June 10 News Quiz of the Week: Jubilee, Vader

Welcome to our weekly current events trivia challenge, the June 10 News Quiz of the Week: Test your knowledge of 2022 current events trivia and the week’s headlines. In Royal History: Who was Queen Elizabeth II having tea with during her platinum jubilee? In Technology: More than 750 Tesla owners have complained to US safety regulators about what? And in Sports: Who is the oldest man to win the French Open? Make sure you know what happened this week. Our weekly news trivia game with the week’s best trivia questions and answers begins when you hit “Start Quiz.”

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News Quiz of the Week (Current Events Trivia) for Friday, June 10, 2022

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

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1. Who is Queen Elizabeth II having tea with in this picture?

Screenshot: Platinum Party at the Palace / BBC One

Rupert Bear.

Fozzie Bear.

Paddington Bear.

Winnie-the-Pooh.

On June 4, 2022, Queen Elizabeth II appeared in a pre-recorded comic sketch with Paddington Bear ahead of a pop concert outside Buckingham Palace – marking her platinum Jubilee as a queen. Paddington Bear first appeared in October 1958 in the children’s book A Bear Called Paddington and has been featured in over twenty books written by British author Michael Bond.

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2. Who is the oldest man to win the French Open?

Screenshot: Roland Garros on YouTube

Roger Federer.

Rafael Nadal.

Andrés Gimeno.

Ken Rosewall.

Rafael Nadal, 36, on June 5, 2022, beat Casper Ruud to win the French Open for the 14th time, making him the oldest man to win the French Open. It’s his 22nd Grand Slam win overall. The previous oldest French Open singles champion record holder was Andrés Gimeno (Spain), who won in 1972 at 34.

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3. More than 750 Tesla owners have complained to US safety regulators about what?

Photo: Courtesy of Tesla

Phantom braking.

Stock dropping.

Their Tesla car is too wide for narrow roads.

Their Tesla car costs too much.

By May 4, 2022, 758 Tesla owners have complained to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that their cars have suddenly stopped on roadways for no apparent reason. According to the agency’s website, many feared a rear-end crash on a freeway.

Which Tesla models are affected?

The investigation covers phantom braking in an estimated 416,000 Tesla Models 3 and Y vehicles from the 2021 and 2022 model years. In February, the agency said it had no reports of crashes or injuries.

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4. What’s OpenSea?

A cryptocurrency exchange company.

An image bank.

A marketplace for handmade and vintage items.

An NFT marketplace.

OpenSea is an eBay-like site where people can browse millions of NFTs (non-fungible tokens), buy the images, and put their own up for sale. Since 2021 OpenSea has become the largest NFT marketplace worldwide. The company has raised more than $400 million from investors, at a value of $13.3 billion.

Troubled waters at OpenSea

NFT sales have dropped about 90 percent since September 2022. According to a June 6 New York Times report, OpenSea has seen a surge of NFTs seized by hackers and plagiarized NFTs, as sellers convert traditional artwork into NFTs and then list the images for sale without compensating the original creator.

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5. What does the Apple Pay Later service allow?

Photo: Apple

Four equal payments spread over six weeks.

Two equal payments spread over two weeks.

A four-week extension to fully pay for any purchase.

An eight-week extension to fully pay for apple products.

Apple Pay Later, built into the Apple Wallet in IOS 16, allows users in the US to split the cost of an Apple Pay purchase into four equal payments spread over six weeks, with no interest and fees. Apple Pay Later is available everywhere Apple Pay is accepted – online or in-app. The service, which will work over the MasterCard network, puts Apple in direct competition with payment providers like Affirm and PayPal. IOS 16 will be available this fall as a free software update for iPhone 8 and later.

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6. Where do most of the world’s Muslims live?

Photo: Election Commission (GODL-India), GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons

The Americas.

Sub-Saharan Africa.

The Arab world (Western Asia, Northern, Western, and Eastern Africa).

The Asia-Pacific region (East Asia, South Asia, and Oceania).

According to the Pew Research Center, around 62% of the world’s Muslims live in the Asia-Pacific region (from Turkey to Indonesia), and just about 20% live in the Arab world – including the middle-east. The largest Muslim population lives in Indonesia, home to 12.7% of the world’s Muslims, followed by Pakistan (11.1%), India (10.9%), and Bangladesh (9.2%).

The Arab World Vs. India

Qatar. Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Iran issued official protests against India (Pakistan and Afghanistan also reacted strongly) on June 6, 2022. The protest refers to remarks made on TV and Twitter by two prominent spokespeople from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s governing Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party. The comments bad-mouthed Islam’s Prophet Muhammad and his wife, Aisha.

How many Muslims live in India?

Muslims comprise 14% (around 200 million) of India’s 1.4 billion people. Anti-Muslim attacks have risen across India amid Modi’s regular silence about such attacks since he was elected in 2014.

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7. MCU’s Ms. Marvel is what?

Screenshot: Ms. Marvel, Marvel Entertainment, Disney+

Marvel’s first queer superhero.

Marvel’s first Muslim superhero.

Marvel’s first Latinx superhero.

Marvel’s first teenage superhero.

“Ms. Marvel,” based on the 2014 comic-book series, tells the story of Kamala Khan, Marvel’s first Muslim superhero, a Jersey City high schooler who admires the Marvel superheroes from afar — until she is granted powers that allow her to fight alongside them. Ms. Marvel started streaming on Disney+ on June 8, 2022.

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8. Which video game features Darth Vader on a rollercoaster?

Screenshot: Fortnite / Epic Games / Lucasfilm

Multiversus.

Among Us.

Minecraft.

Fortnite.

Fortnite’s Chapter 3: Season 3, which started on June 5, 2022, introduces Darth Vader as a new character for players to unlock. Vader is joining the Obi-Wan Kenobi character made available in the Fortnite Item Shop on May 26. Later in the season, battle pass owners will also be able to unlock Indiana Jones.

What’s the vibe in Fortnite’s new season?

In Fortnite’s Chapter 3: Season 3, titled Vibin’, “the Island is one giant party,” equipped with a rollercoaster and a dance floor, among others, according to the Epic Games website. Watch the new season’s trailer. 

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9. What’s Halloumi?

Photo: Ewan Munro, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A Greek brined white cheese.

An Indian fresh acid-set cheese.

A semi-hard, unripened cheese from Cyprus.

A southern Italian cheese made by the pasta filata method.

Halloumi is a semi-hard, unripened cheese traditionally made in Cyprus from a mixture of goat’s and sheep’s milk that can be fried or grilled.

Does McDonald’s have halloumi cheese?

McDonald’s UK announced a new Mediterranean-inspired summer menu in June 2022, introducing a halloumi fries side order –  four of which will accompany each burger between July 27 and Sept. 6, 2022. During the summer, McDonald’s in the UK also serves mozzarella dippers, a tiramisu-flavored McFlurry, and a Spanish fruit punch drink.

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10. How is the Bali myna different from other myna species?

Photo: Rolandandika, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

It’s an invasive species.

It’s a talking bird.

It’s all-white.

It eats insects and fruit.

Many myna species are considered invasive, imitate human voices in captivity, and eat insects and fruit (like many other bird species). The Bali myna, critically endangered and nearly extinct in the wild, is highly distinctive as it is entirely white. By 2001 experts estimated only about six Bali mynas were living in the wild, with thousands in captivity across the globe.

Did we save the Bali Myna?

Since the 1980s, Indonesian breeders can apply for licenses to breed the birds and are allowed to keep 90% of the offspring for private sale. The remaining birds are rehabilitated and released at West Bali National Park, where 420 Bali mynas are currently monitored by park authorities, according to a June 3, 2022, AP report.

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11. What’s the world’s largest plant?

Photo: Rachel Austin / The University of Western Australia

Poseidon’s ribbon weed.

The General Sherman tree.

Mediterranean tapeweed.

The Indian banyan.

Poseidon’s ribbon weed, or Posidonia australis, found in Shark Bay, off the western end of Australia, is the world’s largest plant. The seagrass — not to be confused with seaweed and algae — spreads at least 180 km (77 square miles), about the size of Cincinnati. A new study published on June 1, 2022, in Proceedings of the Royal Society, shows that Shark Bay’s Poseidon’s ribbon weed colony is one giant organism that has been cloning for about 4,500 years, the largest known example of a clone in any environment on Earth.

Is it the largest organism on Earth?

Utah’s Pando, a clonal colony of 40,000 aspen trees connected by their roots, is the former “heaviest known organism.” covering an area of about 500 square meters (0.16 square miles) and weighing 6,000 tonnes. But the Humongous Fungus is probably even more enormous, weaving a web of mycelial tendrils (the root network of mushrooms) covering 3.7 square miles (9.6 square km) of Oregon’s Malheur National Forest. Scientists calculate it could weigh at least 7,500 tons and maybe up to 35,000 tons, making it the world’s most massive living organism.

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12. Who’s this Royal Baby?

Photo: Misan Harriman/ The Duke and Duchess of Sussex on Twitter

Prince William and Catherine Middleton’s daughter.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s daughter.

Albert II, Prince of Monaco, and Charlene Wittstock’s daughter.

Princess Eugenie of York and Jack Brooksbank’s daughter.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle released a photo showing their daughter Lili (Lilibet Diana) celebrating her first birthday in a backyard picnic on June 4, 2022.

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Sources for the June 10 News Quiz of the Week

Consider these news sources as our recommended current events reading list for the weekend:

• US has over 750 complaints of Tesla’s braking for no reason (AP News)
• Rafael Nadal, Looking Unbeatable, Wins 14th French Open Title (nytimes.com)
• Platinum Jubilee: Day 3 of royal celebrations (AP News)
• Fortnite’s new season has a rollercoaster, Darth Vader, and vibes (The Verge)
• The World’s Largest Plant Is a Self-Cloning Sea Grass in Australia (nytimes.com)
• ‘This show is so monumental!’ Iman Vellani on playing Marvel’s first Muslim superhero (The Guardian)
• In Bali, bird sellers help endangered mynah make a comeback (AP News)
• Muslim nations slam India over insulting remarks about Islam (AP News)
• Apple unveils a “buy now, pay later” feature and redesigned iPhone lock screen (The Guardian)
• Harry and Meghan release Lilibet’s first birthday photo (Reuters)
• McDonald’s new summer menu includes halloumi fries and tiramisu McFlurry (The Independent)
• Thefts, Fraud, and Lawsuits at the World’s Biggest NFT Marketplace (nytimes.com)

The June 10 News Quiz of the Week Questions

Here’s the complete list of the June 10 news quiz questions.

• More than 750 Tesla owners have complained to US safety regulators about what?

  Photo: Courtesy of Tesla

  Phantom braking.

  Stock dropping.

  Their Tesla car is too wide for narrow roads.

  Their Tesla car costs too much.

  Who is the oldest man to win the French Open?

  Screenshot: Roland Garros on YouTube

  Roger Federer.

  Rafael Nadal.

  Andrés Gimeno.

  Ken Rosewall.

  Who is Queen Elizabeth II having tea with in this picture?

  Screenshot: Platinum Party at the Palace / BBC One

  Rupert Bear.

  Fozzie Bear.

  Paddington Bear.

  Winnie-the-Pooh.

  Which video game features Darth Vader on a rollercoaster?

  Screenshot: Fortnite / Epic Games / Lucasfilm

  Multiversus.

  Among Us.

  Minecraft.

  Fortnite.

  What's the world's largest plant?

  Photo: Rachel Austin / The University of Western Australia

  Poseidon’s ribbon weed.

  The General Sherman tree.

  Mediterranean tapeweed.

  The Indian banyan.

  MCU’s Ms. Marvel is what?

  Screenshot: Ms. Marvel, Marvel Entertainment, Disney+

  Marvel’s first queer superhero.

  Marvel’s first Muslim superhero.

  Marvel’s first Latinx superhero.

  Marvel’s first teenage superhero.

  How is the Bali myna different from other myna species?

  Photo: Rolandandika, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  It’s an invasive species.

  It’s a talking bird.

  It’s all-white.

  It eats insects and fruit.

  Where do most of the world's Muslims live?

  Photo: Election Commission (GODL-India), GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons

  The Americas.

  Sub-Saharan Africa.

  The Arab world (Western Asia, Northern, Western, and Eastern Africa).

  The Asia-Pacific region (East Asia, South Asia, and Oceania).

  What does the Apple Pay Later service allow?

  Photo: Apple

  Four equal payments spread over six weeks.

  Two equal payments spread over two weeks.

  A four-week extension to fully pay for any purchase.

  An eight-week extension to fully pay for apple products.

  Who's this Royal Baby?

  Photo: Misan Harriman/ The Duke and Duchess of Sussex on Twitter

  Prince William and Catherine Middleton’s daughter.

  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s daughter.

  Albert II, Prince of Monaco, and Charlene Wittstock’s daughter.

  Princess Eugenie of York and Jack Brooksbank’s daughter.

  What’s Halloumi?

  Photo: Ewan Munro, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  A Greek brined white cheese.

  An Indian fresh acid-set cheese.

  A semi-hard, unripened cheese from Cyprus.

  A southern Italian cheese made by the pasta filata method.

  What's OpenSea?

  A cryptocurrency exchange company.

  An image bank.

  A marketplace for handmade and vintage items.

  An NFT marketplace.

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