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Current Event 9/23

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A state trooper saw a ___________ who has gotten hit by a car in the Callighan tunnel.  The trooper saved the animal and it is now up for adoption. 
a)
Cat
b)
Dog
c)
Snake
d)
Goose
2.
This European country is trying to keep people from using all plastic goods.  By 2020 there will be no plastic cups, knives or other goods in _________________ . 
a)
Spain
b)
France 
c)
United States 
d)
Asia
3.
A country in South America is having a lot of trouble because almost 70% of people who live there are going hungry.People are turning to hunt animals or go through the trash for food.  Where is this happening?  
a)
Italy 
b)
Brazil
c)
Venezuela
d)
Europe
4.
Constitution Day was officially celebrated on ________________ . This was the anniversary of the day when our founding fathers signed the US Constitution.  
a)
September 17th 
b)
September 27th
c)
July 4th
d)
August 17th 
5.
The spacecraft Juno recently sent its first pictures of _________________ back to earth.  This photo was taken 2.7 million miles from the planet. 
a)
Jupiter 
b)
Saturn 
c)
A meteor 
d)
Pluto
6.
The Smithsonian Museum has a new exhibit.  This exhibit shows a part of american history that took place in the 1800's.  What is the new exhibit about? 
a)
Slavery 
b)
The First Presidents 
c)
Solar Systems 
d)
The Continents
7.
NASA has announced that many planets have been discovered far away.  ___ of them look a lot like Earth! 
a)
1
b)
5
c)
9
d)
200
8.
This past weekend there were attacks in three US Cities.  Where did these attacks take place?
a)
New York, New Jersey, St. Cloud Minnesota
b)
St. Cloud Minnesota, Orlando, Paris
c)
New York, Paris, Orlando
d)
New York, New Jersey, LA
9.
Many people are debating if _____ in stores should be separated by gender.  
a)
Clothes
b)
Toys
c)
Food 
d)
Pens
10.
A man from Rhode Island had to be helped by a firefighter after getting his head stuck in the rocks while trying to pick up a ________ he dropped. 
a)
cellphone 
b)
ring
c)
Pokemon
d)
book
11.
The Paralympics were recently held in Rio, Brazil.  Athletes from more than 150 countries competed in ______ different sports! 
a)
4
b)
12
c)
23
d)
34
12.
Five species of Prasimohaema lizards live on the island of New Ginea.  They are the only vertabrate on land that has _____ blood. 
a)
red
b)
blue
c)
green
d)
pink