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WorksheetsCurrent Event Game 4/29
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Recently Harriet Tubman was voted to replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. She was a former slave and abolitionist. What is an abolitionist?
a)
someone who supports and helps to end slavery
b)
someone who wants to keep slavery in place
c)
someone who is a slave
d)
someone who has slaves
2.
On April 21st Queen Elizabeth II celebrated a birthday, what birthday did she celebrate?
a)
78
b)
85
c)
90
d)
100
3.
Japan is famous for its state of the art magnetic levitation trains. These trains hover about 10 cm above the tracks and travel 375 mph. Engineers are working on a new mag lev train like these but it has one thing different. What will be new about this train?
a)
it will be invisible
b)
it will be even faster
c)
it will have a movie theater inside
d)
it will have a fancy restaurant inside
4.
Friday April 22 billions of people celebrated _________ .
a)
Mothers Day
b)
Earth Day
c)
Fathers Day
d)
Ocean Day
5.
Recently a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck a country in South America on the ring of fire. What country did the earthquake hit?
a)
China
b)
Brazil
c)
Ecuador
d)
Alaska
6.
Disney World is working to open a solar facility to help with powering the parks. This solar facility will be in the shape of mickey mouse and have ___________ solar panels.
a)
48,000
b)
40,000
c)
50,000
d)
43,000
7.
A solar-power airplane is attempting to make an around the world trip. It recently stopped in _______________ after a 3 day flight across the Pacific.
a)
California
b)
Australia
c)
New Mexico
d)
Massachusetts
8.
British scientists have recently discovered a large lake underneath this Northern Hemisphere Continent. This discovery is important because this lake may have new and different forms of life. Where was this lake discovered?
a)
The South Pole
b)
Antarctica
c)
Alaska
d)
Millis
9.
__________ a local school district has recently been awarded $6,098 to support Fuel Up to Play 60 initiatives at their schools. These programs encourage students to be more active.
a)
Millis
b)
Boston
c)
Norwood
d)
New York City
10.
Recently a 19 year old was camping in the northern part of this country when at 4:30 in the morning he was attacked by a crocodile. This happened in what eastern hemisphere country?
a)
Hawaii
b)
Australia
c)
Russia
d)
California
11.
This week marks 15 weeks until the summer Olympics in Rio De Janeiro Brazil. The Olympic torch is making its way to Brazil for the opening ceremonies after being lit at the place of the first Olympics. Where were the first Olympic Games healed?
a)
Brazil
b)
Greece
c)
United States
d)
England
12.
Scientists believe that a new ________ may form from a molecular cloud of gas that collapsed recently.
a)
Planet
b)
Earth
c)
Star
d)
Solar System
13.
Doctors say people need to get enough ___________ in order to avoid, health problems, stress, aged skin, being forgetful or gaining weight.
a)
milk
b)
water
c)
sleep
d)
TV time
14.
This article states that most dogs dislike it when you ____________ . This does not apply to all dogs, but most dogs.
a)
hug them
b)
walk them
c)
fead them
d)
ask for paw
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