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WorksheetsCNN10 January - May 2019 Final
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
Great Britain leaving the European Union (EU) is known as _____________________.
Brexit
Bangladesh
Brexology
Boy Bands
32,000 _________________ went on strike in ________________________.
postal workers, Los Angeles
teachers, Columbus
educators, Los Angeles
garbage men, San Antonio
In the middle of _______________________, terrorist-tied bombings took place in the countries of Syria and Kenya.
Europe
Lent
Hanukkah
January
The focus of the World Economic Forum, which was held in _____________________, was to __________________ globalization.
South Africa, hinder
Switzerland, promote
Canada, promote
Finland, extrapolate
On the third Monday in January each year, our country honors the life of ____________________.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
John F. Kennedy
The country of _______________________ was experiencing government unrest, a refugee crisis, and violence in its capital city.
Venezuela
Vatican City
Brazil
Argentina
The three forms of winter precipitation?
rain, hail, snow
snow, sleet, heavy mist
freezing rain, hail
snow, freezing rain, sleet
____________________ is the soil found on the surface of the moon.
Renegade
Ravioli
Regolith
Reginald
President Trump's State of the Union Address took place in early ___________________.
January
February
March
April
Unusual to see this much water in this mostly dry country, flooding was a major problem in _________________.
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Austria
Australia
__________________ was making its last stand in Syria.
The KKK
ISIS
The government
According to research, sunscreen has been labeled as harmful to ________________________.
drinking water
skin
children
coral reefs
Teens across the nation are increasing their usage of _______________________________.
e-cigarettes
mathematics
logic and good sense
their brains
In a wild scene caught on camera, snow was seen falling in the state of ___________________.
Houston
Helena
Hawaii
Harrisburg
Valentine's Day is celebrated on February _________.
4th
14th
24th
34th
Political protests and violence ravaged the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Name the country.
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Grenada
Hawaii
President's Day was originally in honor of _______________________ birthday.
George Washington's
Abraham Lincoln's
Franklin Roosevelt's
Woodrow Wilson's
Turned 15 years old..."to connect the world"...1/4 of the world's population logs into it every month. What is it?
Snap chat
President Trump met with ____________________ leader Kim Jung Un in late February.
Northern Ireland
Newfoundland
North Korean
Nova Scotia
China has the largest __________________ industry in the world.
forestry
fishing
grocery
education
El Capitan is a ___________________ located in Yosemite National Park.
canyon
water preserve
vertical wall
lake
The states of Alabama and Georgia suffered thru numerous ________________________ in early March.
tornadoes
plagues
tsunamis
earthquakes
The Concorde recently celebrated its 50th Anniversary. It is supersonic. What does that mean?
travels at greater than 760 mph
travels less than 760 mph
can travel 760 miles
760 of these were manufactured
Boeing planes were grounded in the U.S. after recent disasters in _______________________.
Australia
Asia
Africa
Europe
Mozambique was dealing with flooding concerns due to a ______________________.
thunderstorm
tsunami
earthquake
cyclone
The Wasp, a ship from _______________, was found at the bottom of the Coral Sea.
the Korean War
the Vietnam War
WWII
WWI
_______________________ has become so popular that it is even a varsity sport in many high schools across the nation.
Smoking
Cliff diving
Gaming
Skipping school
The world's largest producer of oil.
Yemen
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
United States
The Northern Lights are usually seen around the ____________________.
Antarctic Circle
Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Cancer
Arctic Circle
India is becoming a ______________ super power.
agricultural
aeronautical
space
communications
As seen in early April, there have been heightened tensions between __________________________.
Taiwan and Japan
China and Taiwan
Japan and China
China and India
____________________, a contagious skin rash, has spread to over 500 people in the United States.
'Merica
Mozambique
Methadone
Measles
There is continued tension and chaos at the border of __________________________________.
Mexico and Canada
Canada and U.S.
Mexico and U.S.
Canada and Mexico
The U.S. will be slowly transferring over to 5G. "G" stands for _____________________.
gigabytes
generation
genetics
greatness
The oldest shipwreck was found at the bottom of the _________________________________ Sea.
Coral
Caribbean
Black
Mediterranean
300 lives were taken recently after a terrorist attack occurred on the island of ___________________.
Madagascar
Ireland
Sri Lanka
Japan
"Too many" tourists has become a problem on Lombard Street in the culturally diverse city of ______________________________.
New York
London
Beijing
San Francisco
E. Coli is a ___________________ that lives in intestines.
bacteria
fungus
rash
cancer
Cyclone _____________________ hit Mozambique, which was already dealing the aftermath of storms that hit it earlier in the year.
Kennedy
Kenneth
Kendrick
Kilpatrick
Drones are now carrying ________________ for transplants who need them desperately.
payments
water
organs
orders
Believe it or not, the U.S. Presidential Election is a little over a year and a half away. Nearly _______ democrats will be working towards that party's ticket.
10
15
20
35
Wages are up and unemployment is low, the U.S. __________________________ is in good shape.
population
economy
agriculture
educational system
In early May, Paris lost one of its true landmarks. What was it???
Eiffel Tower
Big Ben Clock Tower
Giza Pyramid
Notre Dame Cathedral
UBER drivers around the world went on ___________________ do to poor wages.
vacation
strike
hiatus
sick leave
_____________________________ are the two biggest grocery chains.
Walmart and Piggly Wiggly
Walmart and Festival
Walmart and Kroger
Walmart and Target
Millions of people are starving and not receiving aid in the Middle East country of ______________________.
Yosemite
Yemen
China
Italy
There is a food shortage in the Caribbean country of ____________________.
Colombia
Cuba
Canada
China
Approximately ________ million people worldwide are victims of slavery.
30
10
40
20
____________________________ is Vice-President of the United States.
Donald Trump
Barack Obama
Bill Clinton
Mike Pence
The capital of the United States is ____________________.
Washington
Walla-Walla
Washington D.C.
Wilmington
