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For #news #quiz inspiration this week, we mined The Conversation's weekly Curious Kids column, which tasks experts with answering questions posed by children.

Here's your first question – good luck!

If everyone on Earth got in the ocean and submerged themselves underwater at the same time, about how much would the world's sea level rise?

Check your answers and satisfy your curiosity, here: https://theconversation.com/the-conversation-u-s-weekly-news-quiz-189437?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_content=quiz

  • The width of a human hair (81%, 109 votes)
  • The diameter of a baseball (10%, 14 votes)
  • The height of Herbert Hoover (2%, 3 votes)
  • The height of the Empire State Building (6%, 8 votes)
134 voters. Poll end: 6 days ago


It's time for our weekly #news #quiz!

Here's the first question: Expected tax revenues from which product have fallen short of projections in several U.S. states?

See how well you've been following the news this week: https://theconversation.com/the-conversation-u-s-weekly-news-quiz-189437

  • Cannabis  (69%, 130 votes)
  • Ozempic (1%, 2 votes)
  • Sports betting apps (19%, 36 votes)
  • Cybertrucks (10%, 20 votes)
188 voters. Poll end: 1 week ago


This week's #news #quiz has questions on sports, shockwaves, surgery and #starbucks. We'll start on Starbucks:
Which of these is an actual rallying cry for baristas working to unionize?

Check your answer and see if you can get a gold medal here:
https://theconversation.com/the-conversation-u-s-weekly-news-quiz-189437

  • Pumpkin spice and union rights (50%, 41 votes)
  • Say no to scabbuccinos (4%, 4 votes)
  • Venti pay for skinny lattes (7%, 6 votes)
  • Solidarity is the extra shot (37%, 31 votes)
82 voters. Poll end: 2 weeks ago


It's Friday afternoon and we almost forgot to post this week's #News #quiz!

Here's the first question:
The U.S. government issued an alert earlier this month about the possible dangers posed by Volt Typhoon. What is Volt Typhoon?

Check your answer and see how well you've been following the week's news - and it's a tough one this week https://theconversation.com/the-conversation-u-s-weekly-news-quiz-189437

  • The storm after Uvula Typhoon (7%, 7 votes)
  • A hair dryer (10%, 10 votes)
  • A Chinese hacker group (64%, 63 votes)
  • An electric pickup made by Chevrolet (18%, 18 votes)
98 voters. Poll end: 3 weeks ago