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Weekly News Quiz 1/10-1/17

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sports: This team set an NBA record when they went 40 for 40 from the free throw line last Tuesday night.

a)

Miami Heat

b)

Chicago Bulls

c)

Charlotte Hornets

d)

Utah Jazz

2.

Arts & Entertainment: This actress won the first major award for Marvel Studios when she won a Golden Globe for her role in "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever."

a)

Angela Bassett

b)

Letitia Wright

c)

Lupita Nyong'o

d)

Danai Gurira

3.

News: US Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a Special Counsel to investigate classified documents in a Washington, D.C. office once occupied by this person.

a)

Joe Biden

b)

Donald Trump

c)

Kevin McCarthy

d)

George W. Bush

4.

News: A cyber attack in this state closed schools in the state's largest public school district for 2 days last week.

a)

Iowa

b)

Idaho

c)

Oregon

d)

Arkansas

5.

Arts & Entertainment: International stars, including Bad Bunny, Blackpink, and Rosalia among others, dominate the lineup of this year's version of this popular music festival.

a)

Coachella

b)

Bonnaroo

c)

Lollapalooza

d)

Burning Man

6.

News/ Sports: Last week, NC won a bid to host this event, the largest event for student-athletes from around the world, in 2029.

a)

World University Games

b)

2029 Summer Olympics

c)

College World Series

d)

University World Cup

7.

Sports: This tennis star revealed that she is pregnant, and it has contributed to her recent absences from competition. She plans to return in 2024.

a)

Naomi Osaka

b)

Serena Williams

c)

Coco Gauff

d)

Iga Swiatek

8.

News: The FDA approved a vaccine to protect these insects; it's the first vaccine ever approved for insects.

a)

Honey bees

b)

Earthworms

c)

Carpenter ants

d)

Fruit flies

9.

News: The US Defense Department reported that it received 366 reports of these since March of 2021.

a)

UFOs

b)

Terrorists

c)

Sasquatches

d)

Ghosts

10.

Arts & Entertainment: Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis Presley's daughter, died last Thursday at age 54. She was once married to this person for 2 years.

a)

Michael Jackson

b)

Nick Cannon

c)

Barack Obama

d)

Eddie Murphy

11.

News: Last week, researchers determined that the dots on this cave drawing from 20,000 years ago, are an early form of writing that tracked:

a)

time

b)

size

c)

speed

d)

color