Current Events 4/5/2024 Flocabulary Quiz

The US government is changing the way it collects information about which of the following?

• race and ethnicity

• gender identity

• veteran status

• education attainment

People will now be allowed to ______________ on official forms.

• use a digital signature

• write in their own answer

• select more than one option

• opt out of answering

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In a yearly report that tracks global ___________, the US fell to 23rd place.

• anger

• happiness

• laughter

• sadness

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Which of the following might be a cause of this decline?

• increased screen time

• fewer social connections

• environmental degradation

• rising inequality

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Scientists shared an image of Sagittarius A*, ____________.

• the black hole at the center of our galaxy

• the largest star in our galaxy

• a cloud of interstellar gas and dust

• the planet closest to the center of our galaxy

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Sagittarius A*'s magnetic field forms a(n) _________.

• circle

• pyramind

• spiral

• oval

The last surviving crew member of the USS _______ died at 102.

• Arizona

• Maine

• Texas

• Alabama

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What is significant about this battleship?

• If fought in both the Atlantic and the Pacific.

• It was the most decorated battleship in US history.

• Its sinking sparked the Spanish-American War.

• It was attacked at Pearl Harbor by Japanese forces.

Iowa and LSU faced off in the women's NCAA _______ tournament.

• soccer

• basketball

• volleyball

• softball

On April 8, a _____________ will pass over parts of the US.

• solar eclipse

• shooting star

• lunar eclipse

• comet

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