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CNN10 Weekly News Quiz 3/8-12

Authored by Elizabeth Klaus

Social Studies

6th - 8th Grade

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CNN10 Weekly News Quiz 3/8-12
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Name the religious leader who recently became the first person in his position to visit the Middle Eastern nation of Iraq.

Pope Francis

Deepak Chopra

The Dalai Lama

Paulo Coelho

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Kane Tanaka, a 118-year-old Japanese woman who's the oldest person on Earth, is preparing for what activity related to the upcoming Tokyo Olympics?

gymnastics

swimming

track & field

carrying the olympic torch

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the Muslim fundamentalist group that previously ruled Afghanistan and remains a powerful force in the country?

Hizballah

Al Qaeda

the Taliban

Isis

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Conservationist Linda Doughty, whose rescue organization is located in Maine, was featured this week for her continued work with what kinds of animals?

sea slugs

polar bears

bald eagles

harbor seals

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What kind of animal, according to researchers in Japan, was recently found to have been able to shed its body (except for its head) and grow a new one?

polar bears

sea slugs

harbor seals

bald eagles

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

As reported on Thursday's show, the border between what two countries has seen a recent "surge" in the number of migrants, which has increased pressure on agents, facilities and political officials?

France/Spain

US/Mexico

US/Canada

France/Germany

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

On March 11, 2020, what international organization officially declared a "pandemic" was occurring with regard to coronavirus?

World Health Organization

European Union

League of Arab States

American Red Cross

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