WorksheetsCNN Semester 2 Review
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 8mins
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?
International Space Station
Mars
More than 14 million people in what U.S. state lacked reliable running water almost a week after severe winter weather struck?
Florida
Texas
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?
The Smithsonian
The Louvre
In what European capital city are rats seeing a resurgence as a side-effect of Covid-related lockdowns?
Paris
London
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?
Polar Vortex
Nor Easter
What trade show, which was first produced in 1967, was held virtually this year for the first time in its history?
Hollywood Electronics Show
Consumer Electronics Show
When he was born in 1929, Martin Luther King, Jr. was given what first name?
Michael
Matthew
Name the city in China that was the original epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak one year ago.
Suzhou
Wuhon
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?
$15
$12
Chum, humpback and silver are all types of what fish, which are endangered and the subject of numerous repopulation efforts?
Salmon
Minnow
An ____________, roughly the size of New York City recently broke away in Antarctica.
Ice Dam
Ice Shelf
A pizza place in Des Moines, Iowa was featured for making a pizza with
Captain Crunch
Froot Loops
What state may join two other states in ignoring changes to Daylight-Saving Time or Standard Time?
Georgia
Iowa
More than 14 million people in what U.S. state still lacked reliable running water almost a week after severe winter weather struck?
Florida
Texas
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?
The Smithsonian
The Louvre
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?
International Space Station
Mars
In what European capital city are rats seeing a resurgence as a side-effect of Covid-related lockdowns?
Paris
London
What is the name of the holiday that traditionally triggers the "world's largest human migration" in China?
Lunar New Year
Qingming Festival
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?
Costa Rica
Mexico
What two-word term describes how cold your body perceives the temperature to be when you're outside and the wind is blowing?
Thermal Temp
Wind Chill
Name the religious leader who recently became the first person in his position to visit the Middle Eastern nation of Iraq.
The Dalai Lama
The Pope
What is the name of the Muslim fundamentalist group that previously ruled Afghanistan and remains a powerful force in the country?
The Taliban
Boko Haram
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?
Sea Slug
Snail
On March 11, 2020, what international organization officially declared a "pandemic" was occurring with regard to coronavirus?
CDC (Centers for Disease Control)
WHO (World Health Organization)
