WorksheetsCNN 10 Quiz 1-6-2017
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
As featured on Friday's ":10 Trivia" segment, what do all drone bees have in common?
a)
they all die when they sting
b)
they are are female
c)
they are all male
d)
they all make honey
2.
What nation's leader is Benjamin Netanyahu, who recently spoke out against the U.S. following its abstention from a U.N. Security Council vote concerning settlements?
a)
Israel
b)
France
c)
Russia
d)
China
3.
When the Harlem Globetrotters are not on the roof, what U.S. basketball team regularly plays at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California?
a)
Golden State Warriors
b)
None of these
c)
Golden Bears
d)
LA Lakers
4.
The Peach Drop, the Cheese Drop, and the Possum Drop are all American celebrations on what holiday?
a)
Hanukkah
b)
Christmas Eve
c)
New Year's Day
d)
New Year's Eve
5.
The republicans hold a majority in both chambers of congress.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Name one of the years when the New York Times' tradition of lowering a ball on Times Square was NOT observed.
a)
1942
b)
2001
c)
1977
d)
1945
7.
As discussed on Thursday's show, what two-word term describes both a room whose walls reflect sound and an area in which someone's own ideas are reflected?
a)
eco chamber
b)
reverberation zone
c)
echo chamber
d)
ekho chamber
8.
Name one of the air pollution problems for which China recently declared a red alert.
a)
none of these
b)
haize
c)
smog
d)
miasma
9.
Who is the president of Russia, a nation that denies American accusations that it interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election?
a)
Dmitry Medvedev
b)
Boris Yeltsin
c)
Viktor Chernomyrdin
d)
Vladimir Putin
10.
What amendment to the U.S. Constitution specifies January 3 as the start date for each new Congress?
a)
14th Amendment
b)
22nd Amendment
c)
20th Amendment
d)
25th Amendment
11.
When programming, what is looping?
a)
Spinning around really fast until you fall over
b)
Flying in circles
c)
Repeating a command or instructions
d)
The process used to make a scarf
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