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Weekly News Quiz

Brush up on our biggest news stories of the past week

Randy Lilleston,

AARP

Published April 06, 2023

8 Questions

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Weekly News Quiz

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  "question" : "According to the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, obtaining a mortgage as you get older is often:",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Easier",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Harder",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "That’s true even if you have a high credit score and more financial means.",
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}, {
  "question" : "True or false? It’s a common myth that air travel can have a dehydrating effect.",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "True",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "False",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "Airplane cabins have very low humidity levels, which can help lead to dehydration.",
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}, {
  "question" : "In a report, the trustees who oversee Medicare’s finances say its trust fund could start running out of money in this year:",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "2028",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "2031",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "2036",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "2040",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "That’s three years later than last year’s estimate.",
  "hint" : "",
  "hintLink" : "",
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}, {
  "question" : "The U.S. government faces a backlog of passport applications because of demand. How many applications are received in a week, according to a U.S. official?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "120,000",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "280,000",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "390,000",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "500,000",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "The government is on track to break last year’s record of issuing 22 million passports.",
  "hint" : "",
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}, {
  "question" : "True or false? Dense breast tissue can make it more difficult to detect breast cancer on a mammogram.",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "True",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "False",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "About half of women over 40 have dense breasts, according to the Food and Drug Administration.",
  "hint" : "",
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}, {
  "question" : "According to its annual trustees report, Social Security’s reserves are:",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Growing",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Dwindling",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "Social Security has a $2.83 trillion surplus, but that is expected to be exhausted in 11 years.",
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}, {
  "question" : "Speaking of Social Security, does a former spouse’s marital status affect your eligibility for divorced-spouse benefits?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Yes",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "No",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "It has no effect at all. ",
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}, {
  "question" : "As we noted in a recent article, 'This Bird Has Flown' is the first novel by Susanna Hoffs. She is also:",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "An astrophysicist",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "An architect",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "A computer programmer",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "A rock star",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "Hoffs is the lead singer of the Bangles, which charted several 1980s hits.",
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Randy Lilleston is the homepage editor for AARP.org. He previously served as editor-in-chief for business news publisher Industry Dive and was a senior digital editor for NPR, USA Today and CNN.