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Weekly News Quiz

Brush up on our biggest stories from the week of Dec. 24, 2023.

Randy Lilleston,

AARP

8 Questions

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Weekly News Quiz

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  "question" : "The Food and Drug Administration recently announced it had seized ‘thousands of doses’ of counterfeit versions of this drug.",
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    "answer" : "Panexa",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "Novril",
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    "answer" : "Swiftamine",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "Ozempic",
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  "explanation" : "The diabetes drug also has become popular as a weight loss medication.",
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  "question" : "According to our recent article, who gets more sleep?",
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    "answer" : "Men",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "Women",
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  "explanation" : "Women also face more health consequences than men for lack of sleep, we reported.",
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  "question" : "This member of the music/comedy group the Smothers Brothers died recently at 86.",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Tom Smothers",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "Dick Smothers",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Harry Smothers",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Joseph Smothers",
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  "explanation" : "Tom and his brother Dick also helped revolutionize network TV with The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour in the 1960s.",
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}, {
  "question" : "This government agency has announced it will provide about $1 billion in penalty relief to individuals and businesses.",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Department of Housing and Urban Development",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Internal Revenue Service",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "Social Security Administration",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Secret Service",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
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  "explanation" : "The relief averages out to $206 per eligible tax return.",
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}, {
  "question" : "We recently reported on five items with falling prices. Which of these was NOT on the list?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Beef",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "Eggs",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Energy",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Appliances",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
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  "explanation" : "Other items on the list: Airline fares/travel expenses and electronics.",
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}, {
  "question" : "According to numbers we cited in our story about cutting back on drinking, nonalcoholic drink sales between August 2012 and August 2022 ...",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Grew over 20 percent",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "Fell over 20 percent",
    "correctAnswer" : false
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  "explanation" : "The sober curious movement to develop a healthier relationship with alcohol has grown in recent years, supporters say.",
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}, {
  "question" : "This manufacturer recently took two models of its smartwatches off the market amid patent infringement concerns.",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Google",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "Garmin",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "Apple",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "Samsung",
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  "explanation" : "The watches include a blood oxygen sensor that is at the center of a patent dispute with Irvine, California-based Masimo.",
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}, {
  "question" : "We reported that this sport had joined such popular sports-centered vacation getaways as golfing or skiing.",
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    "answer" : "Table tennis",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "Volleyball",
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    "answer" : "Pickleball",
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    "answer" : "Bowling",
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  "explanation" : "A number of resorts and vacation operators have added pickleball trips to their options, we noted.",
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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.