Hearts
Cupid
Flowers
Valentine
Love
100
Quarterback Tom Brady won his ___Super Bowl as he led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 31-9 win over the Kansas City Chiefs.
first
third
fifth
seventh
100
In business news, several companies are losing their top executives. Which of the following business leaders will NOT be stepping down or leaving their posts this year:
Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase chief executive
Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and chief executive
Jeff Zucker, CNN president
John Matze, Parler chief executive
100
Mitch McConnell made this scathing statement on Monday. About whom?
“Loony lies and conspiracy theories are cancer for the Republican Party and our country. Somebody who’s suggested that perhaps no airplane hit the Pentagon on 9/11, that horrifying school shootings were pre-staged, and that the Clintons crashed JFK Jr.’s airplane is not living in reality. This has nothing to do with the challenges facing American families or the robust debates on substance that can strengthen our party.”
Madison Cawthorn
Liz Cheney
Marjorie Taylor Greene
Nancy Pelosi
Donald Trump
100
Which TV show, pictured above, was snubbed by the Golden Globe Awards?
“Emily in Paris,” a Netflix comedy about a clueless American marketing exec navigating life in Paris.
“The Flight Attendant,” a comedy-drama about a flight attendant who wakes up in Bangkok in bed with a corpse.
“I May Destroy You,” a British drama that follows a millennial writer in the aftermath of her sexual assault.
“Schitt’s Creek,” a Canadian sitcom about a formerly wealthy family as they adjust to life in the titular small town.
“The Queen’s Gambit,” a Netflix drama about an orphan who is great at chess.
100
This pop star now aspires to be an Olympian, recently surpassing the qualifying standard for the Australian Olympic trials in the 100-meter butterfly. Who is he?
Aaron Carter
Ryan Lochte
Shawn Mendes
Cody Simpson
Harry Styles
200
This year’s Super Bowl had plenty of moments that got people talking outside of the game itself. Which of the following cultural events did NOT take place during the Super Bowl?
Amanda Gorman became the first poet to perform for the Super Bowl.
Bruce Springsteen appeared in his first commercial, a two-minute call for national unity.
The Weeknd’s halftime show included an army of face-bandaged look-alikes.
Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes sang the national anthem together, a Super Bowl first for opposing quarterbacks.
200
Following a tumultuous week on the stock market, the price of GameStop stocks _______.
continued to skyrocket
fell less than 10 percent after most investors refused to sell
has turned negative for the first time in history
is down more than 80 percent
200
A peer-reviewed study found that Russia’s vaccine offered complete protection against serious Covid illnesses. What is the name of the vaccine?
KremVac II
Laika
Moscow Mule
Putineska
Sputnik V
200
Myanmar’s military overthrew the country’s fragile democratic government in a coup d’état on Monday. Which one of these countries is Myanmar?
A
B
C
D
200
At least 170 people were missing in northern India after part of a Himalayan ..?.. broke off, sweeping away a dam and causing major flooding.
mountain
glacier
boulder
iceberg
300
A shootout in South Florida on Feb. 2 killed two ____ agents and injured three others in one of the deadliest shootings in the organization’s history.
C.I.A.
Child Protective Services
F.B.I.
Homeland Security
300
Smartmatic, an election technology company, is suing Fox News and three of its hosts, along with two Trump associates, for over $2.7 billion for ____.
promoting a false narrative about the 2020 election
refusing to run a series of ads informing the public about disinformation
repeatedly mispronouncing its company name
shorting its stock in a bid to achieve a hostile takeover
300
Which two countries lead the world in per-capita vaccinations, each having administered doses to more than a third of its population?
Brazil and Argentina
Canada and Denmark
Israel and the United Arab Emirates
Japan and South Korea
Russia and China
300
Which two men named Jeff announced this week that they were stepping down from top executive jobs?
Jeff Bezos of Amazon
Jeff Immelt of General Electric
Jeffrey Katzenberg of Quibi
Jeffrey Tambor of the Bluth Company
Jeff Zucker of CNN
300
The Republican Party of ..?.. voted to censure Rep. Liz Cheney, the third most powerful Republican in the U.S. House, for her vote to impeach Donald Trump.
Wyoming
Idaho
Colorado
Montana
400
____is vaccinating its population faster than any other country, with 62.6 doses administered for every 100 people.
France
Israel
The United Kingdom
The United States
400
The Senate on Feb.2 confirmed Pete Buttigieg, 39, as secretary of ________ , making him the nation’s first openly gay cabinet secretary confirmed by the Senate and Mr. Biden’s youngest cabinet member.
agriculture
state
transportation
veterans affairs
400
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have become the first team to make the Super Bowl when it is being played in their home stadium. When was the last time a team played the Super Bowl close to its home?
In 1967, the Green Bay Packers won Super Bowl I in a half-full Milwaukee County Stadium.
In 1973, the Miami Dolphins won at Joe Robbie Stadium, after a hurricane had flooded the Orange Bowl and forced a last-minute move.
In 1985, the San Francisco 49ers won at Stanford Stadium, the third college stadium to host a Super Bowl (after Tulane’s and Rice’s stadiums).
In 1992, the Buffalo Bills lost to the Dallas Cowboys in Toronto, the first Super Bowl held outside the U.S.
In 2014, the New York Giants beat the Indianapolis Colts during a driving snowstorm at Yankee Stadium, in the so-called “Greatest Game Ever Played.”
400
What’s happening in this photo?
The Afghan government has stopped issuing boots to its soldiers in a cost-cutting move.
Pakistani sneakers — named Cheetahs — have been fashionable among Taliban fighters for decades.
Separatist rebels in Russia have just finished a Zoom meeting with their commanders and are preparing to return to their base.
A new model of Under Armour shoes — the Rising Sun, meant to evoke post-pandemic life — is a big hit in Asia.
400
Oscar-winning actor ..?.., who played Captain von Trapp in “The Sound of Music,” died at age 91.
Christopher Lee
Ian McKellen
Earl Cameron
Christopher Plummer
500
The Senate endorsed President Biden’s $1.9 trillion____ just before sunrise on Feb. 5, voting along party lines over unified Republican opposition to approve a budget blueprint that would allow Democrats to enact it with no G.O.P. support.
climate change legislation
health care proposal
immigration reform bill
stimulus package
500
Three of the food-related articles below were recently published in The New York Times. One is from the satirical site The Onion. Which is the fake news story?
“Cooks Turned Instagram Into the World’s Greatest Takeout Menu"
“Del Monte Introduces New Extended-Release, Maximum-Strength Peaches"
“Indoor Dining Will Reopen in New York City at 25% Capacity”
"Some Baby Food May Contain Toxic Metals, U.S. Reports”
500
Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes are the starting quarterbacks in this year’s Super Bowl. When Brady played in his first Super Bowl, during the 2001-2 N.F.L. season, what was Mahomes doing?
He wasn’t yet born.
He was in kindergarten.
He was winning the Texas high school football championship.
He was Brady’s backup.
He was Brady’s Super Bowl opponent.
500
Black History Month began this week. There have been 11 Black U.S. senators in the country's history. Which of these four politicians are among them?
Cory Booker
Carol Moseley Braun
Sherrod Brown
John Lewis
Barack Obama
Raphael Warnock
500
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is stepping down as CEO and will take the role of ..?...
chairman of the board
executive director
executive chairman
director of strategy