Financial literacy factors into today's show, as we explain why an interest rate cut matters and how it plays into the broader economy. We're also showing you some new pictures of our solar system's least-explored rocky planet, and we're reporting on an upcoming "mini moon" that may temporarily orbit Earth. Ostrich farming in Africa, a hot-air balloon race in Europe, and a Cold War-era bunker for sale are today's other topics!
This news quiz covers topics featured throughout the week on The World from A to Z:
1. What nation, whose capital is Prague, has some of the worst-hit areas by torrential rains and extensive flooding that affected several countries in Central Europe?
2. In an effort to increase safety and make play more exciting, the NFL instituted a controversial rule change this year that affects what part of a football game?
3. What is the name of the U.S. observance that typically takes place on September 17, the anniversary of when the nation’s governing document was signed?
4. Rangers in New Mexico’s Carlsbad Caverns recently spent time removing mold and debris, which resulted from a visitor littering a cavern with what?
5. TikTok, which has more than 170 million American users and is engaged in a legal battle with the U.S. government, is owned by a company in what country?
6. This week was “peak week” for people living with what disorder, which affects an estimated 7 to 8 percent of the U.S. population?
7. Jaan Roose recently crossed over Istanbul’s Bosphorus Bridge, walking from Asia to Europe, on what kind of suspended line?
8. What U.S. government agency, which has been under close scrutiny in recent months, was originally established in 1865 with the mission of eliminating counterfeit money?
9. On September 19, 1893, New Zealand’s Governor Lord Glasgow made history by signing a law that allowed what?
10. What is the name of America’s central bank, an organization that lowered its key interest rate this week in an effort to keep the economy growing comfortably?