Today’s news in 10 minutes
December 8, 2023
Today on CNN 10, we cover a new committee established by the US Federal Aviation Administration after growing concerns around the mental health of pilots, flight attendants and other airline workers. We show you which celebrity made the TIME cover of the year, and which Wikipedia pages were the most popular in 2023. Finally, CNN’s Jeanne Moos takes us sky-high where we live out a daredevil’s dream in Dubai.
WEEKLY NEWS QUIZ
1. Who’s the first woman to sit on the US Supreme Court?
2. COP28, the annual international climate summit hosted by the UN, is taking place where this year?
3. In the upcoming 2024 presidential election season, the Biden campaign is preparing any possible legal fight against what?
4. With the help of “urban surfers”, this country has become one of the best recycling nations on the planet.
5. Venezuelans voted overwhelmingly on a referendum to approve the takeover of an oil-rich region in which neighboring country?
6. The world’s oldest living land animal, a Seychelles giant tortoise named Jonathan, has just celebrated his latest birthday. How old is he estimated to be now?
7. A global exam taken by 15-year-olds showed students from around the world had a drop in which subject?
8. NCAA President Charlie Baker proposed a change that will allow top division one schools to do what for the first time?
9. What’s the name of this type of restaurant business that boomed during the pandemic but is now crashing?
10. The National Transportation Safety Board recently had a roundtable discussion with aviation and medical experts addressing this topic?
Bonus:
1. Who was named Time magazine’s 2023 “Person of the Year”?
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