9 questions across 3 rounds · tap a question to reveal its answer
In the news recently...
Which late-night host recently said goodbye after his long run hosting 'The Late Show' on CBS?
💡 Stephen Colbert
Which NBA team featuring Victor Wembanyama faced elimination in Game 6 of the Western Conference finals against the defending champion Thunder?
💡 San Antonio Spurs
Which state's Senate rejected President Trump's push to redraw congressional districts in hopes of Republicans gaining an extra seat before the midterms?
💡 South Carolina
Mixed bag
From the crumbling cliffs of a coastline to the pitted face of an old gravestone, what is the name of the process by which rocks and minerals are gradually broken down by wind, water, temperature changes, and other natural forces?
💡 Weathering
Associated with economist Milton Friedman and the Chicago School, what is the name of the school of economic thought that holds that the money supply is the primary driver of economic output and inflation, and that governments should focus on controlling it rather than deploying fiscal stimulus?
💡 Monetarism
In a 1965 ruling that would later serve as the constitutional bedrock for Roe v. Wade, what Supreme Court case struck down a Connecticut law banning contraceptives, establishing for the first time that the Constitution protects a right to privacy — even though the word 'privacy' appears nowhere in the document?
💡 Griswold v. Connecticut
On this date (28 May)
On May 28, 1959, the US Army launched two animals into space aboard a Jupiter rocket and recovered them alive. What type of animals were they?
💡 Monkeys
On May 28, 1588, a famous naval fleet set sail from Lisbon, Portugal, with the goal of invading England. What is the common name for this fleet?
💡 The Spanish Armada
On May 28, 1830, US President Andrew Jackson signed a controversial law that authorized the forced relocation of Native American tribes from their southeastern homelands. What is the name of this act?
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