Weekly News Quiz: March 7, 2024
By AJ Willingham and James Grant
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The Supreme Court made a major ruling this week that former President Donald Trump must appear on the presidential ballot in which state, whose leadership had challenged Trump’s eligibility to hold office?
The ruling regarding ballots in Colorado will set a precedent for other states with similar pending challenges. Arguments about Trump’s eligibility stem from the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist clause.” (Image credit: Rebecca Blackwell/AP)
Which basketball star became the first in NBA history to score 40,000 career points
LeBron James has been blazing his own trail since surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s 38,387 points to become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer last season. (Image credit: Mark J. Terrill/AP)
Which university is at the center of an unprecedented antisemitism investigation headed by the House Education and Workforce Committee?
The committee issued multiple subpoenas to Harvard University in February, marking the first time the panel has made such a move in its more than 150-year history. Now, the committee says Harvard isn’t complying with the requests. (Image credit: Aaron M. Sprecher/AP)
Memphis Mayor Paul Young met with local gang leaders to negotiate a ceasefire and reduce gang violence in the city long-term. What was one main solution the gang leaders said could help people avoid gang life?
The gang leaders told Young more well-paying jobs and training could help get young people out of the cycle of violence. Young took office in January with a focus on public safety. (Image credit: Joe Murphy/Getty Images/File)
International organizations are warning which complication is adding to the death toll in Gaza as violence there continues.
The World Health Organization and Palestinian officials warn hundreds of thousands of people in Gaza are at risk of famine. (Image credit: Mohammed Salem/Reuters)
Scientists recently nixed a proposal to name a new geological era to capture the impact of human activity on the planet. What was the proposed epoch called?
Members of the Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy, which is part of the International Union of Geological Sciences, rejected the proposal for an Anthropocene epoch in part because they couldn’t agree on when such an era would have begun. (Image credit: Peter Power/AFP/Getty Images)
Taylor Swift recently found out she is related to which famous poet?
The company Ancestry, which helps people trace their genealogy, has found evidence that Swift is distantly related to the famed poet Emily Dickinson. (Image credit: Culture Club/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Which state is dealing with the fallout of a major ruling by its Supreme Court regarding in-vitro fertilization?
Alabama’s Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are human beings and that those who destroy them can be held liable for wrongful death. The state’s governor, Kay Ivey, signed new legislation that could protect families and providers from consequences, but experts say more needs to be done. (Image credit: Mickey Welsh/USA Today Network)
The United Nations’ World Food Program has issued a dire warning that the people of Sudan are facing “the world’s largest hunger crisis.” What is the main reason for the country’s current critical levels of hunger?
Warring forces in Sudan have killed thousands and displaced millions, and the instability has led to nine in 10 people there facing “emergency levels of hunger.” (Image credit: Michael Kappeler/picture-alliance/dpa/AP/File)
A major shift has changed the SAT experience forever. What is it?
In addition to being fully digital, the new test is shorter and adapts to students’ answers as they go. (Image credit: Chris Pedota/NorthJersey.com/USA Today Network)
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