NewsHour EXTRA U.S. News Roundup: Week of September 20

Question 1

Firefighters have wrapped the largest tree in the world in foil, hoping to protect it from wildfire. What is its name?

Accepted Answer

General Sherman

Question 2

This week, filmmaker Ken Burns releases a documentary on what American boxer and civil rights icon, pictured here?

Accepted Answer

Muhammad Ali

Question 3

The coast of what state, once damaged by Hurricane Katrina, is struggling to recover again from more recent storms?

Accepted Answer

Louisiana

Question 4

An FDA advisory panel rejected extra COVID booster shots for the general population, but recommends them for what group?

Accepted Answer

Those 65 and up, High risk individuals

Question 5

This month marked how many years since the attacks of September 11?

Accepted Answer

Twenty

Question 6

According to the video below, what greenhouse gas can be captured from the air and converted to a solid?

Accepted Answer

Carbon dioxide

Questions 6