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10/23 Current Events

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. What two Asian countries are directly involved in a recent flare-up of violence over a disputed region called Nagorno-Karabakh?

a)

Armenia and Azerbaijan

b)

Turkey and Russia

c)

U.S. and Canada

d)

China and Vietnam

2.

2. What is the fattiest organ in the human body, which can be stimulated by music?

a)

gluteus maximus

b)

stomach

c)

brain

d)

heart

3.

3. What is 2018VP1, which scientists say has a remote chance of making headlines on November 2?

a)

shooting star

b)

dwarf planet

c)

comet

d)

asteroid

4.

4. Bell Labs is receiving $14 million from NASA to build a 4G wireless network at what location?

a)

Pluto

b)

moon

c)

Himalayan Mountains

d)

under the Atlantic Ocean

5.

5. The U.S. government is suing what technology company, accusing it of breaking antitrust laws, though the company denies wrongdoing?

a)

Microsoft

b)

Google

c)

Facebook

d)

Tik-tok

6.

6. Fabien Cousteau, who is helping pioneer new ways to live in underwater habitats, is the grandson of what famous ocean explorer?

a)

Jacques Cousteau

b)

Jane Cousteau

c)

Johnathan Cousteau

d)

Robinson Crusoe

7.

7. What Asian country, which is in the midst of its rainy season, is experiencing severe flooding that has claimed lives and destroyed more than 17,000 acres of crops?

a)

Iraq

b)

Afghanistan

c)

Armenia

d)

Vietnam

8.

8. Including Thursday night's event, how many debates did the U.S. presidential candidates have this election year?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

0

9.

9. What is the SSC Tuatara, which recently made headlines for reportedly reaching a top speed of 331 miles per hour?

a)

airplane

b)

ship

c)

car

d)

train

10.

10. In recent years, what term has been applied to a wildfire that consumes at least 1 million acres?

a)

gigaflame

b)

megafire

c)

giant fire

d)

gigafire