News Quiz

News Quiz

7th - 8th Grade

20 Qs

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News Quiz

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Journalism

7th - 8th Grade

Hard

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

For the fourth year in a row, the Associated Press named ..?.. the Male Athlete of the Year.

Tom Brady

Clayton Kershaw

Lionel Messi

LeBron James

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Although President Trump signed the $900 billion coronavirus relief bill after a five-day delay, he wants Congress to increase payments to individuals from $600 to $..?...

$1000

$1500

$2000

$2500

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Authorities named 63-year-old Anthony Warner as the person who exploded his RV in downtown ..?.. on Christmas morning with himself in it.

Louisville

Nashville

Memphis

Indianapolis

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to a new report from Johns Hopkins University, 1 in every ..?.. Americans has died from COVID-19.

1000

1500

2000

2500

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

California Governor Gavin Newsom appointed ..?.. to fill Kamala Harris’s Senate seat; he will be the state’s first Latinx senator.

Danny Trejo

Xavier Becerra

Gustavo Arellano

Alex Padilla

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Nicola Sturgeon, the leader of ..?.., says it is time for her country to leave the United Kingdom and become an independent European nation.

Scotland

Wales

Northern Ireland

England

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The animated movie “..?..”, released on Christmas Day, is the first Pixar movie with a Black lead character.

Soul

Jazz

Rock

Blues

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