Friday, May 20 News Quiz of the Week: Cold War II

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News Quiz of the Week (Current Events Trivia) for Friday, May 20, 2022

News Quiz of the Week: 12 General knowledge questions from the past week. No time-limit. How smart are you this weekend?

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1. The US is the largest NATO member by population. Which country is the second-largest?

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2. Which bloc was Sweden a part of during the cold war?

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3. What was the first American fast-food restaurant to open in the Soviet Union?

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4. Élisabeth Borne became France’s second female prime minister in 2022. Who was the first?

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5. What do “The Great Replacement” conspiracy theorists in the US believe?

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6. What’s the US death toll from COVID-19 as of mid-May 2022?

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7. Where is the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge?

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8. What did Jason Momoa apologize for doing wrong during his visit to The Sistine Chapel?

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9. Which country’s representatives performed the first rap song to win the Eurovision Song Contest?

Screenshot: 2022 Eurovision Song Contest

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10. What’s connecting She-Hulk and The Hulk?

Screenshot: She-Hulk: Attorney at Law / Marvel Studios / Disney+

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11. Can you name these characters?

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12. Which Van Gogh painting inspired this Lego set?

Image: Lego

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  • What did Jason Momoa apologize for doing wrong during his visit to The Sistine Chapel?

    Photo: Jason Momoa’s Instagram account
    Taking pictures.
    Using his cell phone.
    Not observing absolute silence.
    Bringing his dog along.

    Which country's representatives performed the first rap song to win the Eurovision Song Contest?

    Screenshot: 2022 Eurovision Song Contest
    The UK.
    Finland.
    Ukraine.
    France.

    Which bloc was Sweden a part of during the cold war?

    Photo: Fredrik Rubensson from Stockholm, Sweden, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    The Eastern Bloc.
    The Western Bloc.
    The European Union.
    They kept neutral.

    What was the first American fast-food restaurant to open in the Soviet Union?

    Photo: Zac Allan, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
    McDonald’s.
    Burger King.
    KFC.
    Pizza Hut.

    What’s the US death toll from COVID-19 as of mid-May 2022?

    Photo: Lawrence Jackson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
    7 million.
    1 million.
    500,000.
    250,000.

    Where is the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge?

    Screenshot: Jarda Konečný on YouTube
    Japan.
    India.
    Portugal.
    The Czech Republic.

    What do "The Great Replacement" conspiracy theorists in the US believe?

    Screenshot: Vice News / HBO
    That leftist and Jewish elites are planning to replace the white electorate with non-white immigrants.
    That Donald Trump is secretly fighting a "deep state" cabal of satanic pedophiles and cannibals.
    That a secret group called the Illuminati has been looking to create a one-world government.
    That the top-level US government is actually controlled by shape-shifting reptilian aliens.

    Can you name these characters?

    Screenshot: MultiVersus / Warner Bros. Games
    "Scooby" Doo, Cersei Lannister, Iron Man, and Bugs Bunny.
    Shaggy, Arya Stark, Batman, and Bugs Bunny.
    Fred Jones, Daenerys Targaryen, Spider-Man, and Bugs Bunny.
    Fred Flintstone, Lyanna Stark, Thanos, and Bugs Bunny.

    The US is the largest NATO member by population. Which country is the second-largest?

    Image: JayCoop (derivative), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Germany.
    The UK.
    Turkey.
    Russia.

    Élisabeth Borne became France’s second female prime minister in 2022. Who was the first?

    Screenshot: France 24
    Élisabeth Guigou.
    Yvette Roudy.
    Patricia Adam.
    Édith Cresson.

    What's connecting She-Hulk and The Hulk?

    Screenshot: She-Hulk: Attorney at Law / Marvel Studios / Disney+
    They’re cousins.
    They’re siblings.
    They’re married.
    They’re colleagues.

    Which Van Gogh painting inspired this Lego set?

    Image: Lego
    Starry Night Over the Rhône.
    The Starry Night.
    Café Terrace at Night.
    Irises.

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