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Current Events September 2020

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who successfully flew across the Arizona dessert while wearing harness and holding onto 52 helium-filled balloons?

a)

Roberto Baldazzini

b)

David Blaine

c)

David Cooperfield

d)

James Randi

2.

The world's biggest rooftop greenhouse is found in _______, Canada.

a)

Vancouver

b)

Toronto

c)

Montreal

d)

Quebec City

3.

British actor _________ has tested positive for COVID-19.

a)

Ansel Egerton

b)

Liam Hemsworth

c)

Daniel Radcliffe

d)

Robert Pattinson

4.

Who is this Senator from California who has aspirations to being elected Vice President?

a)

Elizabeth Warren

b)

Keisha Lance Bottoms

c)

Kamala Harris

d)

London Breed

5.

This is the "incumbent" President who will run for re-election in November. What does "incumbent" mean?

a)

ignorant

b)

holding office now

c)

incompetent

d)

oldest

6.

This man, Joe Biden will challenge Donald Trump for the Presidency. From which state does he come?

a)

New York

b)

Virginia

c)

Maryland

d)

Delaware

7.

The death of this young black woman added fire to which women's rights movement related to the BLM Movement?

a)

Women Against Crime

b)

Say Her Name

c)

No Justice - No Peace

d)

We Shall Overcome

8.

What 2020 situation is represented by the illustration?

a)

Home Schooling

b)

Distance Learning

c)

Online Education

d)

Hybrid Learning

9.
Kashmir is a state located in the Himalayan region which has been a major source of contention between India and which other country?
a)
Nepal
b)
Bangladesh
c)
China
d)
Pakistan
10.
Where is the main headquarters for the UN located?
a)
Geneva
b)
New York
c)
Paris
d)
Nairobi
11.
Where will the next summer Olympics be held in?
a)
Moscow
b)
Sydney
c)
Tokyo
d)
Paris
12.

What has boosted online sales for Amazon?

a)

The holidays.

b)

People are rich these days.

c)

Covid-19

d)

Prime Day.

13.

Why is Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korea’s leader, threatening retaliatory measures against South Korea?

a)

Balloons carrying rice and anti-North leaflets have been floated across the border to North Korea

b)

South Korea has been hacking government computers in North Korea

c)

They are blaming South Korea for an outbreak of coronavirus

14.

What is the name of this landmark where summer solstice celebrations have been cancelled for 2020 due to Coronavirus?

(a)  

15.

An entrepreneur is installing "free ATMs" across Vietnam to help those affected by the coronavirus. What do the “ATMs” give out?

a)

Money

b)

Rice

c)

Soft drink

16.

Which country has this flag?

(a)  

17.
Who is the leader of North Korea?
a)
Kim Jong-Il
b)
Ho Chi Minh
c)
Ching Tang Song
d)
Kim Jong-Un
18.

How much did Donald Trump pay in federal income taxes the year he won the presidency?

a)

100,000

b)

10,000

c)

750.00

d)

Half a million dollars

19.

Who is President Trumps nominee for the supreme court?

a)

Ted Cruz

b)

Amy Coney Barrett

c)

Kamala Harris

d)

Elizabeth Warren

20.

Which National Park was set to reopen on Friday, Sept. 25?

a)

Rocky Mountain

b)

Yellowstone

c)

Arches

d)

Yosemite

21.

After the grand jury heard testimony in the Breonna Taylor case, they chose to do what?

a)

Indict all officers involved

b)

Indict one officer for wanton endangerment

c)

No indictments at all

d)

Death penalty for all

22.

What does NOAA do when they have used all the hurricane names for the year and more storms keep coming?

a)

They add Jr. to each of the old names

b)

They go through the alphabet again with more random names

c)

They use the Greek alphabet

d)

They use numbers

23.

Which European City is at great risk for a major Coronavirus outbreak?

a)

Madrid

b)

Paris

c)

London

d)

Berlin

24.

What are the only two countries left that have not eradicated polio?

a)

Kenya and Nigeria

b)

Pakistan and Afghanistan

c)

Iran and Iraq

d)

Guatemala and Hondorus

25.

What famous former NFL QB thwarted a kidnap attempt on their grandbaby?

a)

Roger Staubach

b)

Brett Farve

c)

Joe Montana

d)

Terry Bradshaw