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In The News

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What car company announced new electric car plants in Kentucky and Tennessee, siting Michigan governor Whitmer's lack of support in Michigan?

a)

Ford

b)

General Motors

c)

Chrysler

d)

BMW

2.

What group from Columbus, Ohio, recently broke up after member Joe Don Rooney left the group and last year's tour was cancelled?

a)

Rascall Flatts

b)

Stone Temple Pilots

c)

Blues Traveler

d)

The Eagles

3.

What comedian was accused of "transphobic comments" last week following the release of his special, "The Closer" on Netflix?

a)

Norm Macdonald

b)

Dave Chapelle

c)

Kevin Hart

d)

George Lopez

4.

The FBI considers this the most likely state in which they will find Brian Laundrie - a person of interest in the death of Gabby Petito?

a)

Utah

b)

Wyoming

c)

Florida

d)

Colorado

5.

A whistleblower from what tech company testified in front of Congress last week, discussing the illegal tactics they use in their "algorithms"?

a)

Google

b)

Facebook

c)

Twitter

d)

Microsoft

6.

What actress gave a revealing interview last week ... she is the last surviving member of the seven-character 'Gilligan's Island'?

a)

Tina Louise (Ginger)

b)

Dawn Wells (Mary Ann)

c)

Natalie Schafer (Mrs. Howell)

d)

Bon Denver (Gilligan)

7.

Which was the only MLB team to win MORE than 90 games this season and NOT make the playoffs?

a)

Seattle Mariners

b)

San Diego Padres

c)

New York Yankees

d)

Toronto Blue Jays

8.

What NFL coach was criticized last week for being caught on video with a young lap-dancer at a Florida club?

a)

Urban Meyer

b)

Bill Belichick

c)

Pete Carroll

d)

Bruce Arians

9.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio told friends last week that he plans to run for what office next year?

a)

New York Governor

b)

New York Senator

c)

New York City Mayor

d)

New York Representative

10.

The recent oil spill in California was blamed last week on what?

a)

Ship anchors

b)

Sea lions

c)

Surfers

d)

Dolphins

11.

Who plays the villain in the most recent James Bond film, 'No Time to Die'?

a)

Hugh Jackman

b)

Jack Nicholson

c)

Rami Malek

d)

Ben Wishaw

12.

Disney recently released 'Star Wars: A New Hope', dubbed for the first time in what Native American language?

a)

Navajo

b)

Cherokee

c)

Hopi

d)

Mohawk

13.

After being cancelled last year, Comic Con returned to what city last week?

a)

New York City

b)

Los Angeles

c)

San Diego

d)

San Francisco

14.

Failed presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg currently holds what position in the president's cabinet?

a)

Secretary of the Interior

b)

Secretary of Energy

c)

Secretary of Education

d)

Secretary of Transportation

15.

The Biden administration's $5T proposal includes having the IRS target individuals having any and all bank transactions over what amount?

a)

$600

b)

$6,000

c)

$60,000

d)

$600,000

16.

Elon Musk announced last week that he was moving his company's headquarters from tax-burdened California to what state?

a)

Tennessee

b)

Florida

c)

Nevada

d)

Texas

17.

In response to labor shortages, Bank of America announced it was raising its minimum wage to what?

a)

$15 per hour

b)

$18 per hour

c)

$21 per hour

d)

$27 per hour

18.

The largest hot air balloon festival is returning to what city this year after being cancelled last year due to Covid?

a)

Albuquerque, NM

b)

Sacramento, CA

c)

Reno, NV

d)

Phoenix, AZ

19.

It was revealed last week that the U.S. secretly has had special ops forces operating in what area as protection against Chinese aggression?

a)

Hong Kong

b)

Taiwan

c)

North Korea

d)

Singapore

e)

S

20.

Joe Biden's Justice Deparment recently targeted what group, designating them as "Domestic Terrorists"?

a)

Parents of Schoolchildren

b)

ANTIFA

c)

BLM Protestors

d)

Haitian Illegal Immigrants