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WorksheetsWeekly News Quiz for Students New York Times -Compiled by John O
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
As 2022 dawned, celebrations were subdued as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus cast a pall over the United States. All of the following happened in the first week of January as a result of the variant, EXCEPT:
All movie theaters across the nation closed to stop the spread.
Chicago public schools shut down after teachers’ union members refused to work in person, arguing that classrooms were unsafe amid the Omicron surge.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for children ages 12 to 17.
The Grammy awards, scheduled for Jan. 31 in Los Angeles, were postponed.
At the Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, was a day of both remembrance and division. Which of the following did NOT happen to commemorate the day?
A song from the musical “Hamilton” was performed by members of its cast, introduced by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Democrats held a day of events including speeches, personal testimony, a panel of historians, videos and a candlelight vigil.
During a speech in the Capitol, President Biden accused Donald Trump and his allies of holding “a dagger at the throat of American democracy.”
Republicans gathered in the House chamber for a moment of silence.
On Jan. 11, the dethroned college football’s reigning national champion and won the first title of its own since the 1980 season — with the sterling defense that powered them to Indianapolis and a late blast of offensive might to outpace the Alabama Crimson Tide, 33-18.
Georgia Bulldogs
Michigan Wolverines
LSU Tigers
Oregon Ducks
Protests in Kazakhstan caused by anger over surging fuel prices intensified last week, prompting a Russia-led military intervention and the killing of dozens of antigovernment demonstrators.
Which country shown above is Kazakhstan?
A
B
C
D
Novak Djokovic, the world’s No. 1-ranked men’s tennis player, was detained on Jan. 5 by Australian authorities over the validity of his visa and questions regarding .
an illegal tennis racket model he brought into the country
his medical exemption from a coronavirus vaccine
possible threats made against him by obsessive fans
the identity of his travel companion
Nineteen people, including nine children, were killed on Jan. 9 in the deadliest fire in _____ in more than three decades. The fire came just days after a fire in a crowded rowhouse in Philadelphia killed a dozen people, including eight children.
Atlanta
Boston
New York City
San Francisco
A snowstorm left hundreds of people stranded overnight on an interstate south of Washington, D.C.
Highways throughout Canada are testing a new ice-melting tire technology.
Motorists lined up to receive free at-home Covid tests in Colorado.
Supply-chain issues caused traffic snarls all over the Midwest as trucking companies attempted to get delayed shipments to warehouses.
Sidney Poitier, whose portrayal of resolute heroes in films like “To Sir, With Love,” “In the Heat of the Night” and “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” established him as Hollywood’s first Black matinee idol and helped open the door for Black actors in the film industry, died on Jan. 6 at the age of 94.
Which of the following is NOT true of Mr. Poitier’s life and career?
He was the first Black performer to win the Academy Award for best actor.
He starred in the Broadway and film versions of “A Raisin in the Sun.”
He was the first Black director to be nominated for an Oscar for “Casablanca.”
He was part of a Hollywood contingent that took part in the 1963 March on Washington.
Three of the business-related articles below were recently published in The New York Times. One is from the satirical site The Onion. Which is the fake news story?
“Apple Becomes First Company to Hit $3 Trillion Market Value”
“Mrs. Fields CEO Under Fire for Laying Off 1,000 Employees Via Cookie”
Number of Americans Quitting Jobs Is Highest on Record”
“Toyota Topped G.M. in U.S. Car Sales in 2021, a First for a Foreign Automaker”
Why is Tinsley, the 1-year-old Shiloh Shepherd pictured above, in the news this week?
She gave birth to octuplets.
She is set to star in the new live-action “PAW Patrol” movie.
She led the New Hampshire police to her injured owner after a truck crash.
She protected her home from a neighborhood gang of cats.
