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The Weekly Newsquiz tests your knowledge of events in the news

February 12, 2021

An ongoing standoff between the Indian government and the nation’s farmers is the first event we’re explaining today on CNN 10. Afterward, we’re telling you why more cold weather is ahead for America, and we’re detailing what exactly wind chill is. Finally, join us for a ride on a homemade bobsled track in Latvia!

CNN 10 will be off the air for the Presidents Day holiday and will look forward to seeing you again on Tuesday, February 16th.

1. What is the name of the holiday that traditionally triggers the “world’s largest human migration” in China?

2. The NFL’s chief medical officer said that the league’s “most effective strategy” in preventing the spread of coronavirus is what?

3. According to the U.S. Constitution, a conviction in an impeachment trial requires the votes of at least how many senators?

4. In what small African nation, which forms the eastern shore of Lake Kivu, is a conservationist working to preserve the grey crowned crane?

5. What communist country, which used to be an ally of the Soviet Union, recently announced it would allow private workers in 2,000 different fields?

6. Name the internet browser that was launched in 1994 and later introduced Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology to help make online shopping more secure.

7. What new requirement is the U.S. government considering for domestic airline passengers, though some industry leaders say it wouldn’t make travelers safer?

8. In what nation would you find the Sierra Gorda ecological region, which a conservationist has been working to protect while still preserving some jobs in the area?

9. More than half of the workers in the nation of India make their living in what industry, which is subject to new and controversial laws in the country?

10. What two-word term describes how cold your body perceives the temperature to be when you’re outside and the wind is blowing?

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