CNN 10 WEEKLY NEWS QUIZ April 11, 2025a

From Monday’s episode, the Alamo was an important 1832 battle site in Texas’ fight for independence from what country?

• Spain

• Great Britain

• United States of America

• Mexico

Weather balloons carry what instrument to gather atmospheric data to build weather forecasts?

• Radar

• Thermostat

• Radiosondes

• Barometer

The process of light bending as it passes from one medium to another, like when light passes through raindrops to create the colors of a rainbow, is called what?

• Wavelength

• Refraction

• Prism

• Reflection

What 18th-century law has historically only been used in the US during times of war?

• The Alien Enemies Act

• The Currency Act

• The Illegal Aliens Act

• The Alien and Sedition Act

The Navy commissioned a nuclear submarine designed to accommodate male and female personnel. What US state is the submarine named after?

• Iowa

• Washington

• Illinois

• Virginia

What British city is enduring growing trash piles and rat infestations because of a garbage collector strike?

• Southampton

• Birmingham

• Cambridge

• London

A Senate committee heard testimony from the nominee to head what US space agency?

• SpaceX

• Blue Origin

• NASA

• NASA Johnson Space Center

A Dallas-based bioscience company announced this week that it created a hybrid species of the extinct dire wolf by utilizing the DNA of what modern animal?

• Red Fox

• Coyote

• Gray Fox

• Gray Wolf

From today’s episode, measles is a contagious disease that can linger in the air for how long after an infected person leaves an area?

• Up to One Hour

• Up to Three Hours

• Up to Four Hours

• Up to Two Hours

Scientists at what university have developed an experimental cardiac pacemaker that is as small as a sesame seed?

• Baylor

• Northern Illinois

• Northwestern

• Virginia Tech