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Nov 13-14

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is Hong Kong's leader?

a)

Carrie Lam

b)

Leung Chun-ying

c)

Donald Tsang

d)

Tung Chee-hwa

2.

More than how many demonstrators were arrested on Monday and Tuesday?

a)

100

b)

200

c)

300

d)

400

3.

The BBC reports that a person who spoke out in favor of China was set on fire by the protesters.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

When do public hearings begin in the House of Representatives impeachment inquiry?

a)

Wednesday

b)

Thursday

c)

Friday

d)

Saturday

5.

In the "10 Out of 10" segment several Recess monkeys decided to swim across what river?

a)

the Green River

b)

the Shenandoah River

c)

the Silver River

d)

the Guadalupe River

6.

What is one of the largest hospital systems in America?

a)

HCA Healthcare

b)

Universal Health Services

c)

Encompass Health

d)

Ascension

7.

:10 Trivia: Which of these companies was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin?

a)

Facebook

b)

Google

c)

Microsoft

d)

Amazon

8.

In our history how many serious pushes to impeachment have happened?

a)

two

b)

three

c)

four

d)

five

9.

To impeach the president a _______ is required in the House of Representatives.

a)

simple majority

b)

two-thirds majority

c)

three-fourths majority

10.

Which committee in the House investigates allegations made against the president?

a)

Ethics Committee

b)

Appropriations Committee

c)

Financial Services Committee

d)

Judiciary Committee

11.

The Weather Channel says that more than ______ records have been set for cold temperatures this week.

a)

100

b)

200

c)

300

d)

400

12.

How many days are we from the official start of winter?

a)

37

b)

42

c)

56

d)

63

13.

The National Weather Service compared this arctic blast to an event from what year?

a)

1900

b)

1911

c)

1926

d)

1933

14.

In the "10 Out of 10" segment the glass bottom of the Sky Bridge lets you see what's how many feet under your feet?

a)

130 feet

b)

140 feet

c)

150 feet

d)

160 feet

15.

He also climbed Mount ____________ which is the highest peak in South America.

a)

Ojos del Salado

b)

Aconcagua

c)

Huascaran

d)

Cerro Bonete

16.

What mountain did he want to climb?

a)

Mount Everest

b)

K2

c)

Kanchenjunga

d)

Mount Kilimanjaro

17.

It took Kyle Maynard how long to reach the top of his first climb?

a)

1 hour, 46 minutes

b)

1 hour, 54 minutes

c)

2 hours, 18 minutes

d)

2 hours, 30 minutes

18.

Nearly what percent of Americans say they interact with people in a different political party just a few times a year?

a)

20%

b)

30%

c)

40%

d)

50%

19.

:10 Trivia: Which U.S. Founding Father warned about the "danger of [political] parties in the State"?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Washington

20.

A high tide is being blamed for an unusual amount of flooding in what European city?

a)

Paris

b)

Rome

c)

Venice

d)

Florence