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WorksheetsCREW NewzBrain 2-1
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Last week, world leaders met at the World Economic Forum, where?
a)
Switzerland
b)
Spain
c)
France
d)
Maralago
2.
The destructive California wildfires from late 2017 led to what recent natural disasters?
a)
Floods
b)
Earthquakes
c)
Mudslides
d)
Sharknadoes
3.
As Congress works on an immigration compromise, all agree they want DACA reform, but the sticking point is that Republicans also want what?
a)
More immigration
b)
A border wall
c)
Amnesty
d)
Citizenship
4.
What is the name of the special prosecutor that will soon interview President Trump?
a)
J. Edgar Hoover
b)
Robert Mueller
c)
James Comey
d)
Louis Freeh
5.
Haiti is a Caribbean nation. Haiti shares the island Hispaniola with what other Latin nation?
a)
Guadalupe
b)
Dominican Republic
c)
Puerto Rico
d)
Jamaica
6.
Of Haiti’s 9 million people, 2 million live in what capital city?
a)
Port-au-Prince
b)
Carrefour
c)
Delmas
d)
Petionville
7.
What nation surpassed America as the #1 buyer of cars?
a)
Japan
b)
India
c)
China
d)
Indonesia
8.
At the recent global climate talks, the focus was on greenhouse gases caused mainly by what two types of energy sources?
a)
Oil and Coal
b)
Oil and Natural Gas
c)
Natural Gas and Coal
d)
Natural Gas and
9.
Haiti is a Caribbean nation. Haiti, 80% Roman Catholic, what language do they speek?
a)
Spanish
b)
Haitian
c)
French
d)
Latin
10.
Haiti is a Caribbean nation, and for decades the Haitian people battled poverty. The average life expectancy for a Haitian is how many years
a)
45
b)
53
c)
61
d)
74
11.
What host nation of the winter Olympics will suspend joint military drills during next month’s Winter Olympics?
a)
China
b)
Norway
c)
South Korea
d)
Cananda
12.
Because of a high birth rate per woman (2.8), what nation could overtake China as the most populous nation on Earth as early as 2025?
a)
Nigeria
b)
Bangladesh
c)
India
d)
'Merica!
13.
What football game will be played this weekend and millions will watch to see who will be declared the best NFL team of the 2017-18 season?
a)
Super Bowl XLI
b)
Super Bowl LII
c)
Super Bowl XXIII
d)
Mega Bowl XVIII
14.
In what city will this weekend’s Super Bowl be played?
a)
Miami
b)
New York
c)
Minneapolis
d)
Phoenix
15.
Why do most people watch the Super Bowl?
a)
Football, duh
b)
Commercials, duh
c)
Halftime show, duh
d)
I actually watch the Puppy Bowl
16.
After the passage of the tax bill giving corporate tax cuts, Walmart announced a minimum wage hike to what dollar amount per hour and expand maternal benefits to more than a million workers?
a)
$11
b)
$12
c)
$14
d)
$15
17.
What female entertainer, with the most TV longevity in history, turned 96 in midJanuary, and is still spry after working in comedy and film for 75 years?
a)
Rosanne Barr
b)
Elen Degeneres
c)
Betty White
d)
Judi Dench
18.
Jeffrey Preston Bezos was recently elevated to the “richest man in the world” at $112 billion. Bezos is an American technology and retail entrepreneur, electrical engineer, computer scientist, and founder of what company?
a)
Apple
b)
Amazon.com
c)
Wal-Mart
d)
Alibaba.com
19.
Keith Jackson, legendary ABC college football announcer, whose broadcasting career began in 1952, recently died at age 89. He coined the football slang “big uglies” for interior linemen and “Whoa, _______!”
a)
Baby!
b)
Nellie!
c)
Momma!
d)
Dude!
20.
2017 featured three top grossing films, led by “Star Wars: The ______ Jedi.
a)
First
b)
Last
c)
Second
d)
Third
21.
2017 featured three top grossing films. They were “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” “Beauty and the Beast” and “_______ Woman.”
a)
Wonderful
b)
Wonder
c)
Wander
d)
Super
22.
What artist won the Grammy for Best New Artist?
a)
Alessia Cara
b)
Julia Michaels
c)
SZA
d)
Mr. Pierson and the funky bunch
23.
“24K Magic” by what artist won a Grammy for Record of the Year?
a)
Bruno Mars
b)
Kendrick Lamar
c)
Jay-Z
d)
Lorde
24.
Who will sing the National Anthem before Super Bowl LII?
a)
Carrie Underwood
b)
Lorde
c)
Pink
d)
Lady Gaga
25.
In mid-January, the annual NAACP Image Awards were held. Jay-Z was nominated for what album?
a)
4:44
b)
Magna Carta Holy Grail
c)
The Blueprint
d)
Watch the Throne
26.
Tom Brady and Nick Foles are the specialists at what position for the Super Bowl LII teams?
a)
Quarterbacks
b)
Running Backs
c)
Kickers
d)
Tackling Dummies
27.
What two teams will play in Super Bowl LII?
a)
Patriots vs Eagles
b)
Vikings vs Jaguars
c)
Packers vs Bears
28.
Stephen Gostkowski and Jake Elliott are the specialists at what position for the Super Bowl LII teams
a)
Quarterbacks
b)
Kickers
c)
Punters
d)
Water boys
29.
Dodge unveiled the new Challenger SRT Demon, a car that automakers say is best used for what purpose
a)
Dropping kids off at school
b)
Drag racing
c)
Grocery Getting
d)
Drifting
30.
Dodge unveiled the new Challenger SRT Demon. Buyers get a free day at drag racing school to learn to handle the _______ horsepower “meanest vehicle ever made.”
a)
550
b)
680
c)
640
d)
840
31.
More than half of Americans admit they flake out on social events to hang out with their _______.
a)
Kids
b)
Pets
c)
homies
d)
parents
32.
Indiana’s Linda Wolfe is still in the Guinness Book of World Records for the dubious honor of marrying more times than anyone else (23) with the claim to be "addicted to the _______.
a)
Romance
b)
Drama
c)
weddings
d)
divorces
33.
A Texas Girl Scouts program running from January 6 to March 25, allows customers at the time of purchase to donate to the Cookies-4-_______ program, a program that supports first responders and fire fighters.
a)
Monsters
b)
Cops
c)
Heroes
d)
Free
34.
In early January, Bertha Vickers, a deer hunter in Mississippi used a .243 Winchester to bag her deer. The story made news because Bertha was what age?
a)
5
b)
12
c)
78
d)
99
35.
What restaurant, affectionately known as "America's Diner," made news in January by offering a free Grand Slam breakfast, but only if customers used the new online-ordering platform for carry out foods?
a)
Waffle House
b)
IHOP
c)
Denny's
d)
Village Inn
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