WorksheetsCurrent Events Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How tall is the One World Trade Center (if you count the antenna)?
a)
1,776 feet
b)
2,244 feet
c)
1,876 feet
d)
1,676 feet
2.
What is the group of European countries that work together to create a single market, to allow goods, capital, services and people to move between the member states, as long as they follow the rules and they pay the entry fee?
a)
G-20
b)
United Kingdom
c)
European Union
d)
G-Unit
3.
Who is the leader of North Korea?
a)
Kim Jong-Il
b)
Ho Chi Minh
c)
Ching Tang Song
d)
Kim Jong-Un
4.
What is the name of the robotic spacecraft being sent by NASA to catch up with a speeding asteroid and then bring pieces of that asteroid back to earth?
a)
Proxima-D
b)
Osiris Rex
c)
Young G-Z
d)
Oedipus Rex
5.
Approximately how many people have been killed in the Syrian civil war?
a)
25,000
b)
125,000
c)
400,000
d)
650,000
6.
Which Native American tribe is protesting the Dakota Access oil pipeline?
a)
Sioux
b)
Cherokee
c)
Blackfoot
d)
Shawnee
7.
What is the name of the super typhoon that struck China on Thursday?
a)
Monte
b)
Montana
c)
Meranti
d)
Murray
8.
Where is Uber planning to test self-driving cars to pick up passengers?
a)
Indianapolis
b)
New York City
c)
Chicago
d)
Pittsburgh
9.
How many refugees does the Obama administration want to accept in 2017?
a)
85,000
b)
110,000
c)
200,000
d)
500,000
10.
The National Football League has said that it expects almost ________ of retired players to develop long term brain problems.
a)
1/3
b)
1/2
c)
2/3
d)
3/5
100 %
