July 11 Quiz

1) What British tabloid ceased operations last week after it was discovered that their employees had hacked cell phones to get information for stories?

a) The Sun

b) The British Enquirer

c) News of the World

d) Daily Mirror

 

2) What social media outlet added a Skype video chat feature last week?

a) Facebook

b) Myspace

c) Linked In

d) My Life

 

3) A train from running from Amsterdam to Antwerp, Belgium contains a unique feature that was just introduced recently. What is it?

a) It can reach speeds of 250 miles per hour.

b) It has three floors and can carry up to 2,000 people.

c) It is solar powered.

d) It levitates for a 26 mile stretch of the trip.

 

4) The final space shuttle launch occurred last week. What shuttle is conducting this final mission?

a) Challenger

b) Discovery

c) Atlantis

d) Viking

 

5) What cell phone service provider ended its one-fee unlimited data plan last week?

a) AT&T

b) Sprint

c) T-Mobile

d) Verizon

 

6) What major American city was covered by a dust cloud last week?

a) Phoenix, Arizona

b) Kansas City, MIssouri

c) Minneapolis, MInnesota

d) Dallas, Texas

 

7) Exxon recently spilled over 10,000 gallons of oil into what river?

a) Missouri

b) Platte

c) Yellowstone

d) Chattahoochee

 

8) What became the world’s newest country on Saturday?

a) Biafra

b) Mauritania

c) South Sudan

d) Moldova

 

9) What city was awarded the 2018 Winter Olympics?

a) Pyeongchang, South Korea

b) Innsbruck, Austria

c) St. Petersburg, Russia

d) Istanbul, Turkey

 

10) What Major League Baseball player collected this 3,000th career hit Saturday?

a) Ichiro

b) Chipper Jones

c) Derek Jeter

d) Albert Pujols