CNN Semester 2 Review

The U.S. has contributed roughly $100 billion of the $150 billion cost of what object, which officials plan to open up to more commercial visits in the months ahead?

• International Space Station

• Mars

More than 14 million people in what U.S. state lacked reliable running water almost a week after severe winter weather struck?

• Florida

• Texas

In what museum, which is the most visited in the world, have workers been able to complete quiet projects while the venue has been closed to the public since October?

• The Smithsonian

• The Louvre

In what European capital city are rats seeing a resurgence as a side-effect of Covid-related lockdowns?

• Paris

• London

What is the two-word term for the low-pressure air mass that's "locked" in the North Pole but can spill frigid temperatures south when it gets unstable?

• Polar Vortex

• Nor Easter

What trade show, which was first produced in 1967, was held virtually this year for the first time in its history?

• Hollywood Electronics Show

• Consumer Electronics Show

When he was born in 1929, Martin Luther King, Jr. was given what first name?

• Michael

• Matthew

Name the city in China that was the original epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak one year ago.

• Suzhou

• Wuhon

A new bill in the U.S. Congress proposes to increase the federal minimum wage to what hourly amount, though there's disagreement over how this would impact the economy?

• $15

• $12

Chum, humpback and silver are all types of what fish, which are endangered and the subject of numerous repopulation efforts?

• Salmon

• Minnow