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Daily Quiz · Nov 07

5 questions on today's news. How closely were you reading?

{"questions": [{"q": "Why did One Nation remove a pro-Trump article from its site?", "options": ["Trump requested it be taken down", "Republicans lost 8 per cent in US midterms", "The article contained false information", "Social media users complained"], "answer": 1, "why": "One Nation quietly dropped the article after Republicans performed poorly in the midterm elections."}, {"q": "Chinese state media recently introduced what innovation to news broadcasting?", "options": ["Life-size robot news anchors", "AI-generated journalistic scripts", "Holographic presenter technology", "Voice-cloning software for reports"], "answer": 0, "why": "China unveiled life-size robot news anchors while Australian networks confirmed they will continue using real human presenters."}, {"q": "How much did the ACT government spend planning an electronic monitoring scheme that it will not build?", "options": ["$650,000", "$1.2 million", "$18 million", "$850,000"], "answer": 3, "why": "The ACT spent $850,000 on planning before deciding to delay the scheme due to projected yearly costs exceeding $18 million."}, {"q": "How many clothing items does the Great Global Mend aim to save from landfill across Australia this weekend?", "options": ["600 items", "800 items", "1,200 items", "2,000 items"], "answer": 1, "why": "The event expects 600 participants to collectively save approximately 800 items from going to landfill."}, {"q": "Tesla plans to halt Cybertruck production at its Texas plant during which period?", "options": ["Early 2027", "Mid-2027", "Late 2027", "Early 2028"], "answer": 1, "why": "Elon Musk announced the company will cease Cybertruck production around mid-2027 to focus on Cybercab manufacturing instead."}]}

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