WorksheetsCNN Student News 9/9/2016
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In the U.S. presidential race, name either the candidate representing the Green Party OR the candidate representing the Libertarian Party.
a)
Susan Doyle
b)
John Bradford
c)
Nathan Johnson
d)
None of these
2.
In what U.S. state did Hurricane Hermine make landfall on September 2 before the storm moved northeast and out into the Atlantic?
a)
Georgia
b)
South Carolina
c)
Florida
d)
Louisiana
3.
How many years ago was the worst act of terrorism on U.S. soil carried out?
a)
10
b)
12
c)
15
d)
20
4.
Name the animal that is native to China and is no longer considered endangered, thanks in part to an increase in its habitat.
a)
Spiny lumpsucker
b)
Giant Panda
c)
Panda
d)
Wunderpus photogenicus
5.
In what Asian country, which is located between Thailand and Vietnam, are officials trying to locate and dispose of up to 80 million unexploded U.S. cluster bombs?
a)
Baos
b)
Laos
c)
Mouas
d)
Frouse
6.
What term is used to describe the generation of American workers who were born after 1980?
a)
generation now
b)
millennials
c)
generation y
d)
generation X
7.
In order to participate in a U.S. presidential debate, a candidate has to have the support of a certain percentage of likely voters in national polls. What is this percentage?
a)
5
b)
10
c)
15
d)
20
8.
Pope Francis recently canonized a woman known for her humanitarian work in India. By what popular name was she known before her sainthood?
a)
Pope John II
b)
Father Abraham
c)
None of these
d)
Mother Teresa
9.
Name the international sporting event whose roots date back to a 1948 competition between injured British veterans of World War II.
a)
Paralympics
b)
Pan-Am Games
c)
Olympics
d)
None of these
10.
In which European city was a model of the city recently burned to commemorate the 350th anniversary of what historic event?
a)
London
b)
Paris
c)
Berlin
d)
Amsterdam
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