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What Happened This Week? Feb. 24-28

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If you're tracing your mother's side of the family, you're looking at the _________ side of your family.

a)

Paternal

b)

Maternal

c)

Vital Records

d)

Geneaological

2.

Birth, marriage, and death certificates are referred to as...

a)

Matrilineal Lines

b)

Ethnic Regions

c)

Vital Records

d)

Comstock Lode

3.

The groundbreaking NASA mathematician who was central to the United States sending Friendship 7 and Apollo 11 to space.

a)

Mary Jackson

b)

Mae Jemison

c)

Katherine Johnson

d)

Dorothy Vaughn

4.

The first African-American woman to serve as a NASA engineer

a)

Katherine Johnson

b)

Mary Jackson

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Dorothy Vaughan

5.

What virus has killed significantly more people this year than the Covid-18 Coronavirus?

a)

Norovirus

b)

Influenza (Flu)

c)

Ebola Gulf-A (The Clench)

d)

Legacy Virus

6.

The Comstock Lode was discovered in what US state?

a)

Colorado

b)

New Mexico

c)

Nevada

d)

Hawaii

7.

On March 3rd, 14 states and American Samoa will cast their votes in the Democratic presidential race, determining who will run against the current president. What is this day nicknamed?

a)

Guy Fawkes Day

b)

SuperTuesday

c)

The Reaping

d)

March Forward Day

8.

Who was the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth?

a)

John Young

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

John Glenn

d)

Gus Grissom

9.

If you're tracing your father's side of the family, you're studying your _______ line.

a)

Maternal

b)

Adamantium

c)

Paternal

d)

Vital Records

10.

Which of these people are NOT running for the Democratic presidential nomination?

a)

Bernie Sanders

b)

Mitch McConnell

c)

Elizabeth Warren

d)

Pete Buttigieg

11.

What insect is currently swarming both East India and Pakistan?

a)

Ladybugs

b)

Locusts

c)

Dung Beetles

d)

Cicadas