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WorksheetsCurrent Events for May 18, 2018
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 50secs
What is the name of the volcano that's been erupting for more than two weeks on Hawaii's Big Island?
Mauna Loa
Kilauea
Kohala
Kaho'olawe
The biggest factor in the ultimate price of gasoline is the cost of what substance?
Crude oil
Gas pumps
Propane
Natural gas
Name the Middle Eastern city that's holy to Jews, Christians and Muslims and where the U.S. moved its embassy this week, triggering praise and protest over the decision.
Cairo
Dubai
Jerusalem
Riyadh
Name the substance, which is found in fried foods and baked goods, that the World Health Organization (WHO) wants all countries to eliminate.
Saturated fat
Cooking oil
Cholesterol
Trans fats (trans fatty acids)
What Palestinian territory, where violent protests have taken place this week, was once the site of an Egyptian base, a city of the Philistines, and the Biblical hero Samson?
Jordan
Jerusalem
Gaza
Golan Heights
What U.S. industry has an estimated shortage of 63,000 workers, causing shipping rates to rise nationwide?
Trucking
Crop harvesting
Gas production
Plastic recycling
This week, North Korea threatened to call off its upcoming summit with the U.S. after canceling high-level talks with what other nation?
China
South Korea
Japan
England
What volcanic feature, located inside the crater of an erupting Hawaiian volcano, has been dropping for weeks, increasing geologists' concerns that a phreatic eruption is likely?
dome
vent
layers of ash
lava lake
In what African country would you find the city of Mbandaka, where a recent outbreak of the Ebola virus has spread?
South Africa
Democratic Republic of Congo
Angola
Central African Republic
How long has a special counsel investigation been looking into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and whether members of the Trump campaign might have coordinated with Russia?
one week
one month
one year
18 months
