Q 01/05

Which US state received a false ballistic missile alert on January 13, 2018?

A) Alaska

B) California

C) Guam

D) Hawaii

Answer · why

D) Hawaii

It took 38 minutes for officials to confirm the alert was a mistake, blamed on a miscommunicated drill.

Q 02/05

Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua, announced in January 2018, were the first cloned what?

A) Dogs

B) Horses

C) Pigs

D) Monkeys

Answer · why

D) Monkeys

Chinese scientists used the same somatic cell nuclear transfer technique that produced Dolly the sheep in 1996.

Q 03/05

Which company flew its Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time on February 6, 2018?

A) Blue Origin

B) Rocket Lab

C) Boeing

D) SpaceX

Answer · why

D) SpaceX

It launched from the same Kennedy Space Center pad as the Apollo missions, with Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster as the test payload.

Q 04/05

The 2018 Winter Olympics were held in Pyeongchang in which country?

A) Austria

B) Sweden

C) Canada

D) South Korea

Answer · why

D) South Korea

Norway topped the medal table with 39, and its 14 golds tied with Germany for the most.

Q 05/05

Which country won the most medals at the 2018 Winter Olympics, with 39?

A) Germany

B) Canada

C) United States

D) Norway

Answer · why

D) Norway

Germany was second with 31 and Canada third with 29. It was Norway's best-ever Winter Games haul.