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WorksheetsCurrent Events April 21-27
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 33mins
The second total power outage in the past week struck WHAT island territory of the U.S., still hurting from damages caused by Hurricane Maria?
New York
Florida
Puerto Rico
Guam
Consumers, grocery stores and restaurants have been warned to throw out all of their WHAT type of lettuce due to contamination from a major lettuce field near Yuma, AZ that has caused severe illness from salmonella across the U.S.?
iceburg
romaine
butter crisp
raddichio
Researchers studying over 150,000 subjects have concluded that having a concussion -- even a mild one -- increases the chances of developing WHAT neurological disorder, characterized by shakiness and muscle stiffness, years later?
Parkinsons
Epilepsy
Cancer
Delirium tremors
WHAT 93-year-old former president is in intensive care in a Houston hospital with a blood infection, just days after attending his wife's funeral?
Jimmy Carter
Richard Nixon
Bill Clinton
George H. Bush
President Trump hosted WHAT European leader Tuesday night at the White House for his first official state visit and dinner?
Raúl Castro
Emmanuel Macron
Vladimir Putin
Winston Churchill
The leader of this European country would like Trump and the United States to reverse a trend towards isolationism and "make the planet great again".
Germany
United Kingdom
France
Spain
HOW MANY former U.S. presidents attended the funeral of Barbara Bush last weekend in Houston?
1
2
3
4
Which of these former U.S. presidents did NOT attend the funeral of George W. Bush's mother last week?
Richard Nixon
Jimmy Carter
Barack Obama
Bill Clinton
A team of international experts are in Duma trying to determine whether an alleged WHAT actually occurred, despite the Syrian government insisting it did not?
genocide
nuclear meltdown
atomic bomb
chemical weapons
Choose 2 correct answers! For the first time almost 60 years, Cuba will not be ruled by the Castro family as a new leader is expected to be named this week. NAME the two Castro brothers who have ruled the island since 1959.
Fidel
Mario
José
Raúl
North Korea has hinted prior to talks that it might limit or even discontinue its nuclear program, whether or not WHAT country keeps its troops on the Korean Peninsula?
South Korea
North Korea
Japan
United States
A man driving a van down a crowded street in WHAT Canadian city Monday struck and killed at least 10 pedestrians while injuring many more?
Ottawa
Toronto
Montreal
Quebec
A Michigan couple announced the birth of their 14th child--what gender are all of their children?
sons
daughters
Choose 2 correct answers. What two neighboring countries met early Friday to discuss possible de-nuclearization and a began a potentially peaceful relationship?
China
United States
South Korea
North Korea
What American automobile manufacturer is going to stop selling cars in the US to focus on selling them overseas; instead, they will sell their popular American trucks & SUVs in America.
Chevrolet
Chrysler
Ford
Subaru
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
Toronto
Montreal
Winnipeg
What is the capital of South Korea?
Beijing
Seoul
Pyongyang
Saigon
What's the capital of North Korea?
Seoul
Tokyo
Pyongyang
Shanghai
What's the capital of Syria?
Israel
Damascus
Tehran
Washington D.C.
What tiny country that used to be part of the Soviet Union is experiencing civil unrest because they think their democratically elected government did something unconstitutional?
Russia
Georgia
Ukraine
Armenia
What's the capital of Cuba (ooh-na-na, ay, ay)?
Miami
San Juan
Castro
Havana
What planet smells like a fart because it produces methane gas?
Pluto
Earth
Uranus
Mars
Where is "Bunny Island"?
Vietnam
North Korea
Japan
Australia
What is the capital of Nicaragua?
Managua
Tegulcigalpa
Damascus
Havana
What is the capital of Afghanistan?
Kabul
Tehran
Damascus
Baghdad
Which of the world`s major oceans is the shallowest?
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Southern (Antarctic) Ocean
We've heard about the great Pacific garbage patch several times this year. Now it seems this ocean also has an invisible one made of microplastics, though scientists are developing an enzyme to break down the pollutants in the future.
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
What does CDC stand for? (Hint- they are the laboratory that deals with epidemic illness in the U.S.)
Center for Dietary Control
Control Diseases Center
Coke Diet Coke
Center for Disease Control
What sport has been playing the World Cup championships since 1930?
hockey
soccer
tennis
golf
What is NOT true about a "savant"? They often...
have extreme artistic or musical talent.
excel in one area but not in others.
have inferior intelligence.
are misunderstood.
Which social media platform has faced expensive controversy that has damaged their reputation and image because of data mining by Cambridge Analytica?
Snapchat
Jack and Jill is an organization that gives WOW vacation experiences to families of patients with end stage
AIDS.
cancer.
diabetes.
E-coli poisoning.
Which is NOT an issue being considered by the U.S. Supreme Court this week?
gun control.
presidential authority.
religious discrimination.
travel bans.
Where is the 2nd poorest country in the western hemisphere? (Hint- there have been violent protests this week, and government responses have violated the civil rights of citizens who are angry because the government wants to increase taxes but decrease social security payouts.)
Mexico
Cuba
Nicaragua
Venezuela
What European country has the most time zones due to their many overseas territories?
United Kingdom
Russia
Germany
France
