Cartons of eggs are seen on shelves at Lincoln Market on June 12, 2023 in New York City.

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Weekly News Quiz

Brush up on our biggest news stories of the past week

Randy Lilleston,

AARP

Published June 15, 2023

8 Questions

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Weekly News Quiz

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  "question" : "According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, egg prices fell 13.8 percent in May. That is the largest one-month decline since ...",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "1951",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "1971",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "1991",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "2001",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "The drop is in contrast to the 0.1 percent monthly increase in the Consumer Price Index for the same month.",
  "hint" : "",
  "hintLink" : "",
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}, {
  "question" : "Flag Day was June 14. Which of these are myths about the U.S. flag?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "The colors of the flag have official meanings",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Flags that touch the ground must be destroyed",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Neither of the above",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Both of the above",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "Some other common myths: The flag should never be flown at night, and flags with fewer than 50 stars should never be flown.",
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}, {
  "question" : "This Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and author of \"All the Pretty Horses\" died recently at age 89.",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "David G. McCullough",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Cormac McCarthy",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "Roger Angell",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Peter Straub",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "McCarthy's other novels included \"Blood Meridian\" and \"The Road.\"",
  "hint" : "",
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}, {
  "question" : "We recently visited Aldi, Walmart and Stop & Shop locations around Long Island, New York to see which chain had the lowest price for a list of 30 items. Which store's prices were the lowest?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Aldi",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Walmart",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "Stop & Shop",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "It was close, though: Aldi was second at $90.91 to Walmart's $88.37. Stop & Shop's goods came in at $114.49.",
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}, {
  "question" : "True or false? If you become disabled, research indicates you will never return to your former level of happiness.",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "True",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "False",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "“Generally, we fall back to this happiness set point,” psychologist Mike Rucker told AARP.",
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}, {
  "question" : "\"I used to pooh-pooh my movie premieres. Now I regret it because there’s something very different watching your film with an audience,\" this actor, writer and director recently told AARP.",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "George Clooney",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Rashida Jones",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Emma Thompson",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "David Duchovny",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "Duchovny recently screened \"Bucky F*cking Dent,\" which he wrote, directed and starred in, at New York's Tribeca Festival.",
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}, {
  "question" : "True or false? According to our reporting, outlet stores often put their best deals at the front of the shop.",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "True",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "False",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "They're often in clearance racks at the back, an expert told us.",
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}, {
  "question" : "We recently reported on mistakes some people make when using a microwave oven. Which of these made our list of 10 mistakes?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Heating up spicy food",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Using cheap plastic containers",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Microwaving water for too long",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "All of the above",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "Other mistakes we mentioned included cooking raw meat and steaming vegetables with too much water.",
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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.