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October 9, 2026

Weekly News Quiz: October 5 – October 9

Question 1 of 10

How does one Colorado air traffic controller commute to his shift?

Question 2 of 10

How much is the restoration of Manhattan's Little Red Lighthouse expected to cost?

Question 3 of 10

The Nobel-winning field of optogenetics traces its roots back to which humble organism?

Question 4 of 10

Francis Halzen won this year's physics Nobel for tracking what from deep space?

Question 5 of 10

Which city's Academy of Natural Sciences Museum is closing just shy of its bicentennial?

Question 6 of 10

Entries to this year's Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards came from how many countries?

Question 7 of 10

How long did NASA's Crew-12 spend aboard the International Space Station before splashing down?

Question 8 of 10

The 2026 NYC Marathon finisher medal celebrates how many years of the five-borough course?

Question 9 of 10

Which company's departure led Eindhoven to reinvent itself as a design hub?

Question 10 of 10

In what year did Venetian authorities create the Ghetto on a small walled-off island?

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