Current Events Quiz

What Hurricane was the strongest on record to make landfall in Florida as a category 4?

• Hurricane Andrew

• Hurricane Katrina

• Hurricane Sandy

• Hurricane Irma

Featured this week on CNN 10, what marsupial in Australia is facing threats to its habitat by humans?

• Koala

• Kangaroo

• Wallaby

• Tasmanian Devil

A hospital in what Florida city used the AquaFence to protect its campus against Hurricane Helene’s storm surge?

• Miami

• Tampa

• Orlando

• Jacksonville

A Boar’s Head plant in Virginia was shut down after what food borne bacterial illness was traced back to it?

• Salmonella

• E. coli

• Listeria

• Botulism

Union workers have gone on strike this week shutting down what major hub of shipping on the East Coast?

• Port of New York and New Jersey

• Port of Miami

• Port of Charleston

• Port of Savannah

Experts say Helene dumped more water on the Southeastern US than is found in Lake Tahoe- about how many trillion gallons?

• 1 trillion

• 2 trillion

• 3 trillion

• 4 trillion

A tug boat that sank in 1895 and was missing since was found in what Great Lake this week?

• Lake Superior

• Lake Michigan

• Lake Erie

• Lake Huron

The longshore workers on strike are demanding more pay and restrictions on what technological advancement in the industry?

• Automation

• Drones

• Blockchain

• Artificial Intelligence

From Friday’s episode, China is working with which of its allies to make its first moves into the Arctic Ocean?

• Russia

• Canada

• Norway

• Iceland

Red Lobster’s new CEO is making what change to its menu in order to make the chain more profitable?

• Adding more seafood options

• Reducing portion sizes

• Introducing plant-based dishes

• Increasing prices