Current Events
What company made finance headlines this week by pricing an IPO at 75 billion?
Space X
Which word refers to the clothing, bedding, and accessories designed for a newborn?
1. Pilch
2. Parure
3. Layette
4. Tigger
Layette
This week, Steven Spielberg is releasing Disclosure Day, his latest film about aliens. Which of these movies about aliens was not directed by Spielberg?
1. Firelight (1964)
2. ET (1982)
3. War of the Worlds (2025)
4. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
War of the Worlds
What is the first book of the New Testament?
Matthew
Which dessert is made by whipping egg whites and sugar to the point of almost being unrecognizably fluffy, often baked into crispy clouds?
Meringue
Which team won the NBA Finals?
New York Knicks
Which of these verbs is a synonym for festoon?
1. decorate
2. question
3. Mock
4. Isolate
Decorate
What is the name of the popular social media app that allows users to create short videos set to music?
TokTok
What profession was Matthew before following Jesus?
Tax Collector
Which common kitchen condiment was originally used as a medicine in ancient China?
Soy Sauce
Taylor Swift performed with which composer this week at the premiere of “Toy Story 5”?
Randy Newman
Which of these items is NOT a definition for a demoiselle?
1. slender bodied insect
2. unmarried girl
3. brilliantly colored fish
4. long necked bottle
Long necked bottle
What 2020 documentary had us all watching the bizarre world of big cat breeding and especially an eccentric zoo operator?
Tiger King
Who wrote most of the New Testament letters?
Paul
What popular American snack once contained actual chocolate-flavored chemicals made from rubber?
Chiclets gum
After losing favor with Donald Trump, which member of Congress finished fifth in South Carolina’s GOP primary for governor, failing to carry even her own district?
Nancy Mace
What is the best synonym for "Constructive"?
1. rough
2. universal
3. distant
4. worthwhile
Worthwhile
During the 2022 Academy Awards, actor Will Smith walked onstage and slapped what comedian in the face?
Chris Rock
In which sermon did Jesus teach the Beatitudes?
Sermon on the Mount
What green, slimy, fermented vegetable is a Korean staple and known worldwide for its strong flavor?
Kimchi
Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass on Wednesday at the Sagrada Família, blessing its newly completed Tower of Jesus Christ in which city, marking 100 years since the death of its architect, Antoni Gaudí?
Barcelona
What is the best synonym for mindful?
1. fatal
2. insane
3. inherent
4. aware
Aware
What is the name of the fictional spokesperson Progressive Insurance has had since 2008?
Flo
Who did Jesus raise from the dead after four days?
Lazarus
What weird fruit smells like rotting onions but tastes like tropical heaven once you get past the aroma? it also can be used a pulled pork replacement)
Jackfruit