Test your news knowledge

1. On average, how much of housework is done by men? *This question is required.

• About one fifth
• Nearly one quarter
• Almost one third
• Close to half

2. Who is currently the longest-reigning monarch? *This question is required.

• The sultan of Oman
• The king of Thailand
• The queen of Denmark
• Queen Elizabeth

3. Why is there a surge in Canadian university students seeking help at campus mental-health clinics?  *This question is required.

• There is less of a stigma today in doing so
• An uncertain economy has added to scholastic pressure
• "Snowplow parents" have raised coddled kids who can't handle stress
• There is no definitive cause

4. What fraction of Canada’s top 50 oil and gas companies are foreign-owned? *This question is required.

• 16 per cent
• 26 per cent
• 36 per cent
• 46 per cent

5. How much more rapidly is the Greenland ice sheet melting than it was in the 1990s? *This question is required.

• Twice as rapidly
• Three times as rapidly
• Four times as rapidly
• Five times as rapidly

6. What Canadian city has the highest homicide rate of the country’s 33 census metropolitan areas? *This question is required.

• Edmonton
• Winnipeg
• Toronto
• Montreal

7. How much longer can a Canadian with post-secondary education expect to live, compared to one with less than a high school diploma? *This question is required.

• Almost a year
• Almost two years
• Almost three years
• Almost four years

8. What is “excoriation disorder”? *This question is required.

• An uncontrollable urge to curse
• An idiopathic loss of hair on the limbs
• Persistent skin-picking
• None of the above

9. What pets do millionaires prefer to have, according to a survey? *This question is required.

• Cats
• Dogs
• Tropical fish
• No pets at all – they are just another mouth to feed

10. What country is perceived as the most corrupt, according to Transparency International? *This question is required.

• North Korea
• Afghanistan
• Somalia
• Sudan

11.

What is the Pope’s new Twitter handle?

*This question is required.

• @Pontiff
• @Pontifex
• @Pontefract
• @Puffosmoke