Where is Queen Elizabeth’s final resting place? And what’s Apple’s Safety Check? (12 Questions)

Sept. 16, 2022.

Test your knowledge of what’s happening worldwide and the week’s headlines with the Sept. 16 News Quiz of the Week. The Friday Weekly News Quiz has multiple-choice questions about current events. Make sure you know what happened this week with the best trivia questions and answers. In British Royals: Where is Queen Elizabeth’s final resting place? In History: Who was King Charles I? And in Apple News: What’s Apple’s Safety Check?

Take the Weekly News Quiz

🎥 Take the Sept. 16 News Quiz of the Week VIDEO QUIZ

News Quiz of the Week (Current Events Trivia) for Sept. 16, 2022

News Quiz of the Week: 12 Multiple-choice general knowledge questions for the week ending Sept. 16, 2022. No time-limit. How smart are you this week?

1 / 12

1. Where is Queen Elizabeth’s final resting place?

Screenshot: BBC – YouTube

Windsor Castle.

Westminster Hall.

Buckingham Palace.

London Tower.

The queen’s coffin’s final destination is Windsor Castle, in the King George VI Memorial Chapel. Prince Philip’s coffin joined the queen’s in the memorial chapel. St. George’s Chapel has long been the final resting place for British royals, and 10 former monarchs, including the queen’s mother and father, are buried there.

2 / 12

2. Who was King Charles I?

Image: Library of Congress, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, colorized.

The "merry monarch."

The only British monarch beheaded in a revolution.

"Bloody" Charles.

The "Emperor-King."

King Charles I was the only British monarch whose rule led to the temporary abolition of the monarchy.

What Happened?

The English Civil War broke out after the king attempted to arrest lawmakers in the House of Commons in 1642, leading to the parliamentary forces of Oliver Cromwell taking rule of the kingdom. King Charles I was convicted of high treason and beheaded in 1649 in the street near Parliament. The “merry monarch” was his son, the dog-loving King Charles II, after whom King Charles Spaniel is named.

3 / 12

3. Who did China’s president Xi Jinping meet on his first trip outside China since COVID began?

Screenshot: CCTV via South China Morning Post

Joe Biden.

King Charles III.

Vladimir Putin.

Anthony Fauci.

China’s president Xi Jinping left China for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic on Sept. 14, 2022, for a trip to Central Asia’s Kazakhstan to meet with Russia’s president Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand.

4 / 12

4. By winning the 2022 US Open, Iga Swiatek became the first WHAT?

Screenshot: US Open on YouTube

The first left-handed woman to win the US Open.

The first player to represent Poland and win a major singles title.

The first Swedish woman to win the US Open.

The first Polish woman to win the US Open.

Iga Świątek became the first player representing Poland to win a major singles title when she won the French Open in 2020. She repeated the achievement in June 2022 and earned her third major singles title on Sept. 10, 2022, when she won the US Open final and became the first Polish woman to win the US Open.

5 / 12

5. Google is the most popular domain in the world. What’s the second most popular domain?

Photo: Solen Feyissa via Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0

Facebook.

TikTok.

Microsoft.

Apple.

As of mid-Sept. 2022, TikTok is the second most popular domain in the world, after Google, according to online performance and security company Cloudflare. As reported by NewsGuard on Sept. 14, 2022, nearly one in five videos that TikTok automatically suggests when searching for videos related to prominent news topics contained misinformation. TikTok’s official community guidelines prohibit harmful misinformation. Chinese company ByteDance owns the app.

6 / 12

6. What’s Apple’s iPhone’s Safety Check?

Image: Apple

A feature that removes malware from iPhones.

A feature for users at risk for domestic abuse.

A feature that sends an automatic distress signal.

A feature that scans the iPhone’s environment.

Apple introduced Safety Check on iOS 16, released on Sept. 12, 2022. The feature allows users at risk for domestic abuse to manage and revoke access to their location data and reset privacy-related permissions.

7 / 12

7. What’s Apple’s iPhone’s Lockdown Mode?

Image: Apple

A feature that entertains users under COVID-19 lockdown.

A feature for users whose iPhone was stolen.

A feature for users who face targeted spyware attacks.

The new name for Flight / Airplane Mode.

Lockdown Mode is an iOS 16 feature meant for users who potentially face targeted spyware and state-backed attacks. The feature restricts any nonessential iOS features to minimize potential entry points to the user’s device.

8 / 12

8. Who is the first actor to win an Emmy award for a non-English performance?

Screenshot: Television Academy – YouTube

Lee Jung-Jae (Squid Game).

Álvaro Morte (Money Heist).

Sofia Helin (The Bridge).

Marco D’Amore (Gomorrah).

Squid Game is the first non-English language series ever nominated for best drama. It also landed Lee Jung-Jae the 2022 Emmy Award for lead actor in a drama series, making him the first to win an acting award for a non-English language performance.

Which other Emmys did Squid Game win in 2022?

Squid Game director Hwang Dong-hyuk took home the director for a drama series Emmy. The show was nominated for 14 Emmys in 2022 and won additional awards for guest acting, stunts-production design, and visual effects.

9 / 12

9. Who is Emmy’s first Black woman to win the lead actress in a drama series award TWICE?

Screenshot: Television Academy – YouTube

Cicely Tyson.

Debbie Allen.

Viola Davis.

Zendaya.

Zendaya has made Emmys history with her second win for outstanding lead actress in a drama series for Euphoria at the 2022 Emmys. The 26-year-old became the youngest two-time winner for acting in Emmy’s history and the first Black woman to win the Emmy for lead actress in a drama series twice.

10 / 12

10. What was Steven Spielberg’s first movie in a film festival’s official lineup?

Screenshot: TIFF Originals on YouTube

The Fabelmans.

Schindler’s List.

Saving Private Ryan.

Lincoln.

Steven Spielberg’s autobiopic The Fabelmans premiered on Sept. 10, 2022, at the Toronto International Film Festival. It’s Spielberg’s first film at TIFF, and as he said at the premiere, it was his first time in a film festival’s official lineup. The film is set to release on Thanksgiving 2022. Watch the trailer.

11 / 12

11. In the 1964 comedy-drama, what was Zorba’s nationality?

Screenshot: Twentieth Century-Fox, colorized

Zorba the French.

Zorba the Spaniard.

Zorba the Greek.

Zorba the Turk.

Zorba the Greek is a 1964 comedy-drama film starring Anthony Quinn as a rowdy peasant in Greece’s Crete. The film, shot on location in Greece, won three Academy Awards. Irene Papas, a Greek actress who starred in the film (and many others), died on Sept. 14, 2022. She was 96.

12 / 12

12. The capital of Kazakhstan is currently known as what?

Photo: Alisher Gumarov, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Tselinograd.

Akmolinsk.

Nur-Sultan.

Astana.

As a tribute to the outgoing president Nursultan Nazarbayev, the Kazakh capital was renamed Nur-Sultan in 2019. As of Sept. 2022, Kazakhstan’s president announced that the capital would again be known as Astana, its former name.

Challenge your friends to see if any of them can do any better!

LinkedIn Facebook Twitter

0%

Retake quiz

Found a mistake? Tell us!

Come back tomorrow for another quiz!

More Current Event Quizzes for this Weekend

• 
  July 19 Weekly News Quiz: How many former US presidents survived assassination attempts?
• 
  July 12 Weekly News Quiz: Who’s Britain’s New Prime Minister?
• 
  July 5 Weekly News Quiz: The US President is Immune to What?

• The September Entertainment Super Quiz
• Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Quiz
• Russia-Ukraine Quiz
• China Quiz 2022

• Tennis Quiz 2022
• Netflix Quiz
• Apple Quiz
• Famous Firsts 2022 Quiz
• Social Media Quiz
• Celebrity Deaths 2022 Memorial Quiz

The Sept. 16 News VIDEO QUIZ of the Week

12 current events multiple choice questions, 30 seconds per answer. How many questions can you answer in six minutes?

This Week in the News

The facts on the Sept. 16 News Quiz of the Week are crosschecked with the world’s top news outlets, research centers, and NGOs. The following articles inspired this week’s news quiz. Here are our weekend reading recommendations.

• What to know about the queen’s lying in state in Westminster (AP News)
• What’s in a name? King Charles III’s name has loaded history (AP News)
• Xi has concerns over Ukraine, Russia’s Putin says (Reuters)
• Swiatek swats aside Jabeur to claim first US Open title (Reuters)
• iOS 16 release: everything you need to know about Apple’s big update (The Guardian)
• How to Use ‘Safety Check’ and ‘Lockdown Mode’ in iOS 16 (WIRED)

• ‘Squid Game’ and Lee Jung-Jae Make Emmys History (nytimes.com)
• Zendaya Wins 2022 Emmy For Lead Actress In Drama Series (Deadline)
• Steven Spielberg debuts his movie memoir ‘The Fabelmans’ (AP News)
• TikTok search results riddled with misinformation: Report (AP News)
• Kazakhstan to change the name of its capital from Nur-sultan back to Astana (The Guardian)
• Irene Papas, Actress in ‘Zorba the Greek’ Bakuand Greek Tragedies, Dies at 96 (nytimes.com)

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.

The Weekly Sept. 16 News Quiz Questions

Here’s a complete list of the Sept. 16 News Quiz of the Week current events trivia questions.

• What was Steven Spielberg's first movie in a film festival's official lineup?

  Screenshot: TIFF Originals on YouTube

  The Fabelmans.

  Schindler's List.

  Saving Private Ryan.

  Lincoln.

  By winning the 2022 US Open, Iga Swiatek became the first WHAT?

  Screenshot: US Open on YouTube

  The first left-handed woman to win the US Open.

  The first player to represent Poland and win a major singles title.

  The first Swedish woman to win the US Open.

  The first Polish woman to win the US Open.

  Who is the first actor to win an Emmy award for a non-English performance?

  Screenshot: Television Academy - YouTube

  Lee Jung-Jae (Squid Game).

  Álvaro Morte (Money Heist).

  Sofia Helin (The Bridge).

  Marco D'Amore (Gomorrah).

  What's Apple's iPhone's Safety Check?

  Image: Apple

  A feature that removes malware from iPhones.

  A feature for users at risk for domestic abuse.

  A feature that sends an automatic distress signal.

  A feature that scans the iPhone’s environment.

  What's Apple's iPhone's Lockdown Mode?

  Image: Apple

  A feature that entertains users under COVID-19 lockdown.

  A feature for users whose iPhone was stolen.

  A feature for users who face targeted spyware attacks.

  The new name for Flight / Airplane Mode.

  Who is Emmy's first Black woman to win the lead actress in a drama series award TWICE?

  Screenshot: Television Academy - YouTube

  Cicely Tyson.

  Debbie Allen.

  Viola Davis.

  Zendaya.

  Who was King Charles I?

  Image: Library of Congress, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, colorized.

  The "merry monarch."

  The only British monarch beheaded in a revolution.

  "Bloody" Charles.

  The "Emperor-King."

  Who did China's president Xi Jinping meet on his first trip outside China since COVID began?

  Screenshot: CCTV via South China Morning Post

  Joe Biden.

  King Charles III.

  Vladimir Putin.

  Anthony Fauci.

  Where is Queen Elizabeth's final resting place?

  Screenshot: BBC - YouTube

  Windsor Castle.

  Westminster Hall.

  Buckingham Palace.

  London Tower.

  Google is the most popular domain in the world. What's the second most popular domain?

  Photo: Solen Feyissa via Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0

  Facebook.

  TikTok.

  Microsoft.

  Apple.

  In the 1964 comedy-drama, what was Zorba's nationality?

  Screenshot: Twentieth Century-Fox, colorized

  Zorba the French.

  Zorba the Spaniard.

  Zorba the Greek.

  Zorba the Turk.

  The capital of Kazakhstan is currently known as what?

  Photo: Alisher Gumarov, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  Tselinograd.

  Akmolinsk.

  Nur-Sultan.

  Astana.

Premium Downloads

• 
  The 2023 Black History Trivia Super Quizzes: A Full Year of Questions and Answers
• 
  A Full Year of Quiz Questions | Best 2022 Printable Trivia
• 
  Big Quiz of the Year 2022 | 22 Year-End Trivia Quizzes

• Download a Full Year of Quiz Questions | 2022 Quality Trivia
• Printable Quiz Rounds (in PDF and PowerPoint PPTx)