CNN 10 Weekly News Quiz
Authored by Nicole Durso
English
9th - 12th Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz covers contemporary international relations and current events, making it appropriate for grades 9-12 students in a social studies or civics course. The questions assess students' knowledge of major geopolitical developments including nuclear diplomacy (specifically the Iran Nuclear Deal/JCPOA), immigration policy and human rights concepts like asylum and DACA, international summits and diplomatic breakthroughs, global labor issues, and cultural awareness of international holidays. Students need foundational understanding of foreign policy terminology, the ability to connect political programs with their historical origins, and awareness of how international events interconnect with domestic policy. The quiz requires students to distinguish between similar political concepts, understand the humanitarian aspects of immigration law, and recognize the significance of diplomatic milestones in resolving long-standing international conflicts. Created by Nicole Durso, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 9-12. This quiz effectively supports instruction by connecting current events to broader social studies concepts, making it ideal for warm-up activities that bridge news literacy with civic education. Teachers can use this as a formative assessment tool to gauge students' awareness of contemporary global issues, as homework to encourage students to stay informed about international developments, or as review material before discussions about foreign policy and international relations. The quiz format encourages critical thinking about complex political situations while building students' vocabulary around government and international affairs. This resource aligns with NCSS standards for civic ideals and practices, global connections, and power, authority, and governance, while supporting C3 Framework objectives for developing informed citizens who can analyze contemporary issues within historical and political contexts.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What's another name for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action?
The Afghanistan Movement
Iran Nuclear Deal
North Korean Truce Agreement
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What recent developments are happening with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action?
Afghanistan has been allowing it's defense team to attack parts of Russia.
Syria has allowed its own citizens to be attacked with tear gas and there has not been any retaliation
Iran may have lied about suspending on its nuclear program. It`s keeping an atomic archive of blue prints, charts and videos concerning nuclear weapons at a secret location.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What does it mean to be granted asylum?
You have been committed to an institution for mental illness.
When someone is allowed to stay in a country because they`re at risk of being persecuted in their home country.
They are given a lump sum of money to live off for an extended period of time.
A person is assigned to a group to watch over then
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which president started the DACA program to help protect non-Americans who may be seeking asylum in this country or trying to provide for themselves and their family?
Reagan
Kennedy
Clinton
Obama
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5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What recent holiday in China includes a sea of about 18 million lights?
Easter
Memorial Day
Labor Day
National Citizen's Day
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What element has drawn concern over it's connection to child labor?
Hydrogen
Lead
Cobalt
Gold
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The leaders of which 2 countries finally met in person after almost 70 years of war and disagreement?
United States and North Korea
North Korea and South Korea
China and Mexico
Guatemala and United States
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