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cnn10 week ending 3/29/19

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name the former director of the FBI who recently concluded a special counsel investigation concerning U.S. President Donald Trump, Russia, and the 2016 presidential campaign.

a)

Robert Mueller

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

James Comey

d)

Chuck Schumer

2.

Though international military officials still consider ISIS a threat, the terrorist group has lost its last major stronghold in what Middle Eastern nation?

a)

Israel

b)

Jordan

c)

Syria

d)

Turkey

3.

On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation to recognize a disputed, Middle Eastern territory as being a part of Israel. Name this territory.

a)

Golan Heights

b)

Israel

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Hamas

4.

Name the world's largest producer of oil, a nation that still relies on other countries for a certain type of crude that can be refined into gasoline.

a)

US

b)

Canada

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Russia

5.

What naturally occurring phenomenon, which can be seen above Earth's magnetic north pole, is caused by charged particles released from the sun?

a)

Northern Lights

b)

Lunar Eclipse

c)

Solar Eclipse

d)

Comets

6.

This week, the Parliament of the United Kingdom took control of the Brexit process from the government of what prime minister?

a)

Theresa May

b)

Margaret Thatcher

c)

Angela Merkel

d)

David Cameron

7.

Name the U.S. aerospace company that is working to restore confidence in its 737 MAX series aircraft following two catastrophic accidents within five months.

a)

Boeing

b)

Airbus

c)

Mcdonnel-Douglas

8.

The European Union recently announced that, in the years ahead, it wants all new vehicles installed with equipment that prevents them from doing what?

a)

Crashing

b)

Speeding

c)

Parallel Parking

d)

Running Red Lights

9.

India's prime minister recently announced that his country had become a space superpower after a rocket it launched completed what task?

a)

Destroyed a Sattelite

b)

Landed on the Moon

c)

Docked at the ISS

d)

Returned to Earth undamaged

10.

What is the only country on earth that still has a symbolic leader with the title of emperor, though he's expected to abdicate his throne in about a month?

a)

India

b)

Japan

c)

Singapore

d)

Australia