WorksheetsCNN Student News Quiz 11-18-2016
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A recently released study conducted by Imperial College London found that 1.13 billion people worldwide are living with what health issue?
a)
Heart Disease
b)
Diabetes
c)
Brain Damage
d)
High Blood Pressure
2.
As featured on Thursday's show, the Environmental Protection Agency's "AQI," with a scale ranging from 0 to 500, is an index of what?
a)
Air Purity
b)
Pollen Count
c)
Air Quality
d)
Air Quantity
3.
Name one of the countries to which U.S. President Barack Obama is traveling on his last international trip while in office.
a)
Greece
b)
France
c)
Iran
d)
Brazil
4.
Egypt, whose economy has been struggling since 2011, recently received a $12 billion loan from what 189-member global organization?
a)
United Nations Monetary Fund (UNMF)
b)
None of these
c)
Untied Nations National Bank (UNNB)
d)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
5.
In what South Pacific nation is the city of Christchurch, which is located about 30 miles from the epicenter of a natural disaster that struck on Monday morning?
a)
New Zealand
b)
Indonesia
c)
Australia
d)
New Brunswick
6.
Name the Iraqi city that's considered the last stronghold in Iraq for the ISIS terrorist group.
a)
Tigris
b)
Bagdad
c)
Euphrates
d)
Mosul
7.
What nation used to be under the rule of the Taliban, a militant group that is still fighting the country's government and U.S. troops?
a)
Iraq
b)
Afghanistan
c)
Syria
d)
Iran
8.
Dozens of forest fires in Appalachia have been made worse by what ongoing natural disaster?
a)
Drought
b)
Earthquakes
c)
El Nina
d)
El Nino
9.
What is the currency of India, which the nation's government suddenly changed to stop counterfeiters but caused a series of problems in doing so?
a)
Dollar
b)
Rupee
c)
Frank
d)
Pound
10.
Name the first foreign leader to personally meet with U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump since he was elected.
a)
Russian President Vladimir Putin
b)
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto
c)
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
d)
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
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