Media Quiz #2

1.) Arkansas hunters check 162 alligators in the first weekend of season, 42 tags remain.

On Monday, September 22, 2025 - Arkansas states's alligator hunters were able to bring home 162 gators during the first weekend of the 2025 hunting season. (magnoliareporter)

2.) Charlie Kirk wannabe made University of Arkansas his first stop on tour.

Charlie Kirk is continuing his gifts by sending young conservative Brilyn Hollyhand on a 10-Campus tour, as Hollyhand announces On a previous X video on his account, that his first stop will be Arkansas University. (arktimes)

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3.) Family unearths nearly 3-carat brown diamond at Arkansas state park.

Raynae Madison and her family, originally from Oklahoma, traveled to Arkansas for her nephew's birthday only to end up visiting the Arkansas state park, and decided to start a hunt for stones, Madisyn ends up noticing an unusual stone that ended up being a nearly 3-carat brown diamond. (CBS news)

4.) Full steam ahead as Britain marks the bicentenary of a world-changing rail journey

The modern age of the Historic train journey is being celebrated across the U.K. on the 200th anniversary of the modern railway. On September, 27th, 1825, the first steam powered railway engine ran on a public railway- Stephenson's Locomotion No. 1- made its 26 mile (42-kilometer) journey on Stockton & Darlington Railway between Shildon and Stockton in the northeast of England. (ABC news)

5.) Ice arrests top educator at Iowa's largest school district.

Superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools Ian Andre Roberts was arrested on Friday by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) as well as facing a firearms offence. Ian Andre Roberts was accused of overstaying his student visa. (BBC news)

6. Giant trees of the Amazon get taller as forests fatten up on carbon dioxide

The trees of the Amazon rainforest known as the "Giants of the Amazon" are getting even bigger by the year. A new study has found that the trees of the Amazon are thriving, growing, and multiplying, in mitigating the impacts of climate change. There was a 3.3% expansion in big trees per decade, scientists have found tracking changes in 188 intact forest plots across the Amazon over the past 30 years. (NBC news)

7.) Portions of the Grand Canyon's North Rim are opening soon after a devastating wildfire

At the Grand Canyon National Park, portions of the Grand Canyon's North Rim will reopen after a wildfire destroyed a historic lodge and dozens of structures, the National Park service announced Thursday. Daytime Access to the park will begin on October 1st. (AP news)

8.) 19 people were treated after field rush, altercation following UVA's win over Florida State.

Charlottesville, Va. Nineteen people were treated at UVA health university Medical center following Friday night's football game at Scott Stadium against Virginia's Victorious win against Florida State. The Injuries were caused After the Storming of the crowd onto the field due to Excitement. (ABC8NEWS)

9.) Oregon state football has gone from a "Joke" to a tragedy - Bill Oram.

Oregon has a difficult hard reset as a solution that was a form of conference realignment that put the football program in this position. If the beavers were to do it all over, you might assume that athletics director Scott Barnes would execute a more complete search for a head coach rather than operate out of fear and hire the nearest, most capable alum. (oregonlive)

10.) Breaking down historic pop culture engagement between Tylor Swift and Travis Kelce.

 On CBS morning live, Tefi Pessoa, a content creator and host of the podcast "Tefi Talks" breaks down the timing of the announcement made by Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's engagement. -August 27th, 2025. (CBS news)

11.) Bad Bunny will headline Super Bowl 60 halftime show

Bad Bunny fans are all going crazy after finding out that Bad Bunny will be performing in the Super Bowl 60 Halftime show. Bad Bunny's recent post announcing his performance for the super bowl states "Super Bowl LX. Bay Area, February 2026. #AppleMusicHalftime". Bad Bunny also added "This is for my people, my culture, and our history. Ve y dile a tu abuela, que seremos el HALFTIME SHOW DEL SUPER BOWL." in a recent statement. (NBC news)

12.) Dolly Parton postpones Las Vegas concerts amid 'health challenges'

Dolly Parton unfortunately postponed a string of her concerts in Las Vegas amid "health challenges" she announced on September 28th. (NBC news)

13.) Popular Egyptian 'strong man' goes for another jaw-dropping

challenge: Pulling a ship with his teeth.

An Egyptian Wrestler, Ashraf Mahrous, also known by his nickname Kabonga. In Hurghada, Egypt, with nothing but grit, muscle and an iron jaw. The popular wrestler himself stood before an extraordinary challenge Saturday: pulling a 700-ton ship across the water with a rope held only by his teeth. (AP news)

14.) A dino-mite wedding surprise: See this East Tennessee couple's surprise guest

 A viral tiktok video, holding more than 6.5 million views, shows a couple in Tennessee as they decide to have a big, prehistoric surprise for their guests. A giant T-rex as their ring barrier brought their bands in an anything-but-traditional wedding moment. (Knox news)

15.) D4vd Investigation: Authorities Reveal if Celeste Rivas Hernandez was pregnant when she died

Three weeks after 15-year-old, Celeste Rivas Hernandez was found dead in the front trunk of a Tesla registered to the Singer known as D4vd, her death certificate has been released. The Autopsy report done on Celeste shows on September 23, 2025, that She was in fact Not pregnant, nor had she been pregnant that year. (E! news)