Welcome to this week's news quiz

It's springtime in the Northern Hemisphere, so let's celebrate those beloved spring classics: moms, ytterbium, ballistics, and Warren Buffett's brain. (Plus a bonus Q about the new pope!) Go 9 for 9 and reward yourself with a bright red tulip. Good luck!

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94-year-old billionaire Warren Buffett announced on May 3 that he will finally retire as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. Buffett is famed for his simple lifestyle in his hometown, where his stock-picking prowess earned him the nickname of the ...

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Which two neighboring nuclear powers have "closed their borders and shut down their airspace to each other" and "appear to be on the brink of war," according to a May 7 story in The Conversation?

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Both California and Oklahoma have recently passed laws mandating the return of this to K-8 schools. Experts think it may help kids read better. What is it?

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Rare earths like cerium and ytterbium, plus lithium, cobalt, nickel and other elements vital to modern manufacturing, are known by what group name?

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Continuing his parade of untrue statements, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently claimed that the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine contains what three-word substance?

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A "bulb of percussion" is significant to experts in what classic field of study? "Knapping" and "billets" are also common terms in this field.

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New research shows that teachers and librarians are among the least likely to die of this cause. Loggers and musicians are among the most likely to die of it. What is it?

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Now for Mother's Day. Which American president's single mom, presented for years as "ill-tempered... illiterate, pipe-smoking, uncouth and slovenly," is getting new respect from historians for her diligence, practicality and persistency?

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𝘏𝘢𝘣𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘗𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘮! Here's a bonus question about the new pope, elected on May 8. Based solely on the new pope's city of birth, which food is he most likely to favor?

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