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Weekly News Quiz

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A social security card featuring a bar graph by year. The 2027 bar is outlined, signifying the unreleased numbers
Jon Krause

This quiz was created with generative AI. It was reviewed by editors before publication.

Question 1 of 8


This week, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced the nation’s new inflation numbers. Those figures are used to predict the upcoming 2027 cost-of-living adjustment for people who get Social Security benefits. What is the 2027 Social Security COLA predicted to be, based on the new data?

Social Security recipients could see a 3.5 percent cost-of-living adjustment in 2027, according to an AARP analysis of current inflation data.

Question 2 of 8


A multistate salmonella outbreak linked to recalled jalapeño peppers first tied to Chipotle Mexican Grill, Qdoba and other Mexican-style restaurants has widened to include dozens of grocery store products made with the same peppers, including salsa, guacamole, dips and prepared meat and poultry items. How many states had reported illnesses through August 10?

So far, 345 people in 27 states have gotten sick, and 36 have been hospitalized, with no deaths reported.

Question 3 of 8


Drug manufacturers often charge Medicare more for the same medications that sell for less in other countries. Applying “most-favored-nation” pricing to 10 high-cost drugs could save Medicare about how much over five years?

A new analysis from the AARP Public Policy Institute looked at 10 brand-name drugs. Total Medicare spending for the 10 drugs would decrease by $197 billion for the five years from 2029 through 2033 — from $273 billion to $76 billion — if most-favored-nation drug prices were applied, according to the analysis.

Question 4 of 8


Medicare’s three enrollment periods — initial, special and general — set the times you can enroll as you approach age 65 and beyond. How long is Medicare’s initial enrollment period for most people turning 65?

The first time you’re eligible to enroll is during the seven-month initial enrollment period that starts three months before the month you turn 65 and ends three months after your birthday month.

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Question 5 of 8


While most cancers are random and caused by risk factors, some are inherited from family members. Up to what share of cancers are hereditary?

As many as 10 percent of cancers are hereditary. Today, genetic testing is more affordable and advanced than it was a decade ago, with options that can detect dozens of inherited mutations linked to many cancers.

Question 6 of 8


Alan Ritchson returns this week as Army-cop-turned-vigilante Jack Reacher in Prime Video’s hit action series Reacher. Which Lee Child novel inspired the new season of the show?

In the new season, based on Lee Child’s 2009 novel Gone Tomorrow, Reacher witnesses a suicide on a New York City subway. The situation quickly escalates into a multifaceted conspiracy involving local cops, the FBI and a lethal terrorist group.

Question 7 of 8


If you’re over 50, you may recall when airlines competed on glamour rather than price. During the golden age of commercial air travel, what surprising feature could coach passengers sometimes enjoy?

For a time in the ’70s, travelers benefited from a recession-fueled decline in passenger traffic. Airlines removed seats to create lounges, on top of the 747’s famous first-class upper-deck lounge. “People often don’t remember that the airlines also had coach and first-class main deck lounges on these wide-body aircraft,” one expert says. “If you really want to talk about a golden era of flying … it was 1972, when you’re in coach and you’re sitting in a piano bar.”

Question 8 of 8


Sleep apnea, a condition in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts during sleep, becomes increasingly common with age, yet many people don’t realize they have it. What share of adults 65 and older were found to be at high risk for sleep apnea, according to one study?

A 2018 study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found that while over half of all people 65 and older are at high risk for sleep apnea, only about 8 percent were tested for it.

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