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CNN Semester 2 Review

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The U.S. has contributed roughly $100 billion of the $150 billion cost of what object, which officials plan to open up to more commercial visits in the months ahead?

a)

International Space Station

b)

Mars

2.

More than 14 million people in what U.S. state lacked reliable running water almost a week after severe winter weather struck?

a)

Florida

b)

Texas

3.

In what museum, which is the most visited in the world, have workers been able to complete quiet projects while the venue has been closed to the public since October?

a)

The Smithsonian

b)

The Louvre

4.

In what European capital city are rats seeing a resurgence as a side-effect of Covid-related lockdowns?

a)

Paris

b)

London

5.

What is the two-word term for the low-pressure air mass that's "locked" in the North Pole but can spill frigid temperatures south when it gets unstable?

a)

Polar Vortex

b)

Nor Easter

6.

What trade show, which was first produced in 1967, was held virtually this year for the first time in its history?

a)

Hollywood Electronics Show

b)

Consumer Electronics Show

7.

When he was born in 1929, Martin Luther King, Jr. was given what first name?

a)

Michael

b)

Matthew

8.

Name the city in China that was the original epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak one year ago.

a)

Suzhou

b)

Wuhon

9.

A new bill in the U.S. Congress proposes to increase the federal minimum wage to what hourly amount, though there's disagreement over how this would impact the economy?

a)

$15

b)

$12

10.

Chum, humpback and silver are all types of what fish, which are endangered and the subject of numerous repopulation efforts?

a)

Salmon

b)

Minnow

11.

An ____________, roughly the size of New York City recently broke away in Antarctica.

a)

Ice Dam

b)

Ice Shelf

12.

A pizza place in Des Moines, Iowa was featured for making a pizza with

a)

Captain Crunch

b)

Froot Loops

13.

What state may join two other states in ignoring changes to Daylight-Saving Time or Standard Time?

a)

Georgia

b)

Iowa

14.

More than 14 million people in what U.S. state still lacked reliable running water almost a week after severe winter weather struck?

a)

Florida

b)

Texas

15.

In what museum, which is the most visited in the world, have workers been able to complete quiet projects while the venue has been closed to the public since October?

a)

The Smithsonian

b)

The Louvre

16.

The U.S. has contributed roughly $100 billion of the $150 billion cost of what object, which officials plan to open up to more commercial visits in the months ahead?

a)

International Space Station

b)

Mars

17.

In what European capital city are rats seeing a resurgence as a side-effect of Covid-related lockdowns?

a)

Paris

b)

London

18.

What is the name of the holiday that traditionally triggers the "world's largest human migration" in China?

a)

Lunar New Year

b)

Qingming Festival

19.

In what nation would you find the Sierra Gorda ecological region, which a conservationist has been working to protect while still preserving some jobs in the area?

a)

Costa Rica

b)

Mexico

20.

What two-word term describes how cold your body perceives the temperature to be when you're outside and the wind is blowing?

a)

Thermal Temp

b)

Wind Chill

21.

Name the religious leader who recently became the first person in his position to visit the Middle Eastern nation of Iraq.

a)

The Dalai Lama

b)

The Pope

22.

What is the name of the Muslim fundamentalist group that previously ruled Afghanistan and remains a powerful force in the country?

a)

The Taliban

b)

Boko Haram

23.

What kind of animal, according to researchers in Japan, was recently found to have been able to shed its body (except for its head) and grow a new one?

a)

Sea Slug

b)

Snail

24.

On March 11, 2020, what international organization officially declared a "pandemic" was occurring with regard to coronavirus?

a)

CDC (Centers for Disease Control)

b)

WHO (World Health Organization)