The “Stack the Week” News Quiz: April 10, 2026

Apr 13, 2026

This quiz is based on last week’s news digest the audio and text of which was produced Friday. At home version available in stores near you soon.

Answers in key at the bottom:

1. According to the report, what is the “Grandmother Hypothesis” regarding human evolution?

A) Human survival was primarily driven by grandmothers providing reliable nutrition to weaned children.
B) Ancient societies were matriarchal and led primarily by the eldest women in the tribe.
C) Grandmothers were the primary defenders of the home while younger adults hunted big game.
D) Human brain size increased because grandmothers passed down oral histories and complex languages.

2. What significant change did the Supreme Court ruling regarding Steve Bannon make to legal defenses?

A) It established that executive privilege always overrides congressional subpoenas.
B) It made the “following my lawyer’s advice” defense available again for defying Congress.
C) It ruled that Congress no longer has the constitutional authority to issue subpoenas.
D) It mandated that all future contempt of Congress cases must be heard by the Supreme Court.

3. Why did the Artemis II mission pilot, Victor Glover, refer to the reentry process as “riding a fireball”?

A) The capsule uses a new experimental liquid-fire propulsion system for landing.
B) Temperatures at the heat shield reach 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit during atmospheric entry.
C) The crew must manually ignite the atmosphere to create a braking effect.
D) The capsule is designed to glow bright red to signal recovery teams in the Pacific.

4. What was the reported reason for the 25-point shift toward Democrats in the Georgia special election for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former seat?

A) A massive influx of new residents from liberal states into the district.
B) It followed a broader trend of Democrats overperforming their 2024 baselines in special elections.
C) The Republican candidate, Clay Fuller, was not endorsed by Donald Trump.
D) The district lines were redrawn by a federal judge just weeks before the election.

5. In the context of the Artemis II mission, why is the Moon referred to as a “witness plate”?

A) It is made of a unique reflective material that records solar flares.
B) Its lack of atmosphere and tectonic plates preserves four billion years of solar system history.
C) It contains a layer of ice that has captured ancient air bubbles from Earth.
D) NASA uses it to test the visibility of laser-based communication signals.

6. What economic jargon did the report use to explain why the 3.3% inflation rate wasn’t seen as a total market catastrophe?

7. What controversial move did DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin suggest regarding “sanctuary cities”?

A) Fining every resident of the city for federal non-compliance.
B) Stopping the processing of international arrivals at airports in those cities.
C) Permanently closing all federal post offices within city limits.
D) Revoking the citizenship of local officials who support sanctuary policies.

8. According to the CDC report, how does the 30-year-old childless rate in 2026 compare to 1976?

9. What did the FBI do differently when shutting down the Russian hacking operation involving home routers?

A) They arrested thousands of homeowners for negligence.
B) They obtained a court order to remotely break into and harden the routers themselves.
C) They shut down the entire American internet for 24 hours to clear the virus.
D) They asked the Russian government to provide the decryption keys.

10. Why did Nate Wallick’s kids have to wear football helmets on the Illinois River?

11. What is the primary difference between a “draft” and the “automatic registration” planned for December?

A) Automatic registration is only for women, while the draft is for men.
B) A draft requires an act of Congress; registration is just the government handling the paperwork.
C) The draft is voluntary, while registration is mandatory for all citizens.
D) Registration is for the Coast Guard only, while the draft is for the Army.

12. What is “Claude Mythos Preview” and why did it concern Treasury Secretary Bessent?

A) A new cryptocurrency that could destabilize the US dollar.
B) An AI model capable of exploiting vulnerabilities in every major operating system.
C) A specialized software used by the Russian military for satellite imagery.
D) A secret drone navigation system used in the Iran conflict.

13. In the India death penalty ruling, what was the “crime” of the father and son who were killed?

14. Why is the FAA turning to video gamers to fill air traffic controller shortages?

A) Gamers are willing to work for “virtual currency” instead of salaries.
B) They possess high hand-eye coordination and the ability to focus on screens for long periods.
C) The new air traffic control systems are built on the “Unreal” game engine.
D) Most gamers already have a pilot’s license.

15. What is the “Arc de Trump” and what does it celebrate?

16. What was that pinging noise?

1: A | 2: B | 3: B | 4: B | 5: B

6: B | 7: B | 8: B | 9: B | 10: B

11: B | 12: B | 13: B | 14: B | 15: B| 16: D