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Weekly News Quiz

Brush up on our biggest news stories of the past week


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Question 1 of 8

We recently listed the 25 prescription drugs on which the most money was spent in the U.S. last year. Which drug topped the list?

Over $38.5 billion was spent on semaglutide, which is often prescribed for diabetes or weight management.

Question 2 of 8

In our report on government grant scams, we noted that federal agencies award grants worth more than this much annually.

The grants are offered by 52 agencies, we reported.

Question 3 of 8

True or false? Musician James Taylor told us recently that Taylor Swift was named by her parents after him.

“We did a benefit together in New York. And she introduced herself and explained to me that her folks had named her after me and that she had been listening to my music,” James Taylor told us.

Question 4 of 8

A recent AARP poll looked at support in Pennsylvania among people 50 and older for President Biden and former president Donald Trump, the two presumptive major party presidential nominees. According to the poll, who has the most support?

Fifty-two percent of those polled supported Trump; 42 percent supported Biden, who carried the state four years ago.

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Question 5 of 8

How do you age-proof your job search, according to our recently updated article?

It’s also important to show you can follow up effectively after an interview, we reported.

Question 6 of 8

A new AARP report finds that this percentage of American adults have had personal experience with fraud.

“Ten years ago, the presumptions were that maybe about 15 percent of people had experienced fraud,” Kathy Stokes, AARP’s director of fraud prevention programs, told us.

Question 7 of 8

A new Social Security report projects the program’s trust fund will run dry in this year.

If projections hold true, that will force a significant cut in benefits unless Congress acts.

Question 8 of 8

True or false? According to his new memoir, actor Tom Selleck once was a losing contestant on “The Dating Game.” 

“I had lame answers, and I lost. I wasn’t funny. I didn’t enjoy it. I was scared to death every second I was up there,” Selleck wrote in his memoir.

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