WorksheetsAdvisory News Quiz April 11th - 14th
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 22mins
World leaders expressed outrage after images emerged this week of civilians massacred in which Ukrainian town?
Bucha
Kramatorsk
Kyiv
Lutsk
Odesa
In response to apparent Russian atrocities, the European Union banned imports of what source of energy from Russia?
Coal
Grain
Natural gas
Solar panels
Uranium
The Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, making her the third Black justice. Select the two Black justices who preceded her.
Clarence Thomas
Harry Blackmun
Sandra Day O'Connor
Thurgood Marshall
Warren Burger
Which two European countries re-elected Putin-friendly leaders this week?
Belarus
France
Hungary
Israel
Serbia
Which billionaire, known in part for their social media presence, bought a nearly 10 percent stake in Twitter this week?
Elizabeth Holmes
Elon Musk
Kylie Jenner
Mark Zuckerberg
Richard Branson
Employees at a Staten Island warehouse of which company voted to form a union last week?
Amazon
Apple
Johnson & Johnson
Kellogg
Sephora
Which two of the following college basketball teams won national championships this month? (Select one men's team and one women’s.)
Mens: KANSAS or NORTH CAROLINA
Womens: SOUTH CAROLINA or UCONN
Major League Baseball opened its season on Thursday with which of the following rule changes in place?
A computer will call balls and strikes instead of an umpire.
Games will be limited to three hours.
The D.H. rule is abolished, meaning pitchers in both leagues now have to bat.
The D.H. rule is universal, meaning no pitcher in either league will have to bat.
The pitcher's mound will be moved back 14 inches.
The Biden administration announced this week that it was extending what pandemic relief program for four additional months?
A moratorium on federal student loan payments
A moratorium on New York City rent payments
Emergency housing aid
Mandatory vaccinations for all U.S. residents
Monthly $1,400 stimulus checks
Which animal was captured on the grounds of the Capitol on Tuesday after biting at least nine people?
A bat
A ferret
A fox
A raccoon
A rat
An article on octopus researchers this week highlighted some odd facts about the creatures. Which of the below options is not true?
Octopus mothers die as soon as they reproduce.
Octopuses are notorious escape artists.
Octopuses can taste food with their suckers.
Octopuses crawl on land for exercise.
Octopuses eat each other.
