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offices reopened on April 7, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has been challenged to keep up with high demand from visitors. On many days since the reopening, field offices have had

more than 40 people already waiting in line at 9 a.m. What is the agency doing to meet the high demand?", "answers" : [ { "answer" : "Sorting customers to determine who can be helped with a

quick interview and who needs an appointment", "correctAnswer" : false }, { "answer" : "Providing drop boxes at some offices for people to submit documents and evidence quickly",

"correctAnswer" : false }, { "answer" : "Providing canopies and fans outside offices when possible", "correctAnswer" : false }, { "answer" : "All of the above", "correctAnswer" : true } ],

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"At the 74th Emmy Awards, held Sep. 12, actress Sheryl Lee Ralph won the award for best supporting actress in a comedy for her performance in the ABC show 'Abbott Elementary.' The win came

41 years after her breakthrough role in which Broadway musical?", "answers" : [ { "answer" : "'The Color Purple'", "correctAnswer" : false }, { "answer" : "'Dreamgirls'", "correctAnswer" :

true }, { "answer" : "'The Lion King'", "correctAnswer" : false }, { "answer" : "'The Wiz'", "correctAnswer" : false } ], "multiSelect" : false, "explanation" : "Ralph, 65, began her

acceptance speech by belting out a Dianne Reeves song: “I am an endangered species but I sing no victim’s song. I am a woman, I am an artist, and I know where my voice belongs!” She went on,

“To anyone who has ever, ever had a dream and thought your dream wasn’t, wouldn’t, couldn’t come true, I am here to tell you that this is what believing looks like, this is what striving

looks like … and don’t you ever, ever give up on you!”", "hint" : "", "hintLink" : "", "questionImgCaption" : "", "questionImgCredit" : ""}, { "question" : "Inflation is still soaring, but

prices for many items are rising much more slowly, according to recent data. Of the following categories of merchandise, which one has seen the largest online price increases during the past

12 months?", "answers" : [ { "answer" : "Consumer electronics", "correctAnswer" : false }, { "answer" : "Toys", "correctAnswer" : false }, { "answer" : "Apparel", "correctAnswer" : f

alse }, { "answer" : "Groceries", "correctAnswer" : true }, { "answer" : "Pet products", "correctAnswer" : false } ], "multiSelect" : false, "explanation" : "Grocery prices online, like

grocery prices at the supermarket, soared in August, Adobe says. Food prices jumped 14.14 percent over the past 12 months, a record for the category. Online grocery prices have risen the

past 31 months, Adobe says.​​", "hint" : "", "hintLink" : "", "questionImgCaption" : "", "questionImgCredit" : ""}, { "question" : "For a sport that was created back in the 1960s, pickleball

is having a major moment these days. The game — a combination of tennis, badminton, racquetball and table tennis — currently boasts nearly how many players in the United States?", "answers"

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: true } ], "multiSelect" : false, "explanation" : "Pickleball is especially popular among those over 50. Although the average age of pickleball players is 38, according to a Sports &

Fitness Industry Association report the majority of “core” players — those who play eight or more times a year — are significantly older, with a third over the age of 65.", "hint" : "",

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anniversary of the groundbreaking TV series with interviews with producers, historians, writers and cast members including Mike Farrell, aka Captain B.J. Hunnicutt, and Jamie Farr, aka

Corporal Maxwell Q. Klinger. How many seasons did the hit TV show air?", "answers" : [ { "answer" : "9 seasons", "correctAnswer" : false }, { "answer" : "10 seasons", "correctAnswer" : false

}, { "answer" : "11 seasons", "correctAnswer" : true }, { "answer" : "12 seasons", "correctAnswer" : false } ], "multiSelect" : false, "explanation" : "The iconic show aired for 11 seasons,

earned more than 100 Emmy nominations and gathered 106 million people to tune in to its unforgettable 1983 finale.", "hint" : "", "hintLink" : "", "questionImgCaption" : "",

"questionImgCredit" : ""}, { "question" : "Recent years have seen a substantial shift toward older adults starting businesses. In 1996, roughly 15 percent of entrepreneurs were ages 55 to

64, according to a report from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. That number jumped to what percentage in 2020?", "answers" : [ { "answer" : "20 percent", "correctAnswer" : false }, {

"answer" : "25 percent", "correctAnswer" : true }, { "answer" : "30 percent", "correctAnswer" : false }, { "answer" : "40 percent", "correctAnswer" : false } ], "multiSelect" : false,

"explanation" : "Another study, published in the January 2021 issue of the 'Journal of Business Venturing,' found that when people launched businesses in their 40s, 50s or 60s, there was a

positive effect

on the firm’s size and financial success.", "hint" : "", "hintLink" : "", "questionImgCaption" : "", "questionImgCredit" : ""}, { "question" : "A new batch of COVID-19 booster shots is now

available, and these latest vaccines have been reformulated to better target the coronavirus variants that are currently circulating and will likely keep spreading this fall and winter.

Which of the following companies is manufacturing a new booster shot that targets subvariants of omicron?", "answers" : [ { "answer" : "Pfizer-BioNTech", "correctAnswer" : true }, { "answer"

: "Johnson & Johnson", "correctAnswer" : false }, { "answer" : "Novavax", "correctAnswer" : false }, { "answer" : "All of the above", "correctAnswer" : false } ], "multiSelect" : false,

"explanation" : "Pfizer and Moderna are the only COVID-19 vaccine makers in the U.S. with these new bivalent boosters. However, not everyone is eligible for them at this time. Currently,

Pfizer’s booster is authorized for people 12 and older; adults 18 and up can get the Moderna booster. ", "hint" : "", "hintLink" : "", "questionImgCaption" : "", "questionImgCredit" : ""}, {

"question" : "Having medical records on your cellphone — a device you carry almost everywhere — is convenient. In 2016, a new federal law helped smooth the way for electronic health

information sharing on digital devices, and consumers are just now seeing the results of that law. What was the name of that law?", "answers" : [ { "answer" : "The 20th Century Cares Act",

"correctAnswer" : false }, { "answer" : "The 21st Century Cares Act", "correctAnswer" : false }, { "answer" : "The 20th Century Cures Act", "correctAnswer" : false }, { "answer" : "The 21st

Century Cures Act", "correctAnswer" : true } ], "multiSelect" : false, "explanation" : "A pre-pandemic survey from University of California San Diego Health found that 90 percent of

respondents who had access to their health records on their smartphones indicated this enhanced their understanding of their own health, helped in conversations with their clinicians, or

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Kenneth Terrell covers employment, age discrimination, work and jobs, careers, and the federal government for AARP. He previously worked for the Education Writers Association and U.S. News &

World Report, where he reported on government and politics, business, education, science and technology, and lifestyle news.

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