The News Quiz: Feb. 7-13
1
| Led
by Stephen Curry, the red-hot Golden State Warriors rely in part on
great team chemistry. What do they do together that most NBA teams
don't? |
A
Worship
B
Needlepoint
C
Relationship therapy
D
Dinner
2
| Syria’s Mosaic Museum is in the cross-hairs of a violent civil war. In what province is it located? |
A
Aleppo
B
Homs
C
Idlib
D
Latakia
3
| According to a study, which of these isn't among the top 10 offenders in producing plastic ocean trash? |
A
China
B
Indonesia
C
Sri Lanka
D
United States
4
| Scientists have discovered how finches on the Galápagos Islands develop different beak shapes. What's the mechanism? |
A
The more affluent birds go for rhinoplasty.
B
A gene called ALX1, coupled with evolution, does the trick.
C
A protein in each bird allows it to change beak shape as needed from year to year.
D
A drive-in movie showed a Jimmy Durante film, leading to a preference among mating finches for larger beaks.
