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Cnn10 Week Ending 3/22/19

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Promises of support, prayers, and donations from around the world followed a shooting at two mosques in what South Pacific nation?

a)

Australia

b)

New Zealand

c)

Singapore

d)

Thailand

2.

A recent blackout across Venezuela triggered a new crisis in which residents ran out of what basic resource?

a)

Water

b)

Oil

c)

Bread

d)

Medicine

3.

In the aftermath of a "bomb cyclone," historic flooding affected nearly every region of what U.S. state?

a)

California

b)

Alabama

c)

Nebraska

d)

Arizona

4.

Name two of the three countries in southern Africa that saw significant damage from Cyclone Idai.

a)

Zimbabwe

b)

Malawi

c)

Libya

d)

South Africa

5.

What popular clothing brand, which started as a New York City skate store in 1994, is battling "legal fakes" in other countries?

a)

Supreme

b)

Vineyard Vines

c)

Under Armour

d)

Nike

6.

Over what specific body of water did a meteor recently explode in Earth's atmosphere, giving off about 10 times the energy of an atomic bomb?

a)

Bering Sea

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Mediterranean Sea

7.

What kind of instrument, which is believed to have been used by Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama, was recently awarded the Guinness World Record for being the oldest on Earth?

a)

Compass

b)

Astrolabe

c)

Sextant

8.

Over the past two years, how many times has the European Union fined Google for breaking rules concerning issues like online shopping and competition?

a)

3

b)

1

c)

6

d)

10

9.

Name the United States ship that was recently located in the Coral Sea, where it was sunk during World War II.

a)

USS WASP

b)

USS HORNET

c)

USS MACARTHUR

d)

USS TRUMAN

10.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that concerns college campuses, federal funding and what amendment to the Constitution?

a)

1ST

b)

2ND

c)

5TH

d)

14TH