April 21 Current Events Quiz

April 21 Current Events Quiz

9th - 12th Grade

8 Qs

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April 21 Current Events Quiz

April 21 Current Events Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

Journalism

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Liz Garrigan

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Trump administration has threatened to cut federal funding from several universities unless they comply with its demands. Which school was the first to refuse?

Columbia

Harvard

Princeton

Yale

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The U.S. government opened its antitrust trial against Meta last week, accusing the company of having cemented a monopoly when it acquired which two social media companies?

TikTok

Snapchat

Instagram

Whatsapp

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The highest court of which country ruled last week that trans women do not fall within the legal definition of women under the country’s equality legislation?

The UK

Venezuela

Brazil

Ghana

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’ private space company, sent an all-female crew on a brief trip to space. Who was not part of the crew?

Lauren Sanchez

Katy Perry

Kris Jenner

Gayle King

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who won the Masters golf tournament last weekend, completing a career grand slam and claiming his first major tournament in 11 years?

Bryson DeChambeau

Ludvig Aberg

Tiger Woods

Roy McIlroy

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which politician recently made their debut on the Coachella stage?

Bernie Sanders

Elizabeth Warren

Lindsey Graham

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Researchers say they’ve found the strongest indication yet of extraterrestrial life, on a massive planet 120 light-years away. The planet appears to have an atmosphere rich in a molecule that, on Earth, comes only from what source?

Silkworms

Marine algae

Clouds

Apples

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What Trump administration act has international students in the U.S. terrified?

The revoking of student visas

The detainment of legal residents based on political speech

The freezing of federal research grants

All of the above