2022 Current Events - adapted from NY Times

In January, a 57-year-old man with life-threatening heart disease received the first successful transplant of a ___________’s heart into a human being, a groundbreaking procedure that offers hope to hundreds of thousands of patients with failing organs.

• ape

• mouse

• pig

• horse

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In the span of three months, the popular online word game ____________ went from a personal gift to a viral sensation. The game has even been featured on “The Tonight Show” and “Saturday Night Live.”

• Wordle

• Vocab It

• Blooket

• Kahoot

Ontario declared a state of emergency after truck drivers protesting ______________ parked their rigs in the middle of intersections in Canadian cities, blocking traffic and, in some places, bringing daily life and business to a standstill.

• Price of Oil

• Vaccine Mandates

• Seat Belt Laws

• Travel Distances

The Super Bowl LVI halftime show was the first time that _____________ occupied the center of the concert.

• Country

• Hip Hop

• Rock

• Classical

This February, officially became the first city to host both a Summer and a Winter Olympics.

• Tokyo

• Milan

• Beijing

• Paris

The most significant European war in almost years began on February 24th. Russia attacked which country?

• Ukraine

• China

• Poland

• Germany

In an unscripted moment at the ___________ that stunned viewers and audience members alike, the actor Will Smith strode onstage and hit the comedian Chris Rock in the face after he made a joke about Smith’s wife while presenting the best documentary award.

• MTV Awards

• Academy Awards

• Olympics

• Emmy Awards

On April 7, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first ____________ confirmed to the Supreme Court.

• woman

• black woman

• former prosecutor

• youngest person

Mid-year, a nationwide shortage in the United States of which product led parents to drive for hours to find supplies?

• diapers

• pacifier

• baby formula

• wipes

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What is shown in this picture?

• The newest background of Apple computers.

• A leaked photograph from the new "Star Wars" film.

• One of the first images captured by the Webb Space Telescope.

• A photo taken by a traveler in Alaska.

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