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Year in Rap 2021

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Amanda Gorman became the youngest ________ to perform at a presidential inauguration.

a)

poet

b)

singer

c)

musician

d)

novelist

2.

The Myanmar military staged a coup following allegations of ________.

a)

bribery

b)

election fraud

c)

nepotism

d)

money laundering

3.

A container ship was stuck for six days in which canal?

a)

Kiel

b)

Panama

c)

Erie

d)

Suez

4.

Biden signed a major ________ package into law.

a)

education

b)

infrastructure

c)

health care

d)

climate

5.

Haiti was struck by a devastating ________.

a)

earthquake

b)

wildfire

c)

snowstorm

d)

tornado

6.

NASA sent a new rover, Perseverance, to ________.

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mars

7.

Scientists discovered a 900-million-year-old fossil of a ________.

a)

jellyfish

b)

dinosaur

c)

shark

d)

sponge

8.

Investors on Reddit caused ________ stock prices to soar.

a)

Gamestop

b)

Facebook

c)

Apple

d)

Microsoft

9.

The Atlanta Braves won the ________.

a)

World Series

b)

Super Bowl

c)

World Cup

d)

Olympics

10.

Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles sparked a conversation about which of the following?

a)

Climate change

b)

Mental health

c)

Vaccine mandates

d)

Data protection

11.

What was the date of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol?

a)

January 6, 2021

b)

November 3, 2020

c)

February 14, 2021

d)

July 4, 2021

12.

Which of the following is NOT the name of a COVID variant?

a)

Delta

b)

Omicron

c)

Alpha

d)

Supreme

13.

The U.S. Senate passed a hate crime bill in response to...

a)

....anti-Asian hate.

b)

...police brutality.

c)

...LGBTQ+ rights.

d)

...the electionn.

14.

What is the name of the cop that killed George Floyd?

a)

Derek Chauvin

b)

Kim Potter

c)

Darren Wilson

d)

Johannes Mehserle

15.

The U.S withdrew troops from which country?

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Iraq

c)

Iran

d)

Saudi Arabi

16.

In Wisconsin, who was acquitted for the shootings in Kenosha?

a)

Kyle Rittenhouse

b)

Derek Chauvin

c)

Kim Potter

d)

George Zimmerman

17.

The WHO approved a new vaccine to treat _______ in children.

a)

malaria

b)

tuberculosis

c)

influenza

d)

COVID

18.

Which soccer star switched teams, from Barcelona to PSG?

a)

Lionel Messi

b)

Kylian Mbappe

c)

Cristiano Ronaldo

d)

Neymar