CE Quiz January 26

Two broods of _________ are expected to emerge from the ground this April at the same time for the first time since 1806!

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Nearly 1,000 ___________ have a record breaking gathering at a state park in Florida on the Crystal River. Mrs. Stewart wanted to go swim with them last summer, but her husband was afraid of being eaten by an alligator...big baby. :(

• manatees

• crocodiles

• sharks

• osprey

Gov. Eric Holcomb announced today that Meta platforms which is the company that runs Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger will be opening a $800 Million, 77,000 square foot facility in ____________. Meta is expected to create 100 operational jobs and 1,250 jobs available during peek construction boosting the local economy.

• Bedford

• Seymour

• Indianapolis

• Jeffersonville

A semi-truck carrying 40,000 pounds of ____________ overturned on 1-70E downtown Indianapolis this week. The spill took hours to clean up. Drivers had to cultivate a new route, making the entire culture sour. (ha ha ha :) )

 

• chickens

• yogurt

• Legos

• pickles

________ became just the 19th person to win the title of E.G.O.T.

An E.G.O.T. is an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony.

• Elton John

• Will Smith

• Ian Somerhalder

• Scott Eastwood

__________ became the first player to ever be named to 20 NBA All-Star teams last night, when he was selected for the Western Conference as part of the league's unveiling of the 10 starters for next month's All-Star Game in Indianapolis.

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Charlestown Lady Pirate ___________ joined the elite 1000 point club, becoming just the 11th girls basketball player in school history to reach the 1K mark for a career.

• Maddie Nipper

• Veronica Piper

• Kelly Hall

• Josie Jewell

Charlestown Pirate (and 2nd period classmate) _________ broke a 37 year old record in the 200 M Free race earlier in the week then shattered it last night by another three seconds. He was also a member of the record breaking 200 Free Relay team.

• Sawyer Ricardo

• Cooper Lyvers

• Mickie Phelps

• Raymond Lochte

______________ has been named among the worst cities in the country for bed bugs.

On Monday, pest control company Orkin released its Top 50 Bed Bug Cities List for 2024 and this nearby city landed at No. 49. At the top of the pile? Chicago and New York City.

• Lexington

• Charlotte

• St. Louis

• Louisville

A Kansas couple has been charged with fraudulently collecting more than $215,000 in retirement benefits on behalf of a relative while they _____________ inside their home for six years.

• performed major renovations

• laundered money

• concealed his dead body

• took in foster children