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CNN10 Week of April 16

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what island nation did the La Soufriere volcano recently erupt, causing the evacuation of thousands and covering the nearby area with ash?

a)

Caribbean Islands

b)

Jamaica

c)

St. Vincent

d)

St. Barths

2.

What is the name of the asteroid that NASA's Osiris Rex spacecraft is preparing to leave after collecting a sample and conducting a recent fly-by?

a)

Asteroid Joe

b)

Bennu

c)

O-Rex 4

d)

Big Rock in Sky

3.

Which is NOT a name of a type of FULL moon?

a)

Pink Moon

b)

Blue Moon

c)

Harvest Moon

d)

Black Moon

4.

The "first 100 days" of a U.S. president's term is a milestone that was first associated with what American leader, who took office in 1933?

a)

President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)

b)

President Joe Biden

c)

President Abraham Lincoln

d)

President George Washington

5.

At a tourist destination in northern China, authorities recently installed what they say is the first traffic signal related to crossings by what animal?

a)

penguins

b)

spiders

c)

dogs

d)

camels

6.

Because of concerns about potential blood clots in rare cases, health officials have called for a "pause" in the distribution of a coronavirus vaccine by what company?

a)

Pfizer Vaccine

b)

Moderna Vaccine

c)

Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

d)

Kryptonite Vaccine

7.

Military analysts say China has been "flexing its military might" through naval exercises near what island, which lies about 100 miles east of the Chinese mainland?

a)

Hong Kong

b)

Taiwan

c)

South Korea

d)

Japan

8.

This week, U.S. President Joe Biden announced that by September 11, America will have withdrawn most of its troops from what south Asian country?

a)

Russia

b)

China

c)

Afghanistan

d)

Iran

9.

Archaeologists have discovered a 3,000-year-old city, the largest of its kind ever found in what ancient nation?

a)

Rome

b)

Greece

c)

Mexico

d)

Egypt

10.

On Thursday, the U.S. government announced new sanctions against what country, which says it will respond in the days ahead?

a)

Russia

b)

China

c)

North Korea

d)

Canada