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The Week that Was 9/14-9/20

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This week, 2 companies faced a ban from the White House: Tik Tok and:

a)

Facebook

b)

Walmart

c)

WeChat

d)

WhatsApp

2.

This Supreme Court Justice died at 87 years of age after a long battle with cancer.

a)

Antonin Scalia

b)

John Roberts

c)

Ruth Baber Ginsburg

d)

Sonya Sotomayor

3.

This city agreed to pay the family of Breonna Taylor $12 million.

a)

Kenosha

b)

Louisville

c)

Detroit

d)

Minneapolis

4.

This week, agreements were signed between the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Israel. What is the name of the agreement?

a)

David Accords

b)

Abraham Accords

c)

Moses Accords

d)

Ginsburg Accords

5.

After more research, this major conference decided to play football after all.

a)

ACC

b)

Pac 12

c)

Big 10

d)

SEC

6.

On October 1, this company is raising its hourly wage to $17 per hour.

a)

Hobby Lobby

b)

Target

c)

Walmart

d)

Kohl's

7.

The possibility of life was discovered on this planet

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Jupiter

d)

Saturn

8.

The Quarter-Pounder is in short supply at McDonald's these days because of the popularity of a meal named for:

a)

Lady Gaga

b)

DaBaby

c)

Travis Scott

d)

Thomas Rhett

9.

Tropical Depression Alpha formed on 9/18. How many times (including now) has the Greek alphabet been needed to name tropical systems?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

10.

This team blew a 15 point fourth quarter lead, losing on a last second field goal yesterday.

a)

Atlanta Falcons

b)

Carolina Panthers

c)

Los Angeles Chargers

d)

Minnesota Vikings

11.

This hurricane made landfall in Gulf Shores, Alabama, on September 16, 2020, as the third storm to hit the region this year.

a)

Laura

b)

Sally

c)

Alpha

d)

Teddy

12.

TikTok was saved from a White House ban in the U.S. this week after it was purchased by Oracle and:

a)

Walmart

b)

Target

c)

Amazon

d)

YouTube