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CNN10 Week of April 4, 2022

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Concerning the issue of immigration, the U.S. government recently announced it would remove a 2020 Covid policy known by what title?

a)

21

b)

14

c)

42

d)

18

2.

Name the California mountain range whose snowpack level is 38 percent of where it normally is at this time, deepening concerns about the ongoing drought.

a)

Sierra Nevada

b)

Smoky Mountains

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Grand Canyon

3.

What economic measurement -- the percentage of American workers who don't have a job -- recently decreased to 3.6 percent, which is .1 percent higher than it was before the Covid pandemic?

a)

unemployment rate

b)

welfare rate

c)

Medicare rate

d)

death rate

4.

U.S. census records from what year, which was the last year when census workers went door-to-door to gather information, were just posted online?

a)

1950

b)

2022

c)

1985

d)

2000

5.

Troops from what nation have been accused of committing war crimes in the Ukrainian city of Bucha, though their country says the video evidence is "fake" and "staged"?

a)

Russia

b)

Ukraine

c)

Iraq

d)

North Korea

6.

What U.S. government health agency, which was established in 1946, recently announced it will have its processes reviewed and make changes to better accomplish its mission?

a)

the FBI (Federal Bureau of investigation)

b)

Department of Justice

c)

the CDC (Centers for Disease Control)

d)

the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

7.

Deutsche Bank recently warned that because of high inflation (and the expected response to it), the U.S. economy was in danger of what kind of situation?

a)

a recession

b)

a depression

c)

interest rates will go down

d)

war

8.

What kind of celestial event occurred on Earth this week after a coronal mass ejection on the sun in early March?

a)

a solar storm

b)

meteor shower

c)

aurora borealis

d)

earthquake

9.

For the first time in a laboratory setting, scientists recently observed a dramatic color change in what kind of aquatic animal?

a)

shark

b)

starfish

c)

squid

d)

frog

10.

Name the U.S. Supreme Court nominee who was confirmed to the high court on Thursday by a vote of 53-47 in the U.S. Senate.

a)

Sonia Sotomayor

b)

Elena Kagan

c)

Amy Coney

d)

Ketanji Brown Jackson

11.

Where was the first skyscraper built?

a)

New York City

b)

Chicago

c)

England

d)

Washington DC

12.

What restaurant did 3 University of Kansas NCAA basketball players work in for one day to connect with their fans?

a)

Popeyes

b)

Chick-fil-a

c)

Raising Canes

d)

Taco Bell

13.

What are different types of "green" energy?

a)

wind

b)

solar

c)

ocean tides

d)

oil

14.

The Beast has held the Guinness World Record for the longest wooden roller coaster. What US state is it located in?

a)

Florida

b)

Illinois

c)

Texas

d)

Ohio

15.

What animal was wandering in the streets of Long Island, New York?

a)

horse

b)

seal

c)

giraffe

d)

turtle

16.

What state has a horrible drought?

a)

Illinois

b)

Oregon

c)

California

d)

Texas

17.

What US territory had a blackout caused by fire and circuit breaker failure?

a)

Guam

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Baker Island

d)

Midway Atoll

18.

What country created a slime that could be used to remove deadly substances from the body or used in electronics?

a)

USA

b)

China

c)

India

d)

France

19.

More than 1/2 of Ukrainian civilians have escaped to what country?

a)

England

b)

Moldova

c)

Poland

d)

Hungary

20.

Which story did you find more interesting?

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