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Week 8 News Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is this government minister, who resigned from the Trudeau's cabinet this week over Liberals' handling of the SNC-Lavalin affair?

a)

Jody Wilson-Raybould, justice minister

b)

Jane Philpott, Treasury Board president

c)

Chrystia Freeland, foreign affairs minister

d)

Patricia Hajdu, labour minister

2.

Which member of the cast of Beverly Hills 90210 died this week?

a)

Ian Ziering

b)

Bryan Austin Green

c)

Jason Priestley

d)

Luke Perry

3.

Which female politician just ruled out running for the presidency of the United States?

a)

Hillary Clinton

b)

Kirsten Gillibrand

c)

Sarah Palin

d)

Oprah Winfrey

4.

What is Momo?

a)

A "suicide game" targeting children on social media

b)

The star of a horror movie

c)

An art sculpture

d)

A badly conceived mascot

5.

A stem cell transplant appears to have cured a man of:

a)

Alzheimer's

b)

Diabetes

c)

Ebola

d)

HIV

6.

China is accusing two detained Canadians of:

a)

Selling illegal opioids

b)

Stealing state secrets

c)

Human trafficking

d)

Fuelling a democratic uprising

7.

Radio stations in Quebec have stopped playing music by:

a)

Michael Jackson

b)

Lady Gaga

c)

Morrisey

d)

Madonna

8.

A Czech man was mauled to death by his pet _____________.

a)

Lion

b)

Pit bull

c)

Bear

d)

Monkey

9.

The former deputy OPP commissioner was fired earlier this week. What does he claim was the reason?

a)

He objected to the hiring of Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s friend as the next provincial police commissioner.

b)

He objected to former police chiefs like Bill Blair joining cannabis companies.

c)

He objected to the province's plan on carding.

d)

He objected to claims of sexual harassment by female members of the force.

10.

Toronto Public Health is investigating a confirmed case of:

a)

E. coli

b)

influenza

c)

measles

d)

hepatitis A