NYT News Quiz 1/18

Question 1

Pres. Biden's campaign to push new ____ protetions through Congress appeared all but dead on 1/13.

Accepted Answer

voting rights

Question 2

All of the following are famous quotes from Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

"It always seems impossible until it is done"

Question 3

An underwater volcano erupted Jan 15 near the remote Pacific nation of __ triggering tsunami warnings across the Pacific

Accepted Answer

Tonga

Question 4

The soundtrack to ENCANTO has reached No 1 on the Billboard chart, displacing ___ after a 6 week run at the top

Accepted Answer

Adele's "30"

Question 5

A rescue of several hostages who had been held at a __ in Dallas-Fort Worth took place 1/15 after an 11 hr standoff

Accepted Answer

synagogue

Question 6

A 57-year-old man with life-threatening heart disease has received a heart from a genetically modified _____

Accepted Answer

pig

Question 7

This writer & poet has become the first Black woman to have her likeness depicted on the quarter.

Accepted Answer

Maya Angelou

Question 8

Why did British Prime Minister Boris Johnson come under fire this week?

Accepted Answer

For the revelation that he hosted multiple parties during lockdown

Question 9

The Supreme Court on 1/13 blocked the Biden admin from enforcing a vaccine-or-testing mandate for

Accepted Answer

large employers

Questions 9