitchen appliance designed to prepare rice originated in Japan.

  Which Nirvana song is featured in 2022's The Batman?

  Screenshot: The Batman / DC Comics / HBO Max

  Come as you are.

  Heart-shaped box.

  Smells like teen spirit.

  Something in the Way.

  What's Trichotillomania?

  Screenshot: The Howard Stern Show on YouTube

  A disorder that causes people to pull out their hair.

  A disorder that causes people to eat their hair.

  A disorder that causes people to bite their fingernails.

  A disorder that causes people to try to tear their nails off.

  What was Jennifer Grey's character name on 1987's Dirty Dancing?

  Screenshot: Dirty Dancing / Vestron Pictures

  Babe.

  Baby.

  Barb.

  Barbie.

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