Science
On Feb. 22, a U.S.-built spacecraft landed on the moon for the first time since what year?
2023
2001
1972
It had never happened before.
What is 1972?
The results of Pakistan’s recent elections threw that country’s political system into chaos. Why?
The military’s preferred party, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, or P.M.L.N., won over 99 percent of the votes, casting doubt on whether the election was free and fair.
The party of Imran Khan, the jailed former prime minister, took the most seats, humiliating the country’s military rulers.
What is The party of Imran Khan, the jailed former prime minister, took the most seats, humiliating the country’s military rulers?
This week, Sweden cleared a final hurdle to joining what organization when the Hungarian Parliament voted to ratify its membership?
NATO
European Union
United Nations
World Bank
What is NATO?
The death of a 16-year-old nonbinary student one day after an altercation with classmates in a school bathroom has renewed scrutiny over which state’s strict gender policies?
California
Illinois
Oklahoma
Vermont
What is Oklahoma?
What N.C.A.A. women’s basketball record did Iowa point guard Caitlin Clark set this month?
Most assists in a season
Most career points
Most consecutive shots without a miss
Most 3-pointers in a single game
What is most career points?
Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl above, died after apparently striking a building in Manhattan. Why was he so famous?
He was the inspiration for the 2010 animated film “Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole.”
His escape from the Central Park Zoo and subsequent life on the loose in Manhattan captured the public’s attention.
Scientists have been tracking Flaco ever since he migrated from the Canary Islands last February.
What is His escape from the Central Park Zoo and subsequent life on the loose in Manhattan captured the public’s attention?
Beyoncé became the first Black woman to top which Billboard chart this week with her single “Texas Hold ’Em”?
Digital Song Sales
Hot Country Songs
Hot Rock & Alternative Songs
Hot Latin Songs
What is Hot Country Songs?
Fears of a wider Middle East war continue to grow. This week the United States struck several sites in retaliation for a drone attack that killed three American soldiers.
Though the sites were in Syria and Iraq, which country’s forces and proxies were the target?
Afghanistan
Egypt
Iran
Saudi Arabia
What is Iran?
Last week a ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court made national headlines. Why was the court’s decision so significant?
It could change common practices at fertility clinics in the state and possibly nationwide.
It could prevent businesses in Alabama from offering hybrid work as an option for workers.
It might eliminate youth football programs across the state.
It might make all-electric vehicles with lithium-ion batteries illegal in the state.
What is It could change common practices at fertility clinics in the state and possibly nationwide?
According to a recent announcement, what will Yale require for students applying for the class entering in the fall of 2025?
60 hours of community service
campus visits
memorization of Yale’s unofficial alma mater, “Bright College Years”
standardized test scores
What is standardized test scores?
Fears of a wider Middle East war continue to grow. This week the United States struck several sites in retaliation for a drone attack that killed three American soldiers.
Neuralink, a company working to develop computer interfaces that can be implanted in human brains, placed its first device in a patient on Jan. 29, said its founder, Elon Musk.
The device will allow humans to do what?
Control a phone or computer “just by thinking”
Increase their mental abilities by 200 percent
Upload their memories into cloud storage accounts
What is Control a phone or computer “just by thinking”?
A cat meowing for Hellmann’s mayonnaise, Cardi B rapping about lip gloss and Kris Jenner twisting an Oreo cookie. They all have one thing in common: Those companies paid lots of money to advertise during this year’s Super Bowl.
How much was the average cost of a 30-second ad spot?
$500,000
$2 million
$7 million
$92 million
What is $7 million?
Devastating wildfires ripped through a Latin American country, destroying thousands of homes and taking scores of lives, with many more reported missing. What country was it?
Brazil
Ecuador
Chile
Argentina
What is Chile?
The Kansas City Chiefs’ thrilling 25-22 overtime win over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII has many people calling the champs a dynasty. Why?
It was the first overtime victory in Super Bowl history.
Kansas City won its third Super Bowl in five seasons.
Patrick Mahomes won his second straight Super Bowl M.V.P. award.
The Chiefs were considered underdogs going into the game.
What is Kansas City won its third Super Bowl in five seasons?
Last week, the town of Willits, Calif., hosted its annual celebration of its most treasured resident, Edith Ceccarelli, pictured above. At 116, she is the nation’s oldest person.
Which of the following events did Ms. Ceccarelli NOT live through?
The advent of the Ford Model T automobile
The California gold rush
The two deadliest pandemics in American history
Two world wars
What is The California gold rush?
A record deluge spawned landslides and flooded roads in California on Feb. 5.
These kinds of storms, named for their long, narrow shape and the prodigious amount of water they carry, have a huge influence on the state’s weather.
What are they called?
Arctic storms
Atmospheric rivers
Bomb cyclones
Nor'easter
What is Atmospheric rivers?
Three of the following stories about politics made headlines over the past two weeks. One of them didn’t happen. Which one is the made-up story?
A New York judge ordered Donald Trump to pay over $350 million in his civil fraud case.
Democrats flipped the House seat formerly occupied by George Santos.
House Republicans voted to impeach Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary.
Nikki Haley trounced Donald Trump in her home state of South Carolina, changing the trajectory of the Republican primaries.
What is Nikki Haley trounced Donald Trump in her home state of South Carolina, changing the trajectory of the Republican primaries?
This month, the Senate passed a 95-point-3 BILLION dollar aid package for these three places... but that money likely won't make it overseas anytime soon.
Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
Ukraine, Israel, and Chile
Afghanistan, Syria, and Sudan
Chile, Syria, and Sudan
What is Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan?
This month a mother was convicted on four counts of involuntary manslaughter, one for each student her son killed in Michigan’s deadliest school shooting. Why did this verdict make national headlines?
A near-total breakdown in policing protocols hindered the response to the school shooting.
It was the most high-profile example of prosecutors’ seeking to hold parents responsible for violent crimes committed by their children.
The judge declared a mistrial after a juror admitted to violating a court order not to discuss the case with anyone.
What is It was the most high-profile example of prosecutors’ seeking to hold parents responsible for violent crimes committed by their children?
Senators grilled the leaders of Meta, TikTok, X, Snap and Discord at a congressional hearing on Jan. 31. What were they discussing?
Child safety online
Election misinformation
Silicon Valley monopolies
The dangers of artificial intelligence
What is Child safety online?
A group called Conservation of Migratory Species, or CMS, has been studying numerous animals for years and recently presented their findings to the United Nations. Their numbers show that the populations of nearly half of the world's migratory animal species - like antelope, snow leopards, geese and some other birds - have declined.
What is not to blame?
Too many food sources
More trash
Loss of habitat
Climate Change
What is too many food sources?
Users of a popular social media site woke up last week and discovered that many videos with songs by stars like Lana Del Rey, Drake and Ariana Grande had gone silent after negotiations broke down between the platform and Universal Music Group.
What social media platform was it?
Snapchat
TikTok
X
et
What is TikTok?
The 2024 Carnival celebrations in Brazil have been affected by which disease spread by mosquitos?
Dengue Fever
Malaria
Typhoid Fever
West Nile
What Dengue Fever?
On Feb. 6, in a stunning defeat for Republicans, the House rejected impeachment charges against Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, as rank-and-file lawmakers balked at what they considered a misuse of the process.
Republicans had initiated impeachment charges against Mr. Mayorkas over his handling of what?
Cybersecurity failures
Immigration on the southern border
Natural disasters
The Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol
What is Immigration on the southern border?
Last week, the X account for Elmo, the fuzzy red monster from “Sesame Street,” posed a softball question to its 457,000 followers. It received thousands of responses.
What was the question?
Elmo doesn’t think he’s on Sesame Street anymore. Where is Elmo?
Elmo is just checking in! How is everybody doing?
Elmo’s fur is furry. Right?
What’s that in the sky? Is it a bird?
What is Elmo is just checking in! How is everybody doing?