News Quiz: March 8, 2024

<section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>KISS CAM: Which Cabinet department walked back a memo calling for the removal of this iconic Times Square V-J Day photo?</h3> <ul> <li>Defense</li> <li>Homeland Security</li> <li>State</li> <li>Veterans Affairs</li> </ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>Jason Kelce, who announced his retirement this week, has how many Super Bowl rings to his name?</h3> <ul> <li>1</li> <li>2</li> <li>3</li> <li>4</li> </ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>Which of these candidates has NOT suspended his or her presidential campaign, as of March 7?</h3> <ul> <li>Nikki Haley</li> <li>Ryan Binkley</li> <li>Dean Phillips</li> <li>Cornel West</li> </ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>A jury convicted "Rust" armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed of involuntary manslaughter. What’s Alec Baldwin’s status in the case?</h3> <ul> <li>He struck a plea deal to avoid trial.</li> <li>He faces his own involuntary-manslaughter trial this summer.</li> <li>A jury found him not guilty of all charges against him.</li> <li>He appealed his case to the U.S. Supreme Court.</li> </ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>Which city’s newspaper declared it can no longer be called "progressive," after voters approved ballot measures reeling in progressive policies?</h3> <ul> <li>Portland, Ore.</li> <li>San Francisco</li> <li>Seattle</li> <li>Washington, D.C.</li> </ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>A former Homeland Security adviser warned cameras could be hidden in hotels and vacation rentals inside:</h3> <ul> <li>Alarm clocks</li> <li>Books</li> <li>Tissue boxes</li> <li>Two of the above</li> <li>All of the above</li> </ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>Which two airlines scrapped their $3.8 billion merger?</h3> <ul> <li>Southwest and Spirit</li> <li>Delta and Frontier</li> <li>JetBlue and Southwest</li> <li>JetBlue and Spirit</li> </ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>What’s going on here?</h3> <ul> <li>Scientists extracting rare minerals found in Minnesota</li> <li>California mushroom foragers celebrating a record harvest</li> <li>An ancient tomb is uncovered in Panama</li> <li>A London time capsule is stubbornly stuck in the ground</li> </ul></section>