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Quiz: 2022 in Review

Test your knowledge of major events

Randy Lilleston,

Updated November 28, 2022

AARP

Published November 15, 2022

/ Updated November 28, 2022

9 Questions

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Quiz: 2022 in Review

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  "question" : "In June 2022, the Consumer Price Index rose 9.1 percent compared with June 2021. This was the biggest 12-month increase in 50 years. True or false?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "True",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "False",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : true,
  "explanation" : "Actually, it was the largest in 40 years — still a considerable increase.",
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  "question" : "Russia’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine was one of the biggest news stories of 2022. In what month did the invasion begin?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "February",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "March",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "April",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "May",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "“I would like to emphasize again that Ukraine is not just a neighboring country for us. It is an inalienable part of our own history, culture and spiritual space,\" Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a February speech.",
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}, {
  "question" : "In June, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that recognized a woman’s constitutional right to abortion. In what year was the original Roe v. Wade ruling issued?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "1963",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "1968",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "1973",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "1978",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "The court’s latest action restored the ability of states to ban abortion.",
  "hint" : "",
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}, {
  "question" : "In August, a landmark bill to cut prescription drug prices was signed into U.S. law. Among other provisions, it caps out-of-pocket costs for Medicare Part D prescription drugs at $2,000 a year. In what year will the cap take effect?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "2023",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "2024",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "2025",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "2026",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "The law also will allow Medicare to negotiate prices for some prescription drugs for the first time.",
  "hint" : "",
  "hintLink" : "",
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}, {
  "question" : "As of mid-November, how many people have served as United Kingdom prime minister in 2022?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "1",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "2",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "3",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "4",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "The prime minister (as of mid-November) is Rishi Sunak, who replaced Liz Truss in October. Truss replaced Boris Johnson in September.",
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}, {
  "question" : "Britain's Queen Elizabeth II died in September after a reign that lasted decades. How many years did she serve as queen?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "40",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "50",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "60",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "70",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "She became queen in 1952, making her the United Kingdom's longest-serving monarch.",
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}, {
  "question" : "This hurricane caused billions of dollars in damage across a large swath of Florida in late September.",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Hurricane Fiona",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Hurricane Ian",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "Hurricane Lisa",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Hurricane Martin",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "As of mid-November, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation reported $8.7 billion in estimated insured losses from Ian, according to the 'Tampa Bay Times.'",
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}, {
  "question" : "This multibillionaire entrepreneur acquired social media giant Twitter in October for $44 billion.",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Larry Ellison",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Elon Musk",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "Charles Foster Kane",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Jeffrey Bezos",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "Musk's takeover, subsequent changes in the service and a massive wave of layoffs have roiled the service.",
  "hint" : "",
  "hintLink" : "",
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}, {
  "question" : "Which film won best picture at the 2022 Academy Awards?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "'CODA'",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "'Belfast'",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "'Nightmare Alley'",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "'West Side Story'",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "The title is an acronym for child of deaf adults. Other nominees included 'King Richard,' 'Dune,' 'Drive My Car,' 'Licorice Pizza,' 'The Power of the Dog' and 'Don't Look Up.'",
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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.