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3 News Questions March

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In one of her first public appearances since being released from a Russian prison, what WNBA basketball star recently spoke at the 54th NAACP Image Awards, thanking people for their support and calling for the return of Americans still detained abroad?

a)

Diana Turassi

b)

Candace Parker

c)

Brittney Griner

d)

A'ja Williams

2.

On March 7, 1876, what inventor registered patent No. 174,465, a patent for the telephone?

a)

Bell

b)

Edison

c)

Carver

d)

Whitney

3.

Name the capital of Austrailia:

a)

Brisbane

b)

Sydney

c)

Canberra

d)

Melbourne

4.

In 1956, France and Britain rejected the U.N. Security Council’s cease-fire resolution after Israel, France and Britain attacked what country when it nationalized the Suez Canal?

a)

Sudan

b)

Egypt

c)

Lebanon

d)

Saudi Arabia

5.

NASA and what other spacecraft engineering company recently postponed the launch of a capsule containing astronauts minutes before scheduled lift-off, though just a few days later, they were safely on their way to the International Space Station (ISS)?

a)

Tesla

b)

Meta

c)

Boeing

d)

SpaceX

6.

Which U.S. agency intends to update its water pollution rules for animal slaughterhouses for the first time in nearly 20 years, following a lawsuit from environmental groups arguing current standards are too weak?

a)

EPA

b)

FTC

c)

SEC

d)

FDIC

7.

Lori Lightfoot, the incumbent mayor of which U.S. city, recently lost her reelection bid with vote totals showing that two of her rivals will face each other in an April runoff ballot?

a)

San Diego

b)

Philadelphia

c)

Chicago

d)

St. Louis

8.

Which is the largest continent?

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

North America

9.

In March of 1496, what explorer concluded his second visit to the Western Hemisphere as he left Hispaniola for Spain?

a)

Cortez

b)

Columbus

c)

Pizarro

d)

Hudson

10.

In 1987, Congress passed a law proclaiming the month of March as what History Month across the U.S.?

a)

Black

b)

Women's

c)

Hispanic

d)

Portuguese

11.

The tallest statue of Buddha that existed in the world was destroyed in 2001 in Afghanistan by what militant group?

a)

Kmer Rouge

b)

Isis

c)

Taliban

d)

PLO

12.

Snow recently blanketed which U.S. state only weeks after it was pummeled by torrential rains, though these historic storms have barely made a dent in that state’s expansive drought?

a)

Montana

b)

Arizona

c)

California

d)

Iowa

13.

U.S. regulators recently rejected a bid to test brain chips in humans, citing safety risks, which is another setback for Neuralink, co-founded by what entrepreneur, the second richest man in world?

a)

Elon Musk

b)

Mark Zuckerberg

c)

Jeff Bezos

d)

Martin Shrekel

14.

Who is the environmental campaigner that recently blocked entrances to the energy ministry, protesting against wind turbines built on land traditionally used by reindeer herders?

a)

Al Gore

b)

Greta Thunberg

c)

Andrew Tate

d)

Malala Yousafzai

15.

Egypt, home to ancient pyramids and a resort named after what seawater inlet off the Indian Ocean, aims to boost tourism by up to 30% annually over the next five years, bringing in private firms to operate sites and inaugurating a huge museum around the end of 2023?

a)

Dead Sea

b)

Nile Delta

c)

Suez Canal

d)

Red Sea