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CNN10 News Quiz 2/17

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what war did an all-black Women's Army Corps, who was recently awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, sort millions of pieces of mail in unheated warehouses?

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

The Cold War

d)

The Gulf War

2.

Featured in Monday's episode, what American city is using a barge to capture floating trash in waterways before it reaches the ocean?

a)

New York City

b)

Chicago

c)

San Francisco

d)

Los Angeles

3.

What breed of dog is celebrated at the annual "Goldens in Golden event in Golden, Colorado?

a)

English Springer Spaniel

b)

English Mastiff

c)

Golden Retriever

d)

Labrador Retriever

4.

What utility for launching rockets was being considered for a remote region in Georgia but faced backlash from residents?

a)

spaceport

b)

rocket luancher

c)

spaceshot

d)

space mountain

5.

Featured twice this week, what species of animal took residence in a Georgia college library and also made a new home in Central Park?

a)

Chicken

b)

Owl

c)

Donkey

d)

Raccoon

6.

Who is the famous artist that painted "Girl with the Pearl Earring" and has a retrospective of his work available now in Amsterdam?

a)

Rembrandt

b)

Picasso

c)

Johannes Vermeer

d)

Da Vinci

7.

What magnitude was the deadly earthquake that recently hit Turkey and parts of Syria?

a)

7.2

b)

7.8

c)

7.9

d)

7.7

8.

What is the name of the NASA instrument that was recently launched by SpaceX with the foal of studying dust on Earth?

a)

EMIT

b)

EMOT

c)

MOTO

d)

EMU

9.

In what state did a Norfolk Southern train carrying toxic chemicals derail?

a)

Virginia

b)

Indiana

c)

North Carolina

d)

Ohio

10.

What major weather phenomenon occurred this week in New Zealand. HINT: the same weather phenomenon goes by different names.

a)

Hurricane

b)

Tornado

c)

Cyclone

d)

Typhoon