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Current Events Quiz #3

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Gordon D. Sondland, the United States ambassador to the European Union, testified on Nov. 20 that he was following President Trump’s orders, with the full knowledge of other top administration officials, when he pressured the Ukrainians to conduct investigations into Mr. Trump’s political rivals in what he called a clear “ .”

a)

carpe diem

b)

e pluribus unum

c)

quid pro quo

d)

status quo

2.

The Trump administration declared on Nov. 18 that the United States does not consider Israeli settlements in the West Bank , reversing four decades of American policy.

a)

a violation of international law

b)

essential for the security of Israel

c)

legitimate or legal

d)

to be consistent with United States goals in the Middle East

3.

Activists stormed the field at the Yale-Harvard football game on Nov. 23, disrupting the game at halftime to protest the .

a)

harm caused by the Greek system on campus

b)

prevalence of traumatic brain injuries in sports

c)

rising costs of college tuition

d)

two universities’ investments in fossil fuels

4.

Oxford Dictionaries named “ ” as its 2019 Word of the Year.

a)

cancel culture

b)

climate emergency

c)

impeachment

d)

O.K. Boomerbison

5.

Candidates buoyed by months of street protests in Hong Kong won a stunning victory in local elections on Nov. 24, as record numbers voted in a vivid expression of the city’s aspirations and its anger with the Chinese government.

a)

Anti-capitalist

b)

Conservative

c)

Pro-democracy

d)

Religious

6.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned consumers on Friday not to eat any from Salinas, Calif., after at least 40 cases of E. coli infection nationwide were linked to contaminated products from that region.

a)

alfalfa sprouts

b)

flour

c)

ground beef

d)

romaine lettuce

7.

Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper demanded the resignation of the ’s top civilian leader on Nov. 24, an abrupt move aimed at ending an extraordinary dispute between President Trump and his own senior military leadership over the fate of a SEAL commando in a war crimes case.

a)

Air Force

b)

Army

c)

Marine

d)

Navy

8.

Announced on Nov. 20 that he would step back from public life, seeking to contain a firestorm over his ties to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein that threatened to scorch the entire British royal family.

a)

Prince Andrew

b)

Prince Harry

c)

The Duke of Edinburgh

d)

The Duke of Gloucester

9.

. “ ” proved its strength at the box office last weekend, opening to an estimated $127 million in domestic ticket sales, over 75 percent more than the original made during its first weekend in 2013.

a)

Cats

b)

Charlie's Angels

c)

Frozen 2

d)

Jumanji: The Next Level

10.

Three of the Thanksgiving-related articles below were recently published in The New York Times. One is from the satirical site The Onion. Which is the fake news story?

a)

“A Brilliant Thanksgiving Strategy: Make Sides Quickly, or Ahead”

b)

“Dread the Holidays? Feasting Together Might Actually Help”

c)

“Thousands Gather for Stuffing of Giant Rockefeller Center Turkey”

d)

“Why Gratitude Is Wasted on Thanksgiving”