What is the R in King Charles’s monogram? And what’s NASA’s DART? (11 questions)

Sept. 30, 2022.

Test your knowledge of what’s happening worldwide and the week’s headlines with the Sept. 30 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: What does the R represent in King Charles’s monogram? In space: What’s NASA’s DART? And in Russia: Why are flights to Turkey, Armenia, Serbia, and Dubai all sold out?

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News Quiz of the Week (Current Events Trivia) for Sept. 30, 2022

News Quiz of the Week: 11 Multiple-choice general knowledge questions for the week ending Sept. 30, 2022. No time-limit. How smart are you this week?

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1. What did Tesla nickname its humanoid AI robot?

Image: Tesla

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2. What does the R represent in the King Charles III monogram?

Image: Buckingham Palace

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3. As of late-Sept. 2022 flights to Turkey, Armenia, Serbia, and Dubai were all sold out in Russia. Why?

Screenshot: Reuters on YouTube

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4. What’s NASA’s DART?

Image: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL

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5. Who is this charismatic leader?

Screenshot: La Vanguardia  – YouTube

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6. Who is Sirhan Sirhan?

Photo: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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7. In computers: What’s an API?

Screenshot: 7NEWS – YouTube

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8. Coolio’s last top-40 hit in the US, “C U When U Get There,” is based on which famous composition?

Screenshot: Coolio – C U When U Get There (feat. 40 Thevz) Official Music Video

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9. When did MCU’s Deadpool first meet Wolverine?

Screenshot: 20th Century Studios

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10. How old is Gwyneth Paltrow in 2022?

Screenshot: Vogue – YouTube

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11. Who is this Oscar-nominated Marilyn Monroe?

Screenshot: Blonde / Netflix

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The Sept. 30 News Quiz of the Week Questions

Here’s a complete list of the Sept. 30 News Quiz of the Week current events trivia questions.

Sept. 30 News Quiz of the Week - Current Events Trivia
  • What does the R represent in the King Charles III monogram?

    Image: Buckingham Palace
    Rex.
    Reginald.
    Richard.
    Royal.

    As of late-Sept. 2022 flights to Turkey, Armenia, Serbia, and Dubai were all sold out in Russia. Why?

    Screenshot: Reuters on YouTube
    Tourists returning home after the summer.
    Putin’s “partial mobilization” of reservists to fight in Ukraine.
    The Jewish New Year.
    Extremely low ticket prices.

    What's NASA's DART?

    Image: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL
    An autonomous navigation system.
    The Jupiter rover.
    An asteroid-striking mission.
    A space telescope.

    Who is this charismatic leader?

    Screenshot: La Vanguardia  - YouTube
    Rome’s first female mayor.
    Britain’s third female prime minister.
    Hungary’s first female president.
    Italy’s first female premier.

    In computers: What's an API?

    Screenshot: 7NEWS - YouTube
    Application-programming interface.
    Accomplishment profiling independence.
    Acting portal inline.
    App-person interaction.

    How old is Gwyneth Paltrow in 2022?

    Screenshot: Vogue - YouTube
    45.
    50.
    55.
    60.

    When did MCU's Deadpool first meet Wolverine?

    Screenshot: 20th Century Studios
    In 2017’s “Logan”.
    In 2013’s “The Wolverine”.
    In 2009’s “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”.
    In 2016’s “Deadpool”.

    Who is Sirhan Sirhan?

    Photo: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
    A Pakistani politician.
    The Bengal tiger in Jungle Book.
    John F. Kennedy’s assassin.
    Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin.

    What did Tesla nickname its humanoid AI robot?

    Image: Tesla
    Optimus.
    Megatron.
    Nemesis.
    Galvatron.

    Coolio's last top-40 hit in the US, "C U When U Get There," is based on which famous composition?

    Screenshot: Coolio - C U When U Get There (feat. 40 Thevz) Official Music Video
    Bach’s “Air on the G String”
    Pachelbel’s “Canon in D Major”
    Stevie Wonder’s “Pastime Paradise”
    Lakeside’s “Fantastic Voyage"

    Who is this Oscar-nominated Marilyn Monroe?

    Screenshot: Blonde / Netflix
    Kim Kardashian.
    Michelle Williams.
    Ana de Armas.
    Marilyn Monroe.

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