Newsy's Latest Headlines

Newsy's Latest Headlines

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Social Studies

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The video covers three main news stories: the worsening global outbreak with over 900 deaths and 40,000 confirmed cases, China's financial commitment to combat the epidemic, a deadly attack on US soldiers in Afghanistan resulting in two fatalities, and Virginia's legislative decision to replace Lee Jackson Day with Election Day.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What measures has China taken in response to the outbreak?

Closed all borders

Allocated billions for containment and research

Implemented a nationwide curfew

Increased military presence

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many US soldiers were killed in the Afghanistan attack?

Three

Four

Two

One

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who were the US soldiers killed in the Afghanistan attack?

Sergeant first class Robert Brown and Sergeant first class Lisa White

Sergeant first class John Doe and Sergeant first class Jane Smith

Sergeant first class Javier Gutierrez and Sergeant first class Antonio Rodriguez

Sergeant first class Michael Johnson and Sergeant first class Emily Davis

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What holiday is being replaced by Election Day in Virginia?

Labor Day

Thanksgiving

Independence Day

Lee Jackson Day

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which generals were commemorated by the holiday being replaced in Virginia?

Dwight D. Eisenhower and Douglas MacArthur

Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson

Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman

George Washington and Thomas Jefferson