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April 29, 2016

Today’s show explains a range of topics, from the complicated war in Syria to a mission that explores the deepest point in the sea. We’re looking at the history of the American bison, we’re naming the most commonly used noun in English, and we’re examining what happens when someone dies without leaving a will. Also: Get the score of a foosball game that pit students against a machine.

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WEEKLY NEWSQUIZ

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1. As reported on Monday, Panama Disease (or Fusarium wilt) is caused by a fungus that can attack what kind of crop, threatening the global supply of it?

2. The airplane that took off from Hawaii on April 21 and arrived in California last Saturday night uses what form of power?

3. An increase of 250 U.S. troops in Syria will bring the total number of American forces serving there to how many?

4. The Maelbeek metro station, which fully opened this week for the first time since a terrorist attack there on March 22, is located in the capital of what country?

5. How many years ago did an accident at the Chernobyl power station, the worst disaster in the history of nuclear power, take place?

6. From Wednesday’s show: Name the condition that occurs when the spine doesn’t develop properly before birth and doesn’t entirely cover the spinal cord.

7. Name the country whose population of almost 127 million is decreasing and aging.

8. What is the nickname of the generation of people born between 1946 and 1964 and was recently surpassed in number by Millennials?

9. Name the disease that is caused by a virus, is characterized by swollen parotid glands, and is threatening the upcoming commencement ceremony at Harvard University.

10. While exploring the Marianas Trench, oceanographers recently captured video of a previously unknown species of what?

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