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Current Events 11.13

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Last Saturday, U.S. media projected a winner in the 2020 presidential election after more results came in from what state, which has 20 electoral votes?

a)

Arizona

b)

Georgia

c)

North Carolina

d)

Pennsylvania

2.

Though the results of the election are being disputed in court, what TWO candidates are projected to become president and vice president in 2021?

a)

Donald Trump

b)

Kamala Harris

c)

Joe Biden

d)

Mike Pence

3.

(a)   is the U.S. pharmaceutical company that says its coronavirus vaccine could be 90 percent effective in protecting people, though critics (and the company itself) say much more scientific information is needed.

4.

What was the name of the storm that made landfall in the Florida Keys (and Florida's west coast) after causing death and destruction in Central America?

a)

Theta

b)

Beta

c)

Eta

d)

Zeta

5.

(a)   is the name of the transportation system that, through a vacuum of air and electromagnetic propulsion, allows train-like vehicles to travel at high speeds.

6.

China says it recently broke its own record for deepest manned dive to what part of the Pacific Ocean?

a)

Mariana Trench

b)

Treasure Island

c)

Coral Reef

d)

Challenger Deep

7.

The Shed performing arts center, which has a steel shell that can be rolled out to increase the building's size, recently opened in what location?

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8.

Concerning the coronavirus pandemic, a CNN poll conducted early last month indicated that 45 percent of Americans wouldn't do what?

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9.

What two-word term describes the traditional start of the holiday shopping season in the U.S., when many retailers see a profit?

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10.

What group of people participated in outdoor adventure activities as a way to "heal in nature"?

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