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Weekly News Quiz

Did you hear about ‘sandwich caregiving,’ the Social Security COLA and the most fabulous Gen X actresses?


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

Question 1 of 8

The growing number of grandparents providing care on multiple fronts reflects a shift in how the nation’s care needs are hitting families, according to a new AARP survey. What percentage of grandparents under 50 reported caring for both grandchildren and an adult?

The survey of approximately 3,300 U.S. grandparents found that 7 percent are simultaneously caring for an adult and providing care to grandchildren at least monthly, a figure that rises to 28 percent among grandparents under 50.

Question 2 of 8

How much do grandparents who financially support their grandchildren contribute each year, according to the new AARP survey?

Nine in 10 grandparents provide financial support for grandchildren, contributing an average of $2,654 annually, according to the AARP survey.

Question 3 of 8

Social Security recipients could see a 3.6 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2027, according to an AARP analysis of current inflation data. A projected 3.6 percent Social Security COLA would add approximately how much to the average retired worker’s monthly benefit?

The average monthly Social Security benefit for a retiree in July was about $2,086, so a 3.6 percent COLA would bump that up by $75.

Question 4 of 8

Which three months determine the annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment?

The COLA is based on how much the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (known as the CPI-W) changes in the third quarter of the year — July, August and September — from the same period the previous year.

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Question 5 of 8

Cyclospora, salmonella, listeria, norovirus and other foodborne pathogens have been in the news this year. About how many Americans are sickened by foodborne pathogens each year?

These pathogens sicken 48 million Americans each year, sending 128,000 to the hospital and killing 3,000. Older adults face a greater risk of severe foodborne illness due to weakened immunity, slower digestion and less stomach acid to kill pathogens.

Question 6 of 8

If you have signed up for text notifications from your bank, it’s easy to mistake scam texts for legitimate bank alerts. What should you do after receiving an unexpected text claiming to be a fraud alert from your bank?

If you get an email or a text claiming to be from your bank, go directly to the bank’s website. Use the URL listed on your statements or that you’ve previously bookmarked, and check for any alerts on your account.

Question 7 of 8

More than a decade of research shows that building certain healthy lifestyle habits can bolster your brain health. If you can spare only 10 minutes for exercise, what do brain-health experts recommend?

If all you have is 10 minutes, take advantage of that 10 minutes and get up and do something.

Question 8 of 8

AARP recently released its Movies for Grownups list of the 25 Most Fabulous Gen X Actresses. Which performer on the list became the first Black woman to win the Emmy for outstanding lead actress in a drama series?

In 2015, as formidable law professor Annalise Keating on How to Get Away With Murder, Davis became the first Black woman to win the Emmy for outstanding lead actress in a drama series.

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