Current Events Quiz

Name the Roman city that was buried by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79 – but where archaeologists are still unearthing artifacts like the recently discovered mural paintings.

• Rome
• Pompeii
• Athens
• Sparta

What nation, a sworn enemy of Israel, recently launched hundreds of drones and missiles at the Jewish state, though Israel says defense systems intercepted 99 percent of the weapons?

• Saudi Arabia
• Syria
• Lebanon
• Iran

What amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave Congress the power “to lay and collect taxes on incomes,” which is exercised every year on April 15?

• 12th Amendment
• 25th Amendment
• 8th Amendment
• 16th Amendment

Who is the prime minister of India, the world’s most populated country that is gearing up for the biggest democratic election in world history?

• Narendra Modi
• Sonia Gandhi
• Amit Shah
• Rahul Gandhi

In what African country, which was featured on Wednesday’s show, are rangers at Maasai Mara National Reserve working to tag and track giraffes?

• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Ethiopia
• Kenya

A historic stock exchange building, which now houses a chamber of commerce, was badly damaged by a fire on Tuesday in what European country?

• Norway
• Denmark
• Finland
• Sweden

In what emirate (also a city) in the United Arab Emirates did severe flooding follow historic rainfall, blocking roads and covering the runway at the world’s second-busiest airport?

• Abu Dhabi
• Dubai
• Sharjah
• Ras Al Khaimah

In what island nation, which sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, are officials warning about a possible tsunami if an erupting volcano crumbles into the sea?

• Indonesia
• Australia
• Japan
• Philippines

In what African country, which is the most populated on the continent, is a young artist creating works with discarded plastic and exhibiting them in places like Lagos?

• South Africa
• Kenya
• Ghana
• Nigeria